The Luxe Series, Anna Godbersen, SPOILERS

[abourque]

I read this series years ago when I picked up the first book of the series. I typically read more supernatural type books or dystopian realities but this series really intrigued me. It takes place in America in the end of the nineteenth century. The series follows two sisters who are very different. The oldest is quiet, sweet, and very reserved. The younger is rebellious, outspoken, and willful. They are in New York society and their mother is a widow trying to marry them to wealthy men. There are many surprises in the series and the sisters take their own paths behind closed doors with men their mother would not approve of and lifestyle choices they make on their own. The book gives a great balance of this perfect society everyone wants to portray and the dark secrets everyone hides. I loved how the sisters made choices on their own and didn't just swoon over any guy. They are both ambitious and strong characters. I could not stop reading the books! The series could move a little slowly (it's not a story of action) but was always full of gossip and drama. Great story about the society during the time and the vast difference between that society and the servants and poor working for themselves. I would recommend this series to anyone!!

[MatthewAlexander]

I liked this series a lot, I did feel at times that it got bogged down in details. Dresses, dresses, and more dresses. They did keep me in suspense though--especially the forbidden romances!

[Sarah_Khan]

I loved this series! Everything about it was great; the plot, the characters, the setting. The series stays interesting from the first book to the last and by the last book I learned to love almost all the characters even the ones that I disliked in the beginning. I also really enjoyed Anna Godbersen's other series called Bright Young Things.

[_hbanga]

I love the Luxe series, it was so much fun to read it was very scandolous and I loved following the lives of Elizabeth and Diana and loved how different they both were. The story reminded me of if Gossip Girl was set placed in the 19th century. Probably am going to reread it again

[Vscholz]

I definitely prefer more fantastical paranormal books, but the covers of this series got me! I usually don't read much historical fiction, but Godberson's writing is engaging. I devoured the series and I'm glad that others have read them, too. Has anyone read her other series set in the 1920s?