A review by kazza27
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

5.0

Thank you to Anne Cater for my invitation to the tour and to Simon and Schuster for my copy of the proof in return for a fair and honest review.

We meet Emma an MP who has worked really hard to get where she has, she is divorced and has a teenage daughter Flora. Emma takes part in a photo shoot in which she shows a side of her that she doesn’t recognise as herself. What follows is a horrible onslaught on social media in which Emma receives the most vile threats and abuse.

Emma gets involved with Mike a tabloid journalist and she confines in him about her daughter. However what happens next shocks Emma and her ex husband David to the core and Mike hears about it from another source and he asks Emma to give him the scoop which she refuses.

Sarah has done it again with a story that is so timely and realistic it really hits hard because although the abuse is really horrific, you know sadly that it is believable and that women are subjected to this on a daily basis by people who do not even know them but feel that they have the right to do this.

Emma has worked really hard to get where she is professionally and really cares about her constituents and is trying to bring about changes in the law for revenge porn and cyberbullying. The second part of the book switches to the courtroom and even more drama and tension.

This is a clever, gripping and I really enjoyed An Anatomy of a Scandal and this one is topical, fast paced and engrossing. I absolutely loved it!

5 Stars *****