Author: Lauren Conrad
Released: February 2010
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Synopsis from Amazon: How Sweet it is? Jane Roberts was the average girl next door until she and her best friend, Scarlett Harp, landed their own reality show, L.A. Candy. Now the girls have an all-access pass to Hollywood's hottest everything. But there's more to life on camera than just parties and shopping. . . . When racy photos of Jane are leaked to the press, she finds herself at the center of a tabloid scandal. She turns to her co-star Madison Parker for help, unaware that Madison is scheming behind the scenes. She might be Jane's shoulder to cry on, but does Madison really have Jane's back? Scarlett's working on a scandal of her own. She's fallen for someone who's strictly off-limits-which means Scarlett has a big secret to keep . . . from the L.A. Candy cameras, the paparazzi staking out her apartment, even from her best friend. Of course, nothing stays secret for long for the stars of the newest hit TV series, and all this drama couldn't be better for ratings. But can Jane survive another season in the spotlight? In television star Lauren Conrad's dishy, entertaining novel about young Hollywood, the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them.
Review: Surprised by the okay story in LA CANDY, I picked up SWEET LITTLE LIES when it was released last month. Quite the "chick-lit" novel, SWEET LITTLE LIES picks up immediately after LA CANDY and continues to chronicle the story of Jane Roberts, a young and impressionable young woman who has been thrust into the L.A. scene simply by living her life. Her friendship with her former BFF, Scarlett is now rocky and Jane has gravitated more and more toward another cast member, Madison. The second in the series tells of further happenings in Jane's life, including her tumultuous relationship with her playboy boyfriend, and her life as an event planner
This isn't fantastic literature. A reader is not going to get anything deeper than what this book is about: a reality show. But, ironically enough, there's a bit of a mystery, a bad girl; and poor innocent Jane Roberts' discovery of what is really the truth in her world is great fodder for a guilty pleasure. After all, doesn't everyone indulge in reality shows every now and again? This second book is better than the first, but if only you are interested in continuing Jane Roberts' story. I called this a "fluffy" chick-lit type read.
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