London Phillips, Rich Montgomery, Heather Cummings, and Spencer Ellington return to vie for the throne of fame, but a media- frenzy, little lies, and rumors might just end the Pampered Princesses' reign as Hollywood High royalty.

London is being pressured by her mother to undergo a breast reduction to attain the perfect runway model physique on top of trying to keep her secret boyfriend secret and the billionaire boyfriend her parents think she has from blowing her cover. Rich Montgomery can't help it if all the boys like her. Even London's boyfriends and it's not like London is around anyway.

Heather is out of mandatory rehab and with the hopes of another show in the works, she's ready to start living in style again. That is if her mother doesn't drink all the money up before Heather can even make it. Spencer is making friends with Heather and Rich because she's determined to learn everyone's secrets and be the Queen of Hollywood High once and for all.

PUT YOUR DIAMONDS UP is the third novel in the Hollywood High series by Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams. I've struggled to write this review because while I didn't particularly care for this book, I do see why it would appeal to high school students. There is a thin sheen of glamour as these girls are wealthy, beautiful, and fashionable. They travel the world, spend what they want, and do what they want with limited consequences. I say thin sheen because beneath the money, their lives are shallow and unproductive.

That's not to say they are without conflict. London and Heather have the most developed conflict, not only with their mothers but because they are the two characters I could see a possibility of character growth. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, but this isn't the end of the Hollywood High series.

I felt incredibly old, protective, and disapproving while reading PUT YOUR DIAMONDS UP. Frenemies is a word and concept I wish didn't exist. The toxic nature of female relationships as portrayed by reality TV and teen shows revolving around wealth and fame helps spur this idea that girls and women must compete with each other; for guys, in beauty, in material possessions, everything. It hurt to read about how these four girls treat each other while saying they're friends. The name-calling, backstabbing, passive-aggressive threats, and flat-out bullying is destructive and while theye written to be humorous, I found little humor in their behavior. I felt a little sick to my stomach at how horribly they treat each other and the few times they came to each other's rescue did not justify the manipulation and plots against one another.

PUT YOUR DIAMONDS UP, Hollywood High 3, wasn't for me. The backstabbing world of fame and wealth doesn't appeal to me and reading about four girls who are caught in this destructive behavior—and oblivious to its destructive nature—made my heart hurt for young girls who might actually feel that friends and enemies are interchangeable.