I Heart Hollywood [Paperback]

Angela, blog writer for a trendy NY magazine, heads off to LA to interview a hot shot Hollywood actor and gets slightly more hassle than she bargained for!
Alex, her man, stays back home working on his music and occasionally surfing the web for pap shots of his girlfriend in various compromising positions with the delightful James. All, however, is not quite as it seems and the twist is pretty amusing...
Very basic writing is combined with a same old same old plot but for some reason, and it could be partly due to LK's witty one liners that are littered throughout, it's a good laugh and an easy to read 'stick it in your beach bag' novel. It won't stretch your grey matter to any extent whatsoever but there is something enjoyable about it's fluffiness! I may just have a look at the next in the series...

i previously read i heart new york and loved it!! so when i saw that there was a sequel out i couldn't wait to pick it up and read it. its amazing even if you haven't read i heart new york you get enough background knowledge of the characters. this is an easy read that will get you gripped you'l fall in love with the characters and with hollywood. A must to cheer up the autumn day.

Angela Clark has barely been settled in New York for 6 months when her editor at The Look magazine tells her that she's being given a special assignment: she's off to La-La land to interview an actor hotter than Brad Pitt - James Jacobs. Angela duly takes up the challenge and sets off to LA with best friend Jenny, however when she gets there she finds that LA isn't as glamorous as she thought it would be and the only sane person there is James. Matters are made worse when Angela and James are snapped in an uncompromising position and Angela is suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Can Angela make her boyfriend believe there's truly nothing going on between herself and James?

I Heart Hollywood picks up two months after I Heart New York and starts, much like the first book, at a wedding. A chapter or two later and Angela is heading off to LA. The start to the book was hardly pacey and I thought I'd end up getting bored 60 pages in like it's predecessor. In a carbon copy of I Heart New York, Angela seems to have everything fall into her lap when she gets to LA, particularly when it comes to James Jacobs. They get along straight away which is believable enough, but the book then goes into "OMG so unbelievable" territory by making it seem as if James loves Angela (after she throws up and passes out on him, no less) and they end up being featured on gossip websites - Perez Hilton gets a mention! - which portray them as a new couple. Quelle surprise, Angela's boyfriend sees the snaps and all of a sudden, Angela's in a bit of a pickle. Again. Angela protests her innocence, but doesn't deny she wasn't thinking about it...

The worst thing about both books is the unbelievability factor. I love Becky Bloomwood's Shopaholic adventures because it manages to stay a bit true to real life but the I Heart books make it so difficult for me to imagine because it's as if they're happening in an alternate universe. There's a recession going on but Angela has no problem spending thousands of dollars on clothes... The book has no realism whatsoever. Also, there's a huge twist involving James Jacobs and his personality change after we learn his secret is rather astounding. I was truly gobsmacked at how quickly he changed, it was so unbelievable I could have laughed. Kelk's writing has improved a little bit, though, so I give her credit for that. Angela is no longer revered as a hero, thank God, which is another plus. Don't get me wrong I Heart Hollywood IS better than I Heart New York and I found myself enjoying it much more but if I don't like the principle character (she still calls men boys, by the way) there isn't too much hope for me to really love the book and get lost in it. Funny thing is, I will undoubtedly end up reading I Heart Paris... don't ask...