This is a "eat or be eaten" kind of world, and these girls are ruthless. The story is told from two different perspectives: Dr. Sloane Hartley, a struggling new mom who is trying to juggle raising a child, an absent husband, and getting back to work, and Nina Kaur, a girl who had a bright future... but is trying out for a sorority in her sophomore year in order to find a community of her own and a way to success. Sloane is tired, she's tired of her clothes not fitting, of her husband who isn't around and always neglecting both her and their daughter, and trying to get back to work at the university. Sloane years for some peace, for some time for herself, to be a good mom... but it's just all piling and the pressure is making her slowly lose her mind. Then there is Nina, a girl who is determined to succeed, driven to find a way to get into the best sorority that would offer her not only sisterhood but connections into her future dreams of being a lawyer. Nina has gone through things in her Freshman year and hopes that despite that, she can win over the girls at The House, an exclusive sorority. Nina and Sloane both find themselves being drawn into the House, as Nina is accepted as a new pledge and soon finds herself dealing with not only the power plays within the group, but a dark secret to success while Sloane finds herself as the new academic advisor to the girls... and discovering that her husband might not be as innocent as he says... and that Sloane herself might be the only person to find a solution to her problems. When I tell you I was absolutely gasping and had my jaw wide open while reading the last 40% of this book!!! It starts off slow but when it picks up it immediately picks up and things go wild. This was such a delightful read and definitely one I would highly recommend for my female rage girlies, because the commentary on women, on the way we grow and how aging, beauty, and relationships all impact us in this was just so well done. I had an absolute delight for this one and I will say, my appetite is fed!

Release Date: October 25,2025

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Tor Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*