Book 3: L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad

I'm assuming most of your thoughts consist of , 'this does not count as a real book,' or 'Lauren Conrad? What a chick-book,' or even, 'this is not of literary merit.' I understand this book is not a difficult read nor regarded as one of high literary merit. I read this book because I absolutely love Lauren Conrad. Not because she has millions of girls (and even some boys) obsessed with her reality shows, 'Laguna Beach' and 'The Hills,' but because she represents herself as a very beautiful, well-talented, all-rounded lady.  From her personality (well, what she shows anyways) to her fashion, I feel like I, along with others, can relate to her. Anyways, back to the book.
The plot of the book may not exactly depict the characters and situations in Lauren's actual life but I feel like she wrote it so she could show people how her life really is.  I think the character Jane Roberts is a very obvious representation of Lauren Conrad herself. The plot was good, not spectacular, but good enough to hold one's attention (like many other teen-gossipish novels).
The thing I really disliked about this book was that it was written in 3rd person.  From what I know, (which isnt much) writing in third person leaves the narrator unaware of the characters actual thoughts and only sees the situation for how it appears and what the characters reveal.  Seeing as this is a very 'he-said, she-said' novel, Lauren should have written it in first person. She writes the book as if she is talking (one thing my teachers always told me NOT to do). For her purpose though, it was appropriate. But in order to write like a person talks, it should be portrayed through a character, not the neutral narrator. I know, this sounds very judgmental and over-analyzed, but it was just something that really bothered me. I am sure those who have read this, (if they have any knowledge of writing) would agree. This was the only aspect of the book that made me think that maybe LC should stick to her original talents, which is definitely NOT writing. Sorry!
But just so I don't have to repeat what I said earlier in my next couple blogs, I will be reading the rest of the Trilogy.