Through all the chaos of their outwardly dysfunctional families and relationships, love in the end shines through - particularly after Shiraz hilariously achieves one of her seemingly unreachable ambitions.

Even though most of the characters are ‘chavs’, they are still going through the same emotions as everyone else at a teenage age. She starts out looking like a total airhead, obsessed with fashion and friends, doing okay in school, but not great, and worrying about her non-development in the boobs department and her inability to get along with the "lads" at school.For now, Shiraz is stuck on an estate in Goodmayes, Essex, with her sister Cava-Sue, her nightmare mum Diane and her l. brown yeast extract spread that British people have on toast, which to an American person who isn’t used to it will taste like Satan’s jockstrap. Put it this way, the sleepy town of San Antonio, Ibiza, ain't gonna know what's hit it once a few other randoms from Goodmayes have pitched up and caused havoc. As insufferable as a lot of these characters were, they were all realistic or depicted a part of their culture like Shiraz. She knows she's going to have to have a few words with Wesley about their future as he's planning all sorts himself and it isn't fair.

Diary of a Chav is a young adult series that was written by the English journalist, author, and broadcaster Grace Dent. Emboldened, she decides she can't waste her brain power on a job at 'Mr Yolk', the local greasy spoon. I’m quite disappointed, because I was looking for a fast, fun read that Diva without a Cause didn’t live up to. It honestly is one of the best books I've read it's hilarious and at the same time rather interesting . Kind of a cliched premise, but the clever writing, genuinely likeable characters, and realistic focus on class issues (something that you almost never see in American writing) raise it above your typical teen novel.And even though she was an annoying bitch, you wanted to keep reading about her and what awful thing she was going to next. For more adventures of Shiraz, look for POSH AND PREJUDICE (SLING THE BLING in Great Britain) due out in June 2009.

TIARAS, Grace Dent has crossed the Atlantic and now we are able to enjoy the rich adventures of Shiraz Bailey Wood. The feminist within me is disgusted and Shiraz’s own sister’s feminist opinions to nothing to negate that. Shiraz doesn't think Bezzie is all that, but Carrie can't see beyond having such a grand guy, and the friendship starts to suffer. The books are in diary format from Shiraz’s point of view and they are the most hilarious books I’ve ever laid my eyes on.

She has a bit of trouble finding the most suitable job mind, nothing seems quite right for a girl of Shiraz's originality and wit.