Inner Circle

by Kate Brian

Book Overview

Reed Brennan arrived at Easton Academy expecting to find an idyllic private school experience -- challenging classes, adorably preppy boys, and a chance to create a new life for herself. Instead, she discovered lies, deception, blackmail, and...murder. But, thankfully, the killers were caught and the nightmare is finally over. Now, with a new school year ahead of her, Reed steps back on Easton's ivy-covered campus ready to start over. So when the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416950419
• ISBN13: 9781416950417
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Inner Circle

This series is amazing. I love how Kate Brian managed to move the plot forward by introducing new characters, developing old characters, and just changing things up a bit. But this is a good kind of change... the kind of change that will get you dying for more. I cannot wait for the next book in this series.

I loved Reed in this book

After all that she's been through, I felt that Reed has really come into her own and developed as a character - I'm proud of the strong person she's turned out to be and hearing her stand up to people and speak her mind was really satisfying. I admire the author for being able to add new plot twists to what otherwise might have been the end of the series - when I read the back of the book I didn't think it was going to be as interesting, but the way the schemes unfold and the inside look you get into the intricate minds of the private school students makes the book especially delicious to read.

This is one 'Inner Circle' you'll be clawing to get into!

When 15-year-old Reed Brennan earned a scholarship to the prestigious Easton Academy, she thought that it was finally her chance to escape the small town living of Croton, Pennsylvania; as well as her pill-popping, practically catatonic mother, and the drama that accompanied her. For once, she would have the ability to be around scholars, receive a good education, and, if all went well, rub elbows with the various fashion-forward celebutantes who called Easton their home for the high school years. While all of the above came true, however, during her sophomore year, Reed found herself more in a state of perpetual fear and mortification, as opposed to comfort. After being taken in by the "Billings Girls" - Noelle, Ariana, Kiran, and Taylor - Reed was under the impression that she would be able to coast through her high school career. After all, as a Billings Girl, you are entitled to privileges that many students - no matter how good their connections - only dream about. But after a year full of heartbreak, corruption, hazing, murder, and loss of friendships, Reed can't help but hope that her junior year at Easton will be, hopefully, a little less stressful. Unfortunately, at Easton, the former seems impossible. After debating about whether or not to return to Easton after a killer year, Reed takes the plunge, and decides that she'll stick it out at the posh prep school, sans her murderous friends from last year. Returning to Billings, Reed is concentrating on passing her classes - with flying colors - and spending as much time with her boyfriend, Josh, whom she hasn't seen since the summer began. With her formers friends out of the picture, six places are left to be filled in Billings, and, for the first time in her life, Reed will have the chance to vote in who she thinks are the best candidates to take those spots. But her dreams are dashed when a new headmaster announces himself to the student body of the ivy-covered academy, and, with his debut, reveals that Billings is banned from holding the traditional, secretive initiation that has made them so coveted for the past eighty-years. Instead, six students - Constance, Missy, Astrid, Kiki, Lorna, and a new student named Sabine - have been chosen to fill the six coveted slots, without any say from the Billings Girls. While Reed feels cheated by the new revelation, she accepts the decision, and tries to concentrate on her personal life, which involves Noelle's old boyfriend, Dash. But Cheyenne Martin refuses to take this new rule lying down, feeling that the new rules are a mockery to Billings residents of the past. Cheyenne, as an outgoing senior, wants to make this year one for the record books; and she'll do anything to keep tradition alive, regardless of who, or what, stands in her way. I have counted down the days until INNER CIRCLE's release since I turned the last page of CONFESSIONS, and I couldn't be more pleased. Kate Brian has, once again, penned another amazing installment to the PR

SPECTACULAR.....of course

This book was great! It kept me wanting more until I hit the last page. Can't wait until Feb for the sixth book, Legacy!

Amazing

Reed is on her way back for her junior year at Easton Academy and this year, there is some new leaders. Trying to make everything fair, Reed messes someone life up and someone dies..... This book was seriously amazing. Of course it was though, because it's Kate Brian and it's Private. Maybe not quite as much mystery in this one compared to Confessions, but omg....SOOOO Good. If you haven't read it yet, you need to get it as SOON as you can. Go get it right now!!!! And now I cannot wait for Legacy, the sixth book, to come out February 2008....