What a read! I didn't Rush, but I remember it well from my own University days. I was out of my price range, but I watched friends jump through hoops to keep sisters happy and I envied the sweatshirts with the Greek letters. What a vicarious experience! You don't have to go to 'Bama to have these experiences. College can be the best of days and the worst of days and what a ride this book takes you on! It's great for a trip down memory lane...

This was a fun look at sorority life, inspired by the TikTok phenomenon of Alabama Rush week. The characters were initially new pledges who befriended one another and were mostly focused on partying, appearance, and social status. The story flashes forward 5 years to see how they have fared since graduating. What we see in their current lives is scandal, discontent, and social climbers. However, a secret book that they recorded their darkest secrets in has been stolen and is being used for blackmail. Now the sorority sisters must reunite to protect their integrity.

This was a fun mystery, with spicy scenes, and some mentions of assault. I recommend it for fans of mystery, sorority life, and the movie Mean Girls.

This book was a struggle for me. It felt like the author didn’t understand Greek life. The pacing dragged at times, and honestly, the book could’ve been 50 to 100 pages shorter. I’d read a chapter or two, feel drained, and have to put it down. What started a promising read quickly became repetitive and exhausting. I was very excited for this book but it fell flat. The narrator sounded very ai to me as well which might have contributed to the lack of interest.

Rush Week by Michelle Brandon is an engaging read that offers plenty of drama, secrets, and scandal, perfect for fans of girly, guilty-pleasure thrillers. The story revolves around four sorority sisters returning to the University of Alabama for Rush Week, each carrying dark secrets that threaten to come to light. The stolen “Spill Book” and the threat of exposure certainly add an intriguing layer of tension. However, while the premise is promising, the story didn’t quite live up to its hype for me. The characters felt a bit underdeveloped, and their behaviors—full of wild antics, secrets, and scandal—sometimes felt exaggerated or clichéd. The plot moved at a hurried pace, but some reveals seemed predictable, and I didn’t find myself genuinely invested in whether they would mend their bonds or ruin each other. That said, the book does deliver on its promise of juicy drama and dark humor, making it a decent escape if you’re craving an entertaining, scandal-filled read. Just don’t expect deep character development or groundbreaking twists—this one is more about the wild ride of teenage secrets and how far people will go to hide them. Overall, Rush Week is a light, fun, sometimes messy story perfect for a guilty pleasure, but it lacks the emotional depth and originality to truly stand out.

Five years after leaving their sorority, four women are back. They have secrets and some were written in a "Spill Book" that is now missing. An anonymous thief is threatening to expose them on Bid Day. This book went back and forth in past and present for all four women. I had a hard time telling a couple apart even midway through the book. I wish there had been four different narrators to better tell each woman apart. I also felt like the story could have been cut by and hour or two as it dragged in certain places. It was fun to learn about sorority life as I was not in one. I also like unlikable characters so these women and the rest in the book did not bother me. If you are looking for drama, secrets, sororities, mean girls and college life this book is for you.