by Kate Brian
First published 2008
Reed Brennan steps into the presidency of Billings Hall after Cheyenne Martin's death rocks Easton Academy. The position grants Reed unprecedented influence. Students bring her gossip first. She claims the best dining tables and dorm rooms. Powerful Billings alumnae answer her calls. When Easton discovers it's the only East Coast prep school excluded from the Legacy party, students expect Reed to fix the snub. Reed enjoys her new status, but the pattern troubles her. Previous Billings presidents met dark fates. Ariana ended up institutionalized. Noelle faced expulsion. Cheyenne died recently. Reed now holds everything she wanted at Easton, which means she has the most to lose when history repeats itself.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-academia, enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Easton Academy, Billings Hall
Period: contemporary
243 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death, mental-illness