" This isn't a bad book, and it's certainly got an interesting setting (1920s Chicago), but ultimately I'm not personally that interested in the story of privileged rich white girls rebelling. I do like that issues of race were discussed in the novel, and I'm interested to see what happens with those plot elements when I get around to the rest of the series. At the moment I'm a bit skeptical that this will be handled realistically, but I'm going to wait and see. I'm also glad to see some YA about this time period, and that it doesn't flinch away from potentially controversial issues like alcohol (yes, during Prohibition), sex, racism, and so forth, just as much of today's YA in other settings confronts those issues. "
— Juliana, 2/16/2014