Before I say anything about The Luxe, I have a confession to make. I’m not usually a fan of teen drama, but I totally watched Gossip Girl, a show about a group of ridiculously rich and privileged teenagers living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side (and, as the show progressed, their college years and ad...
Pros:* Turn-of-the-century New York* Society balls* ScandalsCons:* Twist is easily recognizable* Characters act in too modern of ways I really think I read this book at the right time. Gossip Girl had a shortened season and this felt like a substitute. Really, like the GG cast were transported back ...
I love Anna Godbersen's Bright Young Things series and I thought that I would check out The Luxe. I'd tried reading it at school but I didn't really have a clue of what was going on and it didn't really interest me at the time since it sounded a lot like what was going on around me (I was at school ...
If I had read a novel with this much social manipulation set in the present day, I would have been annoyed and disgusted, or at least bored.Set it in 19th century New York, and I am really happy, and anxious to read the rest!
Gossip Girl meets The Age of Innocence. Except that there's not really any Age of Innocence here. I tried with this book, because my sister recommended it as enjoyable fluff. I tried to think of it as light and fluffy and inconsequential, a book to read as a break from heavier things. It didn't work...
This book was so, so, so, so good. Read my full review here: http://writergrrlreads.blogspot.com/2011/12/luxe-anna-godbersen.htmlCan't wait for the next book in the series!
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