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The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
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Quick, juicy, teen read. It's Gossip girl set in turn of the century Manhattan. Yes the story is a bit expected, but still--I had fun. ( )
  KristySP | Apr 21, 2013 |
I read this book in two days and am pleasantly surprised by how much I really enjoyed it. It completely reminded me of the CW show Gossip Girl. Penelope couldn't had been a better Blair Waldorf and Liz a better Serena( personality only). The writing was great and I enjoyed the newspaper clips and etc at the beginning of each chapter. It added something extra. I like period stories and books of this nature so, for me this was a great read. I didn't find any lulls in the book were it just dragged. I can't wait to read the next book. ( )
  Sunflower38 | Apr 11, 2013 |
eh. too many other things to read.
  JenneB | Apr 2, 2013 |
I started this series because I love the Covers, but enjoyed the story lines. About rich snobby girls in the late 1800's and the setting is New York as it evolves into the city we know and love today. ( )
  Lanetz | Apr 1, 2013 |
I was very surprised I ended up liking this as much as I did. It’s part Mean Girls, part mystery, part romance and everything delicious. The story takes place in late 19th century New York and follows the lives of two top socialites. Of course there is your typical back-stabbing and plotting, but it’s actually a very intricately woven story. Godbersen does an excellent job of transporting her readers back into 19th century. Fortunately, this is a trilogy so I get to go back for more. I can’t wait. I recommend this one to anyone who is looking for a bit of addictive mind candy. ( )
  Jaguar897 | Mar 31, 2013 |
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A delicious new twist along the Gossip Girl vein, readers will clamor for this sharp, smart drama of friends, lovers, lies and betrayal.
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The dialogue has its clunky moments, and the plot twist that drives the tale is telegraphed from the very start, but readers caught up in the fancy dress intrigue are unlikely to mind much:
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It was the old New York way...the way of people who dreaded scandal more than disease, who placed decency above courage, and who considered that nothing was more ill-bred than "scenes," except the behaviour of those who gave rise to them. -Edith Wharton, "The Age of Innocence"
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Prologue: On the morning of October 4, 1899, Elizabeth Adora Holland--the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Edward Holland and his widow, Louisa Gansevoort Holland--passed into the kingdom of heaven.
Chapter 1: The Richmond Hayes Family requests the pleasure of your company at a ball in honor of the architect Webster Youngham on the evening of Saturday the sixteenth of September at nine o'clock at their new residence No. 670 Fifth Avenue in the City of New York. Costumes are required.
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Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.
Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.
White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.
This is Manhattan, 1899.

Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.

With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...

In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.

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In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.

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