Title: What a Girl Wants Author: Liz Maverick type of book: Contemporary Women's Fiction call number: Fic

This book is strong in character and story.

Summary:
This debut novel is reminiscent of the "Sex in the City" television show. Hayley Jane Smith is an unhappy and confused woman. The only solaces in her life are her three best friends: Audra the successful career woman; Diane, the career student; and Suz, the career waitress, who goes through men like Kleenex. Hayley hates her job, has had no boyfriend or sex for over a year, and has just found her supervisor dead in the cubicle next to hers. However, things begin to look up when the police detective, Grant Hutchinson, walks into the staff lounge to question her about the deceased coworker.

I would recommend this book!

Why?
This quick read and entertaining novel takes us through a reworking of Hayley's twenty-something life. She gets advice from her friends in some attempts to change her life for the better, i.e. asking for a raise and getting a date with the gorgeous Grant, which end up going terribly wrong. She gets fired and starts to believe that maybe Grant thinks her guilty in Fred Leary's death. Readers will enjoy the intense female friendships, dating hazard situations between Hayley and Grant, and the way Hayley tries to figure out what it really is she wants from life.

Other suggested reading:

The Ex-Files by Jane Moore

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner

Weekend in Paris by Robyn Sisman

Employee Initials: KS Review Date: April 2004

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