For the bright young things of 1929, the beautiful days seem endless, filled with romance and heartbreak, adventure and intrigue, friendship and rivalry.
After a month in New York, Cordelia Grey and Letty Larkspur are small-town girls no longer. They spend their afternoons with Astrid Donal at the Greys’ lush Long Island estate and their nights in Manhattan’s bustling metropolis. But Letty’s not content to be a mere socialite. She is ready at last to chase her Broadway dreams—no matter the cost.
Cordelia is still reeling from the death of her father at the hands of Thom Hale, the man she thought she loved. Now she is set to honor Darius Grey’s legacy . . . and take her revenge.
Promised to Cordelia’s half brother, Astrid is caught up in a world of dazzling jewels and glittering nights—and the sparkle is blinding. Charlie Grey is a gangster playing a dangerous game; and for Astrid, Cordelia, and Letty, the stakes could be deadly.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe comes the second book in an epic series set in the dizzying last summer of the Jazz Age.
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"4.5 stars. Another brilliant, shiny offering from Ms. Godbersen. Beautiful Days is a wonderful follow up to Bright Young Things and I look forward to the next installment. This time around we pick up after Cordelia is betrayed by Thom Hale, Letty is let down by someone she trusted, and Astrid is newly engaged to Charlie Grey. The girls are now the best of friends, enjoying lazy afternoons by the pool, late nights and early mornings in glittering night clubs and speakeasies, and in general they are living the most charmed of lives, or so it seems. But things are not always as shiny and bright as they appear, especially when they are living in the middle of a bootlegger's war. Charlie is determined to avenge his father's demise, but not simply by going for the "eye for an eye" mentality, but rather by hitting the Hale's where it hurts the most - in their business matters. Astrid soon tires of feeling neglected and Cordelia discovers that she also has a role in the ascendance of her family's growing business. As for Letty, all she wants is to take center stage, and in the mean time she has a new love interest that she soon finds out is more than what she thought him to initially be. Overall great story lines, exceptional writing, and of course the historical touches that makes these books a delight to read."
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Adriana (4 out of 5 stars)