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A review by rwbrock
This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg
4.0
Overall I enjoyed this multi genre YA story. It’s a mystery/thriller with some romance thrown in.
Eighteen-year-old Poppy has never had a stable life. She, along with her parents and 8-year-old sister, have been on the run/under the radar/off the grid her whole life. Why? She has no idea, but she needs to find out.
At its barebones, it is a story about growing up, finding yourself (literally) and coming to terms with your future, which may or may not match other’s expectations. And while yes, it had its unbelievable moments, and I didn’t feel the chemistry from Poppy and Harry (a rich, sometimes bad-boy she meets), I did feel the closeness of this family (sometimes almost to a smothering degree). I felt Poppy’s need for answers and her push/pull with her family dynamics. The ending was a bit of a surprise to me, but it also made sense as well.
So while not perfect, it was a solid, suspenseful, and ultimately hopeful read.
My sincere thanks to #NetGalley and #FlatironBooks for providing me the free early arc of #ThisGoldenState for review. The opinions are strictly my own.
Eighteen-year-old Poppy has never had a stable life. She, along with her parents and 8-year-old sister, have been on the run/under the radar/off the grid her whole life. Why? She has no idea, but she needs to find out.
At its barebones, it is a story about growing up, finding yourself (literally) and coming to terms with your future, which may or may not match other’s expectations. And while yes, it had its unbelievable moments, and I didn’t feel the chemistry from Poppy and Harry (a rich, sometimes bad-boy she meets), I did feel the closeness of this family (sometimes almost to a smothering degree). I felt Poppy’s need for answers and her push/pull with her family dynamics. The ending was a bit of a surprise to me, but it also made sense as well.
So while not perfect, it was a solid, suspenseful, and ultimately hopeful read.
My sincere thanks to #NetGalley and #FlatironBooks for providing me the free early arc of #ThisGoldenState for review. The opinions are strictly my own.