With book one we learned that one of the girls would get married, one would become a star and one would die.

We’ve gotten to know the characters better over the course of the three books.
Cordelia had been brought more into her family’s bootlegging business.
Letty has continued to pursue her dream of acting.
Astrid continues to be best know for being married to Charlie, Cordelia’s brother.

Sometimes I found the characters less likable in this book and sometimes I felt like there were too many love interests. It was 2-3 love interests per girl I’d say, it got be harder to tell who I should be rooting for.

I enjoyed reading the conclusion to the story. ( )

A nice wrap-up to the trilogy. ( )

Recommended

This is the conclusion to the Bright Young Things trilogy. The story of Letty, Astrid and Cordelia is continued and wrapped up in a final epilogue. Astrid has married Charlie Grey, a bootlegger and Cordelia’s brother. Letty is got her break in the movie business and is trying to sort out her feelings about Valentine O’Dell. Cordelia still wants to spend time with Max even though their association has hurt both of them. The summer is coming to an end, lives are spinning out of control and prohibition is in full swing. Organized gangs are trying to bring each other down, making alcohol a dangerous business. The reader will learn about each of the characters regrets and choices they make. I would say that the ending might leave the reader shocked with the unexpected turn of events.

If readers have read the first two books in this series, they will definitely want to read the third book. It was a quick, fun story to read. I think that this book will appeal to girls. I think it is appropriate for a school library. The only thing to be aware is references to sex (nothing graphic) and underage drinking. There was a lot of relationship drama and a relatively graphic shooting scene. The ending was a little abrupt and I had to read it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

Since I had started to trilogy, I wanted to finish it. I would recommend it to students for fun reading. I would put the book on a new book display. I do not really see any curriculum connections, except for some of the historical aspects of prohibition and how business was conducted. But I do not see it fitting into a history classroom. It is a good book for a few hours of entertainment and escape. ( )

really could not get past the first 20 pages - characters too shallow and frankly I couldn't give a damn about their plight! ( )