I don't have a problem with the author. I read her book about overachieving high school students first, and I actually thought that one was pretty good.
The thing about Pledged is that the book was salacious and sensational. Okay, maybe I'm a little older than the whole Girls Gone Wild generation, but she didn't really say anything new or provide any big revelations or great suggestions. The four women profiled were hardly a fair representation of the hundreds of thousands of NPC members. So it is what is is. I just wouldn't pay for her advice for women interested in NPC membership, as she clearly can't provide a fair and balanced opinion.
I can see why people want to read this stuff. If you're on the outside the whole thing is a little mystifying. Isn't that what we like about it?
I'm mystified by competitive cheerleading that starts with little girls at age six. And their moms. Maybe she can go undercover and investigate all that next!
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