From Hood to Hollywood

By Sasha Raye

Book Overview

Demi Rodriquez, a beautiful half-back, half-Puerto Rican bombshell enjoys a lavish lifestyle. Unfortunately, she gets a taste of the broke life when her drug- dealing boyfriend gets sent to prison. In an instant, Demi is forced right back into her mother's cramped housing project in Harlem. Soon, every day becomes a struggle and an emotional battleground--until she meets a handsome movie producer from Los Angeles who thinks she has the sex appeal needed to make it to the top.

In a quest for fame and fortune, Demi takes a chance and sets out for Hollywood, where everybody and everything has a dream. Her chances of becoming an A-list actress get slim when she befriends a slick-talking woman who dabbles in everything from drugs and prostitution to a life where some actresses don't wake up the next morning.

Follow Demi as she finds herself on the wrong end of the film business that seems destined to destroy her mind, body, and spirit.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601625367
• ISBN13: 9781601625366
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Urban Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Pretty Gal

"From Hood to Hollywood " tells the story of a young, beautiful woman, Demi, in pursuit of a better life. Life was good until her boyfriend catches a bid leaving her to fiend for herself with a 5-year-old daughter. From New York to California she takes a lot of blows and set backs but continues to push on. "From Hood to Hollywood " was overall a good read. To be from the projects of Harlem , main character Demi should have been more hip than the author portrayed her. She should have seen a lot of things coming. She was simply too naïve. Descriptive and full of drama and action, this is a book I'd recommend. Reviewed by: R.L. 3.5

LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR

I was surprised when I read this book because I didn't expect it to be so entertaining and hard core. People are killing me by calling Demi so naive. Just because you're from New York, you're considered naive, if you fall into a few bad circumstances and don't know which way to turn? Please...Demi was just trying to survive like so many other mothers out here. A do whatever it takes type of chick. I enjoyed this book, and look forward to anything else written by Sasha Raye.

What Dreams May Come

How far would you go to pursue your dreams to get into Hollywood? From Hood to Hollywood by Sasha Raye introduces the reader to some colorful characters that will have you laughing, crying and saying I know someone just like that. Meet Demi Rodriguez an aspiring actress, model and mother. Living in the projects Demi has experienced her share of losers, druggies, and fake ballers. When her live-in-boyfriend gets locked up for selling drugs, Demi is forced to move back into the projects with her out-of -control mother and good for nothing brother. What is a girl to do when all she can dream about is bright lights and the big screen? Do not judge a book by the cover is a famous quote, which Ms. Demi will learn to live by as she drops everything and goes on a whim to LA in pursuit of her dreams. Jorel is a producer who promises her the world if only she would come out to LA. You guessed it Jorel was a fraud and Demi got more than she bargained for once she hit LA. She was introduced to drugs, prostitution and porn this is not what Demi signed up for, but when she gets connected to the Crips there is only one way out and that is death. Can Demi reach her full potential as an actress under these stressful conditions? What happens to her daughter that she left behind? Porn was not her ideal big screen dream, but what happens when her mother gets a hold of the DVD and sees what her daughter is doing? Is it too late to turn back the hands of time? What were Jorels' intentions? Is Demi trapped in this lifestyle or can she truly get her focus and be the star she was meant to be? Who will come to her rescue? From Hood to Hollywood is full of drama, graphic descriptions and a race for fame and stardom at all costs. Ms. Raye's raw, detailed account of how a young girl can be misled to believe was eye-opening and refreshing. I recommend this book to readers of all genres and especially young girls who do not want to listen to that inner voice that is warning them to beware. I look forward to reading Ms. Raye's next book. Reviewed by: Cheryl Hayes APOOO BookClub

The road from the hood to Hollywood ain't easy. *5 STARS*

Beautiful half Black, half Puerto Rican Demi Rodriguez was living a good life with her big time drug dealing baby's father, Perry, in Harlem. When Perry gets locked up, the money runs out and the lavish lifestyle is over. Demi and her five year old daughter Aliyah return to her mother's low income apartment. Demi must now deal with her trifling mother and lazy brother Dennis. Demi is working a minimum wage job and barely making it. Once Demi meets a dude named Jorel, at a club who has Hollywood connections, she decides on a whim to go to Los Angeles and pursue her lifelong dream of being an actress or a model. Leaving her daughter in Harlem with her mother, Demi takes a major risk and hops on a plane. Only when Demi arrives in L.A. her "connection" is not all he is cracked up to be and Demi is in a strange place with no friends or barely any money. Demi ends up doing some shady things to make some cash and hopefully pursue her dreams of acting. Only Demi soon learns Hollywood is not all peaches and cream and you need to be strong to survive. This book is hard to put down and full of drama. I was often so annoyed and frustrated at the main character Demi for being so NAIVE (she is a chick from Harlem so I expected her to peep game) but this was still a great read, even though Demi is a little airheaded at times.

Excellent Book!!!!!!!

Man where do I start?....this book was so good I finished it in two days, I really felt for the main character she really only wanted to be actress but was only trickd, and lied to.....this book was so good I was at work reading it...excellent job Sasha Raye...you did your thing with this book