“Maybe it was just some freedom you wanted to try. Freedom you never had as an adolescent?” - Justine, THE HEAD'S TALE

Head of School Miranda Crandell is determined to maintain control of herself and the elite private school she oversees. She is someone who prides herself on epitomizing the cool, calm and collected persona as is befitting her role as leader of this exclusive school. That is until she hires a biologist to help develop her passion project - one she hopes will cement her reputation as one of the finest educational leaders in this academic environment. What she did not plan for was his ability to make her lose control of herself in ways that mirror the trials and tribulations she must deal with when working with privileged students and off-beat educators.

THE HEAD’S TALE is a humorous and biting commentary on life in an upper echelon New England prep school. At first, I was a little bit off by the story as I found it very cliche and shallow but as the plot developed I started to see the parallels and hypocrisy that Miranda found herself living in and my thinking shifted as I started to appreciate the messaging. The pacing is fast and engaging and the unique personalities of the characters add flavor.

The one area for improvement is the repetitive information about characters and/or their thinking. For example, Miranda’s thoughts on Evelyn and her own internal dialogue about herself and her predicament.

Thank you to NetGalley and Girl Friday Productions for the advanced copy to read. All opinions here are my own.