The Girl Who Knew Too Much - Tiffany Brooks

This is another one I had high hopes for, but that fell kind of flat. The premise sounded great--a group of teens on a haunted island for a reality TV show to hunt for treasure. Very Survivor meets Curse of Oak Island. The back matter said hinted that there would be characters dying, fast paced action, and thrilling plot twists. 
Unfortunately, none of that really happened.
The main character, Riley, was ok. Her motivating factor was to reinvigorate her reputation after a 'scandal' at her old school. But the scandal itself felt boring, the aftermath of becoming a meme not quite motivational enough. She describes herself as impulsive and hot headed, but that rarely showed, at least in ways that truly impacted the movement of the plot. The love interest seemed almost there because he needed to be, rather than making readers swoon. The only character I actually liked was Maren--take no s*it and honest, she had more appeal than Riley.
The descriptions of the island and the setting were great. You felt as if you were there, and could picture it all really clearly. The survivor-esque challenges were weak, the game itself felt poorly plotted and could have been completed left out of the book for the same outcome. And the true conflicts meant to hold the characters back were more internal than external, the treasure hunt coming WAY to easily for them after so many before them apparently died in its pursuit. 
But what got me was the ending--rushed, non-sensical and again, much too easy. 
The writing was good, with solid world building and descriptors. I just hoped for a little more drama and tension, and that wasn't delivered. Maybe next time. 

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