Believable and clever banter bounces back and forth between sympathetic characters, and allusions to The Picture of Dorian Gray provide a scaffold without requiring readers’ prior knowledge of the original to appreciate the story. The tension builds well, leading to an exhilarating and twisty final third. The story unravels in colorful, electric prose through Mick’s and Veronica’s first-person points of view, alternating between past and present. Mick and Veronica pursue their increasingly unstable relationship while parental neglect, illegal activity, and the threat of violence set them on an escalating, dangerous path. Meanwhile, the two girls engage with the local activist scene along with Veronica’s longtime artist friend Nico, but the stakes rise with every rebellious art installation-even leading to death for some of those involved. After Veronica snaps a perfect photo of camera-shy Mick, their relationship complicates and escalates as hesitant Mick suddenly becomes the subject of Veronica’s budding photography career. Things start off sweet in San Diego, where swimmer Micaela and aspiring photographer Veronica meet by chance at a party and romance instantly sparks between them. A romantic, fast-paced thriller inspired by a classic.
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