Diana Peterfreund

Rites of Spring

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A week of R&R on her Rose & Grave's private island should be all fun in the sun--and an escape from an on-campus feud with a rival society that's turned disturbingly personal. But Amy is bringing a suitcase full of issues to Florida. Graduation from Eli University looms, not to mention unfinished business with a former flame and the confusing transformation of a mysterious Rose & Grave patriarch from sheer evil to dead sexy.Just when Amy thinks Spring Break can't get any less relaxing, a distressing accident puts everyone on edge. And that's only the beginning. It seems that someone has infiltrated the island. There are major Rose & Grave secrets at stake--secrets which could take down one of America's most loathsome figureheads--but this party crasher is serious about one thing: making sure Amy doesn't get back to Eli alive.
From Publishers WeeklyThe third installment to Peterfreund's Rose & Grave series follows the Diggers-members of Eli University's elite, secret society Rose & Grave-on a spring break trip fraught with intrigue. Amy “Bugaboo” Haskel can't wait for her first visit to the society's private Florida island, Cavador Key: a prank gone awry against a rival society has loaded Amy's spring semester with petty revenge plots. The pranking takes a sinister turn at Cavador, where Amy nearly drowns after her lifejacket appears to have been tampered with. And there's a small band of weirdos on the periphery, as well (a disgraced government official and his family are on the island, and a gaggle of Rose & Grave conspiracy theorists are camped out on the next island over). As tension escalates, Peterfreund adds an appealing romance subplot. While the stakes are uneven and the climax is predictably soggy, the novel moves fast, packs some laughs and does its job as a light diversion. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From BooklistPeterfreund (Under the Rose, 2007) returns to Eli University for the latest installment in her series about the Ivy League’s most prestigious secret society, Rose & Grave. This time, she covers another quintessential college experience: spring break. The Diggers are heading to the society’s private island, Cavador Key. For Amy, a week of respite is just what she needs after being the target of a rival society’s pranks, but her bad luck seems to come along. Amy falls overboard on the ferry trip and nearly drowns, someone breaks into the girls’ cabin, and the whole pledge class is stricken by a stomach ailment. Amid all the chaos, Amy and her onetime rival, Poe, have a secretive spring fling. Once again, Peterfreund mixes mystery, romance, and typical college high jinks for an enjoyable, if not deep, story. It’s an ideal summer read—whether island bound or not. --Aleksandra Walker
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