Sunday, October 7, 2012

Review: Confessions by Kate Brian


CONTEMPORARY TEEN FICTION

Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true--she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought...and then he turned up dead. And if that wasn't twisted enough, Reed's new boyfriend, Josh Hollis, was arrested for Thomas's murder.

Now everyone is back to worrying about the regular stuff, like how to sneak to the boys' dorms at night, whether two-ply cashmere is warm enough for fall, and whether to fly to London or Barcelona for Thanksgiving break.

Everyone except for Reed.

Reed is convinced that Josh is innocent, which means the killer is still out there. Now it's up to Reed to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths and the closer she gets to the confession that will change everything...if she's alive to hear it.

Omigod (like the Billings Girls would say). I never even saw the twists and turns in this book coming! First of all, I'm so glad she moved off of that sleazy Thomas and onto his adorable roommate, Josh. Score one for Reed! But when the murder weapon is found, Josh's baseball bat, with his fingerprints all over it, Josh is arrested. Reed believes he's innocent, but when she discovers that his roommate at a previous school was murdered and that he takes pills for nearly everything, her sure faith wavers...

There is no way I'm going to give away the killer of Thomas Pearson in this review, because it's just so good that you have to read the book yourself and find out! (Of course, if you haven't read Private, Invitation Only, and Untouchable, you probably don't really care. I suggest you read my reviews of the first three books in the Private series and then come back to this one.) Anyhow, I'll give you all a clue: it's one of the Billings Girls...!

When Reed finds out the truth, the Billings Girl who committed the crime was arrested, and the remaining three are also charged pretty heavily for their part in Thomas's murder. They just thought they'd be teasing him, but it turns out death was the result of their jokes.

This book was really intense and glamorous, just the way I like it. I love seeing how dramatically the high-class live, especially at a boarding school, without any pesky parents to get in the way. Reed was called melodramatic by some reviewers, but I think that's just plain wrong. How would YOU feel if your boyfriend was murdered, and then your new boyfriend was arrested for that murder, and then you found out the truth about your original boyfriend's murder? Mmm-hmm. I thought so.

I also liked how each of the characters were covered in this one. Each of the Billings Girl is dealing with her own problems, but when they come together, the result is drama, mystery, glamor, and of course...death.

I mentioned this before, but if you haven't read the first three books in the series, read my reviews of them first, then read them first, then come to this review and read this book. BTW, I only have the first half of the Private series ready to review, so don't be surprised if I kinda leave you hanging when the eighth book's review leaves you hanging! I'll try to get the rest of the Private series right away, but I only saw the first eight at the library. Anyhow, make sure you take a look at the Private series, because Confessions gets five stars!

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