Review: Angels on Sunset Boulevard enjoying the cult of social networking

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I do not know what to think about this book. I decided to read Angels on Sunset Boulevard for the following reasons:
It was written by Melissa De La Cruz.
The cover caught my attention. The colors are vibrant and the girl in the cover looks like someone with a mind of her own, as someone who sets its own guidelines.

After reading this book, I can say I am 50% satisfied. The first part of the book is slow, it is rather introductory, you get to know the characters superficially. We see Taj and Johnny as the iconic couple, the talented musical prodigy and the girl who makes her own style (a trend setter) accompanying him. She seems tired of that environment and indifferent to all of it. We also know Nick, the preppy boy who practices sports, drinks too many energy drinks and who is accompanied by the popular girl at school. All have something in common, they belong to a social network called TAP.

The story continues its slow progress and gradually we discover that what seems like part of a social life has hidden secret practices similar to those of a cult type movement where people search for social supremacy. Nick is the character that moves the gears needed to discover the secrets, is the character who tries to break the social norm governed by this network called TAP. The Angels Practice, or TAP sought to generate a sense of necessity in the story, the need to be part of an elite club.

The story is slow, but when I reached approximately half of the book, it come out of its lethargy. Events begin to occur and you see a darker side to the story. Finally I could develop interest on my reading.

About the Book
The idea of exclusivity was embellished with ideas of spirituality and freedom when in fact, sought to enslave and trap. I found interesting the development of the concept of the social network. The human being is a social being and social networks are a channel to develop different levels of interaction. In this book the interaction the characters developed in this network becomes detrimental. It also discusses the concept of ownership of objects to develop a sense of belonging.

I feel a bit disappointed with this book. I like what De La Cruz writes, but this was not a home run. My level of satisfaction reached a 50% thanks to the second half of book. The author used too many fragmented sentences, this makes the dialog to lose meaning and significance.

On the other hand, I liked the images, the pages of the characters, this gives a better sense of what is TAP and who the characters are and what are their priorities in life.

Do I liked the characters?

Taj was a disappointment. I thought it would be the independent character, but she sets trends just waiting to be followed. She is simply the character that excuses the mundane with spiritual explanations.
Johnny is a character that is forgotten.
Nick is the one who questions, so I liked him.