I chose to read this book as I am pretty much addicted to the TV adaptaion based on these novels. However, I was disappointed. Standing alone, this book is a good teen novel of forbidden romance and high school scandals with some excitment and melodrama thrown in for good measure. But, if you're reading this book to keep up to date with the programme, I wouldn't bother. It's totally different. I think the only thing they actually used in the adaptation was the names and they still missed some of those out! That said, the second story is better than the first in this two story book. It seems they may get better as they progress, so I shall give the second volume a try at a later date.