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 Get Even is the latest novel from Gretchen McNeil and is the first book in an exciting new duology about a secret society that seeks out revenge for those who've been wronged. Though Get Even wades into familiar territory with its tale of vengeance, it manages to make it self distinct with engaging characters, a surprising mystery with a plethora of twists and a private school setting that is all too realistic. McNeil recreates high school with a cast of characters that readers will eagerly follow-along on their journeys and will make them hope that vengeance doesn't get to their favorite characters' heads. 
 Margot, Bree and Olivia are all apart of DGM (Don't Get Mad) , a secret society that tries to get revenge on cruel bullies at their preppy, private school. When someone is brutally murdered at their school and DGM's signature card is found on the scene, suddenly a witch hunt emerges to squash the secret society and suddenly everyone is a suspect. Each member of DGM has skeletons in their closet and someone's trying to bring these secrets to light. 
 I was beyond addicted to Get Even and I couldn't stop reading this no matter what; I was up late into the night, my eyes were fixated onto the page and I couldn't bear to turn away. With extremely snarky, intelligent dialogue and a tense plot that moves at hyper speed, this book was extremely easy to get into and will definitely enrapture readers. 
 The characters in Get Even are real -- they're not picture perfect people and are far from being dream poster children. Every single character has made mistakes and has more than a few private secrets that linger inside their minds. There's only so long you can hide from yourself and when the cat's out of the bag, each character's secret is more shocking and scandalous than the last's. 
 A lot of people complain when a book doesn't have 'likeable' characters, but I always find this statement ridiculous. Many of the characters in Get Even have done terrible things, things that are hard to look past and yet, this had no negative impact on my reading experience. If anything, it probably sucked me into the characters' lives even more because I just needed to find out what deep, dark secrets each character was shielding from the world. Even though some of the characters aren't model teenagers and make questionable decisions, McNeil makes it very easy to empathize with them and shows the humanity behind their ugly decisions. 
 Adults aren't usually represented well in YA and are often just cardboard characters just there for appearances sake, but not in Get Even. Get Even has two extremely flawed, despicable adults that are unnaturally obsessed with catching DGM and putting an end to their shenanigans. Did you ever have a teacher (or two) that absolutely hated children with all of their might? A teacher that made you wonder why they chose such a field, unless they planned on torturing youth? I know I have and that feeling resurfaced within while reading about Coach and the school's Principal who were just so irritating and malicious. I loved how lifelike these characters were and they added another degree of danger to the story. 
 Get Even is definitely the book to read and I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel, especially after that wicked cliffhanger of an ending. I truly loved this deliciously thrilling book and I was so wrapped up in the mystery while reading that time seemed to fly by. I've read all of McNeil's books to date and Get Even has just dethroned Ten as my new favorite book that she has written.