This is the second book I read from Parker S. Huntington, and for the second time, I'm left stunned, breathless, speechless. This is a literate masterpiece.

"Devious lies" is a story about fate, and betrayal, lies and loyalty, love and hate. Each page is a new emotion, each chapter is a new adventure. It's an age-gap romance between Emery (the rich princess) and Nash (the black sheep). And even if I try to summarize it, it will be a failure to reproduce how amazing this book is.

I know a lot of people hate on the romance genre - they find it too shallow, too empty. They think romance, love is something that is unreachable, and these people are fools. This book is a masterpiece in every literary sense. The writing is phenomenal; the story is complex, and the character are absolutely wonderful.

I have no words.

I don't want to spoil too much with descriptions and blurs, but I want you to know that this book is worth it, and so much more. And if you know what's best, you need to go and read it. Now! ( )

Amaaaazzzzzinggggg!!!!!!!!! If I could, I would've given it more than the 5 stars that I did. If you are thinking of skipping this book seeing the length, please don't, it's so worth it and I promise you that at the end of the day you'll be glad for its length.
In the beginning, I thought of dnf-ing it because it felt really slow. But I continued because somehow I got the feel that the build was necessary. And boy, was it. This book has everything that a reader could want for. Amazing vocabulary that knew just how to convey the emotions in words, amazing plot with completely unexpected twists, the absolute right feels, a strong-willed h that doesn't once break (even though she had mighty reason to, in my opinion), a sexy hero who'll make you hate him something fierce in the beginning -but once the misunderstandings start clearing up, you'll end up loving him. It's not often that I come across an author who can make me FEEL the torment of the characters so entirely. I laughed often and hard, I cried something fierce, felt the conflict, the desperation, the will. The author not once fell into the frustrating trap of "telling and not showing", in fact, this book was all showing. This book is one of my absolute favorites.
P.S. this book is astoundingly true to its title-you actually feel the devious lies and their far-reaching consequences, and you really really hate the misunderstandings, the miscommunications. ( )

couldn't finish

Nice love story

3.5 stars. The main characters were likeable. At nearly 700 pages, it is on the long side. In spite of this, I never considered abandoning it. There was also something that kept the story moving.

I LOVED the numerous references to obscure words! Most of the words are defined within the story.

I read this on Kindle for iPad. This made it super easy to Google for more info on certain words. If you are reading a physical book, it might be handy to have an unabridged dictionary handy.

Cons:

No glossary. A glossary would have been a huge bonus especially for people not reading the ebook version.

It didn’t make me cry or set me on fire.
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Amaaaazzzzzinggggg!!!!!!!!! If I could, I would've given it more than the 5 stars that I did. If you are thinking of skipping this book seeing the length, please don't, it's so worth it and I promise you that at the end of the day you'll be glad for its length.
In the beginning, I thought of dnf-ing it because it felt really slow. But I continued because somehow I got the feel that the build was necessary. And boy, was it. This book has everything that a reader could want for. Amazing vocabulary that knew just how to convey the emotions in words, amazing plot with completely unexpected twists, the absolute right feels, a strong-willed h that doesn't once break (even though she had mighty reason to, in my opinion), a sexy hero who'll make you hate him something fierce in the beginning -but once the misunderstandings start clearing up, you'll end up loving him. It's not often that I come across an author who can make me FEEL the torment of the characters so entirely. I laughed often and hard, I cried something fierce, felt the conflict, the desperation, the will. The author not once fell into the frustrating trap of "telling and not showing", in fact, this book was all showing. This book is one of my absolute favorites.
P.S. this book is astoundingly true to its title-you actually feel the devious lies and their far-reaching consequences, and you really really hate the misunderstandings, the miscommunications. ( )