Mmmm, like, this cements a lot of the feelings I had about [b:The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line|18209454|The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)|Rob Thomas|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393100477s/18209454.jpg|25630244], namely that VM works so much better as a show than as a book. A lot of stuff here just reads as cheesy that I could just picture Kristen Bell and Enrico Colatoni being able to pull off. Or like, in basically every chapter, they namedrop what music Veronica is listening to, which felt a little forced, versus in the show just... having the music in the background.

Also I felt a little uncomfy about the actual mystery--a violent serial rapist who preys on callgirls? Like I get that it's noir, blah blah blah, but also mmm idk.

I did like the parts with Logan and Mac. I guess what I'm saying is I should probably just read unofficial, fluffy VMars fanfiction instead of this officially sanctioned, rape-riddled, VMars fanfiction.