Reed Brennan

Reed Brennan is the main protagonist of the Private series.

Biography
The protagonist and narrator of the series, Reed Brennan is a collected outsider from Pennsylvania who, at the beginning of Private, enters Easton Academy via scholarship. An attractive honors student, 5'9" with straight chestnut hair and ocean blue coloured eyes, admirable athletic skill, and the eventual romantic attentions of more than one suitor, she seems destined for success in the high-profile school. However, her primary failing is being overeager to escape a troubled family past and mundane everyday life, which soon lends itself to her quest to gain acceptance into the school's premier dorm, Billings House. On her first night at Easton, Reed looks out her dorm room window and notices four beautiful girls in a dorm room in the opposite building — Billings House — drinking wine, dancing, and enjoying themselves. Fascinated by this sight, she learns that these were the four most popular girls at Easton, and begins to cherish a desire to live amongst them and be a part of their circle. Upon being introduced to these girls — Noelle, Ariana, Kiran, and Taylor — a series of initiations to test her credibility follows.

Reed is put through a lot throughout the series, what with the murder of her boyfriend, the murder of a dorm mate, being kicked out of her prestigious dorm, being shunned by all of her friends, navigating romantic relationships, her mother's less-than-sober state, and more than three people (Ariana, Sabine, Mrs. Ryan) making attempts on her life. She remains relatively unaffected, though the others firmly believe she has been made paranoid.

By Suspicion, Reed has gone through with at least four boyfriends. She also develops a close friendship with Sawyer Hathaway, though it is suspected by some readers that he has a crush on her, as evidence by his readiness to talk down about her current boyfriend, Upton Giles, and the fact that he was near the bathroom when Reed was about to take a bath (though it turned out to be a good thing, since he was able to save Reed from Mrs. Ryan).

As the series progresses, Reed rises in status, but experiences several personal costs and challenges along the way.