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Secret Society by Tom Dolby (Book Review 221)

December 30, 2009 By Mary 1 Comment

Secret Society by Tom Dolby

REALLY LIKED IT

The plot revovles around a New York private school and of course a secret soctiety that promises to make you successful.  I know I have read stories like this in the past and this one did a good job of suspense and building the story, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling of deja vu. 

I really liked most of the characters, even the ones that were borderline redeemed themselves, although the whole thing seemed a little flat towards the end.  There is enough alcohol in the book to make a frat boy wince and a few drug references.  Nothing more than a few kisses, so no worries in that department.  Overall, a decent read that I am sure a teen would love to get their hands on. 

Product Description

Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets, secrets hurt someone. . . .
An eccentric new girl. A brooding socialite. The scion of one of New York’s wealthiest families. A promising filmmaker. As students at the exclusive Chadwick School, Phoebe, Lauren, Nick, and Patch already live in a world most teenagers only dream about.
They didn’t ask to be Society members. But when three of them receive a mysterious text message promising success and fame beyond belief, they say yes to everything—even to the harrowing initiation ceremony in a gritty warehouse downtown and to the ankh-shaped tattoo they’re forced to get on the nape of their necks. Once they’re part of the Society, things begin falling into place for them. Week after week, their ambitions are fulfilled. It’s all perfect—until a body is found in Central Park with no distinguishing marks except for an ankh-shaped tattoo.
Tom Dolby makes his teen fiction debut with this riveting novel about a dangerous society so secret that once you get in, you can never get out.

About the Author
Tom Dolby is the author of the novels The Sixth Form and The Trouble Boy. He was born in London, raised in San Francisco, and now divides his time between Manhattan’s West Village and Wainscott, New York. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he received his BA in the history of art. This is his first book for young adults.

Product Details

Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen; 1 edition (September 29, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006172162X
ISBN-13: 978-0061721625

Obtained From: FR book ring

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  1. Esme says

    January 2, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    This sounds interesting.

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