Deadly Little Scandals (Debutantes, #2)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Katherine Littrell (Narrator)

"While spending a summer at the family lake house, eighteen-year-old Sawyer finally learns the full truth about her complicated family." Provided by publisher.

• ISBN10: 1974959198
• ISBN13: 9781974959198
• Publish Date: 5 November 2019
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Dreamscape Media
• Format: Audiobook (MP3)
• Duration: 8 hours and 57 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

So… didn't enjoy this book as much as the first. Little White Lies was funny and clever and emphasized Sawyer’s mini-obsessive quirks. The mystery played out well even though it wasn't surprising. This one strains credulity with its twists. Like, logically they all add up but, really?!?! It made it feel a bit contrived. And I didn't seem to be connected to the characters as much, perhaps because the main ‘plot’ felt much less focused than the last time around. And I still figured it out before the reveal (by like a chapter, granted).

Sadie-Grace was still hilarious and the light of the book. The rest was just ok, even for an easy, summer/beach read.

[girlinthepages]

Despite my saltiness about a mid-series cover change, I was excited to pick up the sequel to Little White Lies relatively soon after reading it (so refreshing to actually remember what happened in book 1, lol). I was a little apprehensive going in because even though the first book ended on a huge cliffhanger, I heard that the multiple timelines that happened in book 2 were convoluted and a bit confusing. While there WAS a lot going on in flashbacks in this book, I didn't find it too difficult to follow and the story delivered quite a few twists! Seriously, at the end they just kept coming and it was hard to keep track of who was actually related to who, lol.

Deadly Little Scandals also delivered on the Southern debutante charm of the first book, but with a more casual setting, as the story largely takes place over the summer at the lake where all of the society families vacation. There's also a whole secret society subplot that I probably could have done without but added some fun cloak and dagger vibes to the story. The novel really digs into the past of the adult characters (even more so than the teenage ones) which was refreshing and it felt like a YA book on two levels- in the present with Sawyer, Lily, and there friends, and one set in the past with young Olivia, JD, Sterling, etc. I also appreciated that while many revelations came about in this second installment and a LOT about what readers thought they knew about the characters changed, some of my favorite things from the first book stayed the same (like Sadie-Grace's pure adorable-ness and Lilian Taft being the badass she is and ultimately saving the day once again).

Overall: While perhaps containing a few too many twists, Deadly Little Scandals was a wild ride and a satisfying sequel. I actually hope there are more books in this series because I would really love to see how the characters manage the fallout of everything that happened even though the scandals are technically all wrapped up!

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[liz089]

Ooohhh how incredible entertaining this one was. So full of drama and mystery, LOVED it !! And some of those plottwists... damn they were wicked (also a bit too much sometimes, not really realistic XD) I kept reading and reading, so addictive ! LOVE Jennifer Lynn Barnes 3

[katie]

Seriously SO GOOD