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Black Ties and White Lies by Kat Singleton

25 reviews

karlapardo's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really liked this book. It has a lot of spicy but it also has a plot. The tension between the two main characters is very intense. The chemistry is also there it just takes a little for them to realize it. Beck is just simply and completely head over heels with Margo from day one. He is extremely attentive with her and would do anything for her. Margo just got over a heartbreak and when Beck comes along with his proposal she can’t say no but she struggles with herself through the process.
Tropes: touch her and you die, brother’s ex-girlfriend, fake dating, billionaire romance, spicy.

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noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

 Content Warnings: sexual content, sexual assault, violence,
Mention of: cheating, loss of loved one[s], loss of a child,

He knew she was meant to be his from the moment he first saw her...and he'll do whatever it takes to prove it to her. 🥰

I was a bit worried about how this story would play out since she was with her ex, aka his brother, for 3 years...but honestly the little she mentions about her past relationship...it doesn't really make sense that they were together so long.

Excited to see what relationships her two best friends get into and how many other series are connected so I can meet more and more couples from this universe. ^^ 

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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

1.5


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saraah07's review against another edition

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

2.5

Well for starters I'm not really sure what to think of this book. Even though it was pretty straightforward I felt like it was quite odd. I mean the premise was good but I feel as there was too much happening at once and without any context. So it kind of left you wondering how you even got there. 
Even though the book has 58 chapters I do think that it was very fast paced. It didn't really give you time to digest what has happening at the time. Everything seemed rushed and there wasn't that much development in the plot. I do think that that it wasn't a bad book though. I strongly believe that some would really enjoy it. But it's not really my style.
Also the with the MMC, i'm not sure if the things he says would make you cringe or make you swoon. I feel like the book had so much potential and like it does show us that love knows no bounds. But it's just wayyyy out there.
Like the MMC, Beckham Sinclair, bought the fricking company she worked at because she was ignoring his calls.

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ms_brie3's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An HEA worth reading for!

I honestly had a really hard time liking Beck… I know a lot of people insta-love his alphahole-ness, but a lot of the way he went about things was rubbing me the wrong way (probably Kat’s intention tbh). Meanwhile Margo was incredibly relatable in her messiness and insecurities. But the 5✨ HEA made this a solid read and I’m excited for book 2 releasing soon!!

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elliepl94's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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ewatt33's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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jackyinreadingland's review against another edition

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

4.5


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sarahyjackson's review against another edition

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

4.5

Didn’t feel the conflict was felt until the fourth act but the excellent tension and spice helped distract me. 

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

DNF 70% - I tried with this one, y'all, I really tried.

I should have trusted my instincts when I DNF'd it back during its release week at around 4%. I knew it wasn't going to be good, but decided to give it another go. And since I suffered through the majority of it, I'm counting this stupid thing as a book read because I earned these pages.

The incredibly condensed version of my thoughts is that this reads like 50 Shades of Grey fanfic meshed with Delena from The Vampire Diaries. While that might be good in theory (who doesn't like lighthearted billionaire fantasies?), in practice it's awkward and needed SEVERE help in the editing department. If the author repeated herself once, she did it a thousand times, sometimes in the SAME PARAGRAPHS. I have literal highlights where she repeats the same inner thoughts or "information" twice in the same paragraph, just restating herself for no reason. That was the least of my concerns once I got further into the story, but it made my eye twitch so bad I had to mention it. 

There wasn't any chemistry between the characters, it's very hot and cold and manufactured "enemies to lovers" that doesn't really feel like it's worth reading (their first kiss is around 30% in and it's just boring, super quick for what I thought would be a slow burn?). Then the multiple chapters of smut made me yawn, an actual yawn left my body and I just flipped through until they were finished in bed because it was cringe-y and awkward. Then we get to the "big reveal" about the two main characters and how they originally fell for each other and I just got the ick so bad I had to stop. I draw a hard line at it and that's on me.

I don't know - it seems like it's a mixed bag with the reviews. I'll chalk this up as another book like The Spanish Love Deception where it just wasn't for me. I'm just ready to not have this taking up space in my damn kindle app.

Content warnings: Sexual content, Infidelity, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident

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