This book seems very interesting and I can think of a lot of my regulars who I'd recommend it to (or who I'd pass my copy along to if I got one)! It has rich kid drama, it has fish-out-of-water-scholarship-kid class tension, it has a fun aesthetic, and it has an interesting mystery. I also appreciate how self-aware it feels about its own campy elements.
My big complaint is just that so many of the character names are completely abysmal. This is almost as bad as when I tried to read a book where the protagonist was named Eyelet and the antagonist's name was an unpronounceable mess of consonants. It's like driving down a road with beautiful scenery with a million potholes--the surroundings are nice, but then there's these little things constantly jolting you out of enjoying that. It's enough of a distraction that I'm giving four stars and not five.
My big complaint is just that so many of the character names are completely abysmal. This is almost as bad as when I tried to read a book where the protagonist was named Eyelet and the antagonist's name was an unpronounceable mess of consonants. It's like driving down a road with beautiful scenery with a million potholes--the surroundings are nice, but then there's these little things constantly jolting you out of enjoying that. It's enough of a distraction that I'm giving four stars and not five.