Invitation Only (Private, Book 2)

This was really good! i couldnt wait to find out what had happened to reed!!! lol :]

This was an excellent book. I loved it so much... somehow I can understand what Reed is going through. I liked how there are new characters, and how the abrupt ending leaves me wanting more. I can't wait to read Untouchable!

I read this book for my eight grade reading class. It was an easy read and also very easy to talk about with your teacher and friends. Everytime i would pick up this book i couldn't even put the book down. Every Chapter it got better and better. It talkes about real life experences from being under pressur to making the right choose about friends. I never wanted to finish the book. I was able to picture myself in this book. Looking forward to reading the rest of these series.

INVITATION ONLY, the second novel in the PRIVATE series, begins where we left off in the first book (Private (Private, Book 1)). Thomas went missing, one of the Billings Girls was expelled, and Reed Brennan finally moved into the dorm she had her eye on when she first came to the private school. But even though Reed was in the Billings house, that didn't exactly mean she was in the clique. Turns out, the Billings Girls had a little hazing present for Reed that would keep her busy. That's right--Reed has to actually do the girls' beds every morning and clean up the dorm. Who knows exactly how long that will last. But that's not the only thing on Reed's mind. Her boyfriend, Thomas Pearce, had just went missing during parents' weekend. And the only possible way that she would be able to see him again is at a social event called the Legacy, held in New York City that apparently Thomas is for sure making an appearance at. The only problem is that Reed has no idea what the Legacy is--but all she is worried about is getting there. Oh, and her new roommate took compromising photos of Reed and a certain someone, and is now using it to blackmail Reed. From finding her boyfriend to overcoming her blackmailer to trying to officially become a Billings Girl, Reed has too much on her plate. It seemed like it would be hard for Kate Brian to top the first book in the PRIVATE series, which was absolutely amazing, but no worries since she does not disappoint. INVITATION ONLY was even better than the first. With even more obstacles that Reed has to face, the story literally leaves the reader at the edge of their seats. And Kate Brian ends the story with another huge cliffhanger. This series definitely tops all the other series out there. Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen

Sophomore Reed Brennan can't believe her luck. After spending a mere few months at the posh Easton Academy, she has already become one of the illustrious Billings Girls. Her future couldn't be brighter. Sure, she had to break a few rules (lying, stealing, cheating), but it was all worth it, for now she has claimed a prize that every girl dreams of: acceptance. But that's not all, now Reed has first-hand access to the secret parties thrown late at night in the middle of the woods, and, while they sound more exciting with each whisper that passes, Reed is unfortunate enough to encounter her psycho roommate, Natasha, who just happens to be looking for a way to blackmail Reed into doing her bidding (i.e. digging up dirt on some of the most beautiful Billings Girls ever). And when Reed gets drunk at the illicit party, and ends up in a compromising position with someone other than her MIA boyfriend, Thomas, Natasha gets the act on tape, and holds it over Reed's head, insisting that she get evidence of wrongdoings of Kiran, Taylor, Noelle, and Ariana, or get her scholarship taken away and be shipped back to her crazy mother and father. Now, Reed is doing her best to hold her own, and avoid being caught as she snoops the hollowed halls of her dorm, while at the same time attempting to wrangle an invitation to The Legacy, one of the most exclusive Halloween parties in New York City. A party that Thomas is rumored to be making an appearance at, and which Reed knows that she can't miss for the world. A party that could change her life forever, and see just how lucky she is to be...a Billings Girl. When I read PRIVATE, I felt that Kate Brian wouldn't be able to top the scandalous-ness featured within the pages. However, upon opening INVITATION ONLY, I realized that I was quite wrong. In the tradition of Cecily von Ziegesar's GOSSIP GIRL and IT GIRL series, Brian has created an illustrious group of over-privileged characters. Characters who make you wary, but unable to stop yourself from turning the next page. Reed is an appealing character whose ability to bend over backwards to please the Billings Girls is impressive, while at the same time borderline insane. Her interactions with her so-called friends (Kiran, Taylor, Noelle, and Ariana) are bizarre, yet impossible to resist. And, while Reed may be the star of the series, it is Noelle who steals the show (at least in my mind), as she comes up with various demented plots that make the reader truly realize just how much time she has on her hands, and how evil the inner-workings of her mind really are. A decadent sequel that no reader will be able to resist. Erika Sorocco Freelance Reviewer