The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
Veronica Mars, Book 1
Publisher: Vintage (March 2014)
338 pages, eBook (purchased myself for $6.99)
Book Rating: 5 Stars
Content Note: Includes Swearing and Violence
Business has been a bit dry and Veronica is beginning to have more and more doubts about trying to get back into the P. I . business, that is until a big case lands on her doorstep, and the search for a missing college girl gives her purpose. This story is intended to be read after watching the TV series and the movie. It is written in such a way that I believe it could be read on it's own (with no previous knowledge of the series), but it would definitely be more enjoyable with that background knowledge. This picks right up where the movie left off and plunges Veronica fairly quickly into a big case. The mystery of the two missing girls was riveting, and like the shows, I thought it let everything unfold at just the right pace, giving you a little something here and there as you roll with the action (and this is action-packed!). Veronica's relationship with Logan takes a backseat to her sleuthing, due to the long-distance, and I kind of liked it that way because it provided stable support and no extra conflict from that quarter (I think she's suffered enough romantically). Reading this was just like watching another episode of the show! Awesome read and I can't wait for Book 2!
TV/Movie Adaptations:
Veronica Mars (TV Series 2004-2007)
Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni
TV Rating: TV-14
My Rating: 5 Stars
Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry
I was able to watch all three seasons through Amazon Prime Instant Video!
This TV Series follows Veronica Mars through her last two years of high school and her first year of college (Three Seasons, 64 Forty-Three min episodes) as the teenage sleuth battles relationship problems, the corruption of Neptune and her own heavily-veiled insecurities. Great show, with a bit of a soap opera feel to it at times. The cases Veronica cracks, many of them brought to her by classmates, are always fun to watch as she works her magic. For the full effect, this TV Series is best viewed in its entirety, along with the Movie that follows, before reading the book.
Veronica Mars (2014)
Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni
Movie Rating: PG-13
My Rating: 4 Stars
Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry
This Movie picks up nine years after the TV Series left off, and finds Logan in fresh trouble, leading him to turn to Veronica for help once again, despite many years with no contact. I was glad this movie had all the original actors, and it was cool to see them a bit aged and settled in life. I view the movie as another episode (#65) of the TV show (except it’s twice as long). Basically, Veronica tried the boring thing, but getting back to Neptune and into her old life, she realizes she’s done with boring. She’s just not a boring kind of girl. Great to see the next piece of the story and I look forward to reading the book now.
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