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Privilege

Ariana Osgood ruled exclusive Easton Academy -- until she was arrested for murdering Thomas Pearson. She's spent the past two years at the Brenda T. Trumbull Correctional Facility for Women plotting her escape and is determined to get a second chance at the glamorous life she left behind. And Ariana will do anything to get her way....

From the author of the bestselling Private novels comes a new series about the dark world of wealth, secrets, and Privilege.


DESCRIPTION:

Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781416967590
ISBN: 1416967591
Label: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2008-12-30
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Paradise Lost (Private, Book 9)
• Last Christmas: The Private Prequel
• Revelation (Private, Book 8)
• Beautiful Disaster (Privilege)
• Ambition (Private, Book 7)


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: privilege
Comment: Having read Kate Brian's Private series, I think that "Privilege" is better. There are more twists & turns that I never saw coming, & we are introduced to a whole new cast of characters. Ariana Osgood, from the Private series, is the main character, & she will do anything to break out of prison & get her former life back. Well, in "Privilege" we see that she does do anything. Even though Ariana is clearly a psychopath, she does have some human moments, so it is easy to have at least some compassion for her. Some of the things she gets away with are a little far fetched, but it all adds to the over-the-top feel of the novel.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Read this book if Psychopaths fascinate you
Comment: This book was very disappointing and very scary considering it is a young adult book. The lead character is a psychopath but she is not "as bad" as the other psychopathic characters some of which have murdered their friends. The book's point of view is that this is all totally normal behavior.

If you are a parent, you might want to read this book before considering giving it to your teenager to read.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not bad for what it is
Comment: The funniest part of this book is cover where Elf offers the chance to win a free makeover just like the protagonist. The fact that the protagonist is a psychopath who escapes from a group home in order to wreak revenge for her roommate's incarceration just makes that so precious. Hey girls! Look like a psychotic killer!

As a trashy YA novel, it's going to have to rely on shopping and clothes and fashion. There's the nose pressed up against the glass feeling of Gossip Girl Boxed Set and the scenes of people standing around being privileged. It's definitely not going to surpass or even reach the creepiness of The Talented Mr. Ripley but it wasn't supposed to be a classic.

What it is is an enjoyable little book about a killer who thinks she has a conscience but really doesn't. The thing moves along at an even clip (makeover scenes notwithstanding) until it gets to the Big Twist that isn't all that big of a twist and then sets itself up for a sequel.

It's popcorn, but I've had some rotten experiences with popcorn lately and popcorn done well is harder than one would think.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Evil Teens In a Book With Twists and Turns
Comment: Ariana Osgood is doing 20 to life in the Brenda T. juvenile facility for killing her former boyfriend; but she doesn't planning on staying that long.

Ariana's best friend on the inside is Kaitlynn Nottingham; a young and naive girl framed for the murder of her former best friend's millionaire father.

Ariana has devised a plan using the information that Kaitlynn has unwittingly supplied to her that will set both of them free from the Brenda T. and envelope them in a life of luxury.

The plan is set in motion the night Ariana escapes and fakes her own drowning in Lake Page.

The twist and turns that follow, however, will leave Ariana wondering whose telling the truth and who isn't. And Ariana hates liars - with her there's a severe price to pay for dishonesty.

Privilege is a book that will constantly leave you guessing. And the characters are well developed so as to give you a clear picture of who they are, but not enough to make the ending easily guessable.

The only downside to this book that I found was that the deceitful acts displayed by characters that are only sixteen years of age was giving them way too much credit. Even the most street smart of adults wouldn't be able to pull off the stunts detailed in this book; but, of course, that's the joy of fiction - it doesn't have to so real.


Customer Rating:
Summary: What Ariana wants, Ariana gets?
Comment: A spinoff of the Private (Private, Book 1)series, and a follow up to Last Christmas: The Private Prequel. Read all in order for most enjoyment.

Wow this girl, Ariana Osgood, is a real psycho. It's clear pretty quickly that she has been put in a prison for the criminally insane for a reason. To call her a sociopath would be accurate, but she also has some other issues including OCD and narcissism. This is definitely not a heroine that most girls would likely root for even as they anticipate what Ariana's next move is going to be. She's not quite as smart as she thinks she is, however, nor as astute. As she covets material things and money, she unthinkingly makes one mistake after another in her quest to achieve her lifelong dreams.

The novel is fast paced and a bit predictable but teen readers will likely be glued to the pages as they race along reading what this very bad girl is going to do next

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