3.5 stars

I will definitely read Jason Odell Williams's second novel. Need I say more?

So damn clever.

Having just gone through the college application process last year with my daughter, this book was especially relevant and funny. It was a quick read that kept me engaged and I believe would probably lighten up the very tense time of applications.

I really enjoyed this book. The writing is witty (though in some places I think the author tries a bit too hard to be "hip") and sharp. I actually hated every character in this book at one point or another but that's ok because they are 17 and think they know everything about the world. I was never Ivy driven but I can remember what that college process was like. We all knew kids who were just like these kids (if we weren't these kids ourselves). Overall, a well written and very scary look at the lengths some will go to in order to be the perfect college candidate.