I haven't posted in over a month, and if anyone is reading this blog, I apologize for that. Real life conspired to make this book blog quite low on my list of priorities. However, I am hoping to get caught up over the next week or so. My reviews will be short so that I can acheive that goal.
So up next is Lauren Conrad's L.A. Candy
Synopsis:(Courtesy of amazon.com product description)
Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.
When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!
Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight.
In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be.
L.A. Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it's like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad.
Review:
I read this book mainly because I was curious to see what sort of book a reality star could write. And as much as I hate to give a bad review, I have to say that overall this book was generally a disappointment. Like candy, the book was almost sickeningly sweet. (And how was that lovely cliche that I just used? Hee.)
The narrative jumps back and forth in third person point-of-view between sweet, rich, girl next door, Jane, and her non-conformist, beauty queen best friend, Scarlett. After moving to L.A. both girls get discovered at a club, and suddenly find themselves on a new reality show. Jane comes across as a major Mary Sue character for a good two-thirds of the book. Everything about her is so good. And Scarlett is supposed to be her counterpoint, more of the bad girl. For example, the book opens with Jane finding a guy in her bed who turns out to be Scarlett's boy du jour.
As far as the plot goes, it's a lot of fluff. The problems revolve around the girls handling sudden fame, and all that comes along with that. I almost didn't finish this book because the first half started off so slowly. The second half picked up and helped me want to finish.
Overall, this book felt like Lauren Conrad was indulging her desire to write her own experiences into a memoir of sorts without actually going the nonfiction route. So, if you have a burning desire to find out what living The Hills was really like for Conrad, I would recommend this book for you.
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