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Not as satisfying an ending as I had hoped for but still a good addition to a series I have been thoroughly enjoying.

Jen Lancaster never fails to crack me up (which is why I should never read her books in public places). I might just have to go have my own "Jennaissance" now that I've read her latest book.

The synopsis I read before picking up this book basically described it as a coming-of-age boarding school story which sounded right up my alley. However, I found the main character, Lee, to be a fairly unsympathetic character and one I never really got behind for the entire novel. Her apathy throughout the novel is wearisome. Her character arc takes entirely too long to develop. While there is some growth that takes place, I closed the book feeling like Lee is a person who will always distance herself from her own life. She never felt fully engaged to me. I'm sure there are people in the world who are like Lee but they don't necessarily make good protaganists for a novel.

All that being said, I enjoyed Sittenfeld's writing. She vividly depicted the world of an East Coast boarding school. I only wished she'd done so through someone else's eyes.