Review: Highly Addictive!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2013
Georgetown Academy by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz is an addicting look into the lives of the upperclass students at a high school in Washington D.C. Full of political intrigue, petty gossip and star crossed romances, readers are sure to fall in love with the drama that is Georgetown Academy. It's a short, serial-type of book and not a full fledged novel, but even the cliffhanger ending only served to have me desperately craving book two of this series.Going into Georgetown Academy knowing that their would be alternating POV's from four different girls, I started the book trying to determine which character I would like the best. Especially since Georgetown Academy is an interactive novel and at one point you can decide which girl you want to follow through the story. After two chapters though, it quickly became clear that I was going to have a bit of a problem deciding which girl to follow. I loved them all. I ended up reading all of the girl's stories and loving the way they were all threaded together.Ellie is the sweetheart of GA. A senator's daughter, girlfriend of the boy considered Most Likely To Become President by the yearbook staff, and best friend to one of the most popular girls in school. Problem is, it's all an act. Ellie is as insecure as any high school girl and she's very sensitive to all of the D.C. gossip surrounding her senator mother. I can't wait to see her finally break out of her comfort zone and become the girl she is deep inside.Evan, Ellie's ex-best friend and the girl you'd least expect to be involved in any ill natured gossiping is finding it hard to keep her lips sealed because of her new internship at the most watch political show in D.C. She's also got a killer crush on Ellie's boyfriend. But, being honest, Evan was my favorite character because I loved her sweet girl next door personality and her adorable, yet forbidden crush.Taryn, the rookie from California, is the easy going, naturally sunny one in the bunch. She's new and trying to make friends in a school full of conservative, name droppers. Since she's new, she's the only one who doesn't have a closet full of skeletons waiting to be discovered, but I'm sure she'll get there eventually.My least favorite girl was Brinley, although once she's at the rookie party she takes a huge 180 in my eyes. This girl is tough! She just doesn't sit back and let things fall apart around her. She takes control and can manipulate with the best of them. Blair Waldorf would be proud!Oh, the boys! The boys of GA are hot! There's gorgeous, polo wearing Hunter, the golden boy of the student government. Then there's Gabe, the enigmatic, bad boy type who wears ripped jeans instead of dockers. Both boys are instantly swoon worthy and I can't wait to see more of them. I'm also pretty intrigued by Brinley's brother, Brooks. What can I say? I'm always intrigued by the hot jerk who only cares about himself. I feel, with a bigger part, he could turn into my favorite GA boy.This series has so much potential. I can definitely see myself loving the drama and ever-spinning-relationship-wheel Georgetown Academy has to offer. All of the characters, even the secondary ones, are entertaining to read about. I wouldn't say they're all exactly likable, but in a book like this that's just the type of character I'm looking for! Georgetown Academy is definitely a must read for anyone who loved Gossip Girl (the book or the TV show) or anyone looking for an addictive, guilty pleasure sort of read. I highly recommend it!