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The final book in the Bright Young Things trilogy, The Lucky Ones, brings to a close the stories of socialite Astrid, bootlegger daughter Cordelia, and rising starlet Letty. The three young women were all looking for love and affirmation in the Roaring Twenties when booze was outlawed and life seemed to be one long party. And the finale, while not unexpected, was a fitting ending to a very good series.

Moving among the three points of view, there's an underlying theme of naivety and longing. Astrid has married Charlie but it doesn't take long for the shine to leave the marriage and her eye falls elsewhere fairly quickly. Cordelia has found perhaps the best relationship of her life with pilot Max Darby, but his African-American heritage casts a shadow in a time where blacks were still considered second-class citizens. And Letty? She's moved in with a famous movie star and his wife, ostensibly to "learn how to be a star", but her feelings for Valentine O'Dell may be the very thing that causes all her dreams to crash. All three end up in very unexpected places, some tragic, some wonderful, but very, very different than where they began.

The Lucky Ones (and obviously the title is very tongue-in-cheek) is a realistic finale but I found myself wanting more. It's a glimpse into a short time period into the lives of three beautiful, talented young women, a deliberate move on the author's part to show the wildness of the twenties and the recklessness of youth. Still, I wanted more. I wanted to know firsthand how it all plays out in the future. The book moves along at a good clip and yet I still felt I was only skimming the surface of what happened. Definitely a good read whose layers are probably going to reveal more as I continue to think about it. Godbersen is an engaging writer and this series is recommended.


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The Lucky Ones Bright Young Things Anna Godbersen Books Reviews

Although this writer is considered a Teen Writer, I have enjoyed her books immensely. The first two in this series," Bright Young Things" and" Beautiful Days" were interesting to read so" I'm sure The Lucky One"s will be the same.

Just because Anna Godbersen is rated as I mentioned above her books are still a good read for adults. I'm a senior and enjoy every minute.

Once you have read this series try "Luxe, Rumor, Envy and Splendor".
I really enjoyed the Luxe series by this author so when I found out that she was writing the Bright Young Things series I was super excited! I have always been fascinated with the 1920's and flappers and speakeasies! This was a great series about young women finding their way and living their life by their own rules instead of by the rules that society wishes them to live by! I am sad to see this series end but I think that it ended well and I can't wait to see what this author writes next! By the way, if you like this series you should check out the flapper series by Jillian Larkin! Those are good books too! )
I am not saying the book was bad by any means, but it wasn't great. I don't feel like the characters got the endings they deserved. That being said, this ending was MUCH better than The Luxe series.

I thought that Astrid's story, in particular, was very rushed and a bit unrealistic. Letty's was ok, except for my next complaint. Cordelia's story was odd... it was like the author was trying to throw in random unnecessary drama in parts with Thom Hale. Again, it was good, but not great. This could have easily been a four book series with a bit more depth given to each character.

My biggest irritation in the whole novel might seem trivial to some, but it was Good Egg being fairly neglected. Letty gets one taste of fame, and leaves Good Egg sobbing at the fence as she drives away. Granted, Letty had a brief moment of sadness, and then brushed it aside. From that point on, she forgot about Good Egg. Then, EVERYONE forgot about Good Egg and just completely abandoned her in the end. Fortunately, she was taken in, but still... poor Good Egg ( I was shocked that Letty just stopped caring about her.
The final book in the Bright Young Things trilogy, The Lucky Ones, brings to a close the stories of socialite Astrid, bootlegger daughter Cordelia, and rising starlet Letty. The three young women were all looking for love and affirmation in the Roaring Twenties when booze was outlawed and life seemed to be one long party. And the finale, while not unexpected, was a fitting ending to a very good series.

Moving among the three points of view, there's an underlying theme of naivety and longing. Astrid has married Charlie but it doesn't take long for the shine to leave the marriage and her eye falls elsewhere fairly quickly. Cordelia has found perhaps the best relationship of her life with pilot Max Darby, but his African-American heritage casts a shadow in a time where blacks were still considered second-class citizens. And Letty? She's moved in with a famous movie star and his wife, ostensibly to "learn how to be a star", but her feelings for Valentine O'Dell may be the very thing that causes all her dreams to crash. All three end up in very unexpected places, some tragic, some wonderful, but very, very different than where they began.

The Lucky Ones (and obviously the title is very tongue-in-cheek) is a realistic finale but I found myself wanting more. It's a glimpse into a short time period into the lives of three beautiful, talented young women, a deliberate move on the author's part to show the wildness of the twenties and the recklessness of youth. Still, I wanted more. I wanted to know firsthand how it all plays out in the future. The book moves along at a good clip and yet I still felt I was only skimming the surface of what happened. Definitely a good read whose layers are probably going to reveal more as I continue to think about it. Godbersen is an engaging writer and this series is recommended.