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michellesantiago's review
4.0
My first Sarah Ockler novel.
I really, really enjoyed #Scandal. I quickly devoured it. Funny, snarky, sweet... this is a book to read this between your more serious contemporary novels for a pick me up. Although lighter in tone, it also discusses important issues about social media and cyberbullying that are relevant today.
Full review to come.
I really, really enjoyed #Scandal. I quickly devoured it. Funny, snarky, sweet... this is a book to read this between your more serious contemporary novels for a pick me up. Although lighter in tone, it also discusses important issues about social media and cyberbullying that are relevant today.
Full review to come.
dievalzam's review
3.0
It's more like a 2.85
I really liked the themes around the book like the bullying in american schools and in the internet, all the things involved with Facebook and social media. I really really loved the references of any kind to pop culture, i love that, And the detective kind of vibe.( it wasn't that big, but i loved it)
The characters didn't grow up as person in the book, i was expecting more growing from Lucy. I think that the characters weren't the strong point in the novel. It was more the themes around it
Es más como un 2.85
En verdad me gustaron los temas del libro, como el acoso en escuelas americas y en el internet, y todas las cosas involucradas con Facebook y redes sociales.
En verdad, verdad me gustaron las referencias de cualquier tipo a la cultura pop. Lo ame, y la vibra de tipo detectives (no fue muy grande, pero la ame)
Los personajes no crecieron como personas en el libro, estaba esperando más crecimiento en Lucy. Pienso que los personajes no fueron el punto fuerte en la novelas, era más los temas que la rodeaban.
I really liked the themes around the book like the bullying in american schools and in the internet, all the things involved with Facebook and social media. I really really loved the references of any kind to pop culture, i love that, And the detective kind of vibe.( it wasn't that big, but i loved it)
The characters didn't grow up as person in the book, i was expecting more growing from Lucy. I think that the characters weren't the strong point in the novel. It was more the themes around it
Es más como un 2.85
En verdad me gustaron los temas del libro, como el acoso en escuelas americas y en el internet, y todas las cosas involucradas con Facebook y redes sociales.
En verdad, verdad me gustaron las referencias de cualquier tipo a la cultura pop. Lo ame, y la vibra de tipo detectives (no fue muy grande, pero la ame)
Los personajes no crecieron como personas en el libro, estaba esperando más crecimiento en Lucy. Pienso que los personajes no fueron el punto fuerte en la novelas, era más los temas que la rodeaban.
sc104906's review
4.0
Girl is caught sleeping with best friends boyfriend on social media. Craziness ensues.
This book was preachy at times. However, it was good fluff.
This book was preachy at times. However, it was good fluff.
reviewsfromabookworm's review
2.0
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I had been pretty excited to get to #scandal, the synopsis sounded interesting and all the praise I had heard for Sarah Ockler's books made me confident that this would be a good read. Unfortunately, this book just didn't work for me at all. I've recently read a few different books that concentrated on bullying and slut-shaming and this just didn't measure up to those at all. Maybe it isn't fair to compare it, but when you just read a 5/5 star read like The Truth About Alice, #scandal just doesn't feel like it even scratches the surface when it comes to the big issues.
My main problem with the book is that it's supposed to deal with serious issues and yet, most of the time, it feels like a very young read. I think some contemporaries I have read recently have lacked the kind of maturity I have come to expect from my YA. I recently read My Last Kiss and felt that had the exact same issue. We're reading about characters that are sixteen or seventeen but they seem to act like they are about four years younger. It just instantly seems to make me disconnect to the story and the characters when they talk and act like they are twelve. I end up feeling like I want to shake them all and tell them to grow up.
I expected this book to deal with and really explore the issue of bullying, slut-shaming and the differences in which men and women are viewed when it comes to sex. But, it doesn't. The main character is more bothered about finding out who set her up than she is about the fact she is being horrifically bullied by her whole school for something she didn't do. I feel like the book brushes aside the big issues and concentrates on the silly drama that's not really that important.
One thing that really bugged me about this book was that Lucy's sister is a star on a TV show but nobody knows. Seriously, she has lived in the same town her whole life and no one connects those dots. I know she would have been at school before Lucy but people would still know who her sister was. That part of the story was just so stupid that I couldn't even go there. How did no one know, how?
Another issue is that the romance in this is completely lacking... well, everything. There's just nothing to it at all. The characters tell each other they love each other but it's never believable because we never see it. The romance is all talk and no show. Lucy talks about how much she likes Cole and how long she has liked him but it never feels very real at all. I feel like we needed to actually feel something between the two, whether that be chemistry, love or any feelings at all. I felt nada, nothing, zilch.
This was a book that just didn't really make me feel much of anything. I don't have a huge dislike for it, I don't want to rant about it but I definitely don't have much praise for it either. It just didn't really bring out any emotion in me at all, I didn't care about the characters or anything else. I can always tells when I didn't really feel any emotion for a book because I barely take any notes when reading, I just have nothing to comment on. My notes for this took up barely a page in my notebook, where as The Truth About Alice, which is quite a short book, has six whole pages of notes. Never a good sign.
2/5 Butterflies
If I'm being completely honest, and you all know I always am, this feels like a read that really young teens might enjoy. It's a book that would be enjoyed more by younger readers who are young and naive enough to feel like Facebook drama is the be all and end all of everything. I really wanted a book that would look at the serious issue of bullying and slut-shaming in a mature way, and it doesn't. My recommendation would be to steer clear of this and go pick up The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu, that book is fantastic.
*I received a copy of this novel from the author/publisher/publicist via Edelweiss in exchange for a free and honest review and received no monetary compensation for this review.
I had been pretty excited to get to #scandal, the synopsis sounded interesting and all the praise I had heard for Sarah Ockler's books made me confident that this would be a good read. Unfortunately, this book just didn't work for me at all. I've recently read a few different books that concentrated on bullying and slut-shaming and this just didn't measure up to those at all. Maybe it isn't fair to compare it, but when you just read a 5/5 star read like The Truth About Alice, #scandal just doesn't feel like it even scratches the surface when it comes to the big issues.
My main problem with the book is that it's supposed to deal with serious issues and yet, most of the time, it feels like a very young read. I think some contemporaries I have read recently have lacked the kind of maturity I have come to expect from my YA. I recently read My Last Kiss and felt that had the exact same issue. We're reading about characters that are sixteen or seventeen but they seem to act like they are about four years younger. It just instantly seems to make me disconnect to the story and the characters when they talk and act like they are twelve. I end up feeling like I want to shake them all and tell them to grow up.
I expected this book to deal with and really explore the issue of bullying, slut-shaming and the differences in which men and women are viewed when it comes to sex. But, it doesn't. The main character is more bothered about finding out who set her up than she is about the fact she is being horrifically bullied by her whole school for something she didn't do. I feel like the book brushes aside the big issues and concentrates on the silly drama that's not really that important.
One thing that really bugged me about this book was that Lucy's sister is a star on a TV show but nobody knows. Seriously, she has lived in the same town her whole life and no one connects those dots. I know she would have been at school before Lucy but people would still know who her sister was. That part of the story was just so stupid that I couldn't even go there. How did no one know, how?Another issue is that the romance in this is completely lacking... well, everything. There's just nothing to it at all. The characters tell each other they love each other but it's never believable because we never see it. The romance is all talk and no show. Lucy talks about how much she likes Cole and how long she has liked him but it never feels very real at all. I feel like we needed to actually feel something between the two, whether that be chemistry, love or any feelings at all. I felt nada, nothing, zilch.
This was a book that just didn't really make me feel much of anything. I don't have a huge dislike for it, I don't want to rant about it but I definitely don't have much praise for it either. It just didn't really bring out any emotion in me at all, I didn't care about the characters or anything else. I can always tells when I didn't really feel any emotion for a book because I barely take any notes when reading, I just have nothing to comment on. My notes for this took up barely a page in my notebook, where as The Truth About Alice, which is quite a short book, has six whole pages of notes. Never a good sign.
2/5 Butterflies
If I'm being completely honest, and you all know I always am, this feels like a read that really young teens might enjoy. It's a book that would be enjoyed more by younger readers who are young and naive enough to feel like Facebook drama is the be all and end all of everything. I really wanted a book that would look at the serious issue of bullying and slut-shaming in a mature way, and it doesn't. My recommendation would be to steer clear of this and go pick up The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu, that book is fantastic.
*I received a copy of this novel from the author/publisher/publicist via Edelweiss in exchange for a free and honest review and received no monetary compensation for this review.
dtrumps's review
4.0
funny, likeable MC, timely concept, though sometimes I did want to shake the MC because she didn't stick up for herself. Also wish there was more romance, but love interest was adorable.
peruseproject's review
3.0
This is a weird one to rate so I am giving it a 3.5
It's weird for me to rate because some elements of this book I really really enjoyed specifically the topic of slutshaming and social media. However, there were other elements of this book that were slightly lacking and reeeeaaaaalllllyyy illogical. What comes to mind first is I thought the relationships between characters were either undeveloped( romantic relationship) or hyper developed (meaning they became besties WAYYYYY too fast) Overall I would recommend this book if you're a contemporary fan!
It's weird for me to rate because some elements of this book I really really enjoyed specifically the topic of slutshaming and social media. However, there were other elements of this book that were slightly lacking and reeeeaaaaalllllyyy illogical. What comes to mind first is I thought the relationships between characters were either undeveloped( romantic relationship) or hyper developed (meaning they became besties WAYYYYY too fast) Overall I would recommend this book if you're a contemporary fan!
que_bella's review
4.0
I wasn't expecting a whodunit when I picked up this book, but I loved it! It's what really happens when social media gets out of control and how a girl unused to the spotlight can grow.
Lucy wasn't planning on going to prom. She was going to be in her basement killing zombies with her online group. Instead she's sitting with her BFFS boyfriend who she's had a crush on for years. As the hours pass, the party gets wilder, and it's no easy thing to keep yourself on track. But when compromising photos are posted on Lucy's Facebook that she didn't take, all with #scandal, she's got to find a way to deal with the drama at school and at home, not to mention boys.
Lucy wasn't planning on going to prom. She was going to be in her basement killing zombies with her online group. Instead she's sitting with her BFFS boyfriend who she's had a crush on for years. As the hours pass, the party gets wilder, and it's no easy thing to keep yourself on track. But when compromising photos are posted on Lucy's Facebook that she didn't take, all with #scandal, she's got to find a way to deal with the drama at school and at home, not to mention boys.
blburslem's review
4.0
Another read in one sitting. Nothing special but I'm a sucker for gossip girl-esque nonsense.
clarynathanwill's review
4.0
Read in two sittings. A nice quick read. Didn't shock me I saw things coming.