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Tradition, Honor, Excellence... and secrets so dark they’re almost invisible

Fifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy—the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. Reed realizes that even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. She feels like she’s on the outside, looking in.

Until she meets the Billings Girls.

They are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. And they know it. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle.

Reed uses every part of herself—the good, the bad, the beautiful—to get closer to the Billings Girls. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties and mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing-packed closets the Billings Girls have skeletons. And they’ll do anything to keep their secrets private

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(view spoiler)[ Why in the hell are we still info dumping at this point, seriously, i'm bored, and i already dislike this MC. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ OMG, she has a sidekick phone! (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ Wow she is way too excited to be his girlfriend, pretty sure he's a f**kboy anyhow so calm down. <?spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ Oh yay, an almost sex scene... They need to calm down, you're at school. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ He has a second cell phone, you need to get out of there now for real. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! OF COURSE THE BOY WILL SAY HE LOVES YOU RIGHT BEFORE YOU ALMOST F**K, HE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE YOU F**K. PLEASE SAVE ME (hide spoiler)]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 20th 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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I'm going to join this one! I started the series a few years back and never finished, but I would love to read this series.

Yeah I started a while back too XD Been meaning to finish it.

Is this going to be a series read?

Sure is!

Not sure how quickly Brooke's planning on reading them.

Okay perfect!

I can't read the third book until May though because I have to get it from Sarah as an ebook for the monthly challenges, as I can't find it anywhere else.

Okay no worries I'm going to be spending the last week of this month working on all my kindle books.

Alright good luck!

Turns out I can't read this series.. My library doesn't have any of the books :/

Naw man :/ That's a bummer.

Anyone still here?

I'll be reading Private and Invitation Only this month.

I asked for the thread to be renewed for tomorrow. Are you reading this in parts Maddie?

Na I'll read it in one go. I already have 2 scheduled reads (35 a day for one, and 30 a day for another) so don't want to schedule any more.

Oh yeah I forgot to add King's Cage to my list! I'm reading that as 35 pg a day.

I'll probably take my time on this, that's why I asked. I'll read it from monday - friday so I'll be around.

Isn't King's Cage long?

Ah alright. You know they're both like 230 pages, so they're pretty small.

Yeah I'm already halfway through.

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I had to add the above comment. I love that thing. I'm going to start listening to this later today. It'll be slow going since I'll be reading books on the side.

No worries :) Just make sure to post updates for me :p

I'm not sure when I'll read this XD I'm buddying Leviathan starting as my next read, so ya haha. I'll also try fit in that tiny read.

I'll keep this updated for sure.

It is pretty short so you can read it over time. I know that you are reading a lot of books at once though.

I'm not reading this over time XD I want to stop scheduling books, as I've already got 2 that take up over an hour of reading a day, and once I get done with those schedules I want to just focus on one, like I am now if someone's on to sprint.

I'm not surprised. That's a lot of books to keep track of!

Yeah haha. But never fear, I WILL get all of the books done that I need to!

4% (view spoiler)[ Liking this a lot better as far as narration goes than my last audiobook. I'm interested so far. It looks like she will be frowned upon and laughed at all the time unless she learns some of those "secrets" the summary tells about. I wonder if this is an all girl school. I wasn't paying attention to see if it was I think... If not, I do not mind a romance in there because I live for that stuff. But doesn't sound like it needs it so far. (hide spoiler)]

I'll start this either tonight or tomorrow.

You live for romance!? Interesting. Definitely one of the few. I hate it in YA. But in books like this it's alright because it's contemporary.

I'm 8% in now. (view spoiler)[Bleh already found the jocks. Thomas, here she comes. (hide spoiler)]

17% (view spoiler)[Hhhmmm I wonder if she's gonna end up as a Billings... Of course she is...
(hide spoiler)]

It's so weird to know that they're all freshmen, which is like 16-17 years old (I think. We don't do American schooling over here). I'm almost 4 years older than them, and it's so hard to relate.

I'm sure lots of people live for the romance. I just openly admit it (:
Freshman in high school is 15!

41% (view spoiler)[So she's just accepting being their little bitch? Wow Reed :/ At least she's a normal girl, I suppose. I'd probably do the same. Doesn't mean I'd be proud of it. I always wonder what other people think of me.

And the way that she's getting obsessed with Thomas :/ That's normal too, but I wonder what Ariana has to do with it.

Naw James and Kiran :( (hide spoiler)]

Is that how old Reed is!? 15??

And that's true I suppose XD I love the pace of these books, and the romance and the drama. I love drama books like these. I'll definitely be continuing the series!

47% (view spoiler)[Oh there's the kiss. Why does it always work like this though? Hot guy = new girl. (hide spoiler)]

I'll probably finish this tonight.

52% (view spoiler)[Not sure what's going on with Thomas, but I'm not sure I believe him. There's gotta be something in this for him.. (hide spoiler)]

56% (view spoiler)[I totally get where Reed's coming from, what with being distracted by Thomas, because I'd probably be the same. A hot senior totally into me and not afraid to show it, wanting to be my everything, wanting me, and then me needing to try and focus on school... Not happening XD (hide spoiler)]

63% (view spoiler)[Why do I feel like Thomas is going to be done with her now that he's taken her virginity? (hide spoiler)]

I'm going to want to read this series in a bunch. I'm loving this book! I remember feeling this way about all of the books. I just need more more more, but I can't :p I have other books to read.

She's a Sophomore so she must be 15/16.

20% (view spoiler)[ How were those guys not impressed with her football skills?

Uh, oh. Thomas Pierson is a senior... What is going to happen here?

The pig nosed girl... The way she is described she looks so horrible! I guess her defense against the world is acting like a you know what.

I'm interested in more of Dash. I know there is very little mention of him but I wonder if there is more of him.

I don't think I can remember all these names....

Constance is annoying me.

I can't believe she cares so much about fitting in. I do understand why but it just ages her so much. She truly is a 16 year old.

Boys being boys makes you giddy? God.... I hope she doesn't ruin herself for me.

I'm confused. Are all the grades in one class? I think I missed something. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Maddison wrote: "17% Hhhmmm I wonder if she's gonna end up as a Billings... Of course she is...


It's so weird to know that they're all freshmen, which is like 16-17 years old (I think. We don't do American school..."

Ha! I think that is the whole premise of the book.

I loved your spoiler. So much in there :D

(view spoiler)[I suppose coz it's normal to be good at football?

As soon as he was introduced I was like 'bleh here we go' :/

Not her fault she looks like that :p

Yeah no idea how Dash puts up being spoken to by Noelle like that

Yeah there's heaps of characters!

I'm basically like Constance :p Just not Irish.

Yeah that was a weird comment, about the boys. I mean, I like boys more than girls too, but they don't make me giddy...

No all different classes. How are you confused? (hide spoiler)]