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Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4 reviews

itsnotalakeitsanocean's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I picked this up not realising it was the sequel to another book I haven't read, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It definitely scratched the itch for reading about silly rich family problems. Also I somehow managed to completely miss that this book was by the same author as The Inheritance Games series (which I don't intend to read because I hear it gets worse in later installments).

I'm going to forgo my usual "what I liked; what I didn't like" format in favour of some criticism:

  • I understand this is the second installment of a series and we should know who is who, but a family tree would have been beneficial;
    especially when the "musical chairs involving parents" gets involved
  • The entire White Gloves plotline became completely irrelevant after a while. Also it felt like the girls got away with sneaking out to the initiation challenges far too easily. That said, I don't know what a good replacement for the sorority would be.
  • The constant flashbacks and flash forwards got to be annoying after a while too. In the case of the flashbacks
    to the mothers/aunts as teens, the information felt like it was split up into multiple flashbacks for the sake of adding cliffhangers rather than uncovering a series of events over the course of a day and night
    .
  • I think it was because I was so lost trying to understand all the different scandals that the eventual twin plot twist didn't make sense to me. It was especially egregious when JLB had to add an entire chapter explaining Kaci's motives instead of them being hinted at or Sawyer and friends uncovering them.
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gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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emmajh91's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bookishgoob's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

Sawyer, Lily, Sadie-Grace, and Campbell are back and it’s summer time. They are contacted by a super secret society and things from the past and unanswered questions start emerging. 


I have to say I enjoyed this book so much. It made me smile and laugh and hold my breath. The way all the stories intertwined was so interesting and clever! I’m so obsessed with JLB’s work right now i just want to read everything she’s written! highly recommend this duology. It’s fast paced and funny! I hope it becomes a trilogy, selfishly. 
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