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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Wicked Little Secrets

Wicked Little Secrets, March 2014
Prep School Confidential #2
by Kara Taylor

St. Martin's Griffin
Featuring: Anne Dowling
320 pages
ISBN: 1250033608
EAN: 9781250033604
Kindle: B00FCROXD6
Paperback / e-Book
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"After solving a new murder, how does one solve a murder thirty years old?"

Fresh Fiction Review

Wicked Little Secrets
Kara Taylor

Reviewed by Samantha R
Posted May 3, 2014

Young Adult

Anne Dowling is ready for another semester at Wheatley Prep. She's definitely ready for it to be more normal than her first semester when her roommate died. But since Anne found the picture of an old student named Matthew Weaver with writing on the back that hints at a murder, Anne knows she can't let herself rest until this new mystery is solved. As the clues start adding up, Anne will have to realize that focusing on this death might cost more than her great GPA or her boyfriend. It might cost her her life. WICKED LITTLE SECRETS by Kara Taylor is a complete thrill to read. From the beginning, the mystery with Matthew Weaver's death is suspenseful and intriguing. The mystery is even more delicious since Anne's friends' parents might be the very ones behind the murder. I love how throughout the novel, Anne knows some things are over her head and that she can't solve everything. She is a bright character who knows her limits, even though she constantly pushes them. Her character develops wonderfully as she tries to solve the case, and I adore her narration as she goes on her journey. The romance in WICKED LITTLE SECRETS will keep you on the edge of your toes, almost as much as the mystery does. Anne is dating Brent, and while they have a lot of sweet moments, there seems to be a wall they both can't let down for the other. Anne doesn't have that problem with Anthony, who I completely love. The love triangle definitely is not the focus on the story, nor is it overly angsty, but it does make a great addition. I do wish that Anne wasn't quite so wishy-washy between the two, but at the same time, she doesn't have any undying love for either boy, so her going back and forth is somewhat natural. I didn't read the first book in the series, but Kara Taylor puts plenty of background information in the story to make it okay to read WICKED LITTLE SECRETS on its own. I really, super like this book, and I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out.

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SUMMARY

In Kara Taylor's Wicked Little Secrets, Anne Dowling becomes entangled in a web of secrets involving a missing student and a conspiracy at Wheatley Prep in this fast-paced, juicy follow-up to Prep School Confidential Anne Dowling-a fresh, original, and funny new YA heroine whose knowing, irreverent voice will remind readers of Pretty Little Liars and Private-is back for her second semester at Wheatley Prep. Although things have settled (somewhat) since her roommate Isabella-s death, Anne's still kind of obsessed with the death of Wheatley student Matthew Weaver thirty years ago, since she found a picture of him and his crewmates with the words-they killed him scrawled on the back among Isabella's things. When Anne learns that her boyfriend Brent's dad is one of the now-powerful Wheatley alumni who rowed crew with Matthew, and that the crew team continues to induct new members with a creepy-sounding ritual called "The Drop," she knows further investigation could put her relationship with Brent in danger. Determined to discover the truth, she reaches out to Anthony, Isabella's townie brother, who helps her delve deeper into the secrets in Wheatley's past. Secrets someone would kill to keep hidden. As the school's Spring Formal-and its notorious afterparty-approaches, Anne sees the perfect opportunity to do some off-campus digging into the lives of Wheatley's VIPs in this thrilling, unputdownable read-but if she's not careful, she'll be the next student who never comes back.


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