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Rumours: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen (view source)
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Penelope was deliciously evil. Her motives and thoughts were much more juicy and gripping than any other character, as she plots to marry Henry Schoonmaker, Elizabeth's jilted fiancée, and fights to the top of the social ladder. I very much look forward to her downfall. However, as with many of other characters, she lacks any depth and she serves only as an antagonist for Diana especially to play off of.
Diana Holland was perhaps my favourite character in the first book, being the rebel whilst sister Elizabeth was the compliant and perfect daughter. I enjoyed her escapades and her burgeoning romance with Henry, as it gave the latter a different side to his character. Unfortunately, in ''Rumours'', Godbersen turns her into a pining and foolish girl, as she waits unendingly for Henry to emerge from the mourning of her sister. I suppose this was intended to be endearing but instead I felt it made her a little irritating. I was waiting for the rebel Diana that had been the only likable likeable character in The Luxe. However, by the end, she was the only one I felt I could truly sympathise with as things take a turn for the worse, and out of all the characters, she is still the most intriguing and understandable.
Henry himself is potentially a bland character, who is torn between the mourning of his fiancée Elizabeth and his constant duty to marry a rich and suitable lady. However, he is just saved from dullness by his exciting relationship with Diana, which is precarious and one of the only innocent storylines in the books. Towards the end of the book, he is put in an impossible position, and whereas I would have liked a strong and rebellious decision from him, he is limp and resigned.