I have a new column up...

...at Kirkus, about two YA novels set in the '20s: Anna Godbersen's Bright Young Things, and Jillian Larkin's Vixen.

In brief, Bright Young Things will be fun for anyone who liked the Luxe books. Vixen, on the other hand, has a pretty cover (although that model's arms look scary-thin) but features some of the most truly cringe-inducing dialogue I've ever read outside of the Sweet Valley High series. (Click through for an example. It's... kind of amazing.)

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Book sources: The Godbersen, from my local library; the Larkin, a review copy from the publisher.

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Read for the 2011 Historical Fiction Challenge.