The Ivies by Alexa Donne
on May 2021Pages: 320
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are the Ivies. The Ivies at Claflin Academy, that is. Five girls with the same mission: to get into the Ivy League by any means necessary. I would know. I’m one of them. We disrupt class ranks, club leaderships, and academic competitions…among other things. We improve our own odds by decreasing the fortunes of others. Because hyper-elite competitive college admissions is serious business. And in some cases, it’s deadly.
Alexa Donne delivers a nail-biting and timely thriller about teens who will stop at nothing to get into the college of their dreams. Too bad no one told them murder isn’t an extracurricular
Gimmie a murdering boarding school book and I’m a happy girl.
The Ivies is a fun and surprising novel by Alexa Donne whose story encompasses romance, secret affairs, murder and mean girls all in one. I love a good boarding school book and this one is a step above. Rich with devious mean girls and lots of fun characters, no one is as they seem.
I’m not going to lie. About half way through the book I thought I knew what was going on.
But I didn’t.
Like, not at all.
The beginning of the book is a solid set up for the story and you need it to really understand all of the craziness that happens. The beginning is part detective novel and the second half of the book is all thriller. I like how Olivia is not innocent, how she was just as flawed as the rest of the Ivies. I loved the mean girls. They’re terrible, so so terrible. OMG It was a treat. Because we all know those girls and there’s something fascinating and intriguing about them, how they veer so far.
I don’t want to give anything away because I think you really have to read the book to enjoy the suspense. It’s a fun murder mean girls mystery with so many twists, I was genuinely impressed with all of the threads the author kept going, intriguing me more and more every page.
Go get this one. It’s perfect for a weekend.
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
