The book ends in such a way that I most definitely am going to pick up the next in the series. Plot-wise, the novel feels as though it’s been done before, but what makes this worth reading is how effortlessly we get sucked into these privileged suburban teens’ shenanigans. Yes, he can be an arrogant hottie, but as we follow him and see how he gets to know Ally, we perfectly comprehend his mindset. Normally male POVs written by female authors leave me unconvinced, but I found myself actually very much liking Jake here. SHE’S SO DEAD TO US is presented in Ally and Jake’s alternating first-person POVs. This kind of assertiveness is HOT, and it’s easy to see why the other characters either can’t help liking her or love to hate her. Whereas many MCs in other books like to brood endlessly about wrongs done to them, Ally will simply confront the person and let them know what she thinks. Ally is rightfully the star of the show: she’s an appealing protagonist who refuses to let others walk over her. Kieran Scott (who writes the Private series under her pen name) has introduced to us a new set of characters whom you’ll want to know every sordid detail about.įor a book in a genre with the potential for characters to fall unconvincingly flat and stereotypical, SHE’S SO DEAD TO US is, like Kieran’s other books, remarkable with its character development. SHE’S SO DEAD TO US is a perfect addition to the YA subgenre that consists of friendship drama, red-hot romance, and money troubles. As assumptions clash and attitudes fly between the two of them, can these friends, enemies, and lovers of Orchard Hill set aside their financial differences and get along? Or will drama and vengeance ultimately prevail? She befriends a couple of nice “Norms”-unmoneyed kids at their school-but also continues to cross paths with the Cresties, including Jake, the hottie who lives in her old house and is friends with her old friends. Her father has disappeared, her old friends still hate her for what her father did, and she’s no longer accepted by the Cresties, the people who live in the rich part of town.Īlly is determined not to let them walk all over her, however. Now, Ally is back in her old, moneyed town of Orchard Hill, but things are very different. Nearly two years ago, Ally Ryan’s family slunk out of town one night after her father lost lots of his and his friends’ money in a poor investment. Tags: YA, suburbia, friendship, money, drama

She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott