E. Lockhart Has Expanded My Horizons

Many readers have written to tell me that although they don’t usually like mysteries they really enjoyed Sex, Murder And A Double Latte. I consider this to be a huge compliment, the kind which I have rarely been able to pay to another author. That’s not to say that I didn’t absolutely LOVE the manner in which Susan Isaacs combined two genres when she wrote Shinning Through but the genre’s she combined (suspense and women’s fiction) are two of my favorites so I can’t say “I normally don’t like…” because I normally do like. In fact my taste in literature is so varied that it’s hard to find a genre to which I’m usually averse. However it is true that I’m not overly fond of Fantasy. There are a few exceptions to this rule: I loved Terry Pratchett’s YA novels and the first two Vampire books in Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, but that’s really it. I don’t have a thing for Harry Potter, Laurell K. Hamilton’s books don’t speak to me and I couldn’t get through Wicked despite several attempts. By the way, all these books/authors are very good. I didn’t like the novels because of my individual tastes. I don’t like to watch golf either but that doesn’t make Tiger Woods a lesser athlete.

So it with great pleasure that I can now honestly say “I don’t normally like fantasies but I loved…



E. Lockhart’s Fly On the Wall. It’s a young adult novel about a girl going to a magnet high school for the arts in Manhattan (think Fame). While trying to cope with her parents sudden plans to divorce and her unrequited crush on a cute but apparently inaccessible guy not to mention her own normal fears of being too normal she makes an idle wish. She wishes she could be a fly on the wall of the boy’s locker-room. And low and behold, her wish comes true.

If you’re like me the premise doesn’t scream “Read me, read me, read me!” But E. Lockhart is one of the GCC gals so I figured, what the hell, I’ll give it a go. For the record, I didn’t have to. In order to be part of the GCC all I have to do is give you the name of her current book and her web address. It’s up to me whether or not I want to comment on its merits or lack there of. Nonetheless I did read it and you know what?

I liked it! Mikey...er...Kyra liked it!

The reason I enjoyed it so much is simple, it was fun. The protagonist was charmingly and realistically flawed, appealing and very funny. Lockhart has a great voice and her story was just flat out entertaining. It’s a quick read and one that kept me smiling from page 1 to page 182 (that would be the last page. Like I said, it’s a quick read). Anyways I give it two thumbs up. Check out her book next time you’re at a bookstore and CHECK OUT HER WEBSITE!!! Hands down Lockhart has the most entertaining author website I’ve ever come across, complete with quizzes, polls, audio-book samples and a great blog. You could occupy yourself for hours over there.


Kyra Davis
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