When we meet Katey, she’s older and comfortable, walking through an exhibition with her very stable beau. She notices a photograph of someone she used to know, someone who looks downtrodden but who was all sparkle when they were friends. We are then launched into Katey’s memory of an exciting year when she hopped around 1938 New York City with golden boy Tinker Grey. It was a year where she saw firsthand the glitz of society, as well as its lackluster side – and found where she fit. Through Katey’s eyes, we see where privilege and talent intersect and how social code is manipulated by the wealthy.
I enjoyed being fully transported to another time. Boarding houses are such a thing of the past, yet I could sense what it would be like to live in one. This is fully a character-driven story, which is fine; but, in truth, I yearned for more action. You would think a story were not a ton happens on the pages would make the shocking revelation all the more shocking, I find that it has the opposite effect. By the point that we understand what’s really going on with Tinker, I was kinda over it.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Pair with: Champagne
Peaches to Apples 