Sex takes over our City

And it certainly did when the much-anticipated Sex and The City 2 movie hit the big screen. All of a sudden it was all about fashion, cosmopolitans and the wonderful NYC. Exams? What exams? We wanted sex, and lots of it! As a casual employee at the cinema, it's always fun to see the throng of females who have suddenly become their own versions of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, and I have never seen so many women wearing corsages in the same room. But, hey, who am I to talk. I personally loved dressing up and soaking up the atmosphere. Although I enjoyed the movie, I wanted more, and being the bookworm that I am, I jumped at the chance to read a prequel to the series, 'The Carrie Diaries'. Here is a book review I've written for the UniMag, and if you love reading and CB? Well, get on it!

'The Carrie Diaries'

Sex and the City fans rejoice, Carrie Bradshaw is back and quite literally like you’ve never seen her before. Before New York, before the cocktails and before the Manolos, Carrie Bradshaw was your average small-town girl. How do I know this you ask? Well, with the hype surrounding Sex and the City 2, mastermind behind the successful TV series, Candace Bushnell has created a prequel of sorts to the show we love through ‘The Carrie Diaries.’

The book explores Carrie’s life as she goes through her senior year, adding another dimension to her character. Set in Castlebury, Connecticut, Carrie is a small-town girl who is navigating her way through her senior year of high-school. Carrie and her friends have always been inseparable until Sebastian Kydd enters the scene and a friend’s betrayal changes everything. From high-school cliques, love dramas, sibling issues and scary revelations Carrie begins to question everything around her.

The great thing about this book is that it is not an exact replica of Carrie in Sex and the City; in fact emphasis is placed on how she evolves to become the character we know and love. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice and the impression her friendships and relationships left on her.
Fans of Sex and the City can make connections between the ‘Castlebury’ Carrie and the ‘New York’ Carrie, such as her admirable fashion taste and dry wit, and will appreciate the extra depth it gives her character. Like the TV series, love, friendship and fashion are poignant themes throughout the book, and although there is no hard-hitting dramatic plot, it is a fun read that will admittedly be more enjoyable for fans of the show.

However, it is not just Miss Bradshaw at the centre of the book’s topic. Teen stereotypes are challenged through high-school cliques and reputations. For example, is it in fact cool to be a ‘nerd’, and is there more to the ‘queen bee’ than meets the eye?

Fun, light and flirty, Carrie Bradshaw fans, this one is for you- enjoy it with a sparkling glass of champagne and go back in time.