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Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan

24 reviews

rinamay's review

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Didn't love the writing style and the subject matter (sexual assault) was too serious for the read I was looking for

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amcc2004's review

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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jhodg's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

3.75

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amyflorence's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

3.75

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zoecjohnson's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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brothena's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Was really not interested in reading after my last book and was feeling badly about it. I knew this book has a show based on it, so I figured if I didn't get into it, I'd just watch the show, felt very low-stakes. Consumed as an audiobook as this seemed less daunting.

First of all, I thought this was going to be a VERY different book-- I thought the scandal involving a "minister" would be church related... did not realize this was centered around a British politician.

Overall, this book was what I needed it to be-- it held my attention and I was interested to learn more. I think this was particularly consumable to me as I went to a University with similar demographics. It all felt eerily familiar, for better or worse. The twist about halfway through really caught me by surprise, and while the ending felt realistic it was a little dissatisfying. Always a good sign when I feel like I need to update my partner constantly on what's going on in the book.

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crose84's review

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The first half is very slow, but still engrossing. Things pick up in the second half. It kept my interest throughout. Some of the twists I guessed at, but I still overall thought this was well done

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bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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not_a_dr_shh's review

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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ceejcook's review

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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