Hi bookworms and welcome to my review of The Ivies by Alexa Donne. I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review! Now let's get into it!
At Claflin Academy, five girls called The Ivies all have the same mission, to get into prestigious Ivy League schools by any means necessary. Wether that be sabotaging club leadership positions, competitions, or class ranks, among other things. Everything is going according to plan until a student is murdered after early admission decisions are sent out, and everyone is pointing fingers. As you might know, The Ivies was one of my most anticipated releases of 2021! (You can read that blog post here!) I absolutely love books with boarding school settings and one of my favourite genres is mystery so this sounded like a dream come true! I quickly became hooked while reading this and became immersed in the story quickly. Our main character Olivia has a very authentic voice and made for a great narrator and guide through the world of Claflin Academy. I thought that all of the characters, especially the rest of The Ivies were very authentic and were easy to picture as being real people. I felt that the progression of the mystery was very well paced and did not drag at any point. Throughout the book we learn the many secrets and dark underbelly of the academy which kept me flipping through the pages. I enjoyed all of the plot twists and didn't see many of them coming. However the conclusion to this mystery felt a bit predictable to me and unrealistic. I found that many of the choices in the conclusion, including those of the main character, to be frustrating but I could see why they happened. Overall I had a great time reading The Ivies and found it to be very entertaining. I recommend this to fans of Truly Devious! I gave this book 4/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. That's all for my review of The Ivies! I hope you enjoyed it! If you could stay at a boarding school anywhere in the world where would you pick? Let me know in the comments below!
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May 2024
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