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A review by emilie_rose
#scandal by Sarah Ockler
3.0
#scandal worked well for me in some respects, but it fell flat for a few reasons.
-the romance between Cole and Lucy wasn't very believable. Lucy was supposedly in love with Cole and had been for ages, but despite the fact that I was told that many times, I just never actually believed that. I never really felt any actual emotion behind it.
-I also never felt like I knew Lucy very well, despite the fact that the whole book was from her point of view. I felt removed from her the entire book. There just wasn't much that really connected me to any of the characters in the book.
Everything that was in this book seemed really superficial. I never believed any of the friendships, Ellie and Lucy were "best friends" and that wasn't believable at all. They barely talked throughout the book and I know it started with Ellie being mad at Lucy, but they were still best friends and they should have had some sort of talking during the book.
I did like Franklin, I thought he was a intriguing character. The e(vil) group was funny too. I liked the Miss Demeanor interludes. The mystery was a good one and was the one thing that made this book a three star for me. I would have liked it better if the mystery had been combined with characters that felt more connectable.
-the romance between Cole and Lucy wasn't very believable. Lucy was supposedly in love with Cole and had been for ages, but despite the fact that I was told that many times, I just never actually believed that. I never really felt any actual emotion behind it.
-I also never felt like I knew Lucy very well, despite the fact that the whole book was from her point of view. I felt removed from her the entire book. There just wasn't much that really connected me to any of the characters in the book.
Everything that was in this book seemed really superficial. I never believed any of the friendships, Ellie and Lucy were "best friends" and that wasn't believable at all. They barely talked throughout the book and I know it started with Ellie being mad at Lucy, but they were still best friends and they should have had some sort of talking during the book.
I did like Franklin, I thought he was a intriguing character. The e(vil) group was funny too. I liked the Miss Demeanor interludes. The mystery was a good one and was the one thing that made this book a three star for me. I would have liked it better if the mystery had been combined with characters that felt more connectable.