The Last Dance of the Debutante

I don't read very much historic fiction, and this is my first time reading Julia Kelly, so after about fifty pages into the book, I wasn't sure I wanted to continue. It seemed like it might be a twittery cutsie story about a flighty girl in a superficial world. But I'm so glad I kept with it because The Last Dance of the Debutante turned out to be one of the best books I've read so far this year. Lily, the heroine, is courageous and grounded. The perspectives in the scenarios are empathetically portrayed, deep with delicious gray areas. The story was impeccably paced and I did NOT see the twists coming. It was plotted very well. This was my first read by Julia Kelly but it will not be my last!