'Staring at the blank page before you...open up the dirty window....' As the opening bars to Natasha Beddingfield's 'Unwritten' are blaring out the TV, I start singling along loudly (and very badly I might add). Yes that's right, it's The Hills Time! For anyone who watched Laguna Beach (the real OC), the Hills is following Lauren Conrad on from the last episode of the series 2 where we see her getting in to her car and driving off to her new apartment in LA. For those who have never seen Laguna Beach I'll do a quick recap for you. Its premise was to be the 'Real OC' (As in the American hit TV show about a group of rich kids who lived in Orange ...  Read the complete review

The Hills follows Lauren Conrad as she moves up to the Hollywood Hills to pursue a new life away from Laguna Beach. It's a reality television show that is real but producers have admitted to setting the scene, or as MTV like to call it, "scenes are created for dramatic effect." I do believe most of the emotions and the goings on are real and the feelings are true. I think what they mean by that is sometimes they have them sitting eating at tables and that obviously needs a bit of setting up and the conversations they have are perhaps prompted to see what they feel about things. MTV prompt them to start a discussion about the various boys, work ...  Read the complete review

I used to just flick onto The Hills if I seen it on t.v, I always thought it was great, but the past year I have definitely become addicted! The first season of the hills is focused on the main character, Lauren Condrad (as are the first five seasons). It carries on from Laguna Beach (The Real OC) which Lauren starred in. Now this season shows us Lauren leaving home to live in the Hollywood hills with her best friend Heidi Montag. They have both decided to join the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in L.A. It is a reality series with the majority of it real life (some scenes added for entertainment purposes - which always seems to come ...  Read the complete review

Whilst in a book shop I saw two books I wanted as part of a three for two. I never like to waste an offer so I had to find another book. LA Candy by Lauren Conrad caught my eye with the sweet on the cover (I often judge a book by its cover!) and after reading the back I decided to choose it as my third book. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and so last year I read the following two books. After reading all the books in the trilogy I was intrigued to know how similar the books were to her life. I watched an episode of the hills which was being repeated on MTV and although I convinced myself I wouldn't like it and I would just watch the first few ...  Read the complete review