3.5 stars -

I really enjoyed the mystery aspect and it had me on edge trying to guess whodunit. I was glad that the author didn’t make the culprit easy to discover. I definitely thought it was a different character and was surprised when it was revealed to be someone else. The mystery was written really well. However, the build up to the mystery is very slow and comes in at 147 pages.

I did have some issues with the characters age - which I’m wondering *if* it is purely for the sake that this book is targeted for children ages 7-12 - because she is a sixteen year old but sounds very childish and adults refer to her/treat her like a child.

The author includes messages about how Hollywood objectifies women and feminism which were done very well. Goldie is also a queer character and has a crush on a girl, Diane. I really enjoyed that she was crushing on a girl and it wouldn’t have mattered to me if there was no end game because it’s such a real part of a teenager’s life to be crushing on someone and have it not go anywhere.

I would recommend this for children to read!