Reviews
"The feel of a night out with the girls...charming...undeniably fun." - Miami Herald "This lively debut novel...reads like the Hispanic version of Waiting to Exhale ." - New York "As a guilty pleasure it ranks somewhere between Valrhona chocolate and Jimmy Choo shoes-I simply could not put it down." - Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "...the summer's must-have beach book." - Latina magazine "...a fresh spin on the best-of-friends novel that's funny, touching, and exhilarating. A winner!" - Jennifer Crusie "The Latina community has a rich new voice and Valdez-Rodriguez is it." - Jeffrey Kluger, coauthor of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 " Dirty Girls sets out to prove Latina can mean anything-black, white, rich, poor, Spanish-speaking, not Spanish-speaking." - The Miami Herald "...Valdes-Rodriguez has written an incredible first novel, told in six distinct voices and points of view." - Library Journal "...in the end, it's the complex, finely drawn characters who make the book work." - Rocky Mountain News "...a heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny page-turner." - Booklist "This season's most scrumptious book...a summer must." - Advocate "Those who liked The Joy Luck Club or iThe Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood will enjoy The Dirty Girls Social Club ...It is heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny." - Oklahoman "(an) affecting debut that takes a long, hard, and funny look at life in the U.S. for Latina women...an upscale telenovela with well-drawn, charmingly flawed characters from an author who explodes some myths." - Kirkus Reviews "Marked by fast-paced dialogue and a pop-culture sensibility, this engaging novel, each section of which is written from a different woman's perspective, carries an unmistakable message." - Book "The writing is strong, fluid, and sometimes laugh-out loud funny." - Pioneer Press "Valdes-Rodriguez' compelling characters are enhanced by their racial identities but not at all inaccesible to the non-Hispanic...an enjoyable read." - San Antonio Express-News "Valdes-Rodriguez' novel delivers on the promise of its sexy title (with a) diverse group of women that defies stereotypes. The book addresses serious questions-prejudice, the difficulty of winning respect from Latino men-but balances them with enough romances...to satisfy any chick lit fan. This is a fun, irresistible debut." - Publishers Weekly, "The feel of a night out with the girls...charming...undeniably fun." - Miami Herald "This lively debut novel...reads like the Hispanic version of Waiting to Exhale ." - New York "As a guilty pleasure it ranks somewhere between Valrhona chocolate and Jimmy Choo shoes-I simply could not put it down." - Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "...the summer's must-have beach book." - Latina magazine "...a fresh spin on the best-of-friends novel that's funny, touching, and exhilarating. A winner!" - Jennifer Crusie "The Latina community has a rich new voice and Valdez-Rodriguez is it." - Jeffrey Kluger, coauthor of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 " Dirty Girls sets out to prove Latina can mean anything-black, white, rich, poor, Spanish-speaking, not Spanish-speaking." - The Miami Herald "...Valdes-Rodriguez has written an incredible first novel, told in six distinct voices and points of view." - Library Journal "...in the end, it's the complex, finely drawn characters who make the book work." - Rocky Mountain News "...a heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny page-turner." - Booklist "This season's most scrumptious book...a summer must." - Advocate "Those who liked The Joy Luck Club or iThe Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood will enjoy The Dirty Girls Social Club ...It is heartfelt, fast-moving, and often funny." - Oklahoman "(an) affecting debut that takes a long, hard, and funny look at life in the U.S. for Latina women...an upscale telenovela with well-drawn, charmingly flawed characters from an author who explodes some myths." - Kirkus Reviews "Marked by fast-paced dialogue and a pop-culture sensibility, this engaging novel, each section of which is written from a different woman's perspective, carries an unmistakable message." - Book "The writing is strong, fluid, and sometimes laugh-out loud funny." - Pioneer Press "Valdes-Rodriguez' compelling characters are enhanced by their racial identities but not at all inaccesible to the non-Hispanic...an enjoyable read." - San Antonio Express-News "Valdes-Rodriguez' novel delivers on the promise of its sexy title (with a) diverse group of women that defies stereotypes. The book addresses serious questions-prejudice, the difficulty of winning respect from Latino men-but balances them with enough romances...to satisfy any chick lit fan. This is a fun, irresistible debut." - Publishers Weekly "As a guilty pleasure I would say The Dirty Girls Social Club ranks somewhere between Valrhona Chocolate and Jimmy Choo shoes--I simply could not put it down." --Whitney Ottto, author of How to Make an American Quilt
