The Ivies, Alexa Donne
The Ivies, Alexa Donne
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The Ivies

Author: Alexa Donne

Narrator: Phoebe Strole

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2021

Synopsis

Enroll in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get into the college of their dreams...literally.

"The Plastics meet the Heathers in this murder mystery about ruthless Ivy League ambition." -Kirkus Reviews
 
"Twisty and thrilling...boarding school murder has never been so much fun!" –Kara Thomas, author of That Weekend

Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are the Ivies. The Ivies at Claflin Academy, that is. Five girls with the same mission: to get into the Ivy League by any means necessary. I would know. I'm one of them. We disrupt class ranks, club leaderships, and academic competitions...among other things. We improve our own odds by decreasing the fortunes of others. Because hyper-elite competitive college admissions is serious business. And in some cases, it's deadly.

Alexa Donne delivers a nail-biting and timely thriller about teens who will stop at nothing to get into the college of their dreams. Too bad no one told them murder isn't an extracurricular.
 

About The Author

Alexa Donne is the author of Brightly Burning and The Stars We Steal, sci-fi romance retellings of classics set in space. A graduate of Boston University, she works in TV marketing and has done pro bono college admissions mentoring since 2014. A true INFJ, in her "free" time she mentors with WriteGirl, organizes the Author Mentor Match program, and runs one of the most popular writing advice channels on YouTube. She lives in Los Angeles with two fluffy ginger cats named after characters from YA literature. Find Alexa online at alexadonne.com and @alexadonne.

Reviews

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on July 29, 2022

i was clear, single-minded and focused while i was reading this book , I paid attention to every detail and each word that's why i disliked it a bit. Clearly this is a ya mystery so drama comes with it and i like drama when it's done correct. I felt there were moments when it's overdone like some tr......more

Goodreads review by Era ➴ on September 22, 2022

Trigger Warnings: death, alcohol, bullying and blackmail, toxic relationships, some mentions of disordered eating. (*note: the disordered eating was neither explicit or acknowledged, but I know people recovering from/struggling with EDs can be triggered by a lot of seemingly minor or random things (i......more

Goodreads review by Peyton on March 13, 2021

This book was a ton of fun! I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading it as I did with Alexa Donne's other two novels. I've been reading a lot of thrillers lately so I got my hands on this book at the perfect time! There was a bunch of twists and turns throughout this book that kept me guessing all the w......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on May 06, 2021

The Ivies by Alexa Donne is a young adult thriller set in an elite boarding school. The students in this school are more than ambitious and when it comes to getting into the best colleges they pull out all the tricks to do better than their peers but the questions is what is too far? The Ivy League a......more

Goodreads review by Carl Audric on August 04, 2021

Infested by the reading slump, I picked up The Ivies. Its thriller vibes on every page didn't disappoint! College admissions are daunting, and it's almost comforting to read about a group of students as anxious as me. But man, this super competitive class put the competition to the next level. Sabota......more

Quotes

"The Plastics meet the Heathers in this murder mystery about ruthless Ivy League ambition....A thrilling boarding school story with a satirical edge." -Kirkus Reviews

"Donne pens a thrilling novel set in the world of competitive, hyper-elite college admissions, combining romance, suspense, and mystery into one thrilling story that closes with a twist." -Booklist

"Quick pacing, dark humor, and deftly drawn characters distinguish this satirical thriller from Donne." -Publishers Weekly

"This compelling thriller will have teens asking whether sacrificing one’s morals to get into college is worth it." -SLJ

"The Ivies is ruthless, clever, and infectiously thrilling—I couldn’t put it down." -Dana Mele, author of People Like Us

"Donne unravels elite college admissions with a bitter blend of privilege, high pressure, competitiveness...and murder, in this twisty, page-turning thriller. A definite one-sitting read.” –J.Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony

"A timely and compelling examination of the maelstrom created when girls are pitted against their environment--and each other." -Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of All Eyes on Her and The Girls Are All So Nice Here

“Tense, twisty, and oh-so-addictive, The Ivies kept me guessing right up until the end.” –Emily Lloyd Jones, author of The Bone Houses and The Hearts We Sold
 
"A satisfying page-turner, full of surprises and dark humor." -Emily Arsenault, author of All the Pretty Things

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