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Silent Lies

Neva Altaj

4.01 AVERAGE

debbymhb's review

4.0

I was going to give it 2⭐️ because at first it was really nice and I was giggling and I had fun vlbut half way through the book I kind of was annoyed by the MMC and the way he was treating the FMC after her first time being intimate with a man no aftercare nothing but at the end it got better and the MMC grew on to me ...

Okay, so, I jumped to this one thinking it might be as good as book 2.

And…

It started off really strong, I was totally into it but then the FMC, Sienna… oh boy. She was so annoyingly juvenile, like she got off on provoking MMC at times just to be a brat, like it’s cute… I personally can’t stand it…. And this whole “I couldn’t hurt a spider” routine while she was absolutely demolishing plants and flowers because she was “nervous”? Come on. What was that?

The author tried to write her as clever (she had a knack for languages, sure), but personality-wise, she fell into the same cliché Bratva/mafia heroine mold: clueless, childish, spoiled, irrational, reckless, no sense of self-preservation, emotionally unstable, and just... dumb—but of course, genetically blessed and "so beautiful" it almost didn't matter (except it totally did).

She came off faker than vegan cheese at a barbecue. 

The MMC started off cool, loved him at first but then suddenly he was bewitched by her (like... literally bewitched?) and I was like, huh? And if his men were supposedly elite-level loyal, Serbian mafia? Bratva? (I’m not sure) how was Sienna of all people able to manipulate or talk them into disobeying direct orders? 🙄 That had me seriously side-eyeing the whole operation.

And don’t even get me started on the 🌶️ you’d think the spice would at least save it, but… nope. It was all just surface-level. I found myself holding on just to get to the end. Honestly, the book could’ve dropped like 3 chapters (especially that whole “emerald” mess—what was the point of that?) and it would've been tighter and maaaaaaayybe slightly more satisfying.

I haven’t given up on this author, yet, book 2 gave me high hopes…but this one? Total letdown, especially right after such a strong installment.

Anyway, it’s totally up to you! I’m not saying don’t read it, but at least now you’ll know what to expect going in. 😉

Sigh….
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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flevrism's review

3.0

decente (comparado con todos los otros)
dark 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: Yes
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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: Yes

We love a man that even when they are arguing will by her a new fish when he realised it was dead so that she wasn’t sad. Ordered his men to find the right one. 

We also love a man who will buy her a gun that matches her style!  
dark tense fast-paced