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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
This is basically Gossip Girl set in the 1920s. Even knowing that before I opened this book I was unprepared for the baffling stupid things some of these characters do. Even so, I still enjoyed this book.
Better than I thought it would be based on Goodreads reviews. Easy read. Learned some stuff. There’s repeated phrases and even scenes toward the end but overall I look forward to the evolution of the series
If I was in the this time era and I was living in Chicago with these people I have to say that I would be one of those gushing girls over Marcus. I loved him because he was the typical guy and I'm a sucker for those types (do they exist in real life even or am I waiting for a fictional boy to come to me?.
I've been reading more books in the 1920s and I have to say, it is definitely my favourite time period. I wish I was back in those times using their slang and dressing in those flapper dresses, going to clubs and dancing and drinking (no cigarettes for me though, sorry!).
This was, is, a great book. It really helps introduce you into the 1920s and it makes you want to be apart of that. The characters were all great (sigh, Marcus and Clara!) and I thought that they were really well developed. Especially Lorraine.
What a character Lorraine is and someone who I think many people can relate to at some level. The poor shadow of the best friend who loves a boy that despite all her efforts, doesn't love her back? That's something that I think everyone can relate to at some point and I thought that she was a humourous one.
However, I don't really know about Gloria. She was the girl who wanted to break out and do something exciting, except she already did a lot and honestly the parts with her in them I didn't find as interesting. I feel like she could have been a bit more emphasized as a character, but overall she wasn't horrible and plain. None of the characters really were.
I loved Clara. I loved her from the beginning and it stayed till the end. Same thing with Marcus.
I will continue to read on in the series though I have high expectations for the next book so I don't know if that's good or not.
I've been reading more books in the 1920s and I have to say, it is definitely my favourite time period. I wish I was back in those times using their slang and dressing in those flapper dresses, going to clubs and dancing and drinking (no cigarettes for me though, sorry!).
This was, is, a great book. It really helps introduce you into the 1920s and it makes you want to be apart of that. The characters were all great (sigh, Marcus and Clara!) and I thought that they were really well developed. Especially Lorraine.
What a character Lorraine is and someone who I think many people can relate to at some level. The poor shadow of the best friend who loves a boy that despite all her efforts, doesn't love her back? That's something that I think everyone can relate to at some point and I thought that she was a humourous one.
However, I don't really know about Gloria. She was the girl who wanted to break out and do something exciting, except she already did a lot and honestly the parts with her in them I didn't find as interesting. I feel like she could have been a bit more emphasized as a character, but overall she wasn't horrible and plain. None of the characters really were.
I loved Clara. I loved her from the beginning and it stayed till the end. Same thing with Marcus.
I will continue to read on in the series though I have high expectations for the next book so I don't know if that's good or not.
Excellent book! One of the few books that actually took me back in time as if I were there living the plot.
Review Posted Here: http://queenofteenfiction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/review-vixen-by-jillian-larkin.html
*This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for a honest review.
You have no idea how much this book made me want to build a time machine, go back to the 1920s, and be a flapper girl.
I’ll start by saying what a refreshing change this book made. I’m so used to being surrounded by fantasy and paranormal books; it was great to read something completely different! I’m a great lover of historical fiction and I hope that this series encourages more historical YA authors to get their stories out there!
Vixen is set during the time of the roaring 20s in Chicago and follows the stories of three young girls’ right at the centre of the Flapper era. Gloria and her best friend, Lorraine, are high society rich girls who aspire to be part of the flapper world rather than the worlds of dinner parties and gossip columns that they’re already a part of. Gloria’s cousin Clara is a girl with a hidden past who comes to Chicago faking innocence and pretending to know nothing of the world of flappers and speakeasies.
Gloria is engaged to be married to one of the most wanted men in Chicago, Sebastian Grey, but she wants her chance to experience some final freedom before she starts her new life as a bride. So Gloria and her friend Marcus end up making their way inside the Green Mill, the biggest speakeasy in Chicago.
That is when she first claps eyes on musician, Jerome Johnson. Desperate to catch his attention and fit in with the flappers around her, Gloria starts to transform herself, much to the annoyance of her fiancé and her mother, and also to the surprise of Lorraine.
The story follows each girl in third person, which makes getting to know the characters a lot easier. You are able to empathise more with each of the girls, even when one of them makes mistakes, because you know and understand their reasoning behind it. Each character is realistic and relatable.
I have to say, out of all of the fabulous characters in this book, I loved Clara the most. I was rooting for her from the start and I adored her relationship with Marcus (who is another amazing character.) I think that all good stories need a character like Marcus, the loyal and funny guy friend.
I love Jillian’s style of writing. Her descriptions of the settings are perfect, I felt as if I was sitting at the bar in the Green Mill. The story really draws you in to the flapper lifestyle.
There were some pretty amazing plot twists at the end! There are some real tense moments were you have no idea which direction the story will go in those last few chapters. The epilogue made for a brilliant cliff-hanger. I’m really excited to start reading the next book in the series!
*This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for a honest review.
You have no idea how much this book made me want to build a time machine, go back to the 1920s, and be a flapper girl.
I’ll start by saying what a refreshing change this book made. I’m so used to being surrounded by fantasy and paranormal books; it was great to read something completely different! I’m a great lover of historical fiction and I hope that this series encourages more historical YA authors to get their stories out there!
Vixen is set during the time of the roaring 20s in Chicago and follows the stories of three young girls’ right at the centre of the Flapper era. Gloria and her best friend, Lorraine, are high society rich girls who aspire to be part of the flapper world rather than the worlds of dinner parties and gossip columns that they’re already a part of. Gloria’s cousin Clara is a girl with a hidden past who comes to Chicago faking innocence and pretending to know nothing of the world of flappers and speakeasies.
Gloria is engaged to be married to one of the most wanted men in Chicago, Sebastian Grey, but she wants her chance to experience some final freedom before she starts her new life as a bride. So Gloria and her friend Marcus end up making their way inside the Green Mill, the biggest speakeasy in Chicago.
That is when she first claps eyes on musician, Jerome Johnson. Desperate to catch his attention and fit in with the flappers around her, Gloria starts to transform herself, much to the annoyance of her fiancé and her mother, and also to the surprise of Lorraine.
The story follows each girl in third person, which makes getting to know the characters a lot easier. You are able to empathise more with each of the girls, even when one of them makes mistakes, because you know and understand their reasoning behind it. Each character is realistic and relatable.
I have to say, out of all of the fabulous characters in this book, I loved Clara the most. I was rooting for her from the start and I adored her relationship with Marcus (who is another amazing character.) I think that all good stories need a character like Marcus, the loyal and funny guy friend.
I love Jillian’s style of writing. Her descriptions of the settings are perfect, I felt as if I was sitting at the bar in the Green Mill. The story really draws you in to the flapper lifestyle.
There were some pretty amazing plot twists at the end! There are some real tense moments were you have no idea which direction the story will go in those last few chapters. The epilogue made for a brilliant cliff-hanger. I’m really excited to start reading the next book in the series!
One of the things things that I was worried about going into this book was, it wouldn't live up to all of the hype that I've been hearing. I've heard so many good things about this book, I just hoped that it would be as good as everyone was saying, and to be honest it really was. There's very few books that are set during this time, so even just that makes it a good book, but Jillian uses the language from that time perfectly, and it really helped to convince me that it was 1920's and the flapper lifestyle was banned by prohibition.
I do like the way the book is set up. One chapter your reading about Gloria, the next about Lorraine, then the next about Clara. But there were times while I was reading that I felt I didn't want to know what was going on with Lorraine. I felt more of a connection and more of a concern of what was happening with Gloria and Clara. For awhile I just saw Lorraine as a girl who dressed as a slut who wanted Marcus Eastman. I found myself reading her parts faster because I just had to know what was happening with Gloria and Clara, but didn't want to miss if anything happened while she was around.
The ending is one that I did not see coming. I usually have this sense about how things are going to end, but with this one it kind of threw me for a loop. It does clear up a few questions that were brought up during the rest of the novel, but then it throws in a few more. I think that was a really good plan, because now I know I want to read the second one to see what happens, and I'm sure most people that liked the book will feel the same way. Now I am kind of dying to know if she's going to add the new character she did the epilogue with. Because that would make four people for the next novel, but it would also help to fill in some holes that I've found by running through the story in my mind and questions that I have about them.
Overall this was a really good book. I just couldn't get over the fact that Lorraine, even though her story was not meant to be, was boring and annoying to me. It was still an amazing read and should be read by anyone and everyone. I would recommend this book to someone that wants to read either a good book set in the 1920's or a really romantic mystery, or anyone just looking for a good read to be honest. So add this to your TBR list if you haven't already!
I loved this book. it left me hanging soo bad. i cant wait to read the next one.
I recommend this for generally anyone especially people who enjoy the 1920s/flappers/historical fictions!
I recommend this for generally anyone especially people who enjoy the 1920s/flappers/historical fictions!
This book was fast-paced, over dramatic, and just a lot of fun to read. I finished it in 2 days, and it was definitely the mind candy I needed (plus I'm a huge fan of the Great Gatsby so I loved the era and setting of this novel).
While the characters weren't exactly the most believable, they did have relatable traits that were just blown out of proportion (such as Loraine's extreme jealous behavior) and were entertaining to read about. The writing of the novel itself was solid, with quality imagery that wasn't too long-winded but still gave enough detail for the reader to get a clear picture.
My main complaint about this book would be that the plot was extremely predictable. I'm not very good at predicting endings and I guessed almost exactly what happened at the end by the first quarter of the book. As to it's comparison with the Luxe series, I cannot speak to that as I have never read Luxe, but I will be sure to seek it out in the future to make a better determination (and because I liked this book so much so it seems like my style).
While the characters weren't exactly the most believable, they did have relatable traits that were just blown out of proportion (such as Loraine's extreme jealous behavior) and were entertaining to read about. The writing of the novel itself was solid, with quality imagery that wasn't too long-winded but still gave enough detail for the reader to get a clear picture.
My main complaint about this book would be that the plot was extremely predictable. I'm not very good at predicting endings and I guessed almost exactly what happened at the end by the first quarter of the book. As to it's comparison with the Luxe series, I cannot speak to that as I have never read Luxe, but I will be sure to seek it out in the future to make a better determination (and because I liked this book so much so it seems like my style).
I tried this, and really wanted to like it. But I just couldn't get in to it. It was over-dramatic and unbelievable.
This seemed like another run-of-the-mill, bland teen romance novel of the racier variety, with a 1920s Chicago flapper setting overlaid, when I hit a glaring anachronism.
I'm not talking about why a Harvard graduate bothers with high school girls.
I'm talking about Lady Chatterley's Lover - a book not published until 1928 from a firm in Italy, then Knopf in a censored edition in the US in 1928. In one scene, Lorraine mentions her father's first edition of LCL but Vixen is set in 1922 (evidence: Gloria mentions the Volstead Act was passed in 1919 when she was 14, she is now 17 in the novel making the setting 1922). How does a book become valuable enough to collect 6 years before publication? Very, very glaring.
I have an advanced edition, so if this shows up in the final edition....
Definitely not a book I would recommend; read F. Scott Fitzgerald instead.
I'm not talking about why a Harvard graduate bothers with high school girls.
I'm talking about Lady Chatterley's Lover - a book not published until 1928 from a firm in Italy, then Knopf in a censored edition in the US in 1928. In one scene, Lorraine mentions her father's first edition of LCL but Vixen is set in 1922 (evidence: Gloria mentions the Volstead Act was passed in 1919 when she was 14, she is now 17 in the novel making the setting 1922). How does a book become valuable enough to collect 6 years before publication? Very, very glaring.
I have an advanced edition, so if this shows up in the final edition....
Definitely not a book I would recommend; read F. Scott Fitzgerald instead.