Review: Revelation by Kate Brian

CONTEMPORARY TEEN FICTION
Two months after Cheyenne Martin was found dead in her Billings House dorm room, exclusive Easton Academy is rocked by another stunning revelation: Cheyenne was murdered. No one knows who the killer is, but everyone agrees that Reed Brennan, who took over Cheyenne's role as Billings's presient, gained the most from her death. Once the most powerful girl on campus, Reed is now powerless to stop her classmates' accusing whispers. Rumors begin to swirl that she killed Cheyenne.

And just like that, Reed is kicked out of Billings.

She's lost everything--her friends, her home, her boyfriend--and Reed knows the only way to get it all back is to figure out who really murdered Cheyenne. And she has to do it fast, because the killer is still out there. The more Reed investigates, the more she uncovers. And as any Billings girl knows...secrets can be deadly.

Wow! Wow! Wow! So much drama, so much suspense...God, I'm absolutely in love with this book. With this series, as a matter of fact. For those of you who've been following my reviews, you probably know that already. But Revelation ups the stakes so much more than the other books did, and my heart was pounding when I finished! This book is quite an accomplishment for the author, and I have to say, this review's gonna have almost zero critiquing in it.

Let's start off with the characters. Reed, as always, is a fantastic protagonist who is struggling to make the right choices. But then, BAM! She's kicked out of Billings because of one lustful moment where she made out with Noelle's ex-boyfriend during the Legacy. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, too bad. You should've read the other reviews.) But yet she still holds her head high, displays confidence, and puts her best foot forward. That's the kinda kick-ass main character I've been looking for in other books but rarely found, except for Vampire Academy...which is a totally different subject and I really need to get back to the characters.

Anyway, aside from Reed, Josh, her adorable ex-boyfriend who broke up with her because of what she did with Noelle's ex-boyfriend is now dating the creepy Ivy Slade, who lives right next door to Reed's crappy prison-cell-style room. From what Reed knows, Ivy Slade is the one who killed Cheyenne--she has all these weird pictures in her room of the heads of Noelle, Ariana, and Cheyenne crossed out. What else could that mean? She's a psychotic murderer, that's what. But when Ivy and Reed get talking, it turns out Ivy isn't so deadly after all...

Okay, so I'd been ranting in previous reviews about how much I hated Josh's character. Now that he's gone and dating Ivy, I'm actually really sorry for Reed and just want them to get back together already so that all us romantic saps can dry our tears and put our hands on our hearts. I'm sorry, Reed, for being such a bitch about your boyfriend...ex-boyfriend...guy you still have a crush on...guy who's dating the girl you once thought was your nemesis...guy who did something really sweet for you at the end of the book which I am NOT going to tell.

Anyway, so now the suspects in Cheyenne's murder have lessened. But when Ivy and Reed go hunting together in Amberly Carmichael's room, who's the new freshman that's been chosen to replace Reed at Billings, Ivy accidentally cracks a photo frame in the other side of the room, which leads to what are the clues to the murder and Ivy/Reed's creepy stalker...

Crossing my fingers and hoping I get one of the Private novels that I don't have soon! Keep an eye out for more of my reviews, because Revelation gets a very well-deserved five stars.