Rites of Spring (Break): An Ivy League Novel

This the tird installment of the series, but unlike the first two its focus is more about her relationships and friends. I'm seriously counting the day untill Tap and Gown. Also i fell in love with POE! and i have a friend who fell in love with george. Total must read for any person who loves teen lit

I was a random reader of the first two Ivy League books, which I liked well enough, but I had high hopes for the third one to really bring the series' potential up to what I had originally anticipated it could be. Surprise! Diane Peterfreund delivered with the most fun and interesting book to date. This time around, Bugaboo aka Amy Haskel is caught in the middle of a pretty serious society war - one that turns fiercely personal when it comes to an ex-love of hers. To escape the winter blues, Amy and her fellow Diggers head down to their own private island for a little R & R - and in Amy's case, perhaps a third 'R' in the form of Romance with an unexpected Digger. Things of course, aren't quite so rosy for the Digger clan as they share the island with a currently exiled member and his mysterious family. After a few threatening instances, Amy and her friends are beginning to wonder just how much danger they're in on the island. I think this book was better than the rest because it finally found a good balance between society drama and character drama - in fact I was more interested in the developments in Amy's life (particularly with her aforementioned romance) than I was in the society stuff, to me, the secret society mostly just played a good backdrop to setting up the rest of the story. Basically this book is an easy recommendation to anyone that enjoyed the first two, as I said, it was definitely my fave of the series and I'm look forward to the fourth and final one coming out next summer.

I was so excited when the newest book came out. I was disappointed that my library took so very long to get it in, but eventually I was able to get it. I read it in less than one day because it was so much fun. It started a little slow in the beginning, but it definitely picked up once the spring break romances began. Having just recently been a college spring breaker, I know all about the "spring break luvah" as mentioned in the book. I thought that was a great and true plot development. *****SPOILER ALERT*****I was always rooting for Poe, ever since he admitted to being poor and broke in the end of book 2, so I was extremely delighted that Amy finally came around to see that he is a good guy. And that shower scene...HOT - I think it was way sexier than any scene in book 2 with George. It was just so unexpected!! I can't wait for the next book. The little teaser at the end of this one has definitely got me ready for book 4. Go Amy & Jamie!!

I really enjoyed the first two books in the series, so I was thrilled to get the latest and see how Spring Break went for our Digger friends. Bugaboo starts things off perfectly by escaping from a Digger outing to steal back a Rose and Grave artifact, only to find that her banana yellow Chuck Taylors have been recognized (good one!). She's targeted for some really over the top nasty pranks, and everyone's wondering why things seem more heated than the usual society hijinks. Then, Brandon's starting to wonder if he might still have feelings for her, but his girlfriend Felicity, of course, will do anything she can to keep them apart. Amidst all this relationship and society drama, spring break arrives and the Diggers are off to Cavador Key, their private island (!). Unfortunately, it isn't quite as luxurious as D177 had hoped, and Kurt Gehry, an unfriendly patriarch, is escaping a political scandal there, so there is definite tension on the island and far too much barbarian attention. Can the Diggers make the most of their private island retreat, or will society problems and relationship issues ruin what was supposed to be a relaxing time? This book was one of my favorites so far because of the unexpected and realistic relationship that blossoms in this book, and the believability of the events on the island. If you've enjoyed the others, you'll definitely enjoy this one. There is a preview at the end of the final book in the series, so we know what we are waiting for in book 4!

RITES OF SPRING (BREAK) DIANA PETERFREUND Contemporary Rating: 4.5 Enchantments Amy Haskel and the rest of the Diggers return in RITES OF SPRING (BREAK), the third novel in the Secret Society series. This time, after a society prank gone wrong, Amy finds herself targeted by rival society Dragon's Head, in a barrage of seemingly personal attacks that seem almost like more than simple retaliation from a rival society. Even months later when the group gets to the secret island hideaway of Cavador Key, Amy's the target of several bizarre mishaps that lead to speculation that maybe Dragon's Head wasn't done with her yet. Add in Amy's possible new attraction to Poe of all people and Spring Break could be far more memorable than anyone imagined. RITES OF SPRING (BREAK) quickly became my favorite of the series as I read through the book. While it was a little slow moving towards the actual spring break, the action that took place on the Eli campus more than made up for it. Surprises with her relationship with Brandon, and especially Poe kept me turning the pages well into the wee hours of the morning. One of my favorite scenes in the book actually takes place in the opening when Amy and her fellow diggers are breaking into Dragon's Head on New Year's Eve. Once inside, the group realizes what they're really after isn't a possible option and before they can really think of something else to take with them back to the Tomb, they risk discovery. Thanks to a quick-thinking Poe, the group is able to hide out unknown and find something else to `steal'. Diana Peterfreund graduated from Yale University in 2001 with degrees in geology and literature. A former food critic, she now resides in Washington, D.C. Her previous two novels, SECRET SOCIETY GIRL and UNDER THE ROSE, are available now from Delta. You can learn more about RITES OF SPRING (BREAK) and check out an excerpt at http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/books/secret-society-series/rites-of-spring-break/ and learn more about Ms. Peterfreund and the prior two books in the SECRET SOCIETY SERIES at her website, http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/ Lisa Enchanting Reviews June 2008