A review by mlsweeten
California Golden by Melanie Benjamin

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Southern California in the 1960s. A book about very intense mother daughter relationships in a surfing family amidst a turbulent time period. Parts of this were very rough but real for that time and it sure held my interest.