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A review by tiffany_bibliophage
Inked in Lies by Giana Darling
4.0
4.5 Stars!!
Oh this book! Lila’s dramatic life had me hooked from the beginning. I cried at her loss of family, her little self trying to find a place with loved ones in the world. I loved the Booths, and I knew that they all were deserving of each other’s love. While I had a great time devouring this story, there are a few things that I think could’ve made this a 5 star read for me...
1. I wish Darling would’ve bridged the gap that it was that all of a sudden Lila has some great plan, and desire, to bring down the Ventura’s herself. Only because of a brief encounter with Irina and suddenly she has this great plan to avenge everybody. It was a bit of a leap for me.
2. Lila giving Nova a chase; she was too easy for how he treated her and how much of a man whore he was. The whole story was like Lila just waiting for Nova to get his shit together. I wish that she would’ve made it difficult for him at some point because she really is a strong character that deserves better than what he was allowing himself to give her.
3. The breakup scene was a little unexpected, and that felt lackluster. Lila was in trouble the entire time, her being chased through the woods being the end all for how good she was to Nova, how she was his everything, was a little underwhelming. I was hoping for maybe something that would qualify as a legit reason, not an excuse for Nova to guilt himself into letting the best thing he had in his life go.
4. The evidence against Irina should’ve been fleshed out more. A link on a website to bring down a woman that’s played a part in being a thorn in The Fallen’s side for two whole ass books felt like an easy, non defined way out. There should’ve been more damning evidence, or at least an expansion of what was provided.
Even without those “problems” I still really enjoyed Lila and Nova’s story. I hope we get an inside look when they get pregnant (after what Nova went through with his abusive therapist). Maybe we’ll get more about that in the next book *fingers crossed*
Oh this book! Lila’s dramatic life had me hooked from the beginning. I cried at her loss of family, her little self trying to find a place with loved ones in the world. I loved the Booths, and I knew that they all were deserving of each other’s love. While I had a great time devouring this story, there are a few things that I think could’ve made this a 5 star read for me...
1. I wish Darling would’ve bridged the gap that it was that all of a sudden Lila has some great plan, and desire, to bring down the Ventura’s herself. Only because of a brief encounter with Irina and suddenly she has this great plan to avenge everybody. It was a bit of a leap for me.
2. Lila giving Nova a chase; she was too easy for how he treated her and how much of a man whore he was. The whole story was like Lila just waiting for Nova to get his shit together. I wish that she would’ve made it difficult for him at some point because she really is a strong character that deserves better than what he was allowing himself to give her.
3. The breakup scene was a little unexpected, and that felt lackluster. Lila was in trouble the entire time, her being chased through the woods being the end all for how good she was to Nova, how she was his everything, was a little underwhelming. I was hoping for maybe something that would qualify as a legit reason, not an excuse for Nova to guilt himself into letting the best thing he had in his life go.
4. The evidence against Irina should’ve been fleshed out more. A link on a website to bring down a woman that’s played a part in being a thorn in The Fallen’s side for two whole ass books felt like an easy, non defined way out. There should’ve been more damning evidence, or at least an expansion of what was provided.
Even without those “problems” I still really enjoyed Lila and Nova’s story. I hope we get an inside look when they get pregnant (after what Nova went through with his abusive therapist). Maybe we’ll get more about that in the next book *fingers crossed*