Undiscovered Gyrl

[Katie's] raw, young voice describing the sordid situations she finds herself in seeks out, really is authentic teenage girl. . . . Intensely self-aware, angry, alienated and filled with teenage narcissism and pain. . . . When the ending kicks in with a twist . . . it forces you to realize you lost yourself in the plot and character and read for pleasure. This makes you complicit in the consequences, turns you into a reader, yes, but also into one of Katie's voyeurs. <i>Los Angeles Times </i> Allison Burnett has magically brewed an addictive elixir. Blogging, self-absorption, and bad behavior slowly build into a touching and deeply moving narrative, yet Burnett chooses to serve this concoction unadorned, a shot of vodka all the better to feel the ending s burn. If you ve ever been tempted to dismiss the next generation, <i>read this book</i>. Amanda Boyden, author of <i>Pretty Little Dirty </i>and <i>Babylon Rolling</i> Imagine an 18-year-old Lolita, updated to the 21st century, blogging her own provocative adventures. By turns charming and crude, disturbingly reckless and achingly tender, <i>Undiscovered Gyrl</i> seduces you into her downy arms, locks her long legs around your waist and doesn t let go. Shot through with teenage yearning for true love, each page vibrates with the quicksilver spirit of youth. As we follow the narrator on her ever-darkening journey, questions arise about voyeurism and identity in an age of cyber-anonymity. Allison Burnett s masterful page-turner lingers long after the last page. Rachel Resnick, author of <i>Love Junkie</i>