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A review by rj_readsbooks
To Sketch a Scandal by Jess Everlee
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to Carina Adores for the ARC!
A thoroughly cute and fun culmination to this series! I didn’t realize this was the fourth in a series when I requested the ARC, but I was able to get my hands on the other three through my local library in a fairly timely fashion, and enjoyed them so much that it ended up making me all the more excited to read this one.
You don’t technically have to read any of the others to understand the plot of this – the basic mechanics are fairly clear, and any necessary information about the other characters who reappear is given to you.
The plot itself is fairly thin – at first it seems like there will be a detective thing going on, but then that quickly is shoved to the side and never happens. And then there’s a brief worry about being outed which is also quickly dismissed. But I wasn’t bothered too much but the lack of plot, because I enjoyed the characters themselves. I wish there was more with Warren’s family, and we learned more about Matty’s backstory at all, but I read this in two sittings so I have to say that I enjoyed it with its flaws.
It does lose a further half star because Matty is a cop, though. But it would’ve lost more if not for the ending of that particular plotline.
A thoroughly cute and fun culmination to this series! I didn’t realize this was the fourth in a series when I requested the ARC, but I was able to get my hands on the other three through my local library in a fairly timely fashion, and enjoyed them so much that it ended up making me all the more excited to read this one.
You don’t technically have to read any of the others to understand the plot of this – the basic mechanics are fairly clear, and any necessary information about the other characters who reappear is given to you.
The plot itself is fairly thin – at first it seems like there will be a detective thing going on, but then that quickly is shoved to the side and never happens. And then there’s a brief worry about being outed which is also quickly dismissed. But I wasn’t bothered too much but the lack of plot, because I enjoyed the characters themselves. I wish there was more with Warren’s family, and we learned more about Matty’s backstory at all, but I read this in two sittings so I have to say that I enjoyed it with its flaws.
It does lose a further half star because Matty is a cop, though. But it would’ve lost more if not for the ending of that particular plotline.