The Idiot Twins were the best! They were hilarious. I didn’t get why some of them hated Ally and others didn’t. And that was not even the worst thing he did. He liked Ally but her wouldn’t talk to her in public because of his friends. She was brave and funny and I just really liked her. The worst thing about She’s So Dead To Us were the characters. Chick-lit books don’t normally have cliffhanger endings but this one sure did. It did a good job of setting up for the next book though. Because it was a Kieran Scott book, I had no trouble getting into it but I would have liked something a bit more original. It was kind of predictable but not too bad. The story in She’s So Dead To Us was okay. Jake never knew Ally before she moved away and he sure wants to get to know her now but how can he do that when all his friends are doing their best to keep them apart? Turns out, they all hate her for what her father did. She doesn’t know what to expect when she sees them again but she never thought they would shun her. Sadly, She’s So Dead To Us doesn’t live up to that series, though it was pretty good and shows promise for the next book.Īlly Ryan hasn’t seen or spoken to her friends from Orchard Hill since the night she left. Kieran Scott also writes the Private series under the name Kate Brian and I love that series. She’s So Dead To Us is the first in a new trilogy from Kieran Scott.
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