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Brutal Lies by R.A. Smyth

gecagayo's review against another edition

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5.0

Second book was even better!

Oh my gosh I devoured the second book and I couldn’t put it down until I finished it! Some truths were revealed and we get to see some progress in Hadley’s relationship with most of the guys. I’m also proud of Hadley for slowly opening up to other people despite her difficult past. I super love the interactions with her brother. Hadley is one tough girl and she’s used to being independent but I’m now curious as to how she will deal with her past demons now that she has people on her side. I also liked the guys better in this book because they were more vocal about their feelings for Hadley (although not all of them).

In a nutshell, I highly recommend this RH series. My only concern was that book 2 ended too soon. I still have so many questions left unanswered and there are still so many secrets to be revealed. I’m so excited for the third book!

prishananda11's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars

natasha29's review against another edition

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Her therapist????
Nope nope nope.
DNFed after that because it just made me unbelievably uncomfortable :(
Left unreviewed though.

b00kpirate's review

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

3.75

anastasiafokas's review

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dark fast-paced

3.25

marisakucha's review against another edition

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5.0

To be completely honest, I had to wait a day or two after reading this book to write this review. Normally I don’t do this because my memory tends to be like Dory. However, I needed to recover and regroup because I have a lot of questions and a lot of theories.

This book had me questioning a lot and I don’t know how I feel about it. I want some answers and I thought I was getting some but the author basically just laughed and gave us even more mysteries. Not impressed (I need answers now).

I enjoyed watching the dynamic of this group of characters evolve and change over the course of the book. I know it’s going to completely change and evolve again with the rest of the series. What you think you know about the characters, you don’t really know. I feel like we were learning a lot but it was only snippets of, potentially, something bigger. Although, the same goes for the characters within the story. They are learning a bit more about each other but they are keeping a lot of secrets. Secrets of that could potentially blow up and change everything. Oh the drama and suspense, I love it.

I would recommend reading this book with a friend so that you have someone to bounce your theories off of. As an added bonus, you can suffer together. Book 3 is already pre-ordered.

taymojo's review

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

onepageatatime's review against another edition

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5.0

I have been impatiently waiting for this book release to come out since I had the pleasure of reading broken trust. So before you pick this up make sure you definitely plan accordingly because you will not be moving from your designated reading spot for a while. I loved all the characters and the plot really was fast paced but really well thought out. I really enjoyed how the more answers you got the more questions you had. I loved every minute reading it! I can't wait for the next book.

kcbuckman's review against another edition

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5.0

I am so ready to get my hands on the next book! I can’t wait to see how everyone reacts to the secrets and get answers to all the questions! The ANGST!! I was expecting to get a little insight with the cliffhanger, but we got NONE. ZERO. Like, what?! How could you do that to me! Give me SOMETHING

michelle_loves_books_x's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing!!!

Omg this series is incredible!! I am loving these books