Monday, June 29, 2009

BOOK: L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad


Title: L.A. Candy
Author: Lauren Conrad
Type: Fiction
Length: 326 Pages
Publisher: Harper Teen
Setting: Modern day Los Angeles
Rating: 4.75/5


L.A. Candy is the debut novel by former Hills star Lauren Conrad. In her first attempt at fiction Conrad tells the story of Jane Roberts, who's just moved to Los Angeles with her BFF Scarlett Harp (a USC student) to intern with event planner Fiona Chen.

While out clubbing Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer to star in a new PopTV reality show, later titled L.A. Candy. From there the book quickly picks up and follows Jane and Scarlett (as well as the producer, shady co-star, a head at a gossip rag, and Jane's new sleezy boyfriend).

L.A. Candy seems too read more like Conrad's own personal experiences on The Hills and Laguna Beach. Lead girl Jane (ie Conrad), juggles a crush (Braden) and his best friend, the slutty Jesse Edwards, as well as a two-faced cast mate (read Montag) who leaks photos of Jane and Braden hooking up to a gossip rag, aptly titled Gossip, and a boss that seems to be promoting her simply because of her new public image.

By the end you've pretty much pegged which character was what cast member, but there is more than enough differences to keep the story interesting.

If you're a fan of Conrad's The Hills then L.A. Candy is the summer read for you.

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