cover image Zeta or Omega?

Zeta or Omega?

Kate Harmon. Speak, $8.99 (235pp) ISBN 978-0-14-241017-2

Three likable college freshmen navigate the ups and downs of sorority rush. Starting at Florida's Latimer University are Veronica (Roni), the rich Bostonian who turned down Harvard in order to blend in with the everyday kids; Lora-Leigh, the free-spirit fashion designer forced by her overprotective parents to attend college in her hometown; and Jenna, the Atlanta-born good girl who adores her family. The girls, who share the same dorm, bond immediately, though it's unclear what connects them at first beyond being cute and nice. Everything is actually a bit too cute and nice in Harmon's Disneyfied world; the friends adjust swiftly and easily to college and each immediately meets a hot guy. And while the girls' excitement over choosing the ""right"" sorority is palpable, the author makes the choice seem like a life-or-death decision. About to learn what house she'll belong to, ""Roni was about to have a major organ breakdown.... Lungs collapsing. Brain aneurism. Heart attack."" Even for beach reading, this is lite. Ages 12-up.