Angela S. (angelas) reviewed on 5/30/2009 + 75 more book reviews

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LA Candy by reality TV starlet Lauren Conrad chronicles the lives of Jane
Roberts and her best friend Scarlett Harp as they move to LA and become
the stars of a reality TV show. The book, which is based loosely on
Conrad's own life, is a little slow in the beginning but picks up a little
once Jane and Scarlett are discovered at a club by a TV producer. From
that point on the two, though a little hesitant at first, decide to
audition for the show and their lives change drastically. While Jane takes
to the cameras being around easily, Scarlett is not so excited and wonders
what she got herself into. Throw into the mix two other cast members,
Gaby,a total ditz and Madison, a toal bitch with a nice girl facade, and
things get even more complicated. When Jane starts dating Jesse, who
happens to be the best friend of her friend-slash-major crush, Braden,
things spiral out of control quickly and the jealously of someone Jane
thought she could trust ruins her life in an instant. With lots of run of
the mill Hollywood cliches (blonds, drugs, comestic surgery etc) LA Candy
almost fails to deliver an original storyline. In addition, in pretty much
every single chapter Jane and her friends are drinking (usually vodka soda
for Jane) making it seem to the unknowing person who has never been to LA,
that you can't have any fun in Tinsletown without being drunk. LA Candy is
a quick and light read that would be great for the beach or a day when you
don't need any actual depth in what you're reading.

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