Although I love a good chiller as much as anyone else, sometimes after a particularly intense one I find myself craving something more upbeat where the characters aren't going to be killed in gruesome ways. Claire LaZebnik's fit the bill just perfectly.
Elise and her family have just moved from the East Coast to sunny 🌞 California. The older girls are enrolled in Coral Tree Prep which is described as "basically a country club masquerading as a school". Elise is a junior. Juliana, with whom she's very close, is a senior. Chelsea, whom both consider aggravating, is a freshman. Actually with their mother being principal of the school and their father teaching there (which does not endear the girls to their new peers) the littlest sister, Kaitlyn, is the only one in the family whose life doesn't revolve around Coral Tree Prep.
Just about everyone who attends the school is wealthy. The student parking lot is full of luxury vehicles. The true elites are the offspring of show biz celebrities. At the top of the pyramid is Derek, the son of a Hollywood royal family.
Elise prides herself on not sharing the superficial values of her peers. She sees Derek as an entitled snob and can't imagine having anything to do with him other than passing him in the halls...
...certainly not falling into his orbit when his best friend starts dating Juliana...
...This cute romance would make a great beach read.
On a purrrsonal note, I'm posting this review a day early because tomorrow and tomorrow night I'll be on a romantic getaway in the Maine woods.
Today my one and only, Eugene, and I went to the in-laws for his family's cookout. The food was awesome: steak, chicken, burgers and dogs, chicken salad, deviled eggs, cheese and crackers, cherries, strawberries and cream, chips and dip...something for everyone. Cheryl (Eugene's sister) presided over the event and made sure nobody went home hungry. She cooks steak better than anyone else, 😋, even restaurants that specialize in steak.
A great big shout out goes out to Cheryl for being once again the hostess with the mostest.
Jules Hathaway
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