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The Luxe & Rumors

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Books 1 and 2 on my list of 50 for the year were actually finished in 2013. This was unintentional. I started reading The Luxe on December 29 and thought I'd finish it in 2014 and it would be ok. Well, instead I got totally sucked into it and finished the first 2 books in 3 days. It is currently January 1 and I am on the 3rd book right now, Envy. 

The Luxe is basically Gossip Girl, but set in 1899. So if you are at all interested in Gossip Girl, or the lifestyles of the rich & fabulous back when girls wore beautiful dresses like those on the cover, then this book is for you. It has drama, romance, forbidden love, family struggles, money, social climbing, etc. I was really impressed by how quickly I was drawn into it. 

The second book, Rumors, just continues the story and I was just as captivated by it as I was by the first one. There are 4 books total in the series and as I said already, I'm currently in the beginning of book 3.

I'd definitely rate both of these at least a 4 out of 5, so check them out!!

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Rumors by Anna Godbersen

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Penelope Sanchez said…
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Friday, March 11, 2016 at 9:30:00 AM EST
Penelope Sanchez said…
I adored reading The Luxe! I've already read every Edith Wharton novel and similar in existence and I thought I had exhausted the entire glittering genre UNTIL The Luxe came along and showed me that turn-of-the-century, social-climing romances are not dead. Hurray! The story is gripping, the characters are deliciously addictive, and the descriptions of Lord & Taylor ballgowns and NYC mansions and manners of a bygone age made me want to live inside its pages. Think House of Mirth Light. I can't wait for the next installment!

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