My Own Worst Frenemy - Book Review

Title ~ My Own Worst Frenemy
Series ~ Langdon Prep #1
Author ~ Kimberly Reid
Release Date ~ August 30, 2011
Publisher ~ KTeen
Source ~ The Teen {Book} Scene

Straight outta the Mile High City, Chanti Evans is an undercover cop's daughter and an exclusive private school's newest student. But Chanti is learning fast that when it comes to con games, the streets have nothing on Langdon Prep.

With barely a foot in the door, fifteen-year-old Chanti gets on the bad side of school queen bee Lissa and snobbish Headmistress Smythe. They've made it their mission to take Chanti down and she needs to find out why, especially when stuff begins disappearing around campus, making her the most wanted girl in school, and not in a good way. But the last straw comes when she and her Langdon crush, the seriously hot Marco Ruiz, are set up to take the heat for a series of home burglaries--and worse. . . .

I love mysteries and My Own Worst Frenemy brings the goods. At the heart of it all, though, there is something bigger going on behind the mystery. It all has to do with society and how different classes of people treat each other. It’s not pretty.

Langdon Prep is an expensive, private school. Most of the students at Langdon come from wealthy families. There are a few students, however, who attend because they have earned scholarships. Two of these students are Chanti and Marco. Can you guess where this is going?

The book’s summary told me that the rich kids were out to get Chanti, simply because her family did not have a lot of money. What surprised me though was what lengths they went to and just how mean spirited it all was. I know this sort of thing goes on, but does it really go on to this degree? It was so frustrating to read about.  It really bothered me.  Class and money mean nothing.  Nothing!

What I did like was the way the mystery unfolded. I had it mostly figured out before the final reveal, but it was fun to get there. I also liked the friendship between Chanti and Marco. There was a sweet kindness in their friendship. They GOT each other and there was an endearing manner in how Marco made it his mission to help Chanti.

I had some mixed feelings on My Own Worst Frenemy.