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Luckily the girls each have a plan for escaping their humdrum country life: Rose wants to be a novelist, Poppy a jazz musician and Daisy a famous film director. Violet, however, has only one ambition: to become the perfect Debutante, so that she can go to London and catch the eye of Prince George, the most eligible bachelor in the country.
But a house as big and old as Beech Grove Manor hides many secrets, and Daisy is about to uncover one so huge it could ruin all their plans—ruin everything—forever.
When i read the synopsis for Debutantes I thought "Oooh! Nice! A fluffy historical with a gritty side", I'd read Harrison's Jane Austen books and though I really enjoyed them I did think they were all fluff and not too much substance and I was hoping Debutantes would be different to that. It was different, but it was also not as gritty as I was expected. I was expecting secrets and betrayals but the big secret I had figured out a quarter of the way in, making the book predictable.
I liked the setting of this book, it's set in the 1920s and gives you a look into an era not well explored in YA fiction. I for one was unaware that the traditional coming out parties and presenting at court lasted into the 1920s. I really liked seeing the fashion of the 1920s and all of the references to flappers and fashions, I was honestly sucked into the setting.
Daisy, Poppy, Violet and Rose were such lovely characters, all unique and all with their own aspirations, my favorite was by far Daisy, but I have a big soft spot for Rose, she was a little cutie. I also really liked the backing characters, Justin was romantic and I loved the love story between two of the supporting characters, Morgan was fun, for a chauffer. I also liked Elaine, despite the fact that she was very haughty.
The pacing of this book was very slow. I enjoyed it but kept putting it down to do other things, maybe because it was so predictable. For a book on the shorter side it took me a while to read.
Overall, a good book with great setting and characters but I struggled with the pacing and it was very predictable.
Overall rating: C+
Book released August 2nd 2012 by Panmacmillan
Book received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Other books by this author:
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend (Jane Austen #1)
Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend (Jane Austen #2)
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