Author: Anna Godbersen
Type: Young Adult Novel
Genre: Fiction
Series: Yes, Luxe #1
Pages: 433
Copyright: 2007
Publisher: HaperCollins Publishers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Summary: from Good Reads
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.
Feelings:
I have been seeing this book for a long time. I'm not sure what kept me from reading it sooner but now I have read it and I really enjoyed it as well. No surprise there I seemed to enjoy young adult romance. I wish I had the next book so I could start reading it already.
Let me note that the quality of writing in this book isn't as good as I expected but it is really the characters that draw you in and keep you interested. I really enjoyed the characters. I thought it was interesting that the book starts at the end and then goes back to tell us how it got there.
There are some characters I didn't like as much as other characters but every book has a bit of that. I'm exited for the next book.
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