sˌʌm hæv sˈiːn sˈaɪks bˈʊks æz lˈaɪɪŋ ɪn nˈætʃɚɹəl səksˈɛʃən tə sˈɛks ænd ðə sˈɪɾi, kˈændɪs bʊʃnˈɛlz kˈɑːlʌm ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk əbzˈɜːvɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚɹə hˈaɪli səksˈɛsfəl tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈɪɹiz ˌeɪtʃbˌiːˈoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
Some have seen Sykes' books as lying in natural succession to Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell's column in the New York Observer, which was the inspiration for a highly successful television series (HBO 1998–2004).