Rumors by Anna Godberson

Rumors: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godberson

Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Young Adult
423 Pages

Summary from Amazon:
True love. False friends. Scandalous gossip. Welcome back to Manhattan, 1899.

As rumors fly about the untimely demise of New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, all eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her sister, Diana, the family's only hope for redemption; Henry Schoonmaker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind; even Elizabeth's former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. In this delicious sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal . . . or more precious than a secret.


This one was a lot better then it's predecessor. The characters were far better developed this time around. The plot seemed to move faster this time around. It still dragged on at times, but at least the entire novel didn't drag

This time, I liked all the characters save for a few. Diana was probably my favorite character this time around. I even liked Henry this time since he was so torn. Elizabeth is also easier like this time around as she's happy with Will. Penelope is just as evil and conniving in this novel, if not more so. With Lina, I don't know if I'm hoping she falls hard of if she succeeds with becoming like all the famous ladies.

I hated the ending of this book. It just seemed way to rushed. While I liked this one way more then I liked The Luxe, I'm not sure if I can stand to read another one. I wish I could like this series more, but for some reason I just can't get into them. I might read the last two just to see how the mess these girls are making of their lives sorts out.

Three out of five stars

For the week of 7/5

This is going to be a fun week for me. First things first: I changed the name of my blog. Eclectic Reviews had already been used several times and I would have used dawn somewhere but I didn't want to seem like I was mimicking my good friend Amanda to much. I also got a new background and I like the template a lot more then what I was using before. It seems a lot neater and more organized to me now.

Now for what's coming up. I went to Books-A-Million earlier today, which is like my heaven on earth (that as well as several other large book chains and the library) which turned out to being having a sale. I now have five brand new books (one of which I've read before, but for $4 I just couldn't say no to).



I went a head and bit the bullet and bought Rumors by Anna Godbersen.


I finally found Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Ever since I saw the movie, I've been hunting for this book.


Evernight by Claudia Gray


Evermore by Alyson Noel


Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Here's a little question for you book-buffs: Where did this quote come from?

"Not all who wander are lost."

Most people will know this =)

Have a good week!