Scandalous
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- Author：L.J. Shen
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Summary
They call him The Mute for a reason。
Hard， cold and calculated， he rarely speaks。
When he does， it’s with disdain。
When he does， his words aren’t meant for me。
When he does， my stomach flips and my world tilts on its axis。
He is thirty-three。
I am eighteen。
He’s a single dad and my father’s business partner。
I’m just a kid to him and his enemy’s daughter。
He’s emotionally unavailable。
And I am…feeling。 Feeling things I shouldn’t feel for him。
Trent Rexroth is going to break my heart。 The writing isn’t just on the wall， it’s inked on my soul。
And yet， I can’t stay away。
A scandal is the last thing my family needs。 But a scandal is what we’re going to give them。
And oh， what beautiful chaos it will be
Hard， cold and calculated， he rarely speaks。
When he does， it’s with disdain。
When he does， his words aren’t meant for me。
When he does， my stomach flips and my world tilts on its axis。
He is thirty-three。
I am eighteen。
He’s a single dad and my father’s business partner。
I’m just a kid to him and his enemy’s daughter。
He’s emotionally unavailable。
And I am…feeling。 Feeling things I shouldn’t feel for him。
Trent Rexroth is going to break my heart。 The writing isn’t just on the wall， it’s inked on my soul。
And yet， I can’t stay away。
A scandal is the last thing my family needs。 But a scandal is what we’re going to give them。
And oh， what beautiful chaos it will be
Reviews
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i really did not think i’d like this book AT ALL。 i still had issues with it and still am borderline 2-3 star idk yet？¿ but im rolling with 3 for one reason AND ONE REASON ONLYLUNA FUCKING REXROTH。 FUCKKKKKK。 this little girl is the death of me。 she is so adorable djskkfkf like she carried this series >>>>>>also knight and luna？？ i see something there and theyre literally toddlers BUT I KNOW。 I JUST KNOW THAT THEYRE IT 😃😃i dont really have anything against edie and trent’s relationship。 i mean t i really did not think i’d like this book AT ALL。 i still had issues with it and still am borderline 2-3 star idk yet？¿ but im rolling with 3 for one reason AND ONE REASON ONLYLUNA FUCKING REXROTH。 FUCKKKKKK。 this little girl is the death of me。 she is so adorable djskkfkf like she carried this series >>>>>>also knight and luna？？ i see something there and theyre literally toddlers BUT I KNOW。 I JUST KNOW THAT THEYRE IT 😃😃i dont really have anything against edie and trent’s relationship。 i mean they grew on me for sure so good on them 🤧❤️ i liked trent tbh like i think he’s doing well raising luna and no one should take her away from him。 ESPECIALLY THAT LITTLE BITCH VAL WHO ABANDONED HER DAUGHTER DOR LIKE 3 YEARS ONLY TO WALTZ BACK IN LIKE SHE CAN JUST TAKE HER DAUGHTER BACK？？ FUCK YOU AND YOURE NAIVE LOOKING ASS。oh edie and luna’s relationship？？ ADORABLE ASFFF OMFG FJKSKFKF WHEN SHE TALKED TO EDIE？？ that shit was cuteee omfg cjskkfkf i love luna she’s adorable。 my heart goes to her ❤️🥲OMG AND THE VICIOUS CRUMBS？？ im down for it all fkskfkf please them as parents are just a whole ass vibe。 ngl this series reminds me of the addicted & calloway sisters series but not as good 💀💀 still enjoyable tho dont get me wrongok n e ways now for my list of problems sigh1。 his possessiveness OMFG its annoying can we quit with the “yOuRE miNE” bullshithonestly。。。 i HATE people who are like “youre mine” but theyre not even together。 HELL THEYRE NOT EVEN DATING OR ANYTHING LIKE 🗿🗿 ugh n e ways i dont really like possessive dudes like to this extreme its just。。 why？？2。 fuck her dad he can choke on glass wtfnot only does this man CHEAT HIS WAY INTO LIFE but he also cheats on his wife AND THATS NOT EVEN THE WORSE THING。 this man fucking POISONS her on some sorts of drugs like tf？？ he’s really psychotic omfg AND THEN HE SLUT SHAMES HIS DAUGHTER？？ im sorry sir but calling your daughter “little slut” just cause youre pissed she stood up to you is just fucking disgusting now die bitch。 HE ALSO DOESNT CARE ABOUT HIS SON WHO IS THE MOST CUTEST PERSON EVER？？ like theo is so adorable and sweet and this man doesnt give two shits because he doesnt want his “reputation” ruined。 sir。 sir。 YOUR SON IS FUCKING BROKEN OR ANYTHING NOW GO FUCK A CACTUS YOU FUCKING STUPID BITCH。 THERES MORE。。 he’s racist。 this man is just straight up racist like excuse me get your crusty dusty white looking ass out the door and get yourself a good old cleanse you fucker。 im calm 🤪🤧3。 mmmmm it took me awhile to get used to the age gap and the cringe shiti don’t usually hate huge age gaps but she’s 18。 technically she only JUST got out of high school and i mean idc that theyre together cause theyre cute but it took me awhile to warm up to it。 also the sex was lowkey just。。。 wtf。 also the lovey dovey shit cringed me out which normally doesnt happen so idk 🤷♀️🥲honestly i think thats about it。 so i mean yeah it was enjoyable but i was FUMING half the time on how fucked up edie’s dad was。 。。。more
Oliwia Adamczewska
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I liked the plot a lot but I am not a fan of the author’s writing style。
lilyana
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gosh i love this book so much idek why。
Zoi
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I just loooved this Story so so so much！ L J is just doing it so good！！
Loretańska
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El primer （y último， espero） libro que leo de este género。 Al final le he dado tres estrellas porque la trama。。。 oye， pues ni tan mal。 Pero no es algo que yo leería por el placer de hacerlo。
Blažka Pristovnik
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Defenitly the best book， i've ever read。 Defenitly the best book， i've ever read。 。。。more
Mean Kitty
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The first half of the book I was confused as to why a man who claimed he was too busy handling his career， his daughter， and blah blah blah is playing mind games with a teenager。 But oh well。 And The Mute surely likes to talk。Oh， and I hate Trent's friends。 I tolerate anti-heroes， but if they are blatantly being sexist， it's a nope for me。One of his friend really said: This conversation is as pointless as a tit-less chick。what the fuck？Oh and why are they being weird about Trent having a relatio The first half of the book I was confused as to why a man who claimed he was too busy handling his career， his daughter， and blah blah blah is playing mind games with a teenager。 But oh well。 And The Mute surely likes to talk。Oh， and I hate Trent's friends。 I tolerate anti-heroes， but if they are blatantly being sexist， it's a nope for me。One of his friend really said: This conversation is as pointless as a tit-less chick。what the fuck？Oh and why are they being weird about Trent having a relationship with an 18 years old when I heard one of the guys is having a relationship with his own teacher at the same age？ 。。。more
Julie
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I was not a fan of this book。 It didn't really feel like an L。J。 Shen book。 I didn't like the characters and didn't really feel like I got to know them。 The emotion that she usually writes with was missing here。 I did not feel the connection between these too that she tried to portray in the book。Although I'm not a huge fan of age gaps （especially when it involves an 18-year-old）， I did love the fact that they were a mixed couple。 When it all tied up at the end， I appreciated the fact that they I was not a fan of this book。 It didn't really feel like an L。J。 Shen book。 I didn't like the characters and didn't really feel like I got to know them。 The emotion that she usually writes with was missing here。 I did not feel the connection between these too that she tried to portray in the book。Although I'm not a huge fan of age gaps （especially when it involves an 18-year-old）， I did love the fact that they were a mixed couple。 When it all tied up at the end， I appreciated the fact that they were just SO different from the norm， I just wish the story would have had a bit more depth。 。。。more
Yazzy
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First of all， I’m not giving this book a rating because of the author。 Second of all， my biggest problem with this story was the fmc’s age。 I love age gap romance books， but just because she is 18 and thus it is legal， doesn’t mean it’s morally okay。 It gave me an ick reading people referring to her as a ‘teenager’ and a ‘kid’ because as an 18 year old that’s what she is。 The author could heave easily made her at least 20 and still keep the whole forbidden age gap romance going on。 Plot， romance First of all， I’m not giving this book a rating because of the author。 Second of all， my biggest problem with this story was the fmc’s age。 I love age gap romance books， but just because she is 18 and thus it is legal， doesn’t mean it’s morally okay。 It gave me an ick reading people referring to her as a ‘teenager’ and a ‘kid’ because as an 18 year old that’s what she is。 The author could heave easily made her at least 20 and still keep the whole forbidden age gap romance going on。 Plot， romance， characters etc were good。 I do love a story with a hot rich dilf love interest。 I， however， do not recommend spending money on this book and thus supporting this author。 Tropes: dilf， age gap （15 yrs）， forbidden romance， medium slowburn， father’s rival business partner， bad parents， blackmail 。。。more
Kaymi
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。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫。 i loved this book！！ for this genre of romance， this has to be my new favourite。 mainly because the actual plot was really good😭。 like with romance a lot of the time books focus on sex n stuff but this was so much more than that！！ i also usually HATE age gaps but idec this book worked so well😌。
Grecia Robles
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Intenté leerlo pero nunca pude avanzar admito que me frenó el age gap
Aswathy
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He was a complete jerk but his child brought out something good from within him I could connect wholeheartedly。 That made the book touching and relatable。 I really loved reading this part of the series。
Chiara Collas
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Je m’arrête à 67 % du livre。 je suis hyper déçu par rapport aux deux premiers tomes。 La relation entre Trent et Elie est toxique et vraiment malsaine， ça fait clairement passer Trent pour un pervers en fait et c’est chiant。 C’est aussi cliché as fuck donc STOP
Louane
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Énorme coup de cœur j’ai adoré ce livre l’histoire était dingue et l’histoire d’amour et vraiment vraiment belle
✨Brenda ✨
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La verdad es que este libro no lo disfrute tanto， creo que mi favorito sigue siendo el de Vicious。 Me pareció que varias cosas de la trama iban sucediendo muy rápido y que el conflicto al final se resolvió de manera muy simple。Edie fue un personaje con el que tuve sentimientos encontrados， en momentos me caía muy bien y en otros muy mal 🙃 fuera de eso es un personaje bastante divertido。 En cuanto a Trent， me gusto pero y ya， no considero que haya sido un personaje memorable o de mis favoritos， y La verdad es que este libro no lo disfrute tanto， creo que mi favorito sigue siendo el de Vicious。 Me pareció que varias cosas de la trama iban sucediendo muy rápido y que el conflicto al final se resolvió de manera muy simple。Edie fue un personaje con el que tuve sentimientos encontrados， en momentos me caía muy bien y en otros muy mal 🙃 fuera de eso es un personaje bastante divertido。 En cuanto a Trent， me gusto pero y ya， no considero que haya sido un personaje memorable o de mis favoritos， y no me gusto lo controlador que podía llegar a ser。 Considero que el personaje que se roba el libro es Luna， ame totalmente su personaje， añadió frescura a la trama del libro。 En general me gusto， me hubo muchos momentos en los que simplemente quería que se terminara ya el libro， SIN EMBARGO ， aún planeo continuar con los otros dos libros de la saga😜 。。。more
lintensitedesmots Malika :）
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Moi aussi à 18 ans je veux finir avec un mec de trente ans ptn。
Tumaray Akikatkyzy
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I stopped reading after it registered in my head that the mc’s had a 15 year age difference。 I couldn’t continue reading knowing that Trent was 33 and the female lead was 18 （i forget her name）。 It was a big “NO” from me。
Adrienne
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Great book！Loved the story and the characters。 Definitely had some hot scenes。 This book definitely won't be my last Shen book！ Great book！Loved the story and the characters。 Definitely had some hot scenes。 This book definitely won't be my last Shen book！ 。。。more
Love B。
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This started out really well but from the middle and on。。。it was just meh。
one_chapter
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Historie niby takie same， schematyczne。 A jednak każda książka z tej serii przedstawia inna historie z innym bohaterem i innym problemem。 Niby podobanie do siebie， a jednak zupełnie inne。。Różnica wieku miedzi bohaterami została ciekawie wykorzystana。 Ciekawie się to obserwowało， jak walczyli sami ze sobą。 Ich samych bardzo polubiłam i teraz już nie wiem która para jest moją ulubioną🙈。Przez te książki się płynie， nie wiadomo kiedy jest się na końcu。 Wciągające， rozluźniające i idealne na jeden wi Historie niby takie same， schematyczne。 A jednak każda książka z tej serii przedstawia inna historie z innym bohaterem i innym problemem。 Niby podobanie do siebie， a jednak zupełnie inne。。Różnica wieku miedzi bohaterami została ciekawie wykorzystana。 Ciekawie się to obserwowało， jak walczyli sami ze sobą。 Ich samych bardzo polubiłam i teraz już nie wiem która para jest moją ulubioną🙈。Przez te książki się płynie， nie wiadomo kiedy jest się na końcu。 Wciągające， rozluźniające i idealne na jeden wieczór 🤍 。。。more
Lyndsey
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4。5 ⭐
gab
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the mistery around theo was unnecessary， but i love trentedie so much 😭 the best couple of sos and no one can change my opinion
Pearl
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Trent！This was so sinfully sexy！ Plus it was an age gap which is a big favorite of mine。 Trent and Eddie are fated to be together even when the odds are against them。 Great read！
Amber Krueger
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Way to win me over！ I didn’t really like or think much of Trent in the previous books but boy was I wrong！！ He’s right up there with vicious in my books。 Looking forward to continuing the saga！
Keline
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Scandalous was much more than just an older guy/younger woman romance。 While Trent is best friends with the rest of the HotHoles he didn't grow up surrounded by money and privilege， everything he's earned has been through hard work so when he first meets Edie he writes her off as too young and too privileged。 However， Edie is nothing like the woman she pretends to be。 She's done and seen way more than most 18 year olds and doesn't live the glamours life that Trent assumes。 Like most L。J。 Shen bo Scandalous was much more than just an older guy/younger woman romance。 While Trent is best friends with the rest of the HotHoles he didn't grow up surrounded by money and privilege， everything he's earned has been through hard work so when he first meets Edie he writes her off as too young and too privileged。 However， Edie is nothing like the woman she pretends to be。 She's done and seen way more than most 18 year olds and doesn't live the glamours life that Trent assumes。 Like most L。J。 Shen books this one is full of angst and characters who despite their feelings for one another do and say some pretty terrible things to one another。 But unlike some of the authors later work this book gives us glimpses into Trent's softer side throughout the book instead of waiting until the last 50 or so pages to have him grow a heart。 Also， the scenes between Trent and his daughter Luna and Luna and Edie are absolutely adorable。 。。。more
Kendra Negron
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She's done it again *slow clap*。 I think we can all agree that the love angst and overcoming a villainous foe usually make up a decent L。J Shen book。 It was good。 Not amazing but a good read。Also can everyone try to remember that books are just that， books。 They do not always， especially in fiction， portray the authors ideologies or morals。 If the subject matter is triggering to you seek out those trigger warning before reading rather than trashing the book for not meeting your moral compass。 She's done it again *slow clap*。 I think we can all agree that the love angst and overcoming a villainous foe usually make up a decent L。J Shen book。 It was good。 Not amazing but a good read。Also can everyone try to remember that books are just that， books。 They do not always， especially in fiction， portray the authors ideologies or morals。 If the subject matter is triggering to you seek out those trigger warning before reading rather than trashing the book for not meeting your moral compass。 。。。more
Charmaine
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⭐️= 4。5/5 🌶= 3/5
Yan Mari
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How can you not love this book when there's an adorable little girl named Luna in it？ The 4-year old girl who unapologetically dresses the way she wants （read: no pink， mostly black and in Chucks）。 The one who had a breakdown at a Supermarket just because she saw a dog being abused （I mean？！！？）。 She is silent and quiet but not with her eyes。 Her obsession with seahorses made me want to learn more about the sea creature， seriously。 She's really the glue that held this story together。 Basically me How can you not love this book when there's an adorable little girl named Luna in it？ The 4-year old girl who unapologetically dresses the way she wants （read: no pink， mostly black and in Chucks）。 The one who had a breakdown at a Supermarket just because she saw a dog being abused （I mean？！！？）。 She is silent and quiet but not with her eyes。 Her obsession with seahorses made me want to learn more about the sea creature， seriously。 She's really the glue that held this story together。 Basically me:I loved Trent and Edie too。 Theirs is a kind of love you you won't find in a fairytale book， but one you'd want to hear in person and tell other people。 It's a kind of love - albeit unconventional to some standards - that is pure in itself， brazen， selfless， deep and perfectly imperfect。 I loved how they unabashedly displayed their relationship and blended family。 I am happy with their HEA。The drama was something else though。 It's like watching a soap opera in your living room getting so hooked without a care in the world as secrets were unraveled one by one。 I mostly love the enemies-to-lovers trope。 The angst， the annoying gazes， sexual tension， I-dare-you stances and finally， succumbing to the attraction。 Such a beautiful story。 💕 。。。more
Agapibooks
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3，5/5 Cette lecture s’est hyper bien passée ！ J’avoue que j’avais un peu peur vu que je suis complètement passée à côté du tome 2， j’appréhendais de ne pas apprécier celui-ci non plus…。 Je me suis trompée ！ Les deux protagonistes sont sympas à suivre， l’un en papa célibataire （mon point faible 🙄） et l’autre en rebelle en quête d’indépendance。 Ils ne manquent pas de caractère， et ça fait des étincelles。 Le rythme est sympa， il y a de potentielles menaces qui se dessinent et des révélations qui fi 3，5/5 Cette lecture s’est hyper bien passée ！ J’avoue que j’avais un peu peur vu que je suis complètement passée à côté du tome 2， j’appréhendais de ne pas apprécier celui-ci non plus…。 Je me suis trompée ！ Les deux protagonistes sont sympas à suivre， l’un en papa célibataire （mon point faible 🙄） et l’autre en rebelle en quête d’indépendance。 Ils ne manquent pas de caractère， et ça fait des étincelles。 Le rythme est sympa， il y a de potentielles menaces qui se dessinent et des révélations qui finissent par tomber。 En plus， on continue de retrouver les personnages des autres tomes， et je trouve ça chouette。J’ai rien de négatif à redire， j’ai simplement apprécié ma lecture， son ambiance et ses personnages。 En plus Luna est si chou ！ Je pense que c’est mon tome préféré jusque là。 。。。more
jiahui
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 RATING : 5 STARS | my #1 fav in the series🌶 LEVEL : 3。5/5ABOUT THE BOOK : trent was introduced to us in the first book and very involved in the 2nd and 3rd book。 edie was introduced to us at the end of the second book。 edie is the daughter of vicious， dean， jaime， and trent’s business partner。 edie likes to rob rich people and claims she’s really good at it。 unfortunately， the person she tried to rob this time was trent’s mother。 trent catches her and pulls her into an alleyway where their story RATING : 5 STARS | my #1 fav in the series🌶 LEVEL : 3。5/5ABOUT THE BOOK : trent was introduced to us in the first book and very involved in the 2nd and 3rd book。 edie was introduced to us at the end of the second book。 edie is the daughter of vicious， dean， jaime， and trent’s business partner。 edie likes to rob rich people and claims she’s really good at it。 unfortunately， the person she tried to rob this time was trent’s mother。 trent catches her and pulls her into an alleyway where their story progresses。i don’t know how but the books in this series just get better and better。 i freaking love edie and trent。 their love makes me want to cry。 this book makes me so happy。 it was so good。 trent is so hot。 i’m so glad it took them a little while to have sex because i like the slow burn and the sexual tension。 trent and edie have that sexual tension。 the sex scenes in this book are better than the ones in the previous 3。 the fact that we didn’t know who theo was and we didn’t know exactly what was happening with edie’s dad and trent’s situation made it so suspenseful to read。 at first i thought theo was a boyfriend but after reading， i realized he was probably gonna be a brother and i was just waiting for the book to confirm it。 don’t even get me started on the plot twists。 i wish i could say i was smart enough to piece everything together but i was genuinely so shook。 i’ve actually never read a book where i was so thrown off guard with a plot twist which makes this book so good to me。 the ending and epilogue is literally so good。 i’m so happy that edie’s mom and brother are now living the life they so deserve。 i’m so happy that trent and edie are happily together。 i’m so happy that luna has someone like edie as a mother。 this book was honestly just so good。 i have absolutely nothing bad to say about it。 OVERALL : i would recommend this book to literally everyone and their grandmas。 i did like this book more than the previous 3 books and i’d be surprised if this isn’t my favorite at the end of the series。 。。。more
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