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i was excited to read this book, but still wasn't expecting it to be as great as it was. It had just the right amounts of everything. didn't realize it would end on a cliffhanger though after I'd already stayed up all night reading it.
No one has ever made me feel like my heart is flying away but still holding me to this earth. No one has ever made me feel so at peace and crazy with one look. No one has ever made me feel so in love and terrified at the same time. No one until you.
Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams was an amazing story that captivated me from beginning to end. I loved every single word of it and now I am left desperately wanting the next book, Deceiving Lies.
With every new book that Ms. McAdams delivers, I fall more and more in love with her writing and exceptional ability to bring a story to life. As a reader, I wasn’t just given a story to read, I was immersed into the world of Kash and Rachel experiencing every detail right along with them. Ms. McAdams always does a magnificent job evoking every emotion possible from her readers, and Forgiving Lies is absolutely no exception.
Kash and Rachel were superbly written and I connected with their characters immediately. Their relationship was gradual and didn’t feel forced or unrealistic. Their interactions and dialogue were witty and so much fun to read. Kash is an extremely hot, badass alpha male who makes you fall in lust/love as soon as he makes his debut on the page, and Rachel has a quiet strength about her that immediately wowed me. Their development as individual characters, and as a couple, were my two favorite parts of the book.
The secondary characters added an extremely fun element to the story and made for a much richer read. I loved Mason - his quick wit and banter with Kash were awesome! I loved to hate Candice - she has to be the absolute worst best friend ever. However, I did think that she was an honest, refreshing addition to the book.
Debuting as book one in this new series, Forgiving Lies deals with a darker subject matter (sexual predator and detailed rape scene) than the author’s previous books, and also contains a suspense/mystery element. It is fast-paced and filled with angst, but was a little predictable. The ending delivers a massive cliffhanger that will leave you screaming and cursing the fact that you have to wait until Spring of 2014 for the next one.
Overall, Forgiving Lies was an exceptional story that captured my heart! I consider it a must read for any fan of the Contemporary, New Adult and Romantic Suspense genres. Reading a Molly McAdams book is a phenomenal experience, especially is that book is Forgiving Lies!
ARC provided by the Publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review
Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams was an amazing story that captivated me from beginning to end. I loved every single word of it and now I am left desperately wanting the next book, Deceiving Lies.
With every new book that Ms. McAdams delivers, I fall more and more in love with her writing and exceptional ability to bring a story to life. As a reader, I wasn’t just given a story to read, I was immersed into the world of Kash and Rachel experiencing every detail right along with them. Ms. McAdams always does a magnificent job evoking every emotion possible from her readers, and Forgiving Lies is absolutely no exception.
Kash and Rachel were superbly written and I connected with their characters immediately. Their relationship was gradual and didn’t feel forced or unrealistic. Their interactions and dialogue were witty and so much fun to read. Kash is an extremely hot, badass alpha male who makes you fall in lust/love as soon as he makes his debut on the page, and Rachel has a quiet strength about her that immediately wowed me. Their development as individual characters, and as a couple, were my two favorite parts of the book.
The secondary characters added an extremely fun element to the story and made for a much richer read. I loved Mason - his quick wit and banter with Kash were awesome! I loved to hate Candice - she has to be the absolute worst best friend ever. However, I did think that she was an honest, refreshing addition to the book.
Debuting as book one in this new series, Forgiving Lies deals with a darker subject matter (sexual predator and detailed rape scene) than the author’s previous books, and also contains a suspense/mystery element. It is fast-paced and filled with angst, but was a little predictable. The ending delivers a massive cliffhanger that will leave you screaming and cursing the fact that you have to wait until Spring of 2014 for the next one.
Overall, Forgiving Lies was an exceptional story that captured my heart! I consider it a must read for any fan of the Contemporary, New Adult and Romantic Suspense genres. Reading a Molly McAdams book is a phenomenal experience, especially is that book is Forgiving Lies!
ARC provided by the Publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review
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Molly McAdams’ book Forgiving Lies was my first foray into the New Adult genre. I hope it will not be my last because this book, while not entirely awful, did not make me want to venture any further into the New Adult world.
Rachel Masters was in high school in California when her parents were killed in a plane crash (or was it a car crash?…not that it matters to the story). She went to live with her best friend Candice’s family until they graduated from high school and then she followed Candice to Texas where they enrolled in the same college. Rachel had a crush on Candice’s cousin Blake growing up, but she was much younger than Blake so nothing happened. Now that Rachel is older, Candice wants Blake and Rachel to get together so they will really be family, but Rachel’s crush has disappeared. Unfortunately Blake does not feel the same way and has been pursuing her for some time. At the beginning of the book, Rachel finally agrees to go out with Blake to make Candice stop bugging her about it, but the date ends tragically as Blake rapes Rachel. Rachel tells Candice about the rape, but Candice does not believe her. Rachel does manage to get Candice to promise not to tell Blake where they are moving once summer begins, but Candice does so grudgingly. Then Rachel tries to bury the rape trauma in the same place she has buried the grief over her parents death and get on with her life.
Logan “Kash” Ryan is a twenty-five-year-old undercover cop. He and his best friend Mason have been together since the police academy and have both been in an undercover narcotics investigation for some time. When their cover is blown, the drug dealers put out a hit on them and Kash and Mason have to get out of Dodge (or Florida) until the heat is over. Their captain sends them to Texas to help out on a serial killer case called the Carnation Murders. Kash and Mason take off for Texas and move into an apartment right across the hall from Rachel and Candice. Kash and Rachel get off to a rocky start when Rachel nearly opens up her car door on Kash as he is getting off his motorcycle, but when Candice starts getting it on with Mason, Rachel and Kash are thrown into each other’s company.
Kash is drawn to Rachel, but he is afraid of getting too involved with any woman because of his career. One girlfriend already left him because of his undercover work and Kash is convinced that the wife, dog and white picket fence is not for him. In spite of this, Kash discovers he really wants to break down the walls that Rachel has built to protect herself. When he discovers a stalker spying on Rachel, his protective instincts kick in and he finds he is falling for Rachel despite his misgivings. The fact that he cannot reveal who he really is makes the relationship even more difficult.
What did I like about the book? Precious little, but I will attempt to find something to justify the C- rating rather than a D which was my first inclination. I did like Kash’s personality and the way he treated Rachel. I also liked Mason (even though he seemed to be a little bit of a man whore) because he also treated Rachel and Candice well. Rachel wasn’t a great character, nor was she a bad one; she was just a little boring in my estimation and her friendship with Candice was bordering on toxic. Candice was just a bad friend…period. She kept things from Rachel that threatened Rachel’s safety and almost ventures into the slut shaming territory even though she is the more promiscuous of the two. But while troubling, the toxic friendship between Rachel and Candice did make the story somewhat more interesting.
What I did not like? How shall I count the ways? The suspense portion of the book was fine but very predictable as well as a little too coincidental. Kash and Mason are both 25 years old and yet their police captain says they are the best officers he has. They are sent out to help on a serial murder case having ZERO experience as detectives. While they are supposed to be working on this very time sensitive and important case, they spend most of their time at Rachel and Candice’s apartment eating pancakes. And the BIG MISUNDERSTANDING is just plain silly. Then…the author ends the book on a cliffhanger. I was just getting excited that the book was almost over and then I find the story goes on! I read a lot of historicals and most of the heroines in those books are the same age as the heroine in this book, yet this heroine as well as the other characters seemed so immature in comparison. I have three children (the youngest being 22 years old) and I cannot remember them being this immature in high school let alone college. I just do not have a lot of patience with silly individuals and stories that strain credulity.
If you like your characters immature, your storylines trite and endings designed to get you to buy the next book, then this novel is for you. It was not for me.
Molly McAdams’ book Forgiving Lies was my first foray into the New Adult genre. I hope it will not be my last because this book, while not entirely awful, did not make me want to venture any further into the New Adult world.
Rachel Masters was in high school in California when her parents were killed in a plane crash (or was it a car crash?…not that it matters to the story). She went to live with her best friend Candice’s family until they graduated from high school and then she followed Candice to Texas where they enrolled in the same college. Rachel had a crush on Candice’s cousin Blake growing up, but she was much younger than Blake so nothing happened. Now that Rachel is older, Candice wants Blake and Rachel to get together so they will really be family, but Rachel’s crush has disappeared. Unfortunately Blake does not feel the same way and has been pursuing her for some time. At the beginning of the book, Rachel finally agrees to go out with Blake to make Candice stop bugging her about it, but the date ends tragically as Blake rapes Rachel. Rachel tells Candice about the rape, but Candice does not believe her. Rachel does manage to get Candice to promise not to tell Blake where they are moving once summer begins, but Candice does so grudgingly. Then Rachel tries to bury the rape trauma in the same place she has buried the grief over her parents death and get on with her life.
Logan “Kash” Ryan is a twenty-five-year-old undercover cop. He and his best friend Mason have been together since the police academy and have both been in an undercover narcotics investigation for some time. When their cover is blown, the drug dealers put out a hit on them and Kash and Mason have to get out of Dodge (or Florida) until the heat is over. Their captain sends them to Texas to help out on a serial killer case called the Carnation Murders. Kash and Mason take off for Texas and move into an apartment right across the hall from Rachel and Candice. Kash and Rachel get off to a rocky start when Rachel nearly opens up her car door on Kash as he is getting off his motorcycle, but when Candice starts getting it on with Mason, Rachel and Kash are thrown into each other’s company.
Kash is drawn to Rachel, but he is afraid of getting too involved with any woman because of his career. One girlfriend already left him because of his undercover work and Kash is convinced that the wife, dog and white picket fence is not for him. In spite of this, Kash discovers he really wants to break down the walls that Rachel has built to protect herself. When he discovers a stalker spying on Rachel, his protective instincts kick in and he finds he is falling for Rachel despite his misgivings. The fact that he cannot reveal who he really is makes the relationship even more difficult.
What did I like about the book? Precious little, but I will attempt to find something to justify the C- rating rather than a D which was my first inclination. I did like Kash’s personality and the way he treated Rachel. I also liked Mason (even though he seemed to be a little bit of a man whore) because he also treated Rachel and Candice well. Rachel wasn’t a great character, nor was she a bad one; she was just a little boring in my estimation and her friendship with Candice was bordering on toxic. Candice was just a bad friend…period. She kept things from Rachel that threatened Rachel’s safety and almost ventures into the slut shaming territory even though she is the more promiscuous of the two. But while troubling, the toxic friendship between Rachel and Candice did make the story somewhat more interesting.
What I did not like? How shall I count the ways? The suspense portion of the book was fine but very predictable as well as a little too coincidental. Kash and Mason are both 25 years old and yet their police captain says they are the best officers he has. They are sent out to help on a serial murder case having ZERO experience as detectives. While they are supposed to be working on this very time sensitive and important case, they spend most of their time at Rachel and Candice’s apartment eating pancakes. And the BIG MISUNDERSTANDING is just plain silly. Then…the author ends the book on a cliffhanger. I was just getting excited that the book was almost over and then I find the story goes on! I read a lot of historicals and most of the heroines in those books are the same age as the heroine in this book, yet this heroine as well as the other characters seemed so immature in comparison. I have three children (the youngest being 22 years old) and I cannot remember them being this immature in high school let alone college. I just do not have a lot of patience with silly individuals and stories that strain credulity.
If you like your characters immature, your storylines trite and endings designed to get you to buy the next book, then this novel is for you. It was not for me.
4.5 Stars
Loved the green sour patch, the nerf gun fight, the pancakes, Mason, Rachel and most of all Kash. Not a huge fan of the major conflict of the story...I think maybe it went just a little too far. Also not really a fan of the epilogue. I was hoping that book #2 would be Mason's story but that's obviously not the case. I'll still read it though.
This is probably my favorite book of Molly's so far.
Loved the green sour patch, the nerf gun fight, the pancakes, Mason, Rachel and most of all Kash. Not a huge fan of the major conflict of the story...I think maybe it went just a little too far. Also not really a fan of the epilogue. I was hoping that book #2 would be Mason's story but that's obviously not the case. I'll still read it though.
This is probably my favorite book of Molly's so far.
This book shattered my expectations. I thought it would be a) light and would not
b) end with a BIG cliffhanger!
What now? I am not allowed to do anything fun right now and read the next book because I HAVE A LOT OF REVISIONS TO DO. And I can't wait to see what happens next.
Please kill me now.
This book has everything I want in my suspense-na-contemporary. And more. It was sassy, fun, thrilling, swoony and sexy! And it was blurbed by Jennifer Almentrout! What more could you ask for?!
“I’ve missed pancakes. But I’ll miss being married to you more.”
You have to read the book to get the pancake reference.
This was my first Molly McAdams book and definitely won't be the last.
b) end with a BIG cliffhanger!
What now? I am not allowed to do anything fun right now and read the next book because I HAVE A LOT OF REVISIONS TO DO. And I can't wait to see what happens next.
Please kill me now.
This book has everything I want in my suspense-na-contemporary. And more. It was sassy, fun, thrilling, swoony and sexy! And it was blurbed by Jennifer Almentrout! What more could you ask for?!
“I’ve missed pancakes. But I’ll miss being married to you more.”
You have to read the book to get the pancake reference.
This was my first Molly McAdams book and definitely won't be the last.
I'm debating to give this a three of a four, but since the part where I'm having issues with, that have me screaming aaargh, has been addressed in book 2 then, four it is.
The said part:
I can't believe Kash would believe Rachel when she had to lie about Blake! Oh my god! She's literally traumatized with him, he'd seen her every time Blake is mentioned, she's shaking, petrified and having nightmares. How can he believed the act?!
But in book 2, Mason said that he's always focus on the emotion and forget about everything else, about the facts. That's why he's acting like that and Kash admitted to it and realized after Mason kicked some sense into him. I don't know what Kash would do without his bff.
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this book. Kash and Rachel is the cutest and the angst is always there, never boring.
The said part:
I can't believe Kash would believe Rachel when she had to lie about Blake! Oh my god! She's literally traumatized with him, he'd seen her every time Blake is mentioned, she's shaking, petrified and having nightmares. How can he believed the act?!
But in book 2, Mason said that he's always focus on the emotion and forget about everything else, about the facts. That's why he's acting like that and Kash admitted to it and realized after Mason kicked some sense into him. I don't know what Kash would do without his bff.
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this book. Kash and Rachel is the cutest and the angst is always there, never boring.
I don't know if it was the slumpy reading mood I've been in, or that this book just wasn't for me. It took me two weeks to read it, and I just didn't feel any connection to the characters. And I'd been so excited for it too.
I couldn't put it down. I just kept reading it all day long and it was perfect.
HOLY COW! Never ever disappointed with a Molly McAdams book and this one is definitely no different! I could NOT put it down and oh my goodness I have no idea how in the world I am going to be able to wait til March for the next book! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!