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A review by maxfictional
Little Lies by H. Hunting, Helena Hunting
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Something about this book made me want to savour it. I loved seeing old characters from Hunting's other series, Pucked and A Lie for a Lie. I've yet to read the latter but I'm a couple books into the Pucked series. I actually feel as if Alex and Lavender were written very realistically as parents based on how they were in the original series.
This book was simply a delight to read, and I loved the incorporation of mental health and the complexities of trauma and dependency. It's not often that I see these issues handled with grace and without judgment within writing. Helena Hunting has approached it with respect, while still addressing the negative aspects of it.
There isn't much hockey content in this book, which I would have liked more of, like in the first Pucked book, so I'm not quite sure if it qualifies as a hockey romance. Nevertheless, it was still very enjoyable.
The only reason that I did not give it 5 stars is because I feel as if the side characters could have been more fleshed out. I would've loved to learn more about them, especially Josiah.
That little plot twist with River actually made my jaw drop, by the way. I was not expecting that AT ALL.
Definitely give this book a try if you're into the friends to enemies to lovers trope. Also, a FMC who tends to be the dominant one in the relationship. This book is a lot different from most romances, so definitely give it a shot.
Guide to my ratings:
5 stars: flawless, hard to put down
4 stars: it was really good and memorable
3 stars: it was good/okay
2 stars: none or not many redeeming qualities and somewhat forgettable
1 star: horrible, had no idea what was going on, boring!!!
This book was simply a delight to read, and I loved the incorporation of mental health and the complexities of trauma and dependency. It's not often that I see these issues handled with grace and without judgment within writing. Helena Hunting has approached it with respect, while still addressing the negative aspects of it.
There isn't much hockey content in this book, which I would have liked more of, like in the first Pucked book, so I'm not quite sure if it qualifies as a hockey romance. Nevertheless, it was still very enjoyable.
The only reason that I did not give it 5 stars is because I feel as if the side characters could have been more fleshed out. I would've loved to learn more about them, especially Josiah.
That little plot twist with River actually made my jaw drop, by the way. I was not expecting that AT ALL.
Definitely give this book a try if you're into the friends to enemies to lovers trope. Also, a FMC who tends to be the dominant one in the relationship. This book is a lot different from most romances, so definitely give it a shot.
Guide to my ratings:
5 stars: flawless, hard to put down
4 stars: it was really good and memorable
3 stars: it was good/okay
2 stars: none or not many redeeming qualities and somewhat forgettable
1 star: horrible, had no idea what was going on, boring!!!