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Vixen

di Jillian Larkin

Serie: The Flappers (1)

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Romance. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . Itâ??s a dangerous combination.
 
Every girl wants what she canâ??t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyleâ??and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that sheâ??s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicagoâ??s most powerful families, Gloriaâ??s party days are over before theyâ??ve even begun . . . or are they?
 
Clara Knowles, Gloriaâ??s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitchâ??but Clara isnâ??t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that sheâ??ll do anything to keep hidden. . . .
 
Lorraine Dyer, Gloriaâ??s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloriaâ??s shadow. When Lorraineâ??s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someoneâ??s going to be very sorry. . . .
 
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in t
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FLAPPERS!!!!
If you enjoy the Prohibition Era rebellion, this book is for you.
A fun thing about this book is that it is told from a different person's POV. You can see their thought processes and growth throughout the story line.
Based in Chicago you get to follow the different lives of 3 socialites. Some of the plot is predictable, but there were points that even surprised me.
I would say it is a fun addition to your home library. ( )
  CagedNymph | Jun 14, 2024 |
This dishy book proved to be all that it promised! Fun, sexy, dangerous... I loved every minute. Great characters, intriguing plot, plenty of action. I liked the alternating perspectives as a way to learn the whole story, and yet still I was floored by the twist it took at the end. I can't wait for the next book in the series! ( )
  kdegour23 | May 29, 2024 |
Yay for a change from vampire dramas!

In Vixen we are transported to Prohibition era Chicago: jazz, speakeasies, mobsters, debutantes, and plenty of drama. Fast read, guilty pleasure, cliche characters... yet, because the gossipy storyline and fun slang, it was pretty enjoyable. Plot builds up dramatically and the ending leaves the reader hanging. Made for a WB series. I can easily see flappers becoming the new vampires of teen lit.

This one is for older teens, not only because of subject matter, but because it will take some experience and worldliness to pick up on the Roaring Twenties slang. ( )
  mimo | Dec 18, 2023 |
If I had a guilty pleasure book, this would be it.

Seriously, it has everything I adore: 20s glamour and flappers, jazz music, ridiculous YA drama, a pretty cover and a fast moving plot.

I ended up picking this book on clearance years ago. Like most books I own, it got lost somewhere in my house and I forgot it existed. Then, one day during my epic cleaning sprees to deal with my epic boredom, I found it! Since I'm trying to give myself a well rounded read shelf for 2020, I decided to pick it up. Plus, who doesn't want some goofy, YA, flapper fun?

This story follows 3 girls:
1. Gloria - engaged to some hot, not super nice, rich guy but wants to let herself fall in love with a jazz musician.
2. Clara - Gloria's cousin who is super goody goody, but clearly has a bad past she is trying to hide.
3. Lorraine - the not so nice girl who is friends with Gloria but wants to be the center of attention SO bad and can't get the guy so she's clearly gonna be a jerk. You know, the mean girl.

This book is super strange for me. It's packed full of YA drama and gossip, so this really shouldn't be my thing but I was SO DIGGING IT. It's like my lack of human interaction has made this kind of gossip gold for me. Either way, I totally loved it and needed this sort of fun in my life. It's like Gossip Girl or 90210 or other super dramatic stories.

I can easily say this book won't be for everyone. These girls in the 20s are definitely like girls from the 2010s/2020s. They have feminist life goals and want to be strong women. They don't fit into the 20s society, but totally fit into today. I didn't mind, because I just wanted a fun read and let myself sink into the drama. Buuuut, if you're looking for historical accuracy then this book is not for you. Enjoy the book for what it is!

The book is easy to read and the drama moves fast. There's constantly something going on, and since the book changes perspectives between the three girls we always see something different. There isn't as much romance as there is drama in this book. I expected some awesome love and romance plots, but love is kind of the back burner thing. There are dates and some kisses and sometimes some love confessions, but this is by no means a romance - it's a drama.

Overall, this book is fluffy and glamorous. I want to continue reading this series, mostly because it is totally a guilty pleasure. I love it for what it is - good job Jillian Larkin!

Four out of five stars! ( )
  Briars_Reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |
I was going to give it a 3 stars but the way Gloria treated her best friend, I hated it. I didn't believe her love for Jerome either. ( )
  christiestar | Jul 17, 2022 |
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PART ONE

SPEAK EASY

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All life is just a progression toward,
and then a recession from,
one phrase - I love you.

~F. Scott Fitzgerald ("The Off-Shore Pirate,"
The Saturday Evening Post, 29 May 1920)
PART TWO

SPEAK LOW

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I don't want to live.
I want to love first,
and live incidentally.

~Zelda Fitzgerald (1919)
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For the two finest modern-day flappers,
Beverly and Wendy:
You've got all the moves.
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Romance. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . Itâ??s a dangerous combination.
 
Every girl wants what she canâ??t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyleâ??and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that sheâ??s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicagoâ??s most powerful families, Gloriaâ??s party days are over before theyâ??ve even begun . . . or are they?
 
Clara Knowles, Gloriaâ??s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitchâ??but Clara isnâ??t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that sheâ??ll do anything to keep hidden. . . .
 
Lorraine Dyer, Gloriaâ??s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloriaâ??s shadow. When Lorraineâ??s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someoneâ??s going to be very sorry. . . .
 
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in t

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