Amy is a junior, and as the editor of the college Lit magazine, she expects to be tapped into the literary secret society. So when he's called by the Rose & Thorn - the most powerful secret society in the country - and one that never accepts female members, she isn't sure if she's the victim of a hoax.
I wasn't swept away by this, none of the characters thrilled me, and it was a little overly clever with the literary jokes and one liners. The plot was predictable. But it was a fun fantasy view of college life. I'd give this to someone looking for college chick lit. ( )

I had a sneaking suspicion that I would love this book. And I did. It was fun, fast and witty, without being contrived or drawn-out. I read it in a little over a day. Can't wait for the sequel. ( )

The unprententious editor of the school's lit magazine, Amy Haskel is an overachieving junior at Eli University. She spends her time drowning in War and Peace (she calls it WAP - not an acronym, but onomatopoeia - for the sound it makes when she drops it on her desk,) finializing her plans for a summer internship, and working out a sophisticated friends-with-benefits relationship with her assistant editor. When she's "tapped" by the most elite and mysterious society on campus, Rose & Grave, Amy is shocked to say the least.

For the first time in the history of Rose & Grave, the archaic "boy's club" is stepping in to the 21st century, and allowing women to become members (perish the thought!) The idea is not a popular one among many of the patriarchs of the society, who then use their considerable power and clout in the real world to try to blackball those who support the women.

Secret Society Girl is just the kind of "brain-candy-read" that I needed after finishing Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter earlier this week. The characters were quirky and the plot full of delicious twists and turns. The storyline was extremely engaging, making it virtually impossible for me to put it down. It was such a quick, fun read - perfect for a beach or poolside book.

Secret Society Girl is pure escapism at its best - a fun, flirty, frivolous read. The writing was witty and clever - chick-lit with a dash of mystery/intrigue and romance thrown in for flair. Diana Peterfreund's titilating look at college life is the juciest thing I've read all year! I can't wait to start the second book in the series: Under the Rose. ( )

it was fun, and i must admit that if it was not pushed (!!) i would never have read it. i would love to avoid new series as trying to find the next and the next and .... just is too stressful :) but this was good, as it also finished while left you wanting to read more of bugaboo's adventures. lovely just because of that and also it was fun, really fun, and you could like the people there. thanks, t, it was a good recommendation ( )

Amy Haskel is a junior at the esteemed Eli University, editor of the college literary magazine…and not much else. Which is why she is utterly surprised when she is “tapped” by one of the famed Eli secret societies—in fact, by THE most notorious secret society of all, Rose & Grave, for which admittance promises eternal job security, prime networking, and lifelong happiness, more or less.

Encouraged by her friend-with-benefits Brandon Weare to stop overthinking for once, Amy accepts Rose & Grave’s tap, and soon finds herself swept up in the strange new world of initiation and the company of people she would never have associated with if it weren’t for the common bond of their society: sons of governors and bitchy girls who did her wrong, for example. Surrounded by the rich, beautiful, accomplished, and famous, Amy feels extremely out of place, and wonders if she had been mistakenly tapped.

All of a sudden, a crisis descends that threatens to tear apart the whole society. Until Amy’s tap class, Rose & Grave had been exclusively a male-only society, and many of the old-fashioned patriarchs want to keep it that way. Amy and her new society siblings must scramble to come up with a plan that will keep Rose & Grave intact…and their futures out of the gutter.

SECRET SOCIETY GIRL marks the beginning of a series that is unlike most female-protagonist, secret-society books in that it is actually intelligent and funny. I found myself laughing out loud at many spots, and Amy is a wonderful protagonist, a girl with a backbone. Of course, there are still plenty of romantic entanglements to satisfy our natural desire for, well, desire. I’m excited to pick up the next book in the series and devour it like I did this one! ( )