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the_happiest_haunt's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
cheyenneisreading's review
3.0
I enjoyed this novel and am pleased with the series. However, I know that part of the book is to make it read very current and up-to-date with music and such but the constant name or song dropping pulls me out of the story and is rather unpleasant. But that is just a personal annoyance. Madison was developed and I like the way this is like a background look into reality tv and how fake it is.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
My next re-read and oh boy this one was good! Madison finally gets to be a bit more human and we see a new side to her (sad that it is often overshadowed by her bleh stuff and her search for fame), see more Kate/Carmen/Luke drama and also see that Kate is now lingering for Drew (and he for her), Gaby is going totally haywire, Sophia is highly annoying, seeing Trevor plan all those little things made me dislike him even further, the drama and tension is high and I love it. Not too happy about Kate's pill use, I get that they work but please don't fall for that pit. Especially the way she was using the pills and how she got totally dependent on them.
The ending was WOW, and I can't wait to read the last (sad) book.
Thanks to me reading the L.A. Candy books not that long ago I finally got all the little references that were spread in the book. I knew now who Jane was. What L.A. Candy was and what happened to Madison. It made the books so much better and unlike the previous book of this series (before I read the L.A. Candy books) I wasn't confused! I was now mostly shaking my head or giggling at the little references.
As people probably know, I hated Madison over the course of the various books. But for magical reasons, I am starting to really like her. Of course she is still venomous and still is a little bitchy at times, but I also saw a different side of her in this book.
Sure, she hated her volunteering work, but in the end she didn't mind it that much and she even did something wonderful. Something I totally didn't expect her to do. After all we all know how Madison is, and thus her doing that... nope. It made her seem more human and more friendly.
I also love how she is towards people. Like I said, still a bit bitchy, but for some reason not that bitchy. I loved her with Kate and Gaby.
I was cheering for her during the parts with Sophia. Poor her, stuck with her sister.
Kate, urgh, I really dislike her at times. She is boring and plain, and makes drama out of everything! Seriously and really, everything! OMG Carmen had a hookup with Luke, AGES AGO, and has to have a fake relationship with him now, OMG let's be bitchy towards Carmen, because "OMG she should have told me before about her kissing my crush." Um, no? She didn't even know you when it all happened. She is not obligated to tell you things that happened before she knew you. Do you want all the details on Drew as well? No, you don't want that do you? *rolls eyes* Also her whole stage fright just gets annoying. I wish she would just get over it. And her resorting to pills? Bad idea, very bad idea.
I didn't like how she was, how often she drank herself to oblivion. It didn't fit her character.
Kate is kind of becoming the Madison in this series. The bitchy, I need attention NOW girl.
Carmen was interesting, and she is (next to Madison) my favourite girl. I really liked how she tried to make up with Kate (many times), I liked her when she doing the movie and I loved her and her interactions with Luke.
I do hope in the next books we will see her interact more with Luke and I also hope she will pick up some jobs, because the movie thing is (almost) done.
Gaby, I used to like her, but I am not sure what happened to the girl now. She has a drug problem, suddenly does operations on her body and several other things. I kind of miss the old Gaby. Who was ditzy, but still a fun character.
The story itself was fun. There is plenty of drama, "reality" show stuff, boys, romance and of course a new and improved Madison. The ending was a shock, while I could have expected it (considering what happened to that character) it still was a shock to see it actually happen. I hope everything will turn out fine in the next book!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The ending was WOW, and I can't wait to read the last (sad) book.
Thanks to me reading the L.A. Candy books not that long ago I finally got all the little references that were spread in the book. I knew now who Jane was. What L.A. Candy was and what happened to Madison. It made the books so much better and unlike the previous book of this series (before I read the L.A. Candy books) I wasn't confused! I was now mostly shaking my head or giggling at the little references.
As people probably know, I hated Madison over the course of the various books. But for magical reasons, I am starting to really like her. Of course she is still venomous and still is a little bitchy at times, but I also saw a different side of her in this book.
Sure, she hated her volunteering work, but in the end she didn't mind it that much and she even did something wonderful. Something I totally didn't expect her to do. After all we all know how Madison is, and thus her doing that... nope. It made her seem more human and more friendly.
I also love how she is towards people. Like I said, still a bit bitchy, but for some reason not that bitchy. I loved her with Kate and Gaby.
I was cheering for her during the parts with Sophia. Poor her, stuck with her sister.
Kate, urgh, I really dislike her at times. She is boring and plain, and makes drama out of everything! Seriously and really, everything! OMG Carmen had a hookup with Luke, AGES AGO, and has to have a fake relationship with him now, OMG let's be bitchy towards Carmen, because "OMG she should have told me before about her kissing my crush." Um, no? She didn't even know you when it all happened. She is not obligated to tell you things that happened before she knew you. Do you want all the details on Drew as well? No, you don't want that do you? *rolls eyes* Also her whole stage fright just gets annoying. I wish she would just get over it. And her resorting to pills? Bad idea, very bad idea.
I didn't like how she was, how often she drank herself to oblivion. It didn't fit her character.
Kate is kind of becoming the Madison in this series. The bitchy, I need attention NOW girl.
Carmen was interesting, and she is (next to Madison) my favourite girl. I really liked how she tried to make up with Kate (many times), I liked her when she doing the movie and I loved her and her interactions with Luke.
I do hope in the next books we will see her interact more with Luke and I also hope she will pick up some jobs, because the movie thing is (almost) done.
Gaby, I used to like her, but I am not sure what happened to the girl now. She has a drug problem, suddenly does operations on her body and several other things. I kind of miss the old Gaby. Who was ditzy, but still a fun character.
The story itself was fun. There is plenty of drama, "reality" show stuff, boys, romance and of course a new and improved Madison. The ending was a shock, while I could have expected it (considering what happened to that character) it still was a shock to see it actually happen. I hope everything will turn out fine in the next book!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
hannahbooth13's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book!! A fantastic read, if you liked The Hills, or Lauren Conrad's previous LA Candy series you will love this book. You can actually see Madison Parker's heart, and if you have read the precious novels it's hard to believe she has one, but she Lauren transforms Madison in this book and it's wonderful to read about.
karenxschoen's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.0
The Fame Game wordt voor het eerst uitgezonden op tv. De meiden krijgen allemaal te maken met de gevolgen van papparazzi. Kate bezwijkt onder haar podiumangst, Carmen heeft de rol van haar dromen en staat in het centrum van de aandacht en Madison neemt de schuld van een diefstal op zich. Het voelt allemaal een beetje ongeloofwaardig dat hele dates en gebeurtenissen worden bedacht. Dat zal Hollywood wel zijn....Â
rkendylb's review against another edition
3.0
This book surprised me. I got it for $3 at an office supply store and chose it because it seemed vaguely interesting, and I needed something to read. I didn't know it was part of a series, so I was a little confused at first, but once I got past the first few chapters I realized this was actually a good book. Four stars!
phdee's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
crystall_library's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know it was entirely fair for me to rate this book because when I was reading it (a while ago) I didn't realize until after I was finished that it's the second book in the series, so maybe I might have liked it if I'd read them in the proper order. But for now I'm going to go ahead and say I didn't like it. The biggest problem for me was that I just really didn't like the characters. Because I read the book a while ago I can't give specific examples, but I remember that it was specifically the characters that made it difficult to get through it. To be fair, it might be because this isn't the type of book I would typically pick up.