I remember really liking this book when I was in high school. How could I not? Wasn't I the dark girl constantly scribbling away with the best friend lighter than light? I love the magic of the gay/transvestite bar most of all and it was the one scene that always stuck out in my mind.
Apparently, my tastes have changed. I just couldn't get into this time around. I tried and I waited to be swept away into the world of FLB which is always full of so much magic and love, even when things are not good. It just never happened.
Violet wears all black and her room is all black. Even her '65 Mustang is black. She wants nothing more than to write and direct films. All she needs is conflict. When she spots a new girl with fairy wings dressed in white and defends her against a high school creep, she becomes instant friends with Claire. Claire will be her leading lady. Still, Violet needs conflict and a love interest, two things that she gets more than enough of from a rock star bad boy. A new world is open to her and it is not what it seems. Violet slips even further into the dark while Claire finds love with a poet instructor and ends up hurt.
There are still things that I like about this book. The gay bar is still full of magic. A teenager will love this but I am not above admitting that I have moved beyond this book.
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