A review by melissaslibraryy
The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book felt very insta-lusty between the mc’s since they only saw each other once or twice before they thought of the other sexually. This is a dark bully romance involving murder and gore, so check the tw’s!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis