Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Little secrets… big drama!

After Allison's mother was arrested for embezzlement, her life went from bad to just plain terrible. Her boyfriend dumped her for her cousin, who she thought was her best friend, and everyone at school began to steer clear of her. With almost losing her best ally in her family, Allison is glad that she still has Grandma Diamond by her side, since she wouldn't be able to play the game without her. Still hung up over Chad, Allison is trying to live her life normally, but it isn't much help when secrets continue to leak, making her question even Grandma Diamond's motives.

Kelly had fun pulling Allison down off her high horse, but now she is just plain bored. Not only that, but she just found out that her Aunt Christine is her biological mother; and, of course, Christine doesn't want anything to do with her. With a new girl in town and no subjects whose life she can make miserable, Kelly just wants some change in her life. Maybe she can surprise her new mom?

Chad feels a little guilty about what happened between him and Allison, but is happy to have Kelly as his girlfriend -- but he doesn't know her true motives. With his own secret life still hidden, it is just bound to get out. The one person who discovers what that is can use it against him, even if he thinks they will respect him because of it.

Tom is tired of Chad using him and using Kelly, the girl who he really wants to be with. His patience with Chad is thinning quickly and, before he knows it, he has the opportunity to betray his friend in an instant. True friends don't do that, right?

Dramatic, deceptive, and very delicious, this follow-up to the first novel in the LITTLE SECRETS series, PLAYING WITH FIRE, does not disappoint. Secrets are poured out all over the place and true colors of certain characters will definitely be revealed. This series just gets better and better. ( )