36 reviews for:

Scandalous

Cala Riley

4.04 AVERAGE

lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: RH
Angst:
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saltyseven's review

4.0



Scandalous is the first RH I read that wasn’t dark, and I loved it. Seriously obsessed with this book. So freaking hot!

Here is what to expect

Reverse Harem
MM
MMFMM
Age gap
Friends to lovers
Enemies to lovers
Instant attraction
Long distance

What sold me is the influencer aspect of the highs and downfalls of social media.

With the spice alone, the authors hit a home run. The pegging scenes are on

I loved this! Aurora is such a fun and flirty character. Her personality is amazing, and as an influencer the content she created seemed to be kept to what would be wholesome ‘day in the life’ stuff and she makes a real effort to know and connect with her followers, always keeping it upbeat and positive. Her guys of the United Nations are an equally great group, known for their lavish invite only parties. Their personalities are each SO individual, but they’re each perfection in their own ways. They’ve been regularly popping up on her SM and have helped moderate her lives, but it’s the opportunity to move their friendship to the real world that changes everything. Real connections develop with each man, and it’s exactly what they’ve been looking for. Things can never be easy though, and between outside influences meddling and societal pressure, they’re going to have to fight for the relationship they all want if it’s worth keeping.
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional medium-paced

This story really intrigued me with the blurb. Especially with social media being a massive role in everyone's day to day life. I like that this is the lighter side of Riley. It is quirky, fast paced and insta love in a way. Then the men will have you swoon. Between Ezra, Drake, Liam and Santiago, you have your pick or just take them all. Aurora is spunky but sweet and kind. She gives as good as gets. This story is really a whirlwind that will have you devouring it in one sitting. You have a small level of twists that add to the depth of the story and keeps you fully engaged!

4.4 stars.
Not my favorite, but still really good.
The smut scenes had some smokin hot dirty talk.
And the pegging?!

This was an enjoyable, fairly quick read. It felt decently realistic and each character has their own fully developed identity. There is a lot of spice in this why choose romance (it does include MM content).

Most of this book is centered around the development of their relationships. You get both friend-to-lovers vibes as well as enemies-to-lovers tension. Overall it is low angst, though I felt like the scandal was a bit predictable as well as who was behind it. I did appreciate how it was resolved and everyone of course got their HEA!

Thanks to Greys Promotions for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was Hot Hot Hot!!

A great RH why choose romance with very little angst/drama. Just great characters having a grand time with each other. Very spicy too!

Would recommend if you're looking for a fun, sexy spicy book.