Book info:
Title: Deadly Little Scandals
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Series: Debutantes #2
Genre: YA contemporary thriller
Release Date: November 5th, 2019
Publisher: Freeform
Source: E-galley from Rock Star Book Tours which did not influence my opinion.
My rating: 5 stars
Synopsis:
“Think
of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones?”
of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones?”
Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason
and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. But the
answers Sawyer found during her debutante year only left her with more
questions and one potentially life-ruining secret. When her cousin Lily ropes
her into pledging a mysterious, elite, and all-female secret society called the
White Gloves, Sawyer soon discovers that someone in the group’s ranks may have
the answers she’s looking for. Things are looking up… until Sawyer and the
White Gloves make a disturbing discover near the family’s summer home–and
uncover a twisted secret, decades in the making.
No one is quite who they seem to be in this twisty, soapy, gasp-inducing sequel
to Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ unputdownable Little White Lies.
My Review:
I really was looking forward to this one after reading the first book, and was a bit disappointed to not get a physical ARC, but once again, losing my contact at Disney has kept me from a few newer books. Of course, the covers wouldn’t have matched so I guess it’s better this way. I did get it on Netgalley, so I got the chance to keep up with the story. And boy am I glad that I did! This book had even more twists and turns than the first one! In fact, there was even one part at the end when we’ve finally sorted out all the sordid past betrayals and secrets that I had to repeat one character’s line out loud to help myself keep all the new family lines and branches straight. I loved how once again the author started the story with our main character, Sawyer, and her friends in a situation that you knew they needed to get out of, but that she kept only giving you bits of them maybe getting free in between all the chapters telling the past and what happened. Not to mention we even had a further back part of the story, with Aunt Olivia and others of the parents in the story. While I assumed we were just learning to be more sympathetic to certain characters through that, and while I wasn’t sure exactly why we got the viewpoint of one of them, it all came together in the end, in such a way that totally had me in shock. Definitely another great mystery with the snarkiness of characters that I grew to enjoy in the first book.
Synopsis:
"I'm
not saying this is Sawyer's fault," the prim and proper one said
delicately. "But."
Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged
grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure
contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined
she would accept. But when she realizes that immersing herself in her
grandmother's "society" might mean discovering the answer to the
biggest mystery of her life-her father's identity-she signs on the dotted line
and braces herself for a year of makeovers, big dresses, bigger egos, and a
whole lot of bless your heart. The one thing she doesn't expect to find is
friendship, but as she's drawn into a group of debutantes with scandalous,
dangerous secrets of their own, Sawyer quickly discovers that her family isn't
the only mainstay of high society with skeletons in their closet. There are
people in her grandmother's glittering world who are not what they appear, and
no one wants Sawyer poking her nose into the past. As she navigates the twisted
relationships between her new friends and their powerful parents, Sawyer's
search for the truth about her own origins is just the beginning.
Set in the world of debutante balls, grand estates and rolling green hills,
Little White Lies combines a charming setting, a classic fish-out-of-water
story, and the sort of layered mystery only author Jennifer Lynn Barnes can
pull off.
About the Author:
- 3 winners will receive a finished copy of DEADLY LITTLE SCANDALS, US Only.
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I love the sounds of this one! Definitely need to check out the first book now!
It is a good one! And while they do basically catch you up as you read, yeah, you need to read the first one. Thanks for stopping by!
These books sound great! Do you know if it's just a duology or will there be more?
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
I think with the way this one ended it is going to be a duology, but I'm sure the author could add more if she wanted. Thanks for visiting!
These books sound so much fun as I love mysteries and snarkiness too. If the ending shocked you, this makes it this second book place higher on my list.
It is a good one, you should give them a try! Thanks for stopping by!
Looking forward to reading this series. Thank you
You should give it a try! Thanks for visiting!
Sounds fantastic. Adore the covers.
They are good! Thanks for stopping by!
love the cover! :]
mia2009(at)comcast(dot)net
Agreed! Thanks for visiting!