Reviews with content warning for Violence - Luna and the Lie

This was a reread for me, though it had been long enough that I didn’t remember most of the story. Mariana Zapata has yet to disappoint me. While this isn’t my favorite of hers (that title goes to From Lukov with Love), I still really enjoyed it. There were points in the story where I was frustrated with the characters’ behavior, but you get enough back story to understand why they are acting the way they do. This is an extreme slow-burn with a grumpy x sunshine trope. It was overall an enjoyable read.

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kam_be's review

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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belenn's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

mariana zapata is one of my favourite authors, i read her books once in a while so i don't finish her backlist too quickly.

i really liked this! i've been in a reading slump, so it wasn't easy for me to be captured in a book, but from the very first page i fell in love with luna. i'll admit, at some point of the book her romance with rip felt like a subplot and i was fine with it. one thing about mz is that her characters inner dialogues are amazing. im always highlighting a lot of things and i loved luna and i learned a lot of thing from the way she views life. i related a lot to her so seeing the way she copes with things felt very familiar.

rip... wasn't my fav mz man but also wasn't the worst. at first i was just okay with him because he just felt like the usual grumpy man that says two words (im not hating, that's literally my fav trope). until half in the book when his character really develops. he really won me over, im not gonna lie!

family dynamics are SO complex and not everything is black and white. this did a really great job highlighting that.

luna my beloved i'd go to war for you <3

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michmoo's review

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Relationship was cuteish, though I did take some issue with the male lead - the author does tend to write possessive partners and I wasn't expecting this to be an exception so I overlooked it for the most part. I really liked Luna and I was actually quite interested in her work as it is something I am fairly unfamiliar with. I do also love found families so that was a nice component of the book.

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I would have really liked it if Luna had broken her cousin's hand quite honestly

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