Review: A great book that talks about what's behind all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
What lies behind all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood? This is what the book was mainly about.Before He was Famous was a book that I liked reading a lot. The plot was something I liked since it gives readers an insight on what being famous is, behind all the glitz and glamour. We all have been guilty some point in our lives of watching an episode of X Factor, The Voice, or America’s Got Talent and this what the book was about.Before He was Famous tells the story of Noah Lockton, sexy gorgeous and is madly in love with his best friend Chloe. Chloe was also in love with Noah but how can she ever compete with the model-worthy girlfriends that Noah seems to constantly be with. While from Noah’s perspective, even if he wants to be with her, Chloe’s loser boyfriend Cooper was always in the way.Now here comes the famous part.After joining a singing competition and winning it, Noah Lockton was now one of the hottest males in Hollywood. With his new found fame, Chloe had an opportunity working with Shimmer Magazine. Even though now that they are both unattached, they still can’t tell their feelings to each other because of the pressures attached with being famous.Most of the time I was irritated with Chloe because she keeps on pushing Noah away but every time she was afraid that he’ll never come back. I mean seriously, make up your mind girl! You either want him or you don’t. She also uses Noah’s fame as a security blanket and tells him she can’t be with him because the pressure of the industry is something she can’t live with.Being famous is not all glitz and glamour like what this book shows. Noah being famous now has to play with what the label wants. That includes acting like he’s in a relationship with someone who’s not Chloe. Being Noah’s best friend made Chloe famous too which she wasn’t expecting and with that fame she became a target of a stalker who was intent on killing her.I wished the book focused more on the singing competition and not just put snippets of it here and there. It wasn't something extraordinary but it was still an okay read.