Pick Up The A-List: Hollywood Royalty (A-List: Hollywood Royalty, #1) Originated By Zoey Dean EBook

book shouldnt be on your read list, Unless you have a lot of time to waste and love things that are not enjoyable, The characters are so. One dimensional that its hard to like them, I got this book in a thrift store because it was cheap and the title got me, Thankfully I didnt spend more on this, The second set of AList novels are slightly different that, The first series in my opinion but they aren't necessarily less good as the others, I think Zoe Dean is a great offer and I love the series! Some people are born with it,

Meet the new Hollywood Royalty: Amelie, the nosoinnocent starlet Myla and Ash, the golden couple Jacob, the geek turned hottie and Jojo, the outsider who'll do anything to get on the AList.

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Anna, Ben, Sam, Cammie, Dee, and Adam made readers fall in love with THE ALIST, Now it's time for those AListers to take a bow and the next generation to take the stage,

First there is Amelie Adams, the Hollywood starlet, Famous for her role as the Fairy Princess, Amelie has little girls screaming, asking for her autograph, Unfortunately, starting out as an actress on a child's show never benefits you when you're trying to land a more mature role, Amelie is ready to grow up and break out of her goodgirl shell, She is ready to show the world that she has more potential, but is the world ready for her

Then there is Myla Everhart.
Famous just for being adopted by Hollywood's golden couple, Barbar short for Barley Everhart and Lailah Barton, Myla has the paparazzi tracking her every move.
Every time she turns around, not only is a picture taken, but it seems like her parents adopt another child to be her sibling, However, that really doesn't matter to Myla, since the only thing she cares about right now is her longtime boyfriend, Ash,

Ash Gilmour, the son of record producer Gordon Gilmour, has everything going for him, but his laidback exterior gives no sign of it.
Together, Ash and Myla are Hollywood's next golden couple, Of course, this is Hollywood, and relationships always take a turn for the worst, Are they any different

Next is Jacob PorterGoldsmith, With a mom as a publicist, Jacob knows who is falling and who is rising in Hollywood, Jacob has always been the geek, the one who never has had a girlfriend, the one who has never had a girl even look his way.
But that has all changed, Back from math camp, Jacob has an entirely new look, going from looking like a dork to being transformed into a complete hottie, He knows now he can get any girl he wants, but will a certain starlet he has an eye for look his way

Last but certainly not least is Jojo.
Nowhere near the other AListers, literally, Jojo has managed to adapt to her normal life with two dads and a wardrobe that isn't fit for a celebrity.
Her life takes a major turn when she discovers who her biological parents are, With that kind of connection she just entered into the AList world by default, But is the AList that welcoming It's not going to be easy, but Jojo is determined to be accepted, even if she has to play a little dirty.


This new cast of AListers are just as devious, scandalous, and gorgeous as the first, something fans of the first generation have grown accustomed to.
Fans of the original series will not be disappointed, It will be good to see how this series progresses can it possibly outlast the original

Got confusing at times, but good book overall.
For a book that's all about Hollywood and it's glamour, this book was pretty realistic, and shows that being famous and rich isn't all that it's said to be.
I'm glad that even the superbitch Myla has problems of her own, it makes her more humane and relatable, I wasn't planning on reading this AList spinoff, but since I gave Alphas a chance and really liked it, I decided to try it out.
The new characters are so much better than the old ones! In the old books, Anna was boring, that one girl was psycho, Sam was annoying, and Cammie was just too bitchy to be real.


This book was so good, and seemed like a completely different series, I can't wait for the next one! Overall, not "bad", but the constant dropping of brand names served to take me right out of it.
Found myself invested the characters though Another new series for me! I have not read any of the former AList books, so I cant compare to the original series, but I can say that I will be reading the rest of this one!

I actually think I liked this one better than the Gossip Girl type novels, because the story is more about the characters and their internal battles with themselves, instead of the characters fighting over or with another character.
Which I found refreshing!

Dean kept the story moving, with an exciting fastpace, The writing, while I wouldnt consider it notable, is prominent in its own way, It makes for a fun and fluffy read, I love reading about celebrities, even if they are fictional,

Overall, there must have been something that I liked, because I couldnt stop turning the pages, Im eagerly awaiting the rest of the series! If you've read one of Zoey Dean's novels before, that you know you aren't about pick up a literacy masterpiece when you read the AList series.
I picked up this book to read as a guilty pleasure/brain candy treat,

However, if you've read a couple of books from the Alist series, you will start to notice that all the stories start to sound the same, and the books get old, really fast.
Generally I have to read them spaced out quite a bit from each other, or I start to get irritated by the lack of intelligence from the characters.


That's another problem I have with this bookthe characters are not at all likable, It's really hard to get into a series when every single character is irritating and is one dimensional,

With that said, "The AList: Hollywood Royalty" served its purpose as being a quick, fun, and simple read, I have the other two books in this series so I will probably finish it just because I hate not finishing series, However, there are so many great books out there, and "The AList: Hollywood Royalty" shouldn't be at the top of your TBR pile unless you want to read pure brain fluff.
I've read the first book of the AList amp quite love it, amp this spinoff is as good,

Amelie Adams, better known as Fairy Princess, always known as the innocent amp cleanliving starlet, But she won't mind throwing all those reputation if she's to be with Hunter, Even if it means using Jake, her tutor,

Myla's world is turned upside down when she broke up with boyfriend Ash amp Jojo, her new sister arrived, She hated Jojo to steal her spotlight amp now Jojo is hanging out with Ash,

Dramarama. Just like the original Alist, Oh well, just another guilty pleasure read,

Though this spin off is also good, I think the characters from the original series are more strong amp I dunno, appealing But I would still read the next book in the series
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Basic Info

Format: Paperback
Pages/Length:pgs
Genre: Young Adult Chick lit
Reason For Reading: Challenge

At A Glance

Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsession: No
Cliff Hanger: No
Triggers: n/a
Rating:stars

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In Depth

Best Part: Quick read
Worst Part: Salty characters.

Thoughts Had: Not bad, not bad,

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: Probably
Recommending: Sure

Short : I was expecting a lot worse, like as horrible as Clique Prequel but it wasn't too bad.
I haven't read the AList books, so i have no idea if they need to be read first, i really hope not, I liked Jojo until she got that bag, she didn't let being some famous kid change her until that part, and really, all because of a bag.
No. Myla was a horrible character, and her ex Ash was just as horrible, I mean, Ash didn't even show up to the airport to pick her up on time, and then he didn't even recognize her, wth. Much fluff, quick read.

Misc.

Book Boyfriend: Jake
Best Friend Material: Pass,
First of it's series, Amilie, Mayla, Ash, Jacob, and jojo are introduced as new Hollywood royalty, Amelie is fairy Princess and just got her first "mature" gig with hot Hunter Sparks, Jocob her math tutor falls in love with her not realising this, Jacob is geek insdie with a sizzling outside, Jojo learns she is the bilogical daughter of Barbar, the Golden Couple, and her new sister Mayla and her golden boyfriend Ash, Mayla makes Jojo's life miserible and when her boy friend of three years breaks up with her the couple uses Jojo and another boy to make each other jealous.
Jojo thinks Ash is into her but they are only friends, Jojo makes an attempt to go home but Mayla gets her to stay, I hadn't read any of Zoey Dean's original AList titles, However, I am glad that I have them sitting on my shelf, I have every intention on reading the original series and continuing to follow this new spinoff, While I would consider this a fluff read, this book differs from the typical "rich kid scene" because the characters have issues that most teenagers can relate to.
However, it still includes plenty of drama and excitement that will satisfy readers of celebrity gossip magazines and other YA series, such as Gossip Girl!

This was a fast and juicy read that kept me intrigued.
I cannot wait to find out what becomes of each of the characters in the next AList: Hollywood Royalty novel!
Reading it a second time, the last time being in middle school, I realize this isn't as good as I thought it was before.
It was the same storyline of someone wanting to be IN the crowd, but Hollywood style, This book was really good, but I wished that the book ended right there, instead of being a long series, as I felt like the author could've ended the book right at the end, and I felt like a sequel was unnecessary.
I won't read the next books in the series, but I did enjoy the book,

Goodreads response/reflection: I think that Jacob is a very family oriented person, even though he is the oldest, He was talking to his mom about problems he was having with girls, and he didn't seem to mind that his younger siblings were listening in and talking to him about it.
I finished this book in abouthours an it was pretty good, The first series the Alist was much faster to understand than this one, I felt like I was thrown way too many characters that I could handle in those first few pages, I didn't know who did what or who was who, At about pageI finally knew all the characters and even compared most of them to the girls in the Alist, Other than the minor mishap I had at the beginning with not knowing what was happening it has the same amount of juicy drama that I love about Zoey Deans books! I already have both of the next two books so I can't wait To get a comfy spot and read them! Zoey Dean's previous Alist series left me with high hopes for this short series, but I was not too impressed.
Character development was lacking, the story lines were too similar to the first series and the setting descriptions were also identical to her other books.
This series focuses on JoJo Milford, a Sacramento girl raised by two dads who finds out her biological parents are Hollywood's hottest couple with aboutadopted children.
She goes to live with them and learns how to survive in Hollywood and ward off the attacks of her new sister Myla, The AList, that elite group of Hollywoods finest, is back, But while some people are born into that kind of glory, such as the golden couple Myla and Ash, others have to work their way up the celebrity ladder to even be deemed worthy.
And thats what outsiders like the good girl Amelie, the reformed geek Jake, and the nobody whos just discovered her Hollywood connections, Jojo, But making it to the AList and staying on are two completely separate things, and being included among these privileged ranks calls for a whole new set of drama, not to mention a whole new playing field for it.
Each of these teens will have to decide, is it all worth it

Dean brings back the high fashion, sneaky lies and deception, and good oldfashioned unrequited love characteristic to the first ten installments of The AList series in its next generation.
The cast may be all new, but the plot remains much the samea covert namedropping, rumorspreading, boyfriendstealing war between the insiders and the outsiders, Yet even though I question the value in reading about retail therapy and the drama of Hollywood High, I cant resist indulging in this guilty pleasure that realistically portrays the spoiled and sometimes scandalous lives of the young and filthy rich, and those trying to get there.
There are really two ways to look at novels like this: as a guilty pleasure read or an inadvertent social commentary, Although I highly doubt it was Deans intention to truly criticize the glamorous lifestyle, its pretty plain to see that there is something seriously shallow and wrong about how people pay so much attention to the latest styles and celebrity gossip.
Nevertheless, Hollywood Royalty is a quick read perfect for a sunny day at the beach,

Fans of any teen guilty pleasure, such as Deans original AList series, The Elite series by Jennifer Banash,

the Private series by Kate Brian, and the Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar, is sure to enjoy Hollywood Royalty.
Though not exactly brain stimulating material, I will probably check out the sequels to this gossipy read,

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