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I Heart Hollywood

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I expected a little more from this book....it sounds promising storyline about a hardworking girl meeting a fab actor - the interview which could set up her career, and then it all going a little awry. But I think I have read this story before by other authors, so it seemed a little tired and expected. The twist of the story with the actor was easy for me to see, and I think I would have preferred the story without the twist! It would have made better reading, possibly more interesting to see how the character resolved the dilemma of 2 men. Instead, the ending was the easy way out.

Will try another book by this author and see if its got a bit more to offer.

I don't know how Angela C. manages to get into so much trouble but I do love being a part of it!!! This book was acutally as good if not better than I heart NY. I love the fact I feel like I'm right there next to her as she she takes on Hollywood. This is by far a great read be sure to pick it up.

I Heart Hollywood is the second book in the I Heart series by Lindsey Kelk. Angela Clark is back and she's still living in the United States, writing for a hip magazine, and debating whether to move in with her sexy new boyfriend. Her latest work assignment is interviewing fellow Brit and actor James Jacobs...in Hollywood. All is fun and glamorous until paparazzi snaps compromising photos of Angela and James Jacobs. The gossip spreads and threatens her job, reputation and relationship.

I really liked Angela's independent attitude and guts in the first book, I Heart New York. But she loses this burst of "I Am Woman" in this book. She seems helpless and clueless. I enjoyed reading more about her best friend Jenny, who is healing from heartbreak and discovering a potential new career. Hopefully Angela just had a temporary mental setback and will be back to normal. As Jenny says, "You're my best friend. You do stupid stuff. I sort it out. This is our thing, it's the thing that we do."

Lindsey Kelk's pop culture and smooth writing style make for easy, light reading. I love when a book takes me to different places in the world like New York, London, Hollywood, Vegas, and Paris. It's fun to read Angela's perception of the different cities. It's safe to say I am sticking with this series and can't wait to read the next two.

Literary Marie of Precision Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and all the characters within. The story was entertaining, a fantastic weekend read. The series of I Heart books are brilliant!

I have read every book in Lindsey Kelk's "I Heart" series, and like each one of them. She is a solid writer who provides entertaining tales with each book. With some authors who write a series-style of books, you sometimes see either predictability or a successive lack of quality per book, but not so with Lindsey Kelk. I can hardly wait for I Heart Las Vegas to become available. Highly recommended.

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...

I HEART HOLLYWOOD, by Lindsey Kelk, is the continuation of Angela's new life in New York City as a magazine blogger. With her new rocker boyfriend, Alex, and BFF Jenny Lopez at her side, anything is possible for this English girl. Her dreams seem to come true when she is asked to interview the hottest celeb in Hollywood. Complications arise (as always it seems to around Angela) and hilarity ensues in this sequel to I Heart New York.

Angela Clark stole my heart again! Her ridiculous antics and utter clumsiness kept me cracking up the whole time. She is definitely a great chick-lit character and I could really see a girl like her getting along in the real world. I loved the continuation of the relationship with Alex. These two encountered big bumps in their relationship and I was eager to see how it turned out. As much as I loved Jenny in the last book, I found myself getting annoyed with her. When she got to LA and met up with an old friend she kinda turned into a royal brat. Not very good friend material in my opinion.

I absolutely fell in love with James Jacob. James and Angela shared their home country and friendly banter that turned into a bit of flirtation. HOT flirtation I might add. I was torn between liking Alex or James and who was a better match for Angela when Kelk swooped in and thwaked me in the head with an insane revelation that turned the whole book upside down. I did not see it coming but it amped up the plot intensely and I loved it.

Fans of I Heart New York will love this book and I am excited to read the next one, I Heart Paris.

Celebs, sunshine and beautiful boys!Enough to lead a girl astray? Angela Clark can't believe her luck! She's an English girl living in New York with a dream job at hip magazine The Look and a sexy boyfriend. Her latest assignment takes her to Hollywood to interview hot actor and fellow Brit James Jacobs.Thrown in at the deep end she heads west with best friend Jenny dreaming of Rodeo Drive and Malibu beach. Soon Angela discovers that celebrity life in Hollywood is not all glamour, gloss and sunshine. Despite his lady-killer reputation, the only person who seems genuine is James. Then a paparazzi snaps them in an uncompromising position and suddenly Angela is thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons! Can she convince all those close to her -- especially her boss and her boyfriend -- not to believe everything they read? And will Hollywood ever win Angela's heart?
You don't need to have read the first installment I Heart NY, to enjoy this second adventure.