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The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe
3.5

I loved the sound of this one, set in the 70’s in LA with a cast of characters that are part of the Hollywood elite sounded exactly like the type of book I want to read in the summer. Give me a little sex, drugs and rock and roll set against a glitzy backdrop and I’m all in. There was a lot to like here, mostly the aforementioned vibes but something was off for me. There are quite a few characters and a handful didn’t even seem necessary so I’m not sure what the point of including them even was. It was also super predictable, I’m talking like as soon as a particular person was introduced the end game was glaringly obvious. But I did enjoy the jet setting aspect, the juicy drama and the throwback to the past so overall not a wasted read. The ending definitely elevated things for me, (including my rating) so if you like the sounds of this it may be worth the read for you.