" I cant say that I disliked this book but it wasnt one of my favorites..I must say that it was a little too long for my taste as I dont think that it required 372 pages to get into this mystery/political drama but it wasnt a bad read, sometimes interesting and other times too involved with Adderall references, a hugh number of scent memories and a confusing mix of characters and sideplots but I can say I was surprised with the end murderer..Okay so this story begins with two sixteen year old best friends that do everything together-Maggie and Annabelle until one night when things end badly for both of them and their friendship is forever strained..Flashforward sixteen years later and Annabelle and Maggie are brought back together through Maggie's PR job where she is hired to investigate a murdered political aide of Annabelle's father senator Henry Paxton. The story then turns straight into the sitcom Scandal with a PR firm doing damage control with the media and the public to curb public opinion in favor of the senator, erase the murder and keep the votes coming. The book gets in-depth with the inner workings of reporters, PR agents, cops and politicians--it gets ruthless and the twists and turns dont stop with more murders, paternity questions, romance, addiction, cancer and a whole lot more that makes the reading dense and despite it all pretty forgettable. I enjoyed reading this book however and do recommend it as it made me long for the return of Scandal and election year, nothing more interesting than a dramatic story.. "
— Monique, 1/18/2014