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Popular is at its core a book about being popular, but that's not all. Since it is crucial that you read the book without knowing the twist at the end, I can't give anything away, so I will merely explain why I gave it only one star. The writing is not that great, in my opinion. Maybe it is because I read an advance copy, so if that is the case, then anyone that read the final version can rebuke my statement. I found grammatical errors left and right and what really killed it was the going back and forth between present and past tense within a single paragraph or thought. The language the teens use is also not believable or natural sounding. Also, there are chapters told from different character's perspectives and at first it was really confusing keeping each one straight. Furthermore not much happened in each chapter, other than reiterating that particular character's point of view (for example Olivia wanting a relationship with a boy named Chance and Shelly wanting to overthrow Hamilton as Queen of the clique). Besides these reiterations, all we get are a string of parties thrown by Hamilton and her boyfriend Alex showing up in each chapter. In the end you understand why some of these things are built that way in the first part of the book, but overall the effect is A.) Boredom and B.) Frustration (and not the good kind that makes me want to keep turning the pages). I love the premise of the book, but I think the execution could have been way better.