Details Release Date: Apr 10, 2007; Writer: Gwen Cooper; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: Simon Spotlight

In Gwen Cooper’s Diary of a South Beach Party Girl Rachel Baum, an obedient Miami native on the fast track to suburban anonymity, gets drawn into South Beach's treacherous nightlife, circa 1997.

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Bottom LineCooper's story has as much exotic appeal as Miami's famed turquoise tides...and can be just as shallow. But there's real wit and pathos beneath the feather boas. B+

Originally posted Apr 06, 2007 Published in issue #929 Apr 13, 2007 Order article reprints

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