Review Detail

Reader reviewed by Krista

The Luxe tells the story of five teenagers in Manhattan in
1899. Elizabeth Holland and younger sister Diana Holland are completely
different. While Elizabeth is proper, Diana is rebellious. However,
Elizabeth has a dark secret. Henry is the most wanted bachelor of
Manhattan. Elizabeths best friend, Penelope Hayes, is jealous of
Elizabeth. Then there is Lina Broud, Elizabeths servant. Lina dreams
of being a society girl herself. Due to family issues, Elizabeth must
marry the gorgeous Henry Schoonmaker who she has no desire to wed.
Things get more complicated when Elizabeth learns that Penelope is in
love with him. However, Henry is in love with an entirely different
girl&

Honestly, I was not sure if I would enjoy this book. I usually do
not read Gossip Girl-esque books. They just dont seem like something I
would like. I decided to give The Luxe a chance because I
heard so many good things about the series and my friend wanted to see
if it was a book I thought she would like. Most importantly, I
absolutely love the pretty dresses on the cover. heh.

Overall, I liked The Luxe. Hands down, my favorite
characters were Diana Holland and Henry Schoonmaker. Together, they
saved the novel from being unenjoyable. I loved Dianas rebellious
streak. It made her interesting. Lina and Penelope just seemed
desperate to me, and that was a big turn-off. Elizabeth was an okay
character. While I know Godbersen purposely chose not to make Elizabeth
too exciting (that was Dianas part), Elizabeth was just too
boring. Even her secret could not compensate for the rest of her
boringness.

Now let me just talk about the romantic Henry Schoonmaker. I was
definitely head-over-heels for him. I mean, just look at his last name.
Schoonmaker. It almost looks like Swoonmaker. I cant wait to read more
about him in the series.

And is it me, or would this make a great TV show?