ARC received via Netgalley for an honest review

I didn't know what to expect when I started reading Hollywood Hot Mess - but I will tell you that I enjoyed it a heck of a lot more than I thought I was going to.

It is not your average "Hollywood star and starlet have a perfect relationship and become America's sweethearts" kind of book.

It touches on the darker side of fame (especially child stars - think Drew Barrymore in her teenage years). It touches on the drinking, the drugs, the rehab - all happening under the watchful eye of the paparazzi and the scrutiny of public opinion.

I thought Carly was great - at the tender age of 19 she has done it all and been through it all. But she has pulled up her big girl knickers an, even though she has a long way to go, she is doing it - for herself.

Devon is the Sexiest Man Alive, Hollywood hot stuff and the one giving Carly her career lifeline. While I like Devon, I don't know, the way he pushes and pulls at Carly, says he wants to be with her but then hides his relationship away. Gah, grow a pair man! Sure, I know things aren't what everyone thinks they are, but do what you want to do for you, not for everyone else!!

OK, rant over!

From the first word to the last, I hoped that Carly kept her sh!t together, that Devon would pull his head out of his rear end, that they really could be all that Hollywood isn't - True.

But then we were kinda cliffhangered, but never fear, the second book, Total Trainwreck is only a week away!

And now I am straight on to reading it, as I need to know what happens to our lovelies!