This book was wild, but in a good way? Usually? From the beginning, it just feels like complete and utter chaos, and once it quickly gets you on board with how overdramatic and wild it's going to be, it's honestly a quite enjoyable ride.

I really liked the concept of a whole book being based out of a single location, and that's it. This story really stuck to it's title, and there wasn't a single scene that wasn't at the mall (with some exceptions of driving to the mall, but that's it). We don't get any scenes of the MC at home, pondering the daily happenings of mall life, and I honestly really liked how that was done. It really limited the story to the single location, and it worked a lot better for it.

Overall I was into most of the characters, or at least how they were used to further the story (quite a few unlikable people in here), though I had some issues with Cassie in the final parts of this book. While I did like the final resolution and the amends that were made, there wasn't enough time spent on Cassie learning why what she said/thought was wrong, and we never really see her come back from some of her harsher thoughts, especially regarding her friend Drea. This book would've been a 4 star if this had been either handled better, or toned down overall. The relationship was cute too, though you could tell the focus was the friendship.

There are quite a few side plots that could've been developed more had the book been longer, or if there had just simply been fewer of them. However, with everything thrown together, it really gave the impression of Cassie's entire life falling apart, and matched the overall chaotic vibes of this book.

In the end, I did overall like this, but I was enjoying it a lot more before Cassie got a little too mean near the end there. And considering I got about 0% of the 90s references, the fact that I enjoyed it as much as I did is already impressive!