Book Review: L.A. Candy

 Book Summery [from Goodreads]:

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.

Review:

*** (three stars)

Why was I interested in this book in the first place? Curiosity. I've seen so many celebrities write books who have gone onto the New York Times best seller list, and I wanted to know if it was any good. 

  I think it was an interesting story (though not the most original) and while Lauren Conrad isn't a terrible writer, she's not the most amazing. I thought that the writing was very juvenile. I wouldn't say that this book is anything special, but I think that if you see the book in the library, go ahead and pick it up if you have a little time on your hands. It's a very, very easy read and it has a strong "chick lit" vibe, so if you like that sort of thing, then this is the book for you. 

  This book is written in 3rd person and in the beginning, the story starts out slow. Very slow. During the middle of the book it starts to pick up speed, and a couple of times I actually found myself interested in what was going to happen next. It left you with a pretty good cliffhanger, but I'm not sure I care enough about the characters to go back. I liked the two main characters, Jane and Scarlett, but I didn't like how their friendship was explained. It seemed a little forced to me and I didn't like the way that the men/love interests were introduced. I didn't care about them at all. Maybe that's how Lauren wanted the reader to feel, but it wasn't very clear.

  I'm not entirely sure why I kept on reading this book until the end. I think it was because I was hoping that the ending was going to amazing and I would want to go back for more. I wanted it to get better.

  So this book all in all was a bit of a disappointment... but I still say that if you have time in the summer to pick this book up at the library (only at the library, this book isn't a re-read) and give it a try. You might like it, you might not.

***in omnia paratus

Other books finished this week:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone