Vixen

Vixen by Jillian Larkin

Vixen tells the stories of three girls in the 1920s. The chapters rotate between Clara, Lorraine, and Gloria, who are each trying to figure out their lives in Chicago. Gloria comes from a family of socialites, and is engaged to the most eligible bachelor in town, but her heart is somewhere else. Lorraine strives to be the most sought after flapper at the local speakeasy, and causes a lot of trouble getting there. Clara is running from a dark past and living like a good-two-shoes with her cousin Gloria's family.

While the twenties may seem like an exciting time to be alive, this book didn't do it justice. It didn't really transport you back in time like you might want it. The novel certainly had a lot going on, with each girl's own plot and well thought out side stories, but the characters left much to be desired. They weren't very likable, and they weren't very dynamic. It wasn't hard to guess what might happen to them or what decisions they might make. The only story I had much interest in was Clara's, and I still felt myself fighting to get to the end. 

While some twenties slang might be fun, this book was absolutely drenched in it, as if the author didn't want you to forget for a second what time period it was set in. But it detracted more from the story than added to it. Most of the writing was well thought out and technically good, it just wasn't all there on an emotional level. All in all, the book just didn't grab me like I hoped it would.