Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad

" Don't cry over someone who wouldn't cry over you." - Lauren Conrad


Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad. This is the second installment of the L.A Candy series. Jane Roberts went from a nobody to a big somebody when she landed her on reality TV show. In this novel she must learn to cope with hard relationships. From best friends to drunken boyfriends.She had moved to L.A. with her best friend Scarlett to experiment new things and to get out of her comfort zone. However when racy photos of her are leaked it's way over her comfort zone. Her world starts to fall apart. She distances herself from the people who care about her and gets closer to all the wrong people.
While this is going on Scarlett is also having major problems. Falling in love with someone strictly off-limits and when her best friend is not there for her she is alone and with a big secret. Both girls start to wonder if being in a reality show is what they want.

I actually read the 2nd book before the 1st but the novel still made complete sense. I had no idea who Lauren Conrad was when I picked up the book but with her name covering nearly half the actual cover it was obvious she had to someone famous and probably a celebrity (not even J.K Rowling has her name the big). Of course reading a celebrity's novel you can't expect too much as they sell and get published just because of their status. With low expectations I went on to read the book. The writing style was not the best (as expected) and the first chapter was not quite dull. However after the first few chapters I had become so interested in the story and the plot I just wanted to finish it. I certainly had a few mini-heart attacks because on how tense the plot is.


Without meaning to the novel also had a few morals. The first one being that we should not believe everything we see in the news, especially gossip magazines. The story is manipulated, the photos are manipulated. (This takes me to the time I wrote a whole essay on the ethics of digital manipulations.) The second moral is that we need to listen to the people who care for us. Especially our parents, they know what is best for us. Being head over heels in love with someone is no excuse for blowing off your friends that you've known for a long time, they are just trying to protect you. Sometimes, even though we don't want to we have to listen to those close to us.

Overall this book had a nice story. Not the best writer but if Twilight got famous I see no reason why Lauren Conrad can't keep writing enjoyable books and not just sell because of her status. (BTW I actually like Twilight but I realise that looking at its language it is not very good). I will definitely read the next book in the series!