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High School Hit List
Payment is usually a part of a basic transaction. You give and then you take. But, at Arlington College, people take at their leisure. They take their entertainment in the form of humiliation. They get what they want at the expense of their pawns. But they never pay.
Chloe Whittaker has a hit list. But not exactly the murder kind.
After her best friend is ripped from Arlington, punished for her fascination with climbing the hierarchy, she knows she has to end them. One by one.
Revenge is sweet, and inflicting it is even sweeter. Only, what if someone she's determined to destroy, starts to win over her heart?
Chloe Whittaker has a hit list. But not exactly the murder kind.
After her best friend is ripped from Arlington, punished for her fascination with climbing the hierarchy, she knows she has to end them. One by one.
Revenge is sweet, and inflicting it is even sweeter. Only, what if someone she's determined to destroy, starts to win over her heart?
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July 8, 2022
finally writing a review for this one! lately I've gone back to my Wattpad roots and these are definitely one of the more brilliant ones, because THE PLOT! THE SUSPENSE! THE CASUAL UNFOLDING OF EVENTS! THE SLOW BUILDUP!!!!!! I remember binging this for the second time in a couple of hours and chloe and will are just so ADIFJNDSFJIBSDFJIABDFADHIBFADHIGBADH. this wattpad book is so before its time and im so here for it
January 13, 2019
This book was good but it was aggravating at the same time because of the picking on Factor.
May 19, 2017
Plot rich - yes
Non cliché - yes!!
original - yes
true characters -yes
An amazing read! Must be if I bothered to write a review. Although a lot of things were somewhat muddled and I dont think that the ending was great as its all supposed to come down together at the end
Non cliché - yes!!
original - yes
true characters -yes
An amazing read! Must be if I bothered to write a review. Although a lot of things were somewhat muddled and I dont think that the ending was great as its all supposed to come down together at the end
May 9, 2022
not the migration from ao3 to wattpad..... I've regressed
November 27, 2023
Loved this in 2018, but now I know better.
December 30, 2017
The betrayal tho, even if he had a reason for it it stings, a lot. Btw tha casting video is amazing I love it so much so just watch it...A few hundred times. Great Wattpad read I reaaaaaaally recommend it. Now I'm going to sleep bc it's currently 00.04 am so you know I'm very tired rn.
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July 26, 2022
i remember reading this on wattpad a couple of years ago and being absolutely captivated by the whole plot
May 10, 2021
Some pieces of this book were super predicatble (and maybe that's because of my already over active imagination, that it's hard to take me by surprise), but I really did enjoy this book. Sometimes you just need a super cheesy read. But yes, Chloe drove me crazy (like so crazy I wish I could have reached into the book to slap her) and yet, at the same time, I totally understood where she was coming from. This was a super fast, easy read and while it sounds insanely cheesy, I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good take-down-the-heirarchy type of book. Although, just know, there's a lack of conclusion for many of the characters.
December 17, 2016
RATING - 3.5 STARS
It's sad because I was really enjoying this, but the ending fell really flat for me. It seemed rushed. But, the rest of the novel was beautifully written, especially for a Wattpad novel. I loved it. I really did.
It's sad because I was really enjoying this, but the ending fell really flat for me. It seemed rushed. But, the rest of the novel was beautifully written, especially for a Wattpad novel. I loved it. I really did.
July 3, 2017
SO GOOD!!! if you're looking for a high quality wattpad story with amazing writing style and an intriguing premise...then look no further my friend!!!
4.5/5 stars, i had a few problems but overall it's an awesome read that deserves far more recognition!!!
4.5/5 stars, i had a few problems but overall it's an awesome read that deserves far more recognition!!!
April 10, 2018
The characters are worth analysing. But when it comes to a revenge thriller and you don't like the narrator or you don't find an entirely convincing reason for the revenge, it seems dull. Through out the book, I didn't feel sympathetic for Monica or Chloe whatsoever, but after finishing it I found myself starting to feel sorry for Lola (for the same reason anyone will feel sorry for Draco Malfoy. Bad parenting). Although the book has some moments that allows you to stick to it until its over, but it did not seem to entirely satisfy my appetite.
October 25, 2021
In love with the suspense, it was very interesting. Such a bad-ass story. Meticulously well written plot. I can envision watching it in Netflix for it is a high school mystery drama. Always kept you wanting for more.
February 19, 2017
High School Hit List is a richly character driven story that is ripe with teenage angst, drama and blackmail. It should read like a stereotypical teen novel which I usually abhor, but the effusive writing style and somewhat intriguing storyline had me burning the metaphorical midnight oil in order to finish this story.
At Arlington College, the rich and popular kids rule with school with vicious efficacy and ruthlessly take down and humiliate social climbers for fun. Chloe Whittaker’s best friend, Monica, was one of those social climbers and Chloe vows revenge against the people who ruined her friend’s life. She has a hit list with 9 names on it, starting with Lola Davenport, the queen bee of the level one crew. Chloe is set to infiltrate level one and they only way she can do that is through blackmailing one of the popular kids: William Bishop. But the closer she and Will grow, the more Chloe comes to care for him and realises a startling truth: perhaps Monica wasn’t always the person Chloe thought she was.
(Warning: some spoilers)
This is the first Wattpad story I have read and I quite enjoyed it. I am a massive supporter of original online fiction and am always on the prowl for well-written, character-driven novels. High School Hit List somewhat fits into that category.
The characters were by far the strongest element of this story. A large and diverse cast, each character felt well-developed and individual. The level one kids (the popular group) were all alluringly evil and cunning, so much so that you begin to love to hate them. The further Chloe undertook her take-down of the group and discovered secrets about them, the more the reader viewed the level one crew as actual people, as opposed to just a stereotypical popular teen.
Lola and Francis were the power couple of the school. They had long been promised to each other through their fathers, but that did not stop either of them from sleeping with half of the school and treating each other with disdain and disrespect. But their issues delved deeper than expected and the reader began to realise they were not as superficial as one thought they were at the beginning of the novel. I did not like them – I don’t think anyone can say they like them – but at least we could understand them.
I did fall in love with Zach and Max, especially when their secret was revealed. I love a good doomed, taboo romance and Zach and Max’s was rife with homophobic and violent parents, and the issues of maintaining one’s image. Speaking of images, Monica was perhaps the character I hated the most. When her true personality and character is revealed, I despised her even more. Autheras did manage to impress and surprise me with Monica, and the mysterious thing that happened to her.
William was a surprising character in that I did not automatically predict the effect he would have on Chloe. Like all of the popular characters, you think you know exactly who they are at the beginning of the novel. I expected a stereotypical American popular prep kid, but what I received was a sweet and empathetic boy. That is not to say I did not have my issues with him; there were several scenes in which I wanted to smack him over the head, but, like the others, I came to comprehend him and his decision-making process.
I was a little surprised by how much connected with Chloe, while simultaneously becoming annoyed with her. Her desire for revenge was the driving force of the novel, and the central reason as to why I decided to read the Wattpad book in the first place. However, I was disappointed by her and negative features far outweighed the good, in my opinion. The entire premise of the novel is Chloe infiltrating the popular group to take them down for the unknown thing they did to her best friend Monica. But she doesn’t actually do anything. Chloe was given plenty of blackmail and life-ruining material against certain members of the group, but she did not use it. Max and Zach were secretly dating, but she kept their secret because it involved their sexuality. Maddy was sleeping with Francis, but she kept their secret because she came to care for Maddy. I’m sorry, but I was promised a revenge-fuelled take down story, but I do not see any revenge taking place.
The further the story developed, the more disappointed I became. Autheras is a fantastic storyteller, and her writing was superb, but nothing actually happens within the plot. It was almost repressive, in a sense. Revenge novels are supposed to be somewhat cathartic, in that the bad guys get their comeuppance, their just deserts. But that doesn’t happen here. I finished this novel feeling exasperated and confused. What was the point of the story? What did Chloe actually achieve?
Nothing.
While the mystery surrounding Monica was eventually revealed and even quite heartbreaking, I could not see a point to this story. I don’t regret reading the book, as I did enjoy quite a few parts of the novel and I certainly fell in love with a few characters, but it was not as amazing as I thought it would be, as many readers on Goodreads made it out to be. In the end, the novel was simply average.
At Arlington College, the rich and popular kids rule with school with vicious efficacy and ruthlessly take down and humiliate social climbers for fun. Chloe Whittaker’s best friend, Monica, was one of those social climbers and Chloe vows revenge against the people who ruined her friend’s life. She has a hit list with 9 names on it, starting with Lola Davenport, the queen bee of the level one crew. Chloe is set to infiltrate level one and they only way she can do that is through blackmailing one of the popular kids: William Bishop. But the closer she and Will grow, the more Chloe comes to care for him and realises a startling truth: perhaps Monica wasn’t always the person Chloe thought she was.
(Warning: some spoilers)
This is the first Wattpad story I have read and I quite enjoyed it. I am a massive supporter of original online fiction and am always on the prowl for well-written, character-driven novels. High School Hit List somewhat fits into that category.
The characters were by far the strongest element of this story. A large and diverse cast, each character felt well-developed and individual. The level one kids (the popular group) were all alluringly evil and cunning, so much so that you begin to love to hate them. The further Chloe undertook her take-down of the group and discovered secrets about them, the more the reader viewed the level one crew as actual people, as opposed to just a stereotypical popular teen.
Lola and Francis were the power couple of the school. They had long been promised to each other through their fathers, but that did not stop either of them from sleeping with half of the school and treating each other with disdain and disrespect. But their issues delved deeper than expected and the reader began to realise they were not as superficial as one thought they were at the beginning of the novel. I did not like them – I don’t think anyone can say they like them – but at least we could understand them.
I did fall in love with Zach and Max, especially when their secret was revealed. I love a good doomed, taboo romance and Zach and Max’s was rife with homophobic and violent parents, and the issues of maintaining one’s image. Speaking of images, Monica was perhaps the character I hated the most. When her true personality and character is revealed, I despised her even more. Autheras did manage to impress and surprise me with Monica, and the mysterious thing that happened to her.
William was a surprising character in that I did not automatically predict the effect he would have on Chloe. Like all of the popular characters, you think you know exactly who they are at the beginning of the novel. I expected a stereotypical American popular prep kid, but what I received was a sweet and empathetic boy. That is not to say I did not have my issues with him; there were several scenes in which I wanted to smack him over the head, but, like the others, I came to comprehend him and his decision-making process.
I was a little surprised by how much connected with Chloe, while simultaneously becoming annoyed with her. Her desire for revenge was the driving force of the novel, and the central reason as to why I decided to read the Wattpad book in the first place. However, I was disappointed by her and negative features far outweighed the good, in my opinion. The entire premise of the novel is Chloe infiltrating the popular group to take them down for the unknown thing they did to her best friend Monica. But she doesn’t actually do anything. Chloe was given plenty of blackmail and life-ruining material against certain members of the group, but she did not use it. Max and Zach were secretly dating, but she kept their secret because it involved their sexuality. Maddy was sleeping with Francis, but she kept their secret because she came to care for Maddy. I’m sorry, but I was promised a revenge-fuelled take down story, but I do not see any revenge taking place.
The further the story developed, the more disappointed I became. Autheras is a fantastic storyteller, and her writing was superb, but nothing actually happens within the plot. It was almost repressive, in a sense. Revenge novels are supposed to be somewhat cathartic, in that the bad guys get their comeuppance, their just deserts. But that doesn’t happen here. I finished this novel feeling exasperated and confused. What was the point of the story? What did Chloe actually achieve?
Nothing.
While the mystery surrounding Monica was eventually revealed and even quite heartbreaking, I could not see a point to this story. I don’t regret reading the book, as I did enjoy quite a few parts of the novel and I certainly fell in love with a few characters, but it was not as amazing as I thought it would be, as many readers on Goodreads made it out to be. In the end, the novel was simply average.
September 17, 2017
Probably 2.5/5
April 21, 2019
one of my favourite books ever!!!
December 26, 2017
AAAAHHHHH HET EINDE
August 1, 2018
3.5.
Well written, not totally cliché and had some interesting twists.
Well written, not totally cliché and had some interesting twists.
August 17, 2019
favourite book and so original
January 9, 2021
I love this book .Once you start you can never stop.
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January 22, 2023Omfg i remember reading this on wattpad when i was in middle school
February 22, 2023
3.5/5
😭 send help
😭 send help
October 28, 2024
Bro i remember loving this sm
September 4, 2021
Everything about this book is amazing: the plot, characters. Just wow
March 21, 2021
I found this book (surprise, surprise) through Wattpad, and a bunch of my friends and I read it together. I think half of the fun for me was sharing theories with my friends, but in the end, we were a tad unsatisfied. Great premise, so-so follow-through.
April 9, 2020
The writing is good but it did seem slightly anti-climactic. The main character really developed in the course of time though, especially in the last couple of chapters.
It was beautiful
It was beautiful
January 9, 2019
Thing I love about this novel is, the main character somehow managed to fulfill her plans . Also she found her lover while planning her revenge game.She somehow ended up unhurt. If you finished reading this book don't forget to read " After Arlington"
May 15, 2019
All I'm going to say is, go into the book with an without any context. It's freaking amazing. I 100% recommend this.
September 29, 2016
A must-read for those on Wattpad
May 12, 2019
I'm not usually one for books set in high school, but I've got to say, I loved High School Hit List due to its take on popularity in this book. It's not an uncommon trope to see a high school girl try to take down the popular kids, but the interesting outlook given by Jack really got me thinking; can high school students truly ever be equal? Or, as he said, will there always be a group of popular kids rising to the top? If one group falls, does another group really take its place? Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but it also, for me, gave commentary to life itself... can the human race ever actually be equal? By the end, I didn't know who I was rooting for, because every character had done something awful, yet every character was hurt, and going through a difficult time, and I didn't know whether Level One deserved the revenge I so desperately wished upon them at the start.
I've also got to say that High School Hit List is the first high school book that actually kept me up until dead in the night reading it, sobbing when I found out what actually happened to Monica. And yet, even Monica's story didn't gain only sympathy from me. She wasn't just the innocent best friend, she was crafted deeper than that; she hurt Chloe, she was rude and volatile and it often seemed like she cared more about popularity than her own best friend, which is what I loved. These high school characters weren't just typical, one dimensional tropes; they had layers, and backstories. I even felt sympathy for Lola Davenport, something I've never found myself doing for the "Queen Bee" in teen fiction. Despite her shiny, polished façade, she's just a trapped, hurt and lost teenager, which is why I enjoyed this book so much.
I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for minor details that I picked up throughout rereading (why don't the teachers stop Level One from harassing students? etc.) but I don't think I've ever enjoyed high school based teen fiction as much as I've enjoyed High School Hit List.
I've also got to say that High School Hit List is the first high school book that actually kept me up until dead in the night reading it, sobbing when I found out what actually happened to Monica. And yet, even Monica's story didn't gain only sympathy from me. She wasn't just the innocent best friend, she was crafted deeper than that; she hurt Chloe, she was rude and volatile and it often seemed like she cared more about popularity than her own best friend, which is what I loved. These high school characters weren't just typical, one dimensional tropes; they had layers, and backstories. I even felt sympathy for Lola Davenport, something I've never found myself doing for the "Queen Bee" in teen fiction. Despite her shiny, polished façade, she's just a trapped, hurt and lost teenager, which is why I enjoyed this book so much.
I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for minor details that I picked up throughout rereading (why don't the teachers stop Level One from harassing students? etc.) but I don't think I've ever enjoyed high school based teen fiction as much as I've enjoyed High School Hit List.
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