The Chandler Legacies focuses on five teenagers at a boarding school in Connecticut in 1999. Ramin, Freddy, Amanda, Sarah, and Beth each have secrets at a school that is both full of secrets and where it is impossible to keep things under wraps. These four students have little in common until they are all picked for an exclusive writing club led by a revered teacher, The Circle. Together they explore their own secrets and the toxic school culture, battling their desires to protect themselves and to change the school for future generations. 

I thought the alternating perspectives were mostly very well done. Occasionally I thought one of the perspectives was hard to connect with emotionally compared to the others. Overall, this book was exceptional. It is an honest examination of what happens when we sweep danger and misbehavior under the rug. The author’s note made me love the story even more; it comes from genuine experiences and I hope it will be widely read.