For every woman who grew up in the '80's who couldn't get enough of the movie Flashdance, aspired to look like Jennifer Beals in her leotard and wanted to learn how to do her fancy "tip toe and point to the judges" routine; this book is the perfect read. It's the ultimate "guilty pleasure" without the guilt. Tia William's sophomore novel It Chicks is targeted to teenage girls, but take it from a 30-something-year old... this is not your average teen book. It Chicks spills over with intriguing characters; albeit, some of them are a little over the top. Besides the typical bratty teenage kids, there's plenty of sex talk, fashion and name dropping. A debut book series, It Chicks takes place at an elite New York City school for the performing arts. I could picture the hardcore dance routines and smell the sweat in the dance studios. Williams does an excellent job of capturing the youth of today with her savvy, fun and humorous dialogue. You won't be able to put the book down, and you'll catch yourself repeating the immortal words made famous by Debbie Allen, "Fame costs, and right here is where you start paying, in sweat."
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