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nadine_booklover's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
"I was playing with fire, and if I wasn't careful, I'd end up in flames"
I know, I might sound like a broken record starting my review with: this is one of the books that are not easy for me to rate and review. Although I had my moments with it and a great amount of scenes where I had to laugh out loud, it didn’t change the fact that I had for 1) trouble getting into the story, 2) that at the beginning I couldn’t really connect to the characters until about 50% and 3) that it couldn’t really hold my attention (I got distracted easily).
"...it was difficult to lose myself in my head when I was so busy losing myself in his touch"
However, after hitting the 50% mark things started to change for me. I came to like the direction the story was heading, I loved the interaction between the characters and I wanted to follow their path seeing how everything plays out. Tatum’s embarrassing moments became quickly my favourite parts and so did the parts were Kelsey, her best friend was involved.
"Fun fact: It's much harder to lie to yourself than it is to someone else"
The (Half) Truth is a slow burn, sexy and very charming romcom with a clumsy, awkward but cute heroine and a gorgeous, caring hero that will make you laugh out loud. So, if you are in need of an easy, enjoyable and entertaining read, this book is definitely for you!
"Regardless of the lies we'd tried to tell ourselves, the truth had been there all along"
P.S.: And I totally LOVED the Nicholas Sparks reference ;-)
"I was playing with fire, and if I wasn't careful, I'd end up in flames"
I know, I might sound like a broken record starting my review with: this is one of the books that are not easy for me to rate and review. Although I had my moments with it and a great amount of scenes where I had to laugh out loud, it didn’t change the fact that I had for 1) trouble getting into the story, 2) that at the beginning I couldn’t really connect to the characters until about 50% and 3) that it couldn’t really hold my attention (I got distracted easily).
"...it was difficult to lose myself in my head when I was so busy losing myself in his touch"
However, after hitting the 50% mark things started to change for me. I came to like the direction the story was heading, I loved the interaction between the characters and I wanted to follow their path seeing how everything plays out. Tatum’s embarrassing moments became quickly my favourite parts and so did the parts were Kelsey, her best friend was involved.
"Fun fact: It's much harder to lie to yourself than it is to someone else"
The (Half) Truth is a slow burn, sexy and very charming romcom with a clumsy, awkward but cute heroine and a gorgeous, caring hero that will make you laugh out loud. So, if you are in need of an easy, enjoyable and entertaining read, this book is definitely for you!
"Regardless of the lies we'd tried to tell ourselves, the truth had been there all along"
P.S.: And I totally LOVED the Nicholas Sparks reference ;-)
beckyrendon's review against another edition
4.0
The (Half) Truth is wholly adorable. It's a case of the whatever it takes to not look like a pathetic mess in front of your ever present ex. Or a case of I didn't mean to like him. Or maybe we can use the I didn't mean to fall for your hot cousin excuse...
Whichever excuse you try to pass off as legit, it will only be the half truth.;) See what I did there!?!
Sexy and gorgeous, he came out of nowhere.
An awkward knockout had him intrigued from the get go.
Everything else...well let's just say, things got out of hand. Or in hands...(lecherous wink)
The (Half) Truth is a secret romp gone wrong...no, It's a romp gone secretly wrong. Still not right, it's everything gone right and a big smiley faced ending too!
Whichever excuse you try to pass off as legit, it will only be the half truth.;) See what I did there!?!
Sexy and gorgeous, he came out of nowhere.
An awkward knockout had him intrigued from the get go.
Everything else...well let's just say, things got out of hand. Or in hands...(lecherous wink)
The (Half) Truth is a secret romp gone wrong...no, It's a romp gone secretly wrong. Still not right, it's everything gone right and a big smiley faced ending too!
gabbysreading's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
This was one of those pleasantly surprised moments. I'm sooo happy I was provided an ARC. I absolutely adored this book. It was super cute and funny. The main characters, Jason and Tatum had a great connection. Tatum's awkwardness was completely delightful. I loved the flow of the story and the brilliant dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone.
The (Half) Truth was my first book by Leddy Harper but not my last. I've already downloaded a couple of her previous books onto my kindle.
This was one of those pleasantly surprised moments. I'm sooo happy I was provided an ARC. I absolutely adored this book. It was super cute and funny. The main characters, Jason and Tatum had a great connection. Tatum's awkwardness was completely delightful. I loved the flow of the story and the brilliant dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone.
The (Half) Truth was my first book by Leddy Harper but not my last. I've already downloaded a couple of her previous books onto my kindle.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
1.0
1 star
ARC provided by Montlake Romance through NetGalley for honest review
I was really bored while reading this, there were several times where I wanted to dnf this book, and I wasn't interested any of the characters (with the exception of Tanner). Didn't enjoy Tatum as a character at all. I thought this book would deal more with her as a chef but it just followed her as the little boy who called wolf.
ARC provided by Montlake Romance through NetGalley for honest review
I was really bored while reading this, there were several times where I wanted to dnf this book, and I wasn't interested any of the characters (with the exception of Tanner). Didn't enjoy Tatum as a character at all. I thought this book would deal more with her as a chef but it just followed her as the little boy who called wolf.
clem_mathieu's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Jason and Tatum's story and how it developed. They were adorable and I liked the clandestine aspect of it even if I thought there would be a fake relationship involved. I felt like the ending conflict was exaggerated a bit and Jason put way too much importance in what people thought of him rather than focusing on his relationship with Tatum.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
1.0
1 star
ARC provided by Montlake Romance through NetGalley for honest review
I was really bored while reading this, there were several times where I wanted to dnf this book, and I wasn't interested any of the characters (with the exception of Tanner). Didn't enjoy Tatum as a character at all. I thought this book would deal more with her as a chef but it just followed her as the little boy who called wolf.
ARC provided by Montlake Romance through NetGalley for honest review
I was really bored while reading this, there were several times where I wanted to dnf this book, and I wasn't interested any of the characters (with the exception of Tanner). Didn't enjoy Tatum as a character at all. I thought this book would deal more with her as a chef but it just followed her as the little boy who called wolf.
syndi3's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I am surprise to like this book more than i thought. Even though there are some loop holes in the story.
Tatum got dumped by her fiancee on her birthday. To cover her humiliation, she 'grab' Jason, her best friend's cousin. Jason who is clueless what is going on, playing along. So there it is the cute sweet fake relationship where Tatum has to lie to everyone in order he fake relationship looks convincing.
Along the way she falls for Jason. I like the character development. The author uses all of the second characters into a story. And the main characters evolves very well dealing with their past relationship.
I do not understand why Tatum has to hide her fake relationship from Kelsey. This is the part that i feel lost in translation.
Overall i do enjoy this book very much.
Tatum got dumped by her fiancee on her birthday. To cover her humiliation, she 'grab' Jason, her best friend's cousin. Jason who is clueless what is going on, playing along. So there it is the cute sweet fake relationship where Tatum has to lie to everyone in order he fake relationship looks convincing.
Along the way she falls for Jason. I like the character development. The author uses all of the second characters into a story. And the main characters evolves very well dealing with their past relationship.
I do not understand why Tatum has to hide her fake relationship from Kelsey. This is the part that i feel lost in translation.
Overall i do enjoy this book very much.
mags_louise's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐
The (Half) Truth was an interesting story and one that certainly had potential. But for me it just fell a little flat and I felt like it was missing something that would of made me connect with the story and enjoy it more.
Yet, the characters were likable enough and for the most part I was engaged. I just wasn't necessarily expecting it to play out the way it did, and the lies Tatum told just seemed to get a little more ridiculous as this story progressed. And I just didn't get why she wouldn't put a stop to it sooner or at least come clean to Jason. But it was easy to read, and it did have a couple of hot moments. Not to mention a few that made me smile. And as a new author to me, I would certainly read more from Leddy Harper in the future. I would also happily recommend this story to others.
**I was kindly provided with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
The (Half) Truth was an interesting story and one that certainly had potential. But for me it just fell a little flat and I felt like it was missing something that would of made me connect with the story and enjoy it more.
Yet, the characters were likable enough and for the most part I was engaged. I just wasn't necessarily expecting it to play out the way it did, and the lies Tatum told just seemed to get a little more ridiculous as this story progressed. And I just didn't get why she wouldn't put a stop to it sooner or at least come clean to Jason. But it was easy to read, and it did have a couple of hot moments. Not to mention a few that made me smile. And as a new author to me, I would certainly read more from Leddy Harper in the future. I would also happily recommend this story to others.
**I was kindly provided with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
gabbylovesbooks28's review
4.0
4.5 stars
This was one of those pleasantly surprised moments. I'm sooo happy I was provided an ARC. I absolutely adored this book. It was super cute and funny. The main characters, Jason and Tatum had a great connection. Tatum's awkwardness was completely delightful. I loved the flow of the story and the brilliant dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone.
The (Half) Truth was my first book by Leddy Harper but not my last. I've already downloaded a couple of her previous books onto my kindle.
This was one of those pleasantly surprised moments. I'm sooo happy I was provided an ARC. I absolutely adored this book. It was super cute and funny. The main characters, Jason and Tatum had a great connection. Tatum's awkwardness was completely delightful. I loved the flow of the story and the brilliant dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone.
The (Half) Truth was my first book by Leddy Harper but not my last. I've already downloaded a couple of her previous books onto my kindle.
teaandspite's review
2.0
Leddy Harper makes me believe I might actually have a shot at being a best-selling author. My god, her writing is terrible. Off the charts, her publisher should be ashamed levels of terrible. Don't get me wrong, I obviously enjoyed her enough to pick up a second book, but wow.
I thought [b:The (Secret) Baby|43325469|The (Secret) Baby|Leddy Harper|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559849194l/43325469._SX50_.jpg|67240280] was bad. Fun, but from a writing craft standpoint just full stop awful. Then I grabbed this off Kindle Unlimited. Turns out, she could, in fact, write more ridiculous characters in even more ridiculous situations.
I'm taking a star off here because, despite the entertainment value, Tatum is just too much of a walking disaster to be believed. No amount of trying to turn off my brain made her character work. Harper might have gotten away with it by making Tatum canonically have ADHD, but even that would have been pushing it. I just cannot imagine any 26 year old woman making the kinds of choices Tatum did without disastrous consequences. Frankly, I wouldn't want a grown woman to get away with her decisions because people that stupid should not be allowed to pass on their obviously faulty genetics.
Still entertaining, if you can get past the terrible writing and unbelievable characters. I'd imagine most people picking this up can. The cover doesn't exactly scream "Serious Literature".
I thought [b:The (Secret) Baby|43325469|The (Secret) Baby|Leddy Harper|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559849194l/43325469._SX50_.jpg|67240280] was bad. Fun, but from a writing craft standpoint just full stop awful. Then I grabbed this off Kindle Unlimited. Turns out, she could, in fact, write more ridiculous characters in even more ridiculous situations.
I'm taking a star off here because, despite the entertainment value, Tatum is just too much of a walking disaster to be believed. No amount of trying to turn off my brain made her character work. Harper might have gotten away with it by making Tatum canonically have ADHD, but even that would have been pushing it. I just cannot imagine any 26 year old woman making the kinds of choices Tatum did without disastrous consequences. Frankly, I wouldn't want a grown woman to get away with her decisions because people that stupid should not be allowed to pass on their obviously faulty genetics.
Still entertaining, if you can get past the terrible writing and unbelievable characters. I'd imagine most people picking this up can. The cover doesn't exactly scream "Serious Literature".