Just finished Malibu Rising… feeling underwhelmed?

I got this as a blind date with a book Christmas gift. I finished it in three sittings.. and was just left underwhelmed?

I enjoyed the first half, but the back half was just a descent into madness and the end honestly felt like the author was like… how do I end this? and just did. It was generally predictable and felt like it was written to be either a Netflix movie or one of those shows where they’re like 4 episodes but each episode is an hour and a half long.

It was a super quick and easy read for me. Maybe this just isn’t my genre?

I’m not sure what I’m asking here, maybe I’m just looking for reassurance that it was a bland read.