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L.A. Candy |  | Author: Lauren Conrad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 3502
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 352
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 006176759X
EAN: 9780061767593
ASIN: 006176759X
Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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Product Description
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.
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 view from the inside July 26, 2010
Ashley Blackwell (Jacksonville, Florida)
The book was a little hard to get into, but after a few chapters it was so good. Reading the book gave me a little insight into what "The Hills" was really like. They ending was a little short but I understand that because of the second book.
 COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! July 18, 2010
L O V E
i loved this book, it was soo hard to put down.
i am a teen so this book was perfect.
i started reading it late last night and i finished it today...
i cant wait to read the next one.
i love lauren conrad, and this book made me like her even more. :)
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU READ THIS BOOK--especially teens
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FUN! July 17, 2010
Jessica_G
This book is fun and fast. It's not supposed to be Shakespeare. Take it for what it is- a summer beach book meant to pass time. I loved it!
Great summer read! July 12, 2010
Cari (Texas)
L. A. Candy is a delicious novel by reality starlet Lauren Conrad. As a fan of Laguna Beach and The Hills I was drawn to this book. Lauren gives a lot of behind the scenes details of how the show affects Jane, the main character's life and those who surround her. Before my obsession with YA vampires I loved Chick-Lit and this is a nice blend of YA meets Chick-lit. Jane moves to Los Angeles with her best friend Scarlett where she hopes to become an event planner while Scar goes to college. While out clubbing they meets mega producer Trevor Lord who wants both girls for a reality show. L. A. Candy will be the reality version of Sex and the City. Jane along with Scarlett and two other girls will be followed in their day to day life. Jane is the girl next door who has terrible taste in men. While filming she goes out with a guy who can't shut up about food, a Hollywood bad boy, and fall for a guy who has a messy relationship with someone. Jane spends her days trying to survive her boss, find a good guy, and get Scar on board with the show. All while one of her cast mates is jealous that Jane is the breakout star of L. A. Candy.
L. A. Candy is a fun read and I was hooked from the start! L. A. Candy is book one in a three book series and the second book Sweet Little Lies is out now. The film rights for L. A. Candy have been sold and Lauren is in the early process of developing the movie. I recommend this as a fun summer read!
 Not bad, Conrad...if that IS your real name July 5, 2010
Morgan Leigh (CT, USA)
Let's get this straight. I did not read this for Lauren Conrad, I read this because of Lauren Conrad. I was intrigued. I despise reality TV, and I thought Lauren Conrad was a thoughtless bimbo, so I wanted to see how this all transferred to bookform.
This novel, the first in a trilogy, is centered around Plain Jane, and her bestie, Scarlett, who move to LA to start their new lives. Soon afterward they meet a TV produer, who wants them to star in what he calls "a reality version of Sex and the City". They accept, and the rest of the book is how they handle the immediate fame, and all the drama that goes with it.
Jane isn't written to have a vibrant personality, but is written to be "relatable", the same reason given to her being cast on the show. Jane is almost a little too naive in some parts. And while Jane may be the main character of the series, there are plenty of chapters that give us a reprieve from her, as they center on other characters. I like Jane's best friend Scarlett a whole lot more. Scarlett is a beauty with brains. If one looked at her sexual escapades alone, they might call her a slut, but somehow her intelligence makes it all okay. She also naturally clashes with the Hollywood lifestyle in general, and resists the show's demanding producers the most. Another girl cast in the show is the spoiled bitch, Madison, who is used to getting whatever she wants, even if she has to go through other people (mostly Jane) to get it. My favorite scene with her is when she intially decides not to immediately publish the incriminating photos of Jane. I thought this was a nice attempt at depth. The fourth and final girl is Gaby, who doesn't have much of role in the novel except to play the token airhead. This girl is at the intellectual level of Jane's goldfish. Throw in a manipluative producer, a playboy, a gay friend, a cute crush, a boss to rival Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and a hardcore editor, and that pretty much sums up the cast of L.A. Candy (the book, not the show). All of them are shallow and cliched, but ain't that reality TV? The plot was typical too.
Despite myself, I enjoyed it, but this is the closest I ever want to get to Hollywood. This writing is nothing spectacular but better than I was expecting from Lauren Conrad, assuming she actually wrote it. Overall, not bad for a guilty, light beach read.
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