Parents need to know this book deals with the death of a student, students having sex and using drugs, sibling rivalry, and romantic relationships. One student even deals drugs. This book has adult themes and situations that are common to the boarding school/clique series genres.
Positive messages:The students are privileged and indulgent. They engage in underage drinking, sex, and illegal drug use. They also experience repercussions for their actions and understand that what they do is wrong.
Violence:A student dies and is found by other students -- the way she is found, how she died, and her body are described. A student remembers physical fights he's had with his sibling.
Sex:Chase has sex in a music practice room and almost has sex with a college girl while high on GHB. Talk about masturbation, sexual fantasies, and experiences, plus sexual banter and innuendo.
Language:Typical teen swearing, plus a few characters are heavy four-letter-word users. An African-American student uses the "N" word.
Consumerism:The culture of the boarding school denotes immense wealth and privilege and brand names like Hermes, Dunhill, and OP were used to illustrate.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:It seems the majority of the students at the boarding school drink, smoke, and try illegal drugs, with one student even being a dealer for prescription drugs snagged from the school nurse.
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This book is sooo great; i don't let my friends touch it!
this book is awsome! i love the whole series. it makes me feel like im right there at their boarding school with them. the writer did an exellent job creating feelings through out the book