Recently disillusioned with his father's ill-gotten wealth, he's been living as a hobo for a year, and he is sweet, sincere, brave, strong and kind. I don't know what Freddie saw in her. Freddie was fantastic. I kept waiting for Lulu to have some character growth, but she never did. Too bad Lulu (and the authors) didn't get the memo. They would have been a good powerhouse villain couple. She and Sal really would have been a good match. Her willingness to do just about anything (short of attempted murder or risking suicide) to get fame and money and keep fame and money was nauseating. And the authors' attempt to paint her as a compassionate person by giving a poor man who had attempted to sexually assault her was a fail. She was good for the first section, but once she'd been in Hollywood for a year she was shallow and self-absorbed. But unfortunately it had a few too many flaws. I hated Lulu. I thought that this would be a book to challenge my apathy toward the YA genre. But can they escape their pasts and finally find the Hollywood ending they long for? Read more Together, she and Freddie set out to clear her name. Suddenly Lulu finds herself framed for attempted murder. When fate brings Lulu and Freddie together, sparks fly-and gunshots follow. He travels the country in search of redemption and a new identity, but his father will stop at nothing to bring him home. But when he discovered how his corrupt father really made the family fortune, Freddie abandoned his billions and became a vagabond. Back in New York she witnessed a Mafia murder, and this glamorous new life in Tinseltown is payment for her silence.ĭashing Freddie van der Waals, the only son of a New York tycoon, was a playboy with the world at his feet. She may be a star, but she worries that her past will catch up with her. Now she’s Lulu Kelly, Hollywood’s newest It Girl. Not too long ago, Lucille O’Malley was living in a tenement in New York. “Cinematic pacing, a compelling whodunit, and the glitzy aura of golden age Hollywood combine in this star-studded novel” ( Booklist) from acclaimed film producer/director Adam Shankman and coauthor Laura Sullivan.
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