Melanie Murray, Good Times, Bad Boys

Good Times, Bad Boys

Melanie Murray

Red Dress Ink, November 2006, $13.95

ISBN: 0373895941

In New York, Echo Brennan writes for the Brooklyn Art & Times, while dreaming of covering the superstars of rock and roll, for either Rolling Stone or Disc magazines. After failing to fly from BATS into the big time, Echo decides to take charge of her career and her life. She cons her way into the VIP secret room at the in crowd's Edge Bar to persuade Jack Mantis and the Butter Flies to let her interview them as her first step. She kicks her musician boyfriend Matt Hanley out of her apartment, having given up on his ever making the record that he is capable of doing as her biggest leap forward.

Matt is hurt by her dumping him, though in some ways it is because he has become complacent. He writes a single about the loathsome woman who destroyed him. The song is a sensational hit, and Matt is not considered a one hit wonder or even the next big thing; as he is the current big thing, while Echo becomes the most hated person in music in two decades. She is immortalized alongside Donna the Prima Donna and Runaround Sue. This happened all because she wanted to start her life anew.

Readers will appreciate this delightful lyrical chick lit tale, starring a besieged woman, who over night has become a legendary bad girl. The support cast, especially Matt, Echo's sister and best friend add depth to the fun tale. However, GOOD TIMES, BAD BOYS belongs to Echo, who is the star of this amusing show, that looks closely at how heroes and villainesses are created.