Let me start by saying I read and loved The Luxe. Godbersen wove a tangled web of deceit and relationship drama that kept me enthralled the entire book. The same was not true of Bright Young Things. Maybe it was the writing, or my realization mid-book that I simply don't like the "Roaring Twenties," but I didn't enjoy this as much as The Luxe. The characters were both naive young girls who got swept up in city life. I suppose this was understandable, but it wasn't very fun to read. They both end up falling for mysterious "bad boys," and that is about where I stopped reading. I'd rather read the rest of the Luxe series than try to force myself to finish this book.