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All the Lies by S.T. Abby

57 reviews

carla20's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

lexikinz_'s review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, and Physical abuse

lovelymisanthrope's review

3.0

I picked this up as my continuation in the "Mindf*ck" series.
"All the Lies" is the fourth book in the "Mindf*ck" series. Lana thinks everything is going well. She has an amazing boyfriend that makes her want to do better and she is almost through her killing list. Unfortunately, Logan is very good at his job, and Lana does not know how this can end well for any of them.
I thought this was going to be my favorite in the series so far...until the last chapter. What the hell? I need a better resolution and I want justice for all involved.
I will definitely be picking up the next book VERY soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Rape

chels984's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Grief, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual content

sarah_amy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Enjoyed the criminology and the complications of an FBI agent & secret vigilante-will-he-find-out relationship.

Didn't enjoy the vengeful, angry, tantrum sex at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, and Murder

blackraven00's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault

funshine3's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the best book in the series and at times it was tough to read Lana and Marcus backstory. Also the ending.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Death, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

ellaticonstellation's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oh My god! Logan knows! I screamed! Damn, the kill descriptions gave me chills, it was super graphic😱 This was dark as hell so, at some point, I was nauseated. I know, Logan must be mad as fuck but he did have to do that to Lana? I thought Lana would have a panic attack because of her traumatic past. Killing in the haunted house was smart, but super disturbing and demented. I just wish I won't have nightmares after reading this. But this was interesting and I couldn't stop reading. Thank you, Stabby🚩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Rape, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Murder

natashareadsbooks's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

As the FBI are closing in, to uncover the dark secrets of the small town, they are also closing in on the serial killer case they have been working on- and closing in on Lana. But will she survive if her secrets come to light? 

I love how strong that Lana is- after everything she has been though, not only is she still facing each day- but she is getting the revenge she deserves- and ridding the world of all the monsters from her past. I cannot wait to read the conclusion of Lana's story. 5⭐ out of 5⭐.
3🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance 
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

melani_e4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m making this review waaaay to long after I finished this series BUT the main reason why I recommend this is the fact that when you’re reading it you feel like you’re reading one book and not 5, and even now I genuinely cannot tell you when one book ended and when another started and I swear that I remember the whole story (not word for word obviously). The only thing that i didn’t completely like was the ending *******SPOILER****** I feel like the guy was forgiven waaayyy too quickly, like there wasn’t almost any groveling from him and that frustrated me *********END OF SPOILER******** but aside from that everything else was great. I’m gonna copy and put this review in every book from this series :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Grief

The warnings are the same for every book