A review by skyecharmel
Scandalized by Ivy Owens

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was just what the doctor ordered. 

I came across this book at my local library and immediately fell in love with the flow of the prose in this text. I fell in love with both Alec and Gigi almost instantaneously. This writer knows how to make chemistry seep off every work on the page. I loved reading about Alec and Gigi's whirlwind romance. If that was what you came for, then you came to the right place. 

That being said
if you were looking for more commentary on the sex scandal that Gigi was writing up as a journalist in this story, you're going to be pretty disappointed. With the premise hinging on very real issues in the entertainment industry, I felt like the tension that could come from that was sorely lacking. Once it all starts coming to a head towards the end of the story, it felt very sudden because it seemed like background noise to the main event (Alec and Gigi getting together). I also felt like the plotline of Sunny going in to clear Alec's name needed a lot more room to breathe than we got here. And finally, the epilogue felt unnecessarily tacked on, even though it was nice to know that Gigi and Alec did become a long-term thing.
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If you're looking for extra spicy romance between childhood friends (and one of them being a famous actor), look no further. If you're looking for serious commentary within a romance about a difficult and pervasive subject, look elsewhere. 
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