Scandal (Private, Book 11) [Paperback]

Kate Brian (Author)

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Product Description

Kate Brian's Private series gets even better when Reed returns from her horrific vacation.

About the Author

Kate Brian is the author of the NY Times and USA Today best-selling Private series and it's spin-off series, Privilege. She has also written many other books for teens including Sweet 16 and Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Original edition (March 9, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416984704
• ISBN-13: 978-1416984702
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #32,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scandal, March 10, 2010

By	Alaceea Eichel "Lacy Eichel" (Laguna Beach, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Scandal (Private, Book 11) (Paperback)

Scandal picks right off where the last book, Suspicion, left off. Reed returns to Easton after a short and nearly deadly break in St. Barths, she discovers that the Billings House has been torn down, and all the Billings Girls have been separated from each other into the remaining dorms. Easton has also received a new headmaster, who's hell bent on creating "equality" on campus, and immediately declares all social clubs forbidden. But Reed isn't giving up on Billings just yet. She receives a mysterious gift that helps her to unlock a forgotten piece of Billings history and teams up with an unlikely partner to do it. But there are people who would do anything to stop them.

I thought it was a great read, finished it in one sitting. This is a truly addicting series and I'm really excited to see where Kate Brian takes the series next. This book left off on an intense cliff hanger, leaving many exciting possibilities for the next installment, Vanished.

Highly Recommend :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Addictive and Intriguing: Especially the Cliffhanger, April 29, 2010

By	YA Book Queen (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scandal (Private, Book 11) (Paperback)

With the eleventh installment in the Private Series, Reed finds herself coming back from a disastrous vacation, and tossed into yet another disaster. Billings House is nothing but a pile of dirt, and the Billings Girls are no more. The new Headmaster Hathaway intends to make his mark on the place, and create an equal setting within the school.

But Reed isn't quite done with Billings. When a mysterious book makes its way into Reed's hands, she sets off to re-create the Billings Literary Society. But if she plays by the rules, only eleven can make it, even though fifteen are aiming for a piece of the action, and it's up to Reed to have the final say of who's in and who's out.

I've got to admit, Reed really bothered me in this book. Instead of just letting four extra people in, she had to go and be exclusive. Although, the appeal of the Society is obvious, because it's about more than just Billings, it's about honor, truth, friendship.

Then Reed has some relationship issues, both friendship-wise and romantically. I can say, I felt sorry for one jilted romantic interest, but agreed with Reed's choice in the end.

I enjoyed that the book was back at Easton, which I sorely missed, but I do not see this as one of Brian's best novels in the Private series. I still stand by the fact that the first four were by far the best.

Highlights: An intriguing ending, as usual. I still adore Brian's writing, because she always gets me hooked from the first page to the last. I always find it very difficult to put any book of her's down!

Lowlights: There wasn't too much action going on, and of course, Reed couldn't just use her head for once. This is one of those series where I loved the first books, but now the later ones are not living up to the original standards. I'm hopeful that the next will rekindle my love for the Private series.

RATING: 3.5 out of 5

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best One So Far!!!, June 8, 2010

By	Britney James - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scandal (Private, Book 11) (Paperback)

****SPOILERS AHEAD!****

This is by far the best book in the series!! I am DYING to know what happened to Noelle. I wonder if she herself planned it out, but I kinda doubt it. I loved how Brian made the BLS-Billings should never go down. Either way, this was the best one so far! I CANNOT wait till Vanished comes out! 5 STARS!!