L.A. Candy Review

Title: L.A. Candy
Author: Lauren Conrad
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
Pages: 336
ISBN: 0061767581



From Amazon:

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.

This debut novel is the first in Lauren Conrad's series. The book chronicles the lives of four Hollywood wannabe socialites as they begin their lives in the big city. Becoming reality TV stars overnight fosters drama, gossip, and backstabbing for the four girls. Does this sound like a familiar TV drama?

After becoming addicted to the show The Hills on MTV, curiosity caught me and I thought I'd read Lauren Conrad's book. The story told is fictional but has undertones of events that occurred on Conrad's MTV show. It was not hard to guess which character was mimicked after a fellow co-star. Revelations are made by the reader through the main character, Jane, creating an intriguingly delicious read. The book was written nicely with enough scandal to hold a reader's attention. Teens are the target market for this book and probably the audience that will really enjoy this book to it's fullest. But then again, I'm not a teen and I enjoyed it! It was an easy and fun read.

My rating: 4 lattes because it was a deliciously scandalous read with backstabbing characters you love to hate and flirty characters you want to root for!

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Immanuel's Veins Book Trailer

One book I have been anxiously awaiting is Immanuel's Veins by Ted Dekker. Dekker is a master suspense and intrigue and a true literary genius. Here's a bit about his new novel from Amazon:

This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story.

It is a dangerous tale of times past. A torrid love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice.

Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover.

With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds.

Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow.

Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter.

But remember, not everyone is for this story.

Now here's the book trailer:

Immanuel's Veins from Magnus Creative on Vimeo.

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Beastly: Free Download

Alex Finn's Beauty and the Beast reinvention title Beastly is being made into a movie. For this week only you can DOWNLOAD the entire book for FREE! If you click HERE you can download it and start reading asap! Here's a little bit about the book from Amazon:

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

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Halo by Alexandra Adornetto Book Trailer

I don't know about you guys but I'm excited for Halo by 18 year-old Alexandra Adornetto. It looks amazing and I have been anxiously awaiting the release (8/31)! Here is the trailer for a sneak peek.