How the hell is this novel rated Young Adult? I understand the characters are young but this is not something a young adult reader would be allowed to touch by parents. I think the young adult genre should be removed.

I have no idea exactly how I really want to rate this book. Mainly, I find the Female lead to be rather stupid, never bothering to question things, and blinded by the idea of being part of something she should be awry over.

Marnye Reed has managed to do something only others dream of - win a scholarship to one of the most prestigious schools, Burberry Prep. This is the school where the creme de la creme of the filthy rich send their children to learn. This is also a place where the rich feel that the lower class does not belong and Marnye is one of those cases. They call her Charity, Working Girl, and other tormenting names. She is never really accepted and worse is that the Idols of the school have targeted her. They abuse her and treat her like garbage but Marnye tries not to conform to their world. But as she tries to fit in, the bullying is ramped up and the Idols draw bets to bring down Marnye Reed.

I am trying to really understand Marnye's way of thinking. She manages to get two friends in this school and she ends up betraying them just because she lost some gambling bet. If I had been Miranda I would never want to be her friend ever again. This is a betrayal that would cut me deep and would make me never want to trust Marnye again.

The Idols are young boys of fifteen and yet they already rule a school they haven't been to? Is there something I may be missing? I can only surmise their legendary ways started in the other school but there have been points in the book where they didn't really earn it because their parents were Idols.

I loved the premise of this novel because I have become a sucker for Bully Romance and Enemies-to-Lovers stories, but again I don't know how to feel about this one. I am just stuck on rating it. ( )

Oh my god, this was a awesome audiobook!! Thanks to Alex from Audible for reading it with me!! ( )

4 stars

Very interesting read. I definitely had my hands full trying to decide the motivations of the characters. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. ( )