Author: Anna Godbersen

Review: Bright Young Things

Review: Bright Young Things

Posted July 23, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

What was the first thing I thought of while starting this book, prohibition, flappers, the bob?  No, no and no, the first thing that came to mind was Micheal Jackson’s PYT Pretty Young Thing — and I’m not even a fan! Cordelia starts off as a runaway bride from a small town in Ohio who […]

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Review: Splendor

Review: Splendor

Posted July 20, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

Overall, I enjoyed The Luxe series but even after a week to reflect on the conclusion I’m still unsure how I feel about it. But one thing I have agreed upon is the universal theme of unrequited love. No matter how you spin it the ending of the Diana/Henry romance will satisfy a very small […]

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Reveiw: Envy

Reveiw: Envy

Posted July 14, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Truthfully, this book pissed me off.  I’ve never been “and they lived happily ever after” reader, in fact, I prefer they don’t as it can sometimes be too cutesy.  In Envy, evil triumphs over good and it annoyed me that the two main characters I love to hate, Penelope and Carolina somehow always manage to […]

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Review: Rumors

Review: Rumors

Posted July 9, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

I thought for this review I’d do a rundown on all the characters. Elizabeth, it appears has been inducted into Sainthood after her untimely death and because of such, keeps creeping back into dark corners. Diana is looked upon as the poor younger sister to the deceased Elizabeth Holland and has tossed in her lap […]

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Book Review: The Luxe

Book Review: The Luxe

Posted July 6, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

At first, the Holland sisters, Elizabeth, and Diana seem to have it all being the desired socialites and now, despite her best friend Penelope’s resentment Elizabeth is suddenly engaged to Henry Schoonmaker.  Everything appears perfect until Elizabeth is thrown from a horse and buggy and disappears into the Hudson River. Anna Godbersen’s The Luxe is […]

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