![]() ![]() Then, a new recruit appears to be kidnapped and a secret society within the society forms. And reign in her budding relationships that anger the patriarchs, who are convinced the club will become a dating cesspool, even more. ![]() In the first book, Amy must contend with the sexism of the patriarchs, upset at the inclusion of women, and keep her own prejudices against her fellow taps in check. From the start, she’s none too thrilled about the initiation rites, or the fact that one particular member the year above her seems determined to make her life in the society as difficult as possible. I haven’t re-read them to do this review, so I figured, instead, I’ll share the OG review from the first iteration of Celebration of Books as it was published a decade ago.Īmy Haskel didn’t expect to be tapped by the secret Rose and Grave society. But I just know I loved them – I’ve read 500+ books since, and while I don’t remember the details, I still keep coming back to them, time and time again. I’d read each of Diana’s subsequent YA series and reviewed them on here, but I had thought these books weren’t available anymore, so what was the point in posting their review? But they are, so here we are, almost 16 years post reading, attempting to remember them. I was low-key obsessed with Yale and secret societies, Gilmore Girls had just ended, and I was looking to fill the Rory-shaped void in my soul. And still isn’t, come on publishing, get on with it! But I digress. Not only was YA not really a thing yet in 2007, but books set with people in college wasn’t really a thing. ![]() I read these books when they were first published (2007-2009) and I was ecstatic to discover them the summer before I went off to college. But he’d also dragged me into a Battle of the Sexes that should have been over and done with a good thirty years ago, all because he needed a warm body to fill a slot.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! Review Well, he’d washed my clothes and bought me two breakfasts (like a Hobbit). After all, it’s not as if the jerk had done me any favors recently. And that’s before Amy finds out that her first duty as a member of Rose & Grave is to take on a conspiracy of money and power that could, quite possibly, ruin her whole life. Because Rose & Grave is quickly taking her away from her familiar world of classes and keggers, fueling a feud and undermining a very promising friendship with benefits. And that’s when Amy starts to discover the truth about getting what you wish for. Whisked off into an elaborate initiation rite, Amy awakens the next day to a new reality and a whole new set of “friends”–from the gorgeous son of a conservative governor to an Afrocentric lesbian activist whose society name is Thorndike. So when Amy is one of the first female students to receive the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she’s blown away. She isn’t rich, politically connected, or. It can be tricky to find, but any indie bookstore in the US should be able to order them for you!Įli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave. Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), Tap & Gownįor years I had thought this series had gone out of print until I finally just asked our Random House rep and he confirmed that, 15 years later, this series is, in fact, still in print. ![]()
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