Playa Vista Social Club
Suspense in Silicon Beach

For me, Playa Vista Social Club was like… thrillerLite. It’s like a little kid trying hard to be as cool as their teenage sister (real thrillers) and just falling short — more of a soap opera than a thriller. And I called “the twist” in the second chapter😬 Mia’s best friend Jade disappears at the he......more

A Gripping Tale of Betrayal and Deceit... "Playa Vista Social Club" by Zina Patel is a psychological thriller that takes place in the idyllic setting of Silicon Beach. The vanishing of a well-known TikTok influencer devastates the affluent community, uncovering sinister truths and straining allegianc......more

I was super thrilled to find a story about a high class beachy town/ condo. Yes, name brands of clothing/shoes etc... Gets thrown around but that's about the extent. Who doesn't like reading about lifestyles of the rich? I do, but didn't really get the feel for how rich they were supposed to be. Ont......more

Received as Goodreads giveaway. Easy read, plot line a bit far fetched. This book uses the pandemic to create a closed, British country house mystery vibe in a modern day setting, but it seems to deviate when inconvenient to the setting. The motive comes in rushed at the end, and not fully explained......more

Not for me I very much enjoyed the premise of this book, but there were so many characters I could not get invested in any of them. The pace of the story I also found to be painfully slow, with not much driving the story forward. I do appreciate the close friendships that the author portrays and how......more