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Not terrible...though it's at least 100 pages too long. I was motivated enough to keep reading to find out what happened to Elizabeth, at least. The Luxe just isn't sure what it wants to be. Historical fiction? Not quite. Old school Gossip Girl? Maybe (although I'm not sure why that's an aspiration...). I found the ending fairly predictable, but I might be willing to pick up the sequel if I could find a cheap copy.
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Go read the Age of Innocence instead. This book was like an awful teen soap opera. Swan's Crossing comes to mind http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101214/ Maybe if you've never read the Age of Innocence and you loved that TV show you'd like this book more.
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A YA series that revolves around loves, friendships, class and social pressures in New York City in 1899. Slightly soap opera-y, this first book starts off with the death of a “perfect” 18 year old socialite from a good family, Elizabeth Holland. Flash back about a week as we follow Elizabeth, her maids, her wild sister and her social climbing best friend. Not to mention her sham fiance and her coachman lover, Will. The relationships were somewhat interesting, and the historical details interest
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Pretty good for what it is. I enjoyed this about as much as I enjoyed the Gossip girl series, and am looking forward to reading more. The plot of this story was somewhat predictable after the first few chapters, but I enjoyed the setting and interactions between characters enough to not just skim. While I'm not sure how historically accurate this is, I do feel that the tone of the story is accurate. I'm sure there was loads of cavorting and canoodling, and of course all of the gossip and backsta
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I can't wait to read the rest of this series.
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Edith Wharton meets Gossip Girl, needless to say I loved it!
(Lexile Score: 990L)
Aug 24, 2008
Katie
marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2008
Julia
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Jan 29, 2012
Lucinda
marked it as want-to-get-a-copy
Jun 21, 2013
Catherine Knight
marked it as to-read
