I was curious though to see if the author was going to come up with some spectacular conclusion in regards to the mystery surrounding Shaila's death. After all, she’s a senior and a Player–a member of Gold Coast Prep’s exclusive, not-so-secret secret society.

After all, she’s a senior and a Player–a member of Gold Coast Prep’s exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Even after 3 years of her friend's death, she kept that awful secret club alive, along with its inhumane hazing.

A pristine infusion of Gossip Girl and Netflix's Elite, this prep-school thriller has it all: plaid skirts, secret societies, and a grippingmurder mystery, but paired with an adept critique of the powers and privileges that goeth before the fall. Not going to lie: this is what drew me to this book in the first place, this excellent mix it seemed to be between one of my favorite show with the rich and dramatic and thrilling mystery stories.

Jessica Goodman seamlessly introduces us to a cast of characters that you will instantly feel a little unsure about. You know the best thing in the world is to curl up in a blanket on a rainy day and sit near the window with a book in your hands. We still have to get through Shaila’s memorial and it hangs over us like a cloud, ready to rain all over the fun.

He walks ahead, leading us onto the grassy quad, manicured and untouched after a summer without students.