The Luxe by Anna
Godbersen
Rating: 2 stars
“Diana felt she was beginning to understand why, in all those novels she read, the headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.”
Let me just start by saying that it is a complete miracle that I even finished reading this book, considering the several times I wanted to just put it down. I have no idea why this book has such high ratings because I just can’t imagine the appeal. The story is about the Holland sisters in New York in 1899. The sisters discover, not long after their father’s death, that their family name and fortune is hanging in the balance. In order to save her family, Elizabeth Holland agrees to marry the infamous Henry Schoonmaker, not fully understanding the consequences of such a marriage within her society. This has the basis to be a wonderful story, but the characters are poorly developed and completely superficial and shallow, the writing was just annoying, and the characters seemed like they belonged in a different time period. Basically, I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone and I definitely won’t be reading the rest of the books.
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