Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Scandalized

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Scandalized by Ivy Owens

16 reviews

oceanelle's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-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? No

4.0

I’m not usually one for an insta-love, little-sister’s-best-friend romance, but both elements were handled so thoughtfully and justifiably that they added to the relationship—and sex—between the characters instead of taking away from it. Chemistry and spice levels were fantastic;

I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a romance author who’s able to capture in words what a transcendent sexual experience can feel like.

Tbh, I’m gonna be thinking about these lines for…a long time:

…he does get those three little words out of me. He makes me say them, swear them, makes me beg him to believe them.[…]
”Do you love me when I’m deep like this?
I whisper into his mouth that I do, more than anything.

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mabelmeeky's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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dkgreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Good gravy, I’m pretty sure my kindle melted! This was scorchingly steamy in ridiculously romantic way. Alec Kim is a total freaking dreamboat.

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bookmarkedbyal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

4.5 ⭐️

I absolutely devoured this one!! I loved knowing that #IvyOwens is one half of #ChristinaLauren ! This was a super easy-to-read romance but I also liked the storyline behind the "scandal". It felt like there was more to the book outside of just the romance piece. My only issue was (believe it or not) a bit TOO much sex 🤣 Like I'm sorry but you break up and instead of having a romantic, heartfelt makeup, you just fuck? Just a tad hard to believe but I still overall had a blast reading this.🤍

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thatswhatshanread's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Incredibly written, super juicy and entertaining, SUPER spicy. Take this book for what it is: fun, sexy, sweet. But it still has depth to it! A fangirl’s dream of a 2-week fling with a celebrity who used to be a childhood acquaintance, some great and gritty investigative journalism, lovable characters, a dreamy LA scene. A guaranteed HEA with a real story that led up to it, not just fluff. But oh my god THAT SEXY FLUFF!!!

Literally my only complaint is the couple on the cover makes this look like a YA romance—the characters are in their late 20s and early 30s. SO.

Otherwise… this book was WOWEE. You’ll be sweatinggggg oof.

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her_eyes_flashed's review

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It was sold as a very lighthearted celeb romance, but I found the content of the article the heroine was writing (which drove much of the external conflict in the story and was the main thing throwing the couple together) was very upsetting. It wasn’t bad at all (super hot sex), but it was not what I expected.

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

2.5

While the subplot of the book isn’t bad, of which is a story uncovering illegal activity in a club in london from the point of view of the journalist. Unfortunately that is ruined by the fact that this entire book is essentially a wattpad/ao3 like smut fest. And honestly as much as I can appreciate spice just as much as the next person it ruined it for me.

Truly a shame as the two MC’s are childhood friends reconnecting in the wildest ways so had it been more chill with the smut or maybe had a more direct focus on the story being uncovered by our journalist in the book I think it would’ve ranked higher with me

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