#BookTalk- The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club  
by Genvieve Valentine

This book is a mix between The Great Gatsby and the fairytale of Twelve Dancing Princesses. The pages are just so alive and allow readers to feel like they are dancing the Charleston and gliding down the floor in the waltz. I loved disappearing into this historical fiction novel.

First Line: By 1927 there were twelve girls who danced all night and never gave names, but by then the men had given up asking and called them all Princess.

Summary: Locked away, only to sneak out to dance, these twelve sisters become know at the Princesses when they grace the floor of the Kingfisher Club. But once their  father, realizes that they are sneaking out, he announces he is to marry them off. Knowing nothing of his daughter, the sister grow worried that they will be married off into worse places, where they will be locked away again never to truly live. The eldest Jo will not let that happen. This book is about finding freedom, even in the moment that are hidden, like in a speakeasy, or in your heart...or in the journey of independence. This books is filled with love, sacrifice and dancing. 

Setting

Oh! How I loved how this was set in the 1920s. The underground nightlife was as much a character as the sisters themselves. Valentines writing just allowed you to see, smell and hear all the greatest of the time. As the characters sneak out, you never know what evil that larks as they find places to feel free. When reading all I wanted to do was get up and dance, and do the Charleston with them.

All in All

This was a beautifully written novel. If you are a lover of the 1920s and a strong female lead, I will definitely recommended this book to you!