Private (Book 1)

Reader reviewed by gen08

Private was quite unlike any book I have ever read. With all the drama
and crime, it proves to be a suspenseful story about a girl trying to
fit in at a super posh boarding school. A definite read and all I can
say is thank goodness it's a series because I can't put them down!

Reader reviewed by Hannah

Follow Reed Brennan a sophomore as she moves from her shabby lifestyle to a new glamorus one. She gets a scholarship to do to a Private school. Where not only the work is harder. It's also harder to fit it. Reed fights to be part of the Billings girl. The A- list group at the school. I kept turning the pages because this book had me hooked!

Reader reviewed by LoR

Wow. I literally fell in love with Thomas Pearson just as Reed did. I've read the whole series, and guess which one I loved? This one. If I had enough money, I would buy everyone in the universe a copy of this book. Please, the cover looks girly, but this book is way deeper than the cover. This series will leave you hungry for more and you'll be turning pages at the speed of light! A must-read for all teenagers :)

Reader reviewed by Allire

Private is the first novel of the private series. In the book Reed, a sophomore, wants to attend a very expensive, well known boarding school. She has a hard family life, and just wants to get away. Her family can't afford to send her to the boarding school, but luckily she is able to go to the school through an academic scholarship.

Once she starts school at Easton Academy (the boarding school), Reed's life is turned upside down. She finds love. Makes friends. Makes enemies. And experiences a life that would only seem possible in a soap opera.

I LOVE this series. When I first started Private, I thought it would be a similar to gossip girl, and would be unoriginal. However, I was very wrong. It's so fast paced, unique and original. The book is completely unpredictable and it will have the reader begging for more.

Reader reviewed by Erica

This book is an outstanding first book to the series!! It captures your attention, and you don't want to put it down. I was walking around for 2 days with my nose in this book. This book at first seems lilke your typical girly school story, I was reluctant to read it at first because of this reason. but once I opened it, I was hooked. This books includes a bit of everything, humor, mystery, romance, you name it!

Reader reviewed by Musiclover

This book was in one word, amazing! It captivated me from start to finish! Its cliff hanger ending left the reader craving more! It grabbed the reader at the very beginning and didn't let go until the very end... of the series! The entire book keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you hold your breath!

After living a childhood of a druggy mother and a life of boring ghetto suburb life, Reed Brennan heads to Easton Academy searching for a new life and a better education. But what she gets is a ton of drama! After meeting the Billings Girls, the most popular and privileged girls on campus, Reed is swept into a world of boys and prada bags! Things heat up as Reed tries to fit in with these upper classmen, but soon discovers that her new boyfriend, Thomas Pearson, has no interest in trying to be the BIllings girls friend. As Reed tries to keep her boy friend and new friends seperate, she discovers secrets that make her question her closest allies. This book is a book that ties the awe and wonder of riches to the drama and pain of being a normal teenager! This is a book you have to read now!

Reader reviewed by Erica

This was a great novel, and an outstanding start to this series! The book, I felt, demonstrated some life lessons, all while keeping you totally hooked and intrigued. I didn't want to put this one down, I was reading it whenever I could because it was just that good.

Reader reviewed by Katie

I have always loved books like gossip girl and it girl but when i had finished those series i was looking for another book to read and i just recently piced up Private.

This book is one of my favorites that i have ever read it is just like goosip girl but more captivating and drama that makes you want to keep reading on. you just cant put this book down until you finish it. i cant wait to read the next book in the series and know what happens to reed the rest of the way through her journey at billings

Reader reviewed by Rochelle

I am in love with this series of books. They are literary roller coasters and I've enjoyed the ride. I'm about to finish Revelation. I hope and pray there are more after this one. I've never enjoyed a young adult series more than this one. Kate Brian is one of the best and most entertaining writers I have had the pleasure to find.

Reader reviewed by Allyssa

This book is amazing. The first book really steps out on a good foot. Reed is the main character, and no matter what background the reader has, they can't help but feel somehow connected to Reed, as if understanding her.

The entire series is about an exclusive Eastern boarder school, with tons of rich kids that attend. This is a different form of gossip girl. I even like The Private novels more than I like Gossip Girl.
It's a great book.