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Scandalous

Cala Riley

4.02 AVERAGE


I liked the male characters (minus Ezra) but female lead's age just made the whole book cringy for me.
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amandabooks17's review

4.0

Cala Riley brought the heat with this book! I wasn’t sure what to expect going in but it was worth the excitement!

Scandalous is a why choose romance the follow the lives of five social media influencers. To me this book was exciting and felt real with the way these characters were written. It was so interesting seeing how these characters handle their life not only together but also separately. Aurora is such a sweet kind hearted heroine that fits perfectly into the guys friend group. This group of guys really hits every kind any woman would need. Liam is the fun, energetic puppy like, Drake is the heartfelt caring one, Ezra is the broody one, and Santi is the god like hottie who cooks. Together they all just fit. I do wish we got more of the guys back story’s to really develop their improvements. These characters together brought the steam to the pages. This book comes with good banter, high energy, and overall lovely words.

This was definitely a fun read. I think Cala Riley really wrote this book well. I look forward to more from Cala Riley. I definitely recommend Scandalous for all to read.
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bookishnova's review

4.0

ARC Review

Scandalous by Cala Riley

Ratings:
⭐️: 4.25/5
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justinegreads's review

4.0

are we even surprised that i immediately fell in love with the golden retriever of the group but ended up falling harder & head over heels for the grumpy doberman?

here’s another cute but spicy Why Choose romance added to the list! i’m not a huge fan of the influencer/social media trope but the execution here was pretty good that i didn’t mind it

Aurora is such a likeable FMC and i appreciate so much how she refused to be a doormat & let the man grovel, no matter how much she likes him ! Liam is a sweetheart, Drake is a cinnamon roll, Santi is perfection, and Ezra is a god. i love the dynamic of the “United Nations” their friendship is so special, a true bond that was made under unfortunate situations

the story flow was good and pretty fast-paced, spice was hot as hell, third act conflict will hit you like a bus (went from 0-100) & was a bit predictable but i was still at the edge of my seat, i felt the connection between all characters, romantically and platonically, and was rooting for them all throughout

thank you so much GreysPromo and Cala Riley for sending me an arc!

Scandalous, a why-choose romance, is releasing on March 23rd! Available for pre-order now

4⭐️ | 4
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Thought this was a choose your own romance adventure book. It is a why choose book
challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

 This book had all the things I look for in a book. I laughed and cried while falling in love with the characters. I don’t think I could choose between any of the men. They all hit the spot in their own way

Why choose MMFMM
Age gap
Praise and degradation kink
Social media influencers
And so much more 
funny lighthearted 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: Yes

Si boring even the spice was average 

Unexpected

I was not expecting to be as in love with this books as I was! I finished it in less and 24 hours! It’s not a short book by any means it was just THAT GOOD! The United Nations they are so freakin cute! And the FMC Aurora is to freakin sweet, I absolutely love the dynamic of the characters relationship growth and the “all in” aspect! This is a must read I will tell everyone to read this beautiful book! I laughed, I cried, I was feeling like I needed to take my jacket off! Such a great read!

-whychoose
-online influencers
-built relationships before hand
-enemies to lovers
-MM

I loved this book!! It was a new story I haven’t experience before, the set up & history of the main characters was laid out so well it all just felt right! It took me for a ride that I didn’t want to get off but left me feeling very complete by the end!!