3.5 Stars
From the top, you can see everything… except yourself.
When Casey McCloy steps into the elegant Bramford building, she's overwhelmed. Fresh from the Midwest, she's moved to New York's Upper East Side to live with her grandmother and attend the prestigious Meadowlark Academy. Here all that matters is who you know. The girl to know is Madison Macallister: popular, pretty, platinum blond. She's not just Casey's new classmate and neighbor; she's an icon. So Casey aims to get in with Madison and her gorgeous gal-pals from the start. As the reigning queen of coolness, Madison is capable of destroying reputations with one well timed whisper. Better to be on her good side.
But after a city-haute makeover from her new frenemy Madison, Casey is wearing the right clothes, saying the right things, and meeting the right people, including Drew, the boy-about-town who Madison thinks belongs to her and her alone
This book reminded me of a duller version of 'Private' by Kate Brain (well except for the murders and such). It was a good book, I enjoyed the insight into the mind of the upper east side Manhattan teenager. It was a little hard to get through all of the fashion references. Don't get me wrong I enjoy vivid scenes as much as the next girl, but I don't really need a full page describing someone's outfit. That being said I will read the next two books...because let's face it I can't really start a series and not finish it...I will do a double review in the next few weeks on the final two and let you know my ultimate verdict.
Bottom line it was an easy read and would be a good 'filler' novel when you are painstakingly waiting for your next favorite book to come out...cough cough *Firey Heart* cough.
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