A review by questionablereads
Lies That Bind by April Yates, Rae Knowles

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

Lies that Bind is a sapphic erotic horror with the most toxic of characters I have ever read. This has a bit of a supernatural horror as well, but the horror truly lies within human behavior and power imbalances. This is such sinister story about people simply doing bad things because they want to, they get off on it, and because they can. Erotic horror is one of my favorite genres, and I loved the blend of maniacal actions mixed with spice, and while the progression of the story was a bit slower than what I usually gravitate towards, I loved how it all comes together within the last 40 pages. 
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