Rumors, by
Anna Godberson, is the second book in the
Luxe series. With Elizabeth Holland's immature death fresh in the air, all eyes are on her younger sister. She doesn't care about the rules of society that govern New York's elite. Penelope Hayes is also getting whiplash after Elizabeth's death. She wants to take everything that her friend left behind. That, unfortunately, includes her fiance, Henry Schoonmaker. Henry is the elite's most eligible bachelor and is strangeley in love with his late fiance's sister, Dianna Holland. He is not just in love with her, he is head-over-heels in love with her to the point that marriage is on his mind. But the rules of society forbid her from marrying the fiancee. Carolina Broad is also taking up her own position in society with the help of Penelope Hayes and her knowledge of the Holland's financial state. The love triangle continues until someone comes out heartbroken.
Dianna Holland is her own person. The author shows the "bad girl" in her uptight family. This is a book where secrets and rivalries are revealed. Elizabeth is really alive and tormenting Penelope's dreams with the thought that she might come back. The only thing that can make the press wild is a good book with great reviews. This is the book for them. Dianna's unwanted courtship and Penelope's unparalleled ambition make it certain that one person will end up heartbroken.
-Reviewed by T.A., grade 10.
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