A review by nilu_reads
Black Lies by Alessandra Torre

4.0

I woke up this morning and before getting out of bed, I like to read (mostly on weekends). Usually I would read a few pages and then resume going up doing my chores till I get a break to read again. But this morning was a whole different story.

Black Lies, is one of the best modern romance books I have read. I have to commend you, Alessandra Torre, for coming up with this page turner of a book. In fact, I have tagged this as a thriller as well, since she has seamlessly woven a romance genre with a thriller genre. It was just so well written.

Unlike other romance novels, the characters involved are not annoying. (Thank the Lord!) I was sucked in and was invested by the outcome of these characters.

And yes there is a BIG twist in the book, and Alessandra drops little hints along the way and it was executed perfectly!

This book is divided into three parts and by the end of the first part, I was scratching my head wondering WHAT IS THIS DAMN SECRET! And yes, if you paid attention from the beginning, you would have a vague idea of what it would be.

Cos well into the second part, I got my suspicions on what it was but even when the bomb is dropped, you are still like WHOA!

When it's out, everything falls into place. At one point, I was like "Layana, you are being psychotic!" but then it all made sense when you think about why she did it.

I would recommend this book to anyone to read.

It's not your typical romance novel or your typical love triangle.