Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Six Degrees of Scandal by Caroline Linden

Item: Six Degrees of Scandal
Rating: 3
Author: Shannon

Posted April 8, 2016 by Shannon in Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews, Shannon / 1 Comment

Six Degrees of Scandal by Caroline Linden
Series: Scandalous, #4
Published by Avon Publication Date: March 29th 2016
Pages: 384
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Olivia Townsend is in trouble and out of options. Pursued by a desperate man in search of a lost treasure, which she doesn’t have, she’s got only two things in her favor: her late husband’s diary, which she was never meant to see … and the man who was her first-and-only-love. Losing him broke her heart, though she’s been careful to hide it for the last ten years. But when he comes to her aid and vows to stand by her this time, no matter what, she can’t help but hope things will be different this time.
James Weston has blamed himself for letting Olivia down when she needed him years ago, and he will not do it again. Fortunately, his unusual life has equipped him well to outsmart the villain chasing Olivia. Unfortunately, being so near her again threatens to expose every secret in his heart…even those that should stay hidden forever.

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It’s been a while since I’ve read a Caroline Linden book, so I was really looking forward to this story. Unfortunately, SIX DEGREES OF SCANDAL fell a little short for me.

Olivia Townsend is on the run, hiding from a man who is determined she give him what her late husband owes him. He’d already threatened her best friend, so Olivia runs hoping she can find whatever it was her husband was up to and somehow save herself. But what she thought was going to be a solo effort changes when the man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with comes to her aide.

I liked Olivia and James, but I never really fell in love with them. I didn’t like how Jamie arrogantly left Olivia to face their families when her parents were determined to marry her off. And I couldn’t understand why Olivia didn’t fight harder or even run away, instead of finding herself tied to a man she didn’t like. It wasn’t hard to figure out, from things said in the story, that Olivia wasn’t the favored daughter and her parents basically sold her to the highest bidder. I would have run if I knew that (which she did) and wanted Olivia to do the same.

Jamie was better as an adult. He basically couldn’t commit to another woman because they weren’t Olivia. And as soon as he learned she was in trouble, he came running to her rescue. But I think I was tainted towards him based on what he had done when he was younger.

The mystery about what Olivia’s husband had been doing was interesting, which kept me intrigued enough to keep turning the page.

This was a good read, just not one of my favorites by this author.

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Caroline Linden was born a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer software before turning to writing fiction. Ten years, twelve books, three Red Sox championships, and one dog later, she has never been happier with her decision. Her books have won the NEC Reader’s Choice Beanpot Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, and RWA’s RITA Award. Since she never won any prizes in math, she takes this as a sign that her decision was also a smart one. Visit her online at www.carolinelinden.com.

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About Caroline Linden

Caroline Linden was born a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer software before turning to writing fiction. Ten years, twelve books, three Red Sox championships, and one dog later, she has never been happier with her decision. Her books have won the NEC Reader’s Choice Beanpot Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, and RWA’s RITA Award. Since she never won any prizes in math, she takes this as a sign that her decision was also a smart one. Visit her online at www.carolinelinden.com

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.