An irresistible, juicy contemporary
novel based on the TikTok phenomenon #BamaRushTok—about four sorority
sisters brought back to the top-tier house they ruled at the University
of Alabama, when secrets they’d thought long buried threaten to
resurface.
Four sorority sisters. Each with dark
secrets. They must stop the unexpected opening of a time capsule created
as part of a sorority rush ritual that was supposed to hold their
deepest secrets buried forever...
Five years after they
thought they’d said goodbye forever, a group of sorority sisters find
themselves back at the University of Alabama for Rush Week. Some return
to rekindle their friendships, and others to keep long silent secrets
from being exhumed. Unbeknownst to them at the time, the infamous “Spill
Book” they wrote confessions in as a trust (hazing) exercise over the
years was placed into a time capsule—now it’s been stolen, and the
anonymous thief is threatening to expose them all on Bid Day.
Rush Week
is a juicy, wild, drama-packed novel filled with good—and not so
good—girls behaving badly, dark humor, and sexy scandals. As the sisters
navigate their present and not-so-distant past, unbreakable bonds of
friendship are put to the test, and regrettable mistakes threaten to
change everything if exposed. But perhaps if they confess their sins to
each other, they can begin to mend not only themselves, but their
sisterhood— before the world finds out just how wicked they are.
What I thought about Rush Week
Four sorority sisters return to their alma mater to circumvent the reading of the infamous "Spill Book" that could ruin them all! Sounds like a terrific premise for story, and I was hooked as soon as I read the description.
The story is told in multiple point of views, and with a now-and-then timeline, so it takes a little bit of time and effort to be sure whose voice you are reading. That was the first problem I had with this book. The content was exciting as they describe how much this scandal this Spill Book can bring to them, but I had to work to figure out who exactly was telling the story.
These characters, Taylor, Annabelle, Brooklyn and Asana aren't the most likable characters either with all their privilege, but they may appeal to the Tiktok crowd. I really thought that the opening of the time capsule seemed to be happening too soon and that some of this was far-fetched, but I decided I'd stay on the ride.
Overall, I liked the story content, but found that the pacing was a bit slow and dragged things down for me and the unlikable characters annoyed me. I did like the incorporation of today's technology and social media.
