A “Gorgeous Excitement” by Cynthia Weiner is the story of Nina Jacobs enjoying her summer before heading off to college. It sheds a light on the ease of cocaine use and partying that took place in Manhattan in the 80s. Nina has a crazy home life. She is desperate to fit in with those she hangs out with and catch the eye of the boy she is in love with. Suddenly all in one night things change for Nina. A girl is found murdered in a park. Overall this was a good book.

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I finished it but took me awhile to get thru it. Very disappointing. Just a rambling teenager amd her thoughts. The beginning of the book was too drawn out and the end seemed rushed with no idea of what happened to the "murderer ".

Sadly this was a major disappointment for me…almost 400 pages of teenager’s internal rambling thoughts. Stating her mother’s severe mental illness was depression is an injustice for all suffering from mental disease. There wasn’t any depth to the plot or any character development. Maybe I’m not the right target audience for this novel.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.