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"Young. Wealthy. Defiant. Beautiful. Dangerous. It's 1923... and Anything Goes."
This phrase one reads on the back of the book Vixen by Jillian Larkin summarizes the entire story. It's the Jazz Age in Chicago, and Gloria and Lorraine are best friends who hide nothing from each other. Or do they? Gloria longs to enjoy the flapper lifestyle, but now that she is engaged to the powerful Sebastian Grey, will this be possible? Lorraine secretly desires to climb the social ladder and get away from Gloria's shadow, and she will do anything to get there. Anything. The plot thickens when sweet, innocent Clara, Gloria's cousin from Pennsylvania, arrives to help plan the wedding. But under the conservative dresses and boring pastimes, is Clara really everything that she seems, or are her secrets even deeper and darker than those of Gloria and Lorraine? When boys come into the picture, the bonds between these girls loosen. Secrets are kept, lies are told, friends are betrayed. All in the hope of love or fame. When it comes to achieving these things.... Anything goes.
I am a big fan of the twenties era, I chose this book a bit skeptically. I was afraid it would be a Bright Young Things (by Anna Godbersen) wannabe, but I was wrong. This book is a very good interpretation of the time. The plot was slightly predictable as a whole, but the inner details and plots were fantastic and kept me reading. I was also very impressed by the character development of this book, which is often a problem in teen fiction. I found myself cheering for some characters, and desperately angry at others. I felt like I was in the book, which in my opinion is a sign of well developed characters and a wonderfully written plot. I loved this book and it definitely qualifies as one of my favorites. I recommend it to older teenagers who are looking for an accurate but intriguing story of the times of the flappers.
Jillian Larkin, like me, has been fascinated with the flapper era since her childhood. She lives in New York, and has written a sequel to Vixen, Ingenue, which I look forward to reading. For more information about Jillian Larkin and her books, visit randomhouse.com/teens.
"Young. Wealthy. Defiant. Beautiful. Dangerous. It's 1923... and Anything Goes."
This phrase one reads on the back of the book Vixen by Jillian Larkin summarizes the entire story. It's the Jazz Age in Chicago, and Gloria and Lorraine are best friends who hide nothing from each other. Or do they? Gloria longs to enjoy the flapper lifestyle, but now that she is engaged to the powerful Sebastian Grey, will this be possible? Lorraine secretly desires to climb the social ladder and get away from Gloria's shadow, and she will do anything to get there. Anything. The plot thickens when sweet, innocent Clara, Gloria's cousin from Pennsylvania, arrives to help plan the wedding. But under the conservative dresses and boring pastimes, is Clara really everything that she seems, or are her secrets even deeper and darker than those of Gloria and Lorraine? When boys come into the picture, the bonds between these girls loosen. Secrets are kept, lies are told, friends are betrayed. All in the hope of love or fame. When it comes to achieving these things.... Anything goes.
I am a big fan of the twenties era, I chose this book a bit skeptically. I was afraid it would be a Bright Young Things (by Anna Godbersen) wannabe, but I was wrong. This book is a very good interpretation of the time. The plot was slightly predictable as a whole, but the inner details and plots were fantastic and kept me reading. I was also very impressed by the character development of this book, which is often a problem in teen fiction. I found myself cheering for some characters, and desperately angry at others. I felt like I was in the book, which in my opinion is a sign of well developed characters and a wonderfully written plot. I loved this book and it definitely qualifies as one of my favorites. I recommend it to older teenagers who are looking for an accurate but intriguing story of the times of the flappers.
Jillian Larkin, like me, has been fascinated with the flapper era since her childhood. She lives in New York, and has written a sequel to Vixen, Ingenue, which I look forward to reading. For more information about Jillian Larkin and her books, visit randomhouse.com/teens.
