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I Heart Hollywood (I Heart #2)

by Lindsey Kelk (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 2,223 ratings · 139 reviews

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 drea...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Cha Cha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Meh...
I am really enjoying this series as a whole, BUT... Angela hated Hollywood, so it is beyond me why the title is called "I Heart Hollywood."
What I liked:
- The blossoming romance between Alex and Angela. We are somewhat in the dark throughout the book about Alex's real feelings for Angela, but they are brought to light in the end. Which is what every girl dreams about!
- The fantasy of a hot, charming Hollywood movie star falling in "love" with you.

What I didn't like:
- I felt as if James...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Lydia Laceby rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hilarous, chick-lit, contemporary-women-s-fiction

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I thought I loved I Heart New York, but I’m pretty sure I loved this sequel even more! I Heart Hollywood was fast paced, equally, if not more hilarious and I couldn’t put this fabulous chick lit down.

This novel takes place in just over a week and it speeds along, including a twist I wasn’t expecting. It was laugh out loud funny and I couldn’t help but giggle frequently at Angela’s antics. She’s disheveled, a bit ditzy, and fully flawed, but completely lovable....more

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May 30, 2011 Rea Sinfield rated it 4 of 5 stars

As you would have seen from my previous reviews I didnt realise these books were part of a series and I had read the last one before the first!! I heart Hollywood is the second of three books in Lindsey Kelks I Heart series and having enjoyed the other two in the series I decided to read the middle remaining one.

The main character of the I heart books is Angela Clark. Angela has moved to New York after she found her husband having an affair in the back of their car at their best friend's weddin...more As you would have seen from my previous reviews I didnt realise these books were part of a series and I had read the last one before the first!! I heart Hollywood is the second of three books in Lindsey Kelks I Heart series and having enjoyed the other two in the series I decided to read the middle remaining one.

The main character of the I heart books is Angela Clark. Angela has moved to New York after she found her husband having an affair in the back of their car at their best friend's wedding. She had to get away from everyone so she fled to New York which is where we left her in the first book building her new life, dating and writing her blog for the Look.

In I heart Hollywood Angela Clark is given a big opportunity to go to Hollywood and interview the gorgeous actor James Jacobs.
Things take a rollercoaster turn for Angela when Photographs of her and James are released making it look like they are an item this causes huge problems with her relationship with new boyfriend Alex, and with her work she is close to losing her job which also means losing her Visa and having to go back to her old life in England.

Angela has to try and prove that there is nothing going on between her and James but this is not going to be easy. No one believes her and she has to admit looking at the pictures it does paint a pretty convincing story. But Angela finds out some information which could save her but will she be able to prove it?

I really enjoyed this book although I have to say it was my least favourite out of the three books in the series. I didn't warm to Angela as much in this book as the other two but I do not feel this ruined the book. All the way through the book you are constantly hoping that things will turn around for Angela as she has so much to lose after she has built her life back up.

I would recommend this book but I would say make sure you do read the first book before as although you will still follow the storyline easily enough you may not like the character of Angela as her characteristics are built up to you in the first book. I have thoroughly enjoyed all three of the I Heart books.
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Apr 03, 2013 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

Hmm. I was sceptical when I started reading this book; it just didn't have the same feel to it as I Heart New York.
The books starts, again like the last book, with Angela at a wedding, but this time it is very different. Angela is at a friend's wedding, back together with Alex, her date, and accompanied by all her New York friends. In this book, she is asked to interview massive English celerity actor James Jacobs... but Angela has never properly interviewed anyone before.
Although she has doub...more Hmm. I was sceptical when I started reading this book; it just didn't have the same feel to it as I Heart New York.
The books starts, again like the last book, with Angela at a wedding, but this time it is very different. Angela is at a friend's wedding, back together with Alex, her date, and accompanied by all her New York friends. In this book, she is asked to interview massive English celerity actor James Jacobs... but Angela has never properly interviewed anyone before.
Although she has doubts about leaving her boyfriend to go to LA on business for a week, she sets off, with Jenny in tow, in hope of getting a taste of Hollywood while she's there. From the minute they arrive there are a number of problems: Angela not having suitable clothes and the actor rescheduling being just a few of them. Despite this, Angela meets with James Jacobs, who has a very bad reputation with women, hoping to write an interview to change people's opinions. However, what actually happens is Angela developing a major crush on him, and being snapped in numerous places by paparazzi. The photos are published all over the internet and leave her in a difficult position regarding her boss, and more importantly, her boyfriend.
So far in the book I can't help but be a little bit annoyed by it. We are left clueless as to how Alex feels for Angela, with him being so off, although we see that he is bothered when the photos arise. With Angela in a do-i-don't-i-say-i-love-him state of mind, I wish she would just bloody say it first. So far through the book, I am constantly thinking that Angela is making the wrong decisions. I don't feel comfortable with her having such vivid thoughts about this actor whilst she has a boyfriend she loves waiting at home for her. Another thing is, although I love the character of Jenny, Angela's New York best friend, sometimes I really can't stand her and her constant moodswings and bitch fits at Angela that we see when she is drunk. It is interesting, however, that we are learning more about her and her LA past in this book.
The book ends well and has a good storyline and an interesting twist, but Angela continues to act stupidly, which just took part of the enjoyment of the book away from me. Overall, however, a good read and a nice sequel.

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Feb 10, 2013 Kim N - Lost-In-A-Book rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reads

I didn't like this book nearly as much as I liked her first, I Heart New York. The characters were more annoying in this one and I'm growing tired of reading about Angela and her friends getting drunk and vomiting all the time, you'd think at thirty-something years old they'd know better. I thought the issue, or rather non-issue with Angela and Joe was dragged out too long. We as the readers already knew what the outcome was going to be, but the author for some reason just felt it necessary to d...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Marilyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: lendable

I will be 100% awesome. I usually don't like second books in series. This is true almost constantly. Though I recognize that the 2nd must be read to fully understand the third (which I will add, I typically LOVE). So I continue to read them.

So going into this one, I didn't expect miracles. And while I did enjoy it, and will continue to read the series. I was not completely amazed by it.

Angela has been given a interview to do (her first!) in LA. With the (gasp!) James Jacobs!. She is determined...more I will be 100% awesome. I usually don't like second books in series. This is true almost constantly. Though I recognize that the 2nd must be read to fully understand the third (which I will add, I typically LOVE). So I continue to read them.

So going into this one, I didn't expect miracles. And while I did enjoy it, and will continue to read the series. I was not completely amazed by it.

Angela has been given a interview to do (her first!) in LA. With the (gasp!) James Jacobs!. She is determined not to have this interview as a reason for her to get fired...and has quite a few mishaps along the way.

Going to LA with her is her best friend, and roommate, Jenny. (Which in it's self is kind of odd, no? Take your best friend with you for work, with some expenses paid???).

I recognize that this book is a work of fiction, and largely a fantasy because the likelihood of more than 75% of it happening is largely unlikely, but I honestly think that was part of the problem for me. SOOO much of it was unbelievable. I like to drift away as much as the next person when reading, but this book just seems so made up, that it was like sickly sweet icing on a cake. Good, nice, but also disgusting.

I also found some of it didn't go. For example, Louisa comes to New York for a visit (yes, I get they are friends, and I am thinking that she will play a bigger role in at least one future book), but really, that type of visit? Really? Why put it in at all? And bring up Mark on the visit? Really? Pointless in my opinion. (And yes, now you will have to read the book to see exactly what I am talking about. *wink wink*).

Yes I enjoyed the book.
No, I am not to eager to recommend it.
No, I will not read it again. (I rarely read books a second time).
No, I am not eager to keep it on my bookshelf so I can talk about it.
Yes, I will continue to read the series. Just not right a way.

You may like it. You may not. I hope you do... Next up is I Heart Paris. Though I have 2 other reviews to do first... possibly 3 or 4, waiting to hear back ;)
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Apr 01, 2013 Marie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I first borrowed I heart NY, then Paris, from our local library, thinking that I could read one without reading the other, then, when I found they were continuous, I was forced to borrow I heart Hollywood too, so I read them in their normal sequence...My intuition not to borrow I heart Hollywood was right on-firstly, the title should be changed to the opposite, because it's obvious that Angela Clark doesn't "heart" Hollywood, either! The idea that some big movie star, demanded for her and only h...more

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Aug 27, 2012 hrissy rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book is a part of the series "I heart..." by Lindsey Kelk. I read the first book and I liked it. Way more than this one. It was more realistic and fun. It was fun to read about NYC, Angela's adventure and her struggling to find her way in this city. I think this sequel is bad. It was nice to read about her in the first book, but in this one no. There's this sentence in Caitlin's review which I totally agree with: "Angela's just too self-centered and selfish for me to care about at all. She...more

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Jun 03, 2011 Alexandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

I recently read this book whilst on holiday. I thought i might be a nice relaxing read and hoped it would make me have a nice giggle and would send me into the 'world' of books. At first the book didn't manage to hook me; i'm not sure whether it was the characters, setting (or possibly the fact that i hadn't actually read the first book)but i just couldn't get on with it. However on the journey home i decided that i would finish the book because i had started it. As i got further and further int...more

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May 10, 2012 Nash Nordin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, chick-lit

Book Review: I Heart Hollywood @ai-books

I heart Hollywood is the second of three books in Lindsey Kelks I Heart series. I was hooked to read on Angela’s adventure after the first book, I Heart New York. Well, I did read the fourth book first. I guess, that lead me to wanting to read the rest of the series.

I liked James Jacob and his assistant, Blake from the very first start. The conversation between Angela and James was funny most of the time. Although, I have to say that Angela’s characterizat...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Review Girl rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Chick-lit lovers!

First of all, I heart the glossy pink cover and then of course, the title says "Hollywood"! Now, who can resist reading a chick-lit full of celebs, glam and hot boys? I know, I coudn’t! That's why I picked it up and discovered all the “sugar and spice” that the plot suggested. It has a spunky, feisty and smart heroine, Angela, who made me laugh-out-loud many times while reading the book. I instantly fell in love with her character, maybe because I could relate to her in some ways.

She had a blun...more First of all, I heart the glossy pink cover and then of course, the title says "Hollywood"! Now, who can resist reading a chick-lit full of celebs, glam and hot boys? I know, I coudn’t! That's why I picked it up and discovered all the “sugar and spice” that the plot suggested. It has a spunky, feisty and smart heroine, Angela, who made me laugh-out-loud many times while reading the book. I instantly fell in love with her character, maybe because I could relate to her in some ways.

She had a blunt, straight-forward attitude and did not shy away from giving her opinion to others, something which I think I possess too (I loved her satirical remarks and instant wit!). She blogged (I do too, though not about my personal life, like she does in this novel!) and she goes on her first interview assignment as a full-on journalist.

I worked as a journalist and have conducted many interviews, so I could totally identify with her when she gets all nervous and goes unprepared for interview and lands from one hilarious situation to another.Believe me, when you have a deadline and the editor is sending you a constant reminder, sometimes, it gets a bit too much pressure to handle!

The same happens to our heroine and roller-coaster ride of funny incidents ensues. The secondary characters are also a delight to read, from mysterious James Jacobs, his angry manager to Angela’s crazy BFF Jenny and her “sexy and sweet” boyfriend Alex.

I loved the writing style of the author, she succeeds in maintaining the fast pace and flow of the story while creating some humour through situations as well as the versatile characters which kept me completely engrossed from the beginning till the end of the story.

This is my first book by this author and I look forward to reading more of her books. Why? Because the book offers a light read and makes you smile, it has a well-written story with a memorable and relatable heroine, an unpredictable climax (I was not expecting that twist!) and a superbly handled ending – a perfect chick-lit to read on a sunny day or to be honest, any day of the year! I read it in one sitting, so go read it, if you have not already! Highly recommended!
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May 12, 2013 Eliane rated it 3 of 5 stars

I loved "I heart New York" more than "I heart Hollywood".

First: it's poor edited. Wrong words, spelling mistakes, improper word tense, 'had got' all the time, ...
Second: the title. Yes, it's a series but srsly: why naming the book like this when the character hates the city?

I liked:

- Alex's and Angie's relationship; the fact that both finally admitted their feelings and that Alex just took the next flight to LA to tell her it
- I like James' humour somehow and Blake ... even if he's a bitch, he...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-flick

This is the second book in the I heart series. In this book we get to join the main character Angela to La/Hollywood where she is to interwiew a superhot celeb named James Jacobs.

I thought the book was good and really easy to read. I like Angela but I am started to get really annoyed that she insists on getting herself drunk everyday. Dont get me wrong- I can enjoy a drink or glass of wine every now and then but I dont see why she has to get drunk every time.

It´s not a serious read but I do enjo...more

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Sep 30, 2011 Caitlin rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-womens

I don't get why this book is called I Heart Hollywood when all Angela does is talk about how much better New York is and how much LA sucks.

Also, Angela's just too self-centered and selfish for me to care about at all. She might be a realistic portrayal of some women but certainly not one I want to read about, much less root for. She calls her boyfriend a jerk just because he won't spend every moment with her on the phone. Yet she's romping around, getting drunk, treating her friend like dirt, a...more

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Dec 26, 2012 Amber rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: british-lit, chick-lit

I've been staring at this blinking cursor for so long now and not really getting anywhere with my thoughts on this book. I liked it. I didn't love it, but I couldn't put it down. The plot wasn't my favorite, but I do like Angela's character. I don't see her as childish - I see her as a real person, and most people tend to act like her. Well most people I know anyway, perhaps I should know different people? :)

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Feb 08, 2013 Becky rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, romance

You can check out my full review here: http://beckysblogs.wordpress.com/2013...
Lighthearted, flirty and fun. Kelk’s prose are so easy to read, I could enjoy this book whether I was reading it for two minutes or two hours. It was so easy to sink back into it’s pages and get lost in Angela’s whimsical adventures, and I love that about this series. Her portrayal of Hollywood is not quite as positive as New York and so I don’t really think I’ll be making a trip there anytime soon! Whether the portra...more You can check out my full review here: http://beckysblogs.wordpress.com/2013...
Lighthearted, flirty and fun. Kelk’s prose are so easy to read, I could enjoy this book whether I was reading it for two minutes or two hours. It was so easy to sink back into it’s pages and get lost in Angela’s whimsical adventures, and I love that about this series. Her portrayal of Hollywood is not quite as positive as New York and so I don’t really think I’ll be making a trip there anytime soon! Whether the portrayal is correct or not I can’t say, but her comments and observations of it remain entertaining throughout the book. Kelk’s sense of humor really carries her novels, especially the way she pokes fun of all the crazy girl logic we implore sometimes!
The main reason that I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the previous one was the plot. Angela spends a lot of it worrying about leaving her new boyfriend Alex, and she is only going to be gone for a week! She mulls over their relationship, whether Alex is acting ‘odd’ if he is ‘missing her’ and whether he will suddenly become uninterested in her and find someone shiny and new while she’s away. Come on girl, get a backbone! Think logically for two seconds. I know girls tend to overthink a lot but it did seem a bit ridiculous to me. Consequently, because SHE is worried it ends up becoming a self fulfilling prophecy as Alex picks up on the weird. Wires are crossed, conversations misinterpreted, you get the picture.
Meanwhile Angela can’t help swooning over her movie star interviewee James Jacobs, and he appears to be swooning right back. Temptation, temptation! But again I found this part of the storyline hard to swallow. It’s a bit unbelievable that every good looking guy on the planet seems to be instantly attracted to Angela, is it not? *just agree with me :P* I found myself fighting against the convenience in the storyline once again like I did at the start of the first book. However, towards the end several unexpected things are revealed that help explain some of these convenient issues. But by that point my enjoyment had already been somewhat hindered so I wish these revelations could have been explained a little earlier in the book!
I was pretty torn about whether to give this book a three star or a four…I zoomed through the first half but it took me quite a long time to finish the second half because of uni, and I think that affected my enjoyment of it slightly. So I figured it probably deserves a four star!
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Mar 09, 2013 Suhasini rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: falling-for-a-celebrity

I had no idea these books were part of a series, so I had picked up the 5th book 'I heart London' and realised halfway through the book (all thanks to Goodreads) that its actually the last book in the "I Heart" series ..and I liked I Heart London enough to ensure I went back and read the entire series.

Starting off with the positives, this book was better than the first (not as good as the fifth!). Angela is a good chicklit protagonist - witty, humorous & very clumsy. I love the Angela-Alex l...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Ellinor rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: light-reading, read-on-kindle

I enjoy reading chick-lit every once in a while and I had lots of fun reading I heart New York and I heart Vegas. I heart Hollywood just wasn't my cup of tea. It's possible that because I knew from I heart Vegas how the story with James would end I had less fun reading it.
But I also had several other problems with this one. I found the explanation why James wanted Angela as reporter extremly unconvincing. Knowing how the story would end I always expected another twist to this explanation but the...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Maureen Reil rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in the series and I can fully appreciate why this group of novels has been so successful and many congratulations to the author for continuing to proudly fly the chick-lit flag. It has all the right ingredients to make for an ongoing love affair with Lindsey Kelk's creation in her well-paced writing and snappy dialogue to form likable characters with enough drama and littered with enough fantasy type lifestyles to keep you interested for the long haul, whilst also being a...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Kevin I Heart.. Chick Lit rated it 5 of 5 stars

Rating : 5/5

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...more Rating : 5/5

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?

I am a massive fan of Lindsey Kelk. I read I Heart New York back in May 2010 and I absolutely loved it. So I bought I Heart Hollywood right after and decided to devote myself to the I Heart series. What can I say? It's classic chick lit at its best. Well, Lindsey is such a sweetheart and her books are amazing, I have every single one of them. Trust me, they are worth every penny!

I Heart Hollywood started off after where I Heart New York ended, Angie is with Alex, the sexy boy band rocker who quickly became a really lovely male character in the series. Angie was assigned to go to the City of Angels to interview fellow Brit actor, James Jacobs. Well, Angie's off to another adventure! Hurrah! Leaving behind the blizzards in NYC, she and Jenny headed over to LA, sunshine paradise.

Personally, I loved Angie. She's such a warm character, her being incredibly British made me love her more, she was humble, aloof though a bit naive but that was what made me love her more! She dealt with her problems in LA with such grace, you'd laugh at every page. As usual, I loved Angie for her charm and sometimes very sarcastic remarks, which reflects the author's thoughts very clearly. Aside from Angie, I really liked Jenny Lopez, man alive, that woman can do anything. Traipsing around LA with Jenny, Angie's adventure in LA was a real blast to read. There's James, the famous Hollywood star who I thought would be the perfect guy for Angie if she were to fall out with Alex, but a shocking surprise will make you think otherwise.

Los Angeles, I have dreamt of visiting the sunny paradise since I was younger, but soon realised it's all glossy and glitzy like magazine spreads. And the paps! Ugh! No thank you! Though it was the perfect setting for a lovely summer read, I'd rather choose New York or Paris or London. Coincidentally, Angie and I felt LA was a bit too fake. I particularly enjoyed her shopping trip on Rodeo Drive, which she couldn't afford but what are the perks of having a Hollywood megastar as a friend?

Overall, I loved it. I love the glitz and glamour Hollywood had to offer. I loved the shopping. I loved Angie, in LA, lost as usual. Everything about the I Heart series has to be loved and will fulfil you with its magic.
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May 23, 2012 Ninja Neko rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit

I'm reading these out of order, I've read both I ♥ NY and I ♥ Paris so wanted to read this one too. Not that it's a problem to read these out of order, you can pick these up as stand alone novels as well.
So, maybe it's because it was mentioned somewhere in the Paris installment and was still in my brain somewhere, but I caught on to the main plot twist very early on. It was still an entertaining read, but Angela's unprofessionalism (that is a word I hope) really annoyed me - much like it did in...more

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Oct 01, 2011 LiteraryMarie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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.

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Apr 19, 2011 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 utt...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Rosie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2010

I enjoyed the book, although some of the characters (such as Jenny and Angela) frustrated me at times as they seemed to take a lot of things that they had for granted. I thought James Jacobs was an interesting character to add to the mix and I liked the twist in his personal life in the end. Although, thinking about it. It didn't make that much sense and there was so many more things that the twist could have been. Ones that fitted a little more into his bad boy reputation too.

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Jun 04, 2010 Sonja rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

Although I gave this book 4 stars there were two things really bothering me (as far as I can remember right now).

First bothering thing: Angela KIND OF fell in love (you know not really fell IN LOVE, but FELL FOR James) TOO quickly with James. She has had some good reasons, since her boyfriend back in New York acted all weird on the phone and partly even did not call her or text her, which is ALSO weird since he claimed to be SO in love with Angela, but still. OK he had some good reasons, but sti...more

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May 24, 2010 Leah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-2009, for-review

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 sn...more 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 have to admit that after hating I Heart New York I was incredibly dubious about reading I Heart Hollywood. However, I'm always willing to give an author a second chance and since I was sent this by the publishers I decided to read it pretty much as soon as I'd finished I Heart New York. A day later and I've finished it and while I think it was better than I Heart New York, that's hardly a compliment.

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...

Most of the principle characters from I Heart NY return; Angela, Alex, Jenny, as well as the addition of James Jacobs. It says it all that after two books my favourite character is the newest addition. Angela is the same as ever, having everything fall into her lap so seamlessly, being completely blind to everything happening around her and generally, being a poor woman's Becky Bloomwood. I loved Alex in the first book but really wasn't a fan of him in Hollywood, he was like a totally different character. I loved Jenny in the first book, too, and thankfully, she was the same as ever. The book would have been miles better is she was the principle character as she brings life to the whole book and without her it's a bit of a dud. Adding James Jacobs helped the book enormously as far as I'm concerned and I thought he was fantastic. Such a shame we probably won't see him again. There are a few minor characters who appear/reappear but there roles were so small, you'd barely notice them.

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...(less)

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Mar 04, 2010 Abi Holligan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Angela Clark is back in the second I heart series, I heart Hollywood! She has been assigned to have an interview with gorgeous hollywood actor James Jacobs so she flies off to sunny LA with her best friend Jenny leaving her current boyfriend Alex behind. Angela suddenly gets worried when Alex never answers his phone and it seems like James is trying to come on to her, just when she thinks things can't get any worse some pictures appear on the internet of her and James in a compromising position....more

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Nov 09, 2012 Hazel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, fiction

Why oh why does Angela drink so darned much when she knows she shouldn't? I could understand her being like that in the first book when she was getting over her ex Mark. But she seems to use alcohol as a crutch in this book to escape from dealing with things. That's only amusing / understandable to a point. I hope she gets her head on right in the next books because I really didn't like her in this one. For me, if I don't like the main character I might as well stop reading the book because I l...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Shaun rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, fiction, kindle, 2012

I loved the first book in the I Heart series (I Heart New York) so I couldn't wait to read this one, and despite the four star rating I was a bit disappointed with it. First off Angela hates LA for the whole of the book so it's not really 'I Heart' Hollywood at all. She is even more selfish and self-centred than she was in NY but I still ended up liking her in the last few chapters, enough to make me put the third book in the series near the top of my 'to read' list becuase I want to see how she...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Bethany Clark rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really thought this was a fun and exciting read! Her adventures in Hollywood reminded me of the time that I went to visit my friend Lisa there year ago and we had the time of our lives! We lived every day to it's fullest and no matter what was thrown our way, we made the most of it.
I love how she met this guy and became close and they had such a nice friendship.
Lindsey's books are such easy, fun summer reads! I can't wait till the next. :)

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“Why do you love me, Angela?'
Arsehole. Turning my question back on myself. 'Why do I love you?'
'It's really easy to say I love you, it's another altogether to explain why,' he said.” — 2 people liked it

“I love you because you always have a T-shirt under your pillow for me, even if you don't know I'm coming to stay. I love you because you know I want sugar in my tea in the morning but not at night and because you always pretend you forgot I wanted a skinny hot chocolate in Starbucks because you know I really prefer full fat but don't like to order it in case the girl behind the counter thinks I'm fat.'
Alex started to smile. So I carried on.” — 1 person liked it

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