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A review by aelynreads
This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg
2.0
This started off really great, but then it seemed to forget it was meant to be a thriller.
About 30% in, the mystery takes a complete back-seat for a romance plotline, which didn't engage me at all. At that point, it's just a high school teen romance. The thriller-mystery element doesn't come back until about 80% and the decisions made by the main character towards the end of the book are ridiculous, frustrating and come out of nowhere.
For something advertised as a 'thriller' with such a good premise and intriguing mystery, it's super disappointing that this wasn't the focus of the book.
About 30% in, the mystery takes a complete back-seat for a romance plotline, which didn't engage me at all. At that point, it's just a high school teen romance. The thriller-mystery element doesn't come back until about 80% and the decisions made by the main character towards the end of the book are ridiculous, frustrating and come out of nowhere.
For something advertised as a 'thriller' with such a good premise and intriguing mystery, it's super disappointing that this wasn't the focus of the book.