Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Scandalized

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Scandalized by Ivy Owens

29 reviews

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love this book so much. But first, a trigger warning. The female MC is a journalist who is writing an investigative article about a sexual assault scandal at a club. OK, now back to business. A lot of bad things came out of the pandemic, but this book was one of the VERY good things. It's spicy. It's sweet. The pace never slowed. It didn't get bogged down in the conflict between the MCs. And because it starts off with a bang (a one night stand), I didn't have to read 200 pages of slow burn for the MCs to get together. So reader, if that's not your thing, don't come here to yuk on this book because it doesn't have your favorite romance tropes. As for me, tonight I'm going to dream about Alexander Kim and his luscious lips.

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mwhite0226's review against another edition

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tense

4.0

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sly_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Bought this ebook because it was under 5€, the description sounded intriguing and I wanted to dip my feet into the romance genre for a while.
Somehow I didn't expect for it to be spicy/have smut in it. A lot of smut. The first 100 pages or so they do it 5+ times. Not the biggest fan of so much smut. Besides this though, the two of them had an interesting story, I loved the way they clicked and the dynamic Alec and Gigi had. Gigi's big story about the Jupiter club certainly was an interesting addition. Eden and Sunny both stole the show a little for me. Even though they had only smaller/minor roles. Seeing them interact with Gigi and what bonds these characters had between them felt real and precious.
A nice, short read. Not sure if I would/will re-read it again though.

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dkgreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Good gravy, I’m pretty sure my kindle melted! This was scorchingly steamy in ridiculously romantic way. Alec Kim is a total freaking dreamboat.

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taylorrrhickss's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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mackenziejohnson's review

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fast-paced

4.0

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jessica_burns's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It’s cute! It’s fun! It’s sexy! That’s all I got!

But really, if you’re like me and periodically need a contemporary romance palette cleanser, this will do the job. It’s a famous person-normal person romance so you’ve gotta be prepared to suspend your disbelief here, but it delivers exactly what it promises to.

Check the trigger warnings, but by and large this is lighthearted, quick, and easy.

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