Sweet Little Lies Author: Lauren Conrad ISBN: 9780061767609
Warning: There may be spoilers in this review if you haven’t read the first book in the series yet.
I was REALLY looking forward to reading this book because I adored Conrad’s first in the L.A. Candy series. However, I was slightly disappointed in this second installment.
In Sweet Little Lies, we pick up right where we left off. Jane and Madison are in Mexico lying low after Jane becomes the star of a tabloid scandal. Scarlett, Jane’s BFF is annoyed and suspicious of the newfound friendship between Jane and Madison and disapproves of the relationship between Jane and bad boy Jesse. Scarlett sticks with her gut feeling and Jane decides to cling even more to Madison.
L.A. Candy is becoming more popular each day and Jane has become a household name. The paparazzi follow her every where and new photos are leaked to the press all the time. Jane is confused, but never suspects her friend Madison.
Meanwhile, Madison has a plan of her own. Madison wants to be the star of L.A. Candy and will do whatever it takes to make it happen.
Jane has to learn once and for all who her real friends are and who she can trust.
I am disappointed because I expected big things from this book. The entire first book led up to the Madison leaking the photos scandal, so I expected that to be resolved in the first few chapters. Then, I expected we’d tackle the next big scandal. Nope. The entire book sort of dragged on the same conflict from the first book. It was one big repeat. I kept waiting and waiting for something new to happen or for naive Jane to FINALLY figure it out, but she didn’t.
I loved Jane in the first book. I thought she was a strong and likeable character. This second installment turned me off because Conrad painted Jane as so weak and naive. We know from the first book that Jane is smarter than that.
The book finally got to more of an exciting point towards the end, but as quickly as the excitement passed, the book ended.
There was no cliffhanger for the third book. The book just sort of ended. Conrad, you could have done better!
I’m hoping the third and final book in the series will bring back the excitement!
3/5
I really enjoyed Lauren's first book when I read it. I loved that I was able to get a somewhat inside view of what filming The Hills was like. That's too bad that the 2nd doesn't quite live up to the first (except I still want to read it!), but hopefully she gets it back with the third!