Tehreem: She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott

 Ally Ryan would rather be in Maryland. She would rather be anywhere, in fact, than Orchard Hill, site of her downfall. Well, not hers exactly—but when your father’s hedge fund goes south and all your friends lose their trust funds, things don’t look so sunny for you. Her mother moved her to Maryland to flee the shame, but now they’re moving back. Back to the country-club, new-car-every-year, my-family-came-over-on-the-Mayflower lifestyle that Ally has outgrown. One bright spot, however, is gorgeous, intense Jake Graydon. But it won’t be easy for the two of them to be together—not if his friends (her former friends) have anything to say about it. Is Ally ready to get thrown back into the drama of the life she left behind?

You know how when you hate the characters in a book, you tend to hate the book itself? Well, this book is not an example of that. Sorry.

I don't think someone could read this book, and not hate at least one character. All of them are snotty, stuck-up kids who don't care about anyone but themselves. They don't care about who gets hurt in the end. Even if that person who gets hurt is one of their closest friends. All they care about is their social status.

And whether or not they get the guy.

Ally, one of the main characters, is one of the only teenagers in the book I can sympathize with. She understands that some things she has done were wrong. She actually learns from her mistakes.

The other main character, Jake, is just a freakin' idiot.

Seriously! He is the man version of a slut. He is with a new girl every week, even though he has been pinning after Ally the entire time.

Apparently, the only way you can win a girl is by sucking face with all the other girls around you. 'Cos that totally makes a girl swoon over you.

“Oh, look at his amazing face sucking skills! I gotta get me some of that!”

Yeah, um... no.

Ally does some pretty annoying things too. She basically gets a boyfriend – who is really sweet and nice and ohmigodIwanthim – just to fill the “void in her heart.”

Please! Get over yourself, woman! Stuff happens in life. Build a bridge and get over it.

Overall, this book was very enjoyable, though I did throw it at a wall...

You will understand when you read it.

My rating:

Four out of Five Stars!

By the way, I don't normally harm books. This one was just asking for it.