Consequences: The Camera Never Lies

Consequences

by Laurie Depp

Natalie has dreamed of being a serious photographer ever since she got her first camera at eight years old. She aspires to be like her heroine, Annie Leibowitz, and take fabulous soulful pictures. But then she took the picture that would shoot her straight into the world of celebrity culture and the pages of Heat . Natalie couldn’t resist snapping ace athlete Brett Ballentine in a clinch with his childhood sweetheart. Selling the picture to the taboids was a no-brainer. Now she can set herself up with all the best equipment. Poor naïve Natalie didn’t realize that the media would turn her into a wannabe celebrity monster. Nobody’s interested in her photography. Natalie’s only option is to take a controversial undercover job as a paparazzi, earn enough money to free herself from her devious agent, and resign herself to life in "ordinaryville" again. On an exclusive beach on location, Nat can’t resist capturing beautiful model Jen Jones as she bends to snort a line of coke as the sun sets. When Jen begs her to delete the picture Natalie flashes back to what got her into her mess in the first place. She gives Jen what she wants, and Jen’s story begins.

Genres: Young Adult

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2007

About the author

Laurie Depp was born and brought up in the heart of the city in London, growing up amongst a varied mix of people - from market traders to city traders - and with nightlife to die for. She has been gathering material for her writing since her early teens.

It's rumored that Laurie is a distant cousin of that other famous Depp, Johnny, though Laurie will only say 'no comment' when asked.

Consequences is Laurie's first published sequence of books for the teen market, and though she is often reclusive and prone to agoraphobia, she is occasionally spotted dining around her 'manor', wearing dark glasses and a cute blonde wig.

Reviews

[Rachel Brand · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first 'Consequences' book - the main character was an immature, shallow brat all the way through the story and only redeemed herself on the last page. I couldn't connect with her at all, although I will admit that some of the paparazzi bits were entertaining, which made this book not a complete waste of time. The extract at the back of the book for the third in the series looked a bit more interesting, so I may borrow it next time I visit Hope. 4/10

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

theseseriesof bookare reallygood cuz the characters meet up with each other.... like the model at the end of the book (that shecatches taking drugs) is the model in the nxt book... I THINK THT THIS IS REALLY GOOD it happens in therest of the books in the series xx

[Francesca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book for teenagers. It had an average story line and didn't really have any plot-twists. But it has a good moral behind the story and in my opinion a good life lesson for young people.

[Libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that great, really.