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Ingenue Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jillian Larkin (Author), Abby Craden (Narrator), Listening Library (Publisher)
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If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll want to listen to the Flappers series.

Power...love...scandal...there’s never enough to go around. In the city that never sleeps, Lorraine Dyer is wide awake. Ever since she exposed Clara Knowles for the tramp she was - and lost her closest confidante in the process - Lorraine has spent every second scheming to make her selfish, lovesick ex-best friend pay for what she did. No one crosses Lorraine. Not even Gloria.

True love conquers everything - or so Gloria Carmody crazily believed. She and Jerome Johnson can barely scrape together cash for their rent, let alone have a moment to whisper sweet nothings in the dark. And if they thought escaping Chicago meant they’d get away with murder...they were dead wrong. Clara was sure that once handsome, charming Marcus Eastman discovered her shameful secret, he’d drop her like a bad habit. Instead, he swept her off her feet and whisked her away to New York. Being with Marcus is a breath of fresh air - and a chance for Clara to leave her wild flapper ways firmly in the past. Except the dazzling parties and bright lights won’t stop whispering her name...

Ingenue is the second novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic Flappers series set in the Roaring Twenties...where revenge is a dish best served cold.

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 29 minutes
  2. Author
    Jillian Larkin
  3. Narrator
    Abby Craden
  4. Audible release date
    August 9, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Listening Library
  7. ASIN
    B005GIHGC6
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 9 hours and 29 minutes
Author Jillian Larkin
Narrator Abby Craden
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date August 09, 2011
Publisher Listening Library
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B005GIHGC6
Best Sellers Rank #444,459 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#599 in Historical Fiction for Teens
#722 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Drugs & Alcohol Abuse
#1,000 in Teen & Young Adult 20th Century United States Historical Fiction

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Winter
5.0 out of 5 stars Review on book
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
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Book looks like it’s in good condition. I flipped through the pages and everything looks good. I can’t wait to dive in and read it!!! Thank you guys sooo much!!
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Sheila C
5.0 out of 5 stars The Flappers Ingenue
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012
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This is book number 2, continues from the first book, The Flappers Vixen. It's very good. Keeps you in suspense while it takes you through as if you were really there. You can imagine the atmosphere, the people, the action, the romance, everything this books does. Keeps you focused. I didn't not want to put it down once I started reading it. Can't wait to read the third book. I highly recommend if you want to read a good book, start with The Flappers Vixen, then The Flappers Ingenue.
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Cynthia Sally Haggard
4.0 out of 5 stars A fast, entertaining read
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2012
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INGENUE, Volume Two of Jillian Larkin's THE FLAPPERS series, picks up where VIXEN left off.

Everyone is now in New York. Gloria and Jerome are trying to hide from the mob. Vera, Jerome's younger sister is frantically looking for them. Marcus has fallen for Clara, who is trying to keep away as her former life as the Queen of the Flappers beckons. And Lorraine is trying to get back at everyone who hurt her in VIXEN.

A fast entertaining read, this novel will give today's teens something new to think about. Four stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the Best Historical Fiction I've Ever Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016
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This book continues the series as strongly as "Vixen," and is written twice as well. The romance-and lost romances- keep you on the edge of your seat and emotional while the action with the Mob 1-part confuses you, 2-parts terrifies you, and a gazillion parts makes you feel exhilarated. The characters act as befitting of their time period, a requirement for getting on my "good list."
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Bethany
5.0 out of 5 stars 1920's Era
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017
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The middle of a series that shows the romance and heartbreak of three females and their so called boytoys. What i really liked was that this book has such amazing facts about the 1920's and in that time period was when F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote many books that were hot sellers.
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artmonster
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect for every flapper fan
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2011
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i Love the story and the plot is exciting and will capture your attention from the first page. you will make excuses to reread this book a hundred times. I cant wait for the next book in this series. You will have a hard time putting this book down. Its not just for young adults. Its for every 1920s fan. the plot is rich with romance, suspense and secrets.
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A. Acevedo
3.0 out of 5 stars easy reading.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2017
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Enjoyable for what it is, easy reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Library Lady Hylary - Fun sequel in a series that's the cat's pajamas!
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2011
Picking up right where the previous novel, Vixen, left off, eighteen-year-old Gloria Carmody finds herself struggling to make ends meet in New York City with the talented piano player, Jerome Johnson, she left Chicago to be with. After being forced to kill one of the associates of Chicago mobster, Carlito Macharelli, in self-defense, Gloria and Jerome are being extra cautious to avoid the eventual retribution that they know is coming their way. In the meantime, Gloria's best friend turned enemy, Lorraine Dyer, is also living in New York and is working for none other than Macharelli in one of his gin joints, the Opera House. Lorraine promised Carlito that she would help him locate Gloria and Jerome, getting her revenge for the humiliation that Gloria put her through back in Chicago. Gloria's cousin, Clara Knowles, and her now boyfriend, Marcus Eastman, are also living in New York before Marcus begins college in the fall. Clara is trying desperately to convince Marcus that she has given up the flapper-lifestyle, but finds herself back in the world of liquor, jazz and parties when she lands a job as a reporter for an up-and-coming New York magazine. Vera Johnson, Jerome's sister, and Evan, one of Jerome's former Chicago bandmates, have also travelled to the Big Apple hoping to find Jerome and warn him that he and Gloria's fears are not unfounded: a dangerous assassin has been hired to find the pair, and Vera doesn't want to imagine what their fates will be when their lives in Chicago finally catch up with them.

Like the first novel in Larkin's Flappers series, Ingenue is told in alternating voices, this time with Vera contributing to the story along with Vixen's Gloria, Lorraine and Clara. Those who have not read the previous novel beware: the storyline of Ingenue is quite complex and would make little to no sense if the characters were not already firmly established in the first installment. Fans of Vixen, however, will find the four girls' adventures in Ingenue to be as enjoyable, if not more so, than the previous novel. Gloria, Lorraine and Clara have shed any of the "debutante" pretense that made up so much of the plot of Vixen, leaving three fearless flappers in their place. Vera also makes an interesting addition to the mix, giving Larkin the opportunity to explore even more of the social inequalities between blacks and whites in the early 20th century. Gloria and Jerome's trouble romance is, of course, the most stark example of society's segregation in the 1920s, but other, more subtle parts of the novel will definitely resonate with readers who are attune to these struggles. Another major theme of the story is the role of women during the time period. Clara finds herself wanting to pursue a career in journalism, but discovers that she might be limited to petty gossip columns, the more serious stories being left to the men. The mobster/speakeasy/revenge parts of the novel are what move it along, but it is Larkin's attention to the realities of the 1920s that really makes Ingenue shine as an exciting historical fiction read for young adults. The third novel, Diva, is set to be released in 2012.

I enjoyed the first novel in the series very much, but found myself liking Ingenue even more after the first few chapters. Where the first book had its moments of lag, the plot of Ingenue rolled forward like a freight train for most of the story. I liked the addition of Vera as one of the narrators, although it was, at times, a bit confusing since the novel was told from four different perspectives. Other than having to double-check who I was reading about from time to time, I found Ingenue to be a very satisfying second installment in a fun series! I'm looking forward to the release of Diva.

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Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in Canada on May 22, 2013
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If you've read the first book in the series, you'll definately want ot read this one. If you haven't read the first book, you should and then read this one too, because it's a very good continuation of the first book.
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