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Twin Lies #2
Bury Me with Lies
Stuck between life and death, Mackenzie is hell-bent on proving her innocence, and getting revenge on the men who murdered her sister. With one series of unfortunate events after another, Mackenzie must outrun her own fate—death.
When secrets unravel and lies become twisted betrayals, Mackenzie finds herself in more danger than she could’ve realized. Her only saving grace is Baz, the elusive playboy she’s given her heart to. But will placing her trust in a man like Baz be her downfall?
When secrets unravel and lies become twisted betrayals, Mackenzie finds herself in more danger than she could’ve realized. Her only saving grace is Baz, the elusive playboy she’s given her heart to. But will placing her trust in a man like Baz be her downfall?
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April 6, 2020
This is the second book in the 'Twin Lies' duet and the plot continues exactly from where the first book ended - and damn, after that brutal ending, the waiting was long... VERY LONG!!! 😱💥💙
📚 "𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎." 📚
To be honest, I felt like I was reading 3 different books: The first part was full of suspense and mysterious... The second part was good, but it had parts that made me roll my eyes - like the love/hate relationship between Baz and Mackenzie- their distrust and lack of communication at one point felt like an unnecessary drama (how can you cuddle with someone in bed and pour your heart out, and then say you don't trust him...?) 😟
However, my main problem was with the third part, which wasn't logical or realistic. 😬
📚 "𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆." 📚
While I did get answers about the night Madison died, I felt that lots of parts remained unsolved - for example, Mackenzie's relationship with her parents and the disgusting way they treated her, compared to her twin (who was not as perfect as we thought...) 💥
Mackenzie and Madison's relationship was also unclear - they seemed to be in competition and not that close in the years leading up to her death, so everything Mackenzie went through for her in the past 9 years was wired to me... 😟
Plus, the confrontation ended to fast. I expected a huge explosion, but it did not happen. 😭
📚 "𝑺𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔." 📚
While I liked this book less than the first one, I still enjoyed it because of one thing - Baz King. 👑
Oh, this man, DAMN IT!!! 😍😍😍
Yes, he was a bit of cliche with that "your mine" caveman's vibe - but he was also powerful, intense, intelligent, dominant, compassionate, loyal and so HOT!
When he opened up and gave us a glimpse of the real him, under that serious cold man - he made me fell more and more in love with him... 💙👑
If I had to rate the entire duet - it would get 4.5 stars from me - so if you like romantic suspense romances, this is a great duet - full of surprising secrets, lies and twists! 💥
And oh, I wonder what that ending means... 😱
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April 7, 2020
#1 Kiss Me With Lies – 3.75 stars
#2 Bury Me With Lies – 2.5 stars
Initially I wanted to give Bury Me With Lies 3 stars (rounded up), but the more I wrote the review, the more I realized that this book didn't work for me. The cons outweighted the pros by far as you will see if you continue reading. It wasn't the worse book I've read this year, but it was definitely the most disappointing one so far.
– Spoiler Warning: DO NOT read this if you haven't read the book yet! The following review will spoil major plotlines! If you haven't read the book yet or are only looking for mild spoilers, DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW. –
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I'm apologising in advance if my next words are too harsh, but the first 30% of the book was just straight out garbage. I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone, that's my honest opinion. One of my pet peeves when it comes to books is, when the protagonist is totally helpless, stuck somewhere and the whole world is against them.
Bury Me With Lies picks up right where Kiss Me With Lies end. After barely surviving the car crash, Mackenzie is in the hospital. Her dear parents who she hasn't seen for 9 years visit her just to put her into a mental institution because they think their daughter is crazy for still talking to her dead twin sister. Fast forward, Mack is in this mental institution with a lot of other crazy and insane people and her doctor (who i hated with a passion!) doesn't believe a word Mack says and wants to keep her there. LITERALLY NOT A SINGLE PERSON IS ON HER SIDE AND MACK DOESN'T DO A DAMN THING. All she does is staying there and wallowing in her self pity. She's getting attacked by one of the Savages at night, but does anyone believes her? NO, cause it's so safe there and everywhere are cameras. But that's just bullshit. One of the savages pays a patient in the institution to attack Mack and make her life hell and when Mack tries to fight back, everyone just thinks she lost it. Does anyone believe her? NO. Everyone is just thinking she lost her mind. Baz doesn't know where she is, so she is stuck in this hellhole for MONTHS. That's the plotline of the first 30%. I hated it.
Give me the sex-driven plot from Book 1 anytime over this. At least that was fun and hot. Seeing the main character going crazy in a mental institution is not.
When Baz finally finds out where Mackenzie is all the time, goes and visit her, but their relationship is very strained. After a conversation with Mack's lovely parents, they signed the ownership papers to Baz so that Mack's health and fate is in his hands. I detested Mack and Madison's parents. Instead of celebrating the daughter they still have, they ignore and look down on Mack because "she was Madison's shadow anyway and not her own person". They build a whole shrine for Madison with pictures all over their house while there are non of Mackenzie and the father has the audacity to say "how we choose to celebrate the life of our daughter is our right" Shut up you pi***e o* sh*t, some people should not be allowed to be parents.
Anyway, Mackenzie and Baz's romance in this sequel is pretty underwhelming. I really liked them together in Kiss Me With Lies, but all they do in BWML is fight. It's a repetitive circle of misunderstandings, lies, mistrust and jealousy. They constantly try to undermine the other's credibility and I was tired. I lost count how many Mack said the words "I hate you" and "I don't trust you" to Baz and he said "I don't trust you either" back. Was it seriously too much to want them to reconcile and work TOGETHER on solving Madison's murder?! Apprently I can't even have that.
Sebastian: Mackenzie, just leave the murder behind. Move on. What's done is done. Don't do something stupid.
Mackenzie: Ah lemme see…. I chose to ignore that because I don't trust you and therefore I want to do something stupid to put myself in danger.
There was also a very strange sex scene. I wouldn't call it a threesome but there were three person involved. Baz and Mack go to one of his friend's voyeur club or whatever it is. They get a room after watching a show and one of the girls who works in the club shows up and makes out with Mackenzie and eats her out in front of Sebastian. Apparently that scene served to see if Baz can handle someone else's hand on Mackenzie, woman or not, and he said he can't handle it, but still let that girl eat her out until Mack orgasmed… make it make sense????
What I really loved (the saving grace) was Ava - Mackenzie - Baz relationship! Ava was the foster kid Mack and Baz met in one of the galas in KMWL. After setting Mack 'free', Baz buys her a house and helps Mack with adopting Ava. For a short time the book was cuteness overloaded with all the Ava - Mackenzie daughter mother scenes. All Mack wanted in her life was someone to protect. She never wanted to end up like her own mother and after feeling like failing her twin sister, she was so happy to have Ava! All these domestic scenes of Baz teaching Ava how to swim… I was living for that. It was also good to see that Baz and Mack stopped antagonizing e/o once Mack had Ava. Friends to lover worked better for them. Hence this part makes up for a lot of other parts that I didn't like.
But then the ending happened… and I was:
We learn through flashbacks that Madison was raped by Vincent one night when both of them were really drunk. For Madison it was rape, she said stop and Vincent didnt listen. From that one night Madison was pregnant. When Mack and Madison's parents sent her away it wasn't to go abroad for a year but to hide Mad's pregnancy. Anyway Mad had a kid and surprise suprise that kid is Ava, the child Mackenzie adopted.
One night Vincent, Zach and Trent break into Mack's house to finish what they started. Long story short: they drugged Ava and want to kill Mack, but Baz is there to rescue her. Zach, Mack's murder gets shot by Vincent. Trent's reputation is basically ruined and what happened to Vincent? Baz lets him go and tells him to never return.
What the fuck?
Vincent was a partner in murdering Madison. He wasn't the one who killed her, but he stood next to Zach when Zack killed Madison brutally. Vincent stabbed Mackenzie and almost killed her multiple times. And did I mentioned that he is also a rapist? But Vincent claimed that wasn't rape cause "he was in love with Madison". If that's love then no wonder there are so many rapists out there. I have no words. Vincent had literally 0 redeeming qualities to set him free. I don't believe that "he may seem hard but he has gentle soul" or whatever. Letting him walk away, that 😡 is 😡 not 😡okay 😡.
So overall there were too many things that didn't work out for me, but I hope whoever reads this book will like it better.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
#2 Bury Me With Lies – 2.5 stars
Initially I wanted to give Bury Me With Lies 3 stars (rounded up), but the more I wrote the review, the more I realized that this book didn't work for me. The cons outweighted the pros by far as you will see if you continue reading. It wasn't the worse book I've read this year, but it was definitely the most disappointing one so far.
– Spoiler Warning: DO NOT read this if you haven't read the book yet! The following review will spoil major plotlines! If you haven't read the book yet or are only looking for mild spoilers, DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW. –
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I'm apologising in advance if my next words are too harsh, but the first 30% of the book was just straight out garbage. I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone, that's my honest opinion. One of my pet peeves when it comes to books is, when the protagonist is totally helpless, stuck somewhere and the whole world is against them.
Bury Me With Lies picks up right where Kiss Me With Lies end. After barely surviving the car crash, Mackenzie is in the hospital. Her dear parents who she hasn't seen for 9 years visit her just to put her into a mental institution because they think their daughter is crazy for still talking to her dead twin sister. Fast forward, Mack is in this mental institution with a lot of other crazy and insane people and her doctor (who i hated with a passion!) doesn't believe a word Mack says and wants to keep her there. LITERALLY NOT A SINGLE PERSON IS ON HER SIDE AND MACK DOESN'T DO A DAMN THING. All she does is staying there and wallowing in her self pity. She's getting attacked by one of the Savages at night, but does anyone believes her? NO, cause it's so safe there and everywhere are cameras. But that's just bullshit. One of the savages pays a patient in the institution to attack Mack and make her life hell and when Mack tries to fight back, everyone just thinks she lost it. Does anyone believe her? NO. Everyone is just thinking she lost her mind. Baz doesn't know where she is, so she is stuck in this hellhole for MONTHS. That's the plotline of the first 30%. I hated it.
Give me the sex-driven plot from Book 1 anytime over this. At least that was fun and hot. Seeing the main character going crazy in a mental institution is not.
When Baz finally finds out where Mackenzie is all the time, goes and visit her, but their relationship is very strained. After a conversation with Mack's lovely parents, they signed the ownership papers to Baz so that Mack's health and fate is in his hands. I detested Mack and Madison's parents. Instead of celebrating the daughter they still have, they ignore and look down on Mack because "she was Madison's shadow anyway and not her own person". They build a whole shrine for Madison with pictures all over their house while there are non of Mackenzie and the father has the audacity to say "how we choose to celebrate the life of our daughter is our right" Shut up you pi***e o* sh*t, some people should not be allowed to be parents.
Anyway, Mackenzie and Baz's romance in this sequel is pretty underwhelming. I really liked them together in Kiss Me With Lies, but all they do in BWML is fight. It's a repetitive circle of misunderstandings, lies, mistrust and jealousy. They constantly try to undermine the other's credibility and I was tired. I lost count how many Mack said the words "I hate you" and "I don't trust you" to Baz and he said "I don't trust you either" back. Was it seriously too much to want them to reconcile and work TOGETHER on solving Madison's murder?! Apprently I can't even have that.
Sebastian: Mackenzie, just leave the murder behind. Move on. What's done is done. Don't do something stupid.
Mackenzie: Ah lemme see…. I chose to ignore that because I don't trust you and therefore I want to do something stupid to put myself in danger.
There was also a very strange sex scene. I wouldn't call it a threesome but there were three person involved. Baz and Mack go to one of his friend's voyeur club or whatever it is. They get a room after watching a show and one of the girls who works in the club shows up and makes out with Mackenzie and eats her out in front of Sebastian. Apparently that scene served to see if Baz can handle someone else's hand on Mackenzie, woman or not, and he said he can't handle it, but still let that girl eat her out until Mack orgasmed… make it make sense????
What I really loved (the saving grace) was Ava - Mackenzie - Baz relationship! Ava was the foster kid Mack and Baz met in one of the galas in KMWL. After setting Mack 'free', Baz buys her a house and helps Mack with adopting Ava. For a short time the book was cuteness overloaded with all the Ava - Mackenzie daughter mother scenes. All Mack wanted in her life was someone to protect. She never wanted to end up like her own mother and after feeling like failing her twin sister, she was so happy to have Ava! All these domestic scenes of Baz teaching Ava how to swim… I was living for that. It was also good to see that Baz and Mack stopped antagonizing e/o once Mack had Ava. Friends to lover worked better for them. Hence this part makes up for a lot of other parts that I didn't like.
But then the ending happened… and I was:
We learn through flashbacks that Madison was raped by Vincent one night when both of them were really drunk. For Madison it was rape, she said stop and Vincent didnt listen. From that one night Madison was pregnant. When Mack and Madison's parents sent her away it wasn't to go abroad for a year but to hide Mad's pregnancy. Anyway Mad had a kid and surprise suprise that kid is Ava, the child Mackenzie adopted.
One night Vincent, Zach and Trent break into Mack's house to finish what they started. Long story short: they drugged Ava and want to kill Mack, but Baz is there to rescue her. Zach, Mack's murder gets shot by Vincent. Trent's reputation is basically ruined and what happened to Vincent? Baz lets him go and tells him to never return.
What the fuck?
Vincent was a partner in murdering Madison. He wasn't the one who killed her, but he stood next to Zach when Zack killed Madison brutally. Vincent stabbed Mackenzie and almost killed her multiple times. And did I mentioned that he is also a rapist? But Vincent claimed that wasn't rape cause "he was in love with Madison". If that's love then no wonder there are so many rapists out there. I have no words. Vincent had literally 0 redeeming qualities to set him free. I don't believe that "he may seem hard but he has gentle soul" or whatever. Letting him walk away, that 😡 is 😡 not 😡okay 😡.
So overall there were too many things that didn't work out for me, but I hope whoever reads this book will like it better.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
April 3, 2020
FULL RTC
Beng in quarantine it feels like I've been waiting for this book all my life!! Starting this tonight! Can't wait to crawl up from that cliffy I went over in book 1..
April 5, 2020
Bury Me With Lies was one of the most highly anticipated books of the year for me so far. I needed answers like you wouldn’t believe when we were hit by that jaw dropping cliffhanger. Secrets were still buried, lies and deception were circling around in the air, and Mack and Baz’s relationship was on rocky ground. But do you know what we did? We waited with what little fingernails we were left with because like I said… we needed answers.
This story picked up immediately after Kiss Me with Lies and I was grateful for that because I was on edge!! Following the devastating aftermath, Mackenzie is now faced with more troubling problems and even though the setting is looking grim right now, she’s determined to find out the truth whether it kills her or not.
I really don’t want to go into too much detail about this book or even the previous book because it will run the risk of me going into detail with the plot and that can lead to a spoiler so I wont be doing that. What I will say is that as much as I was looking forward to reading this book, I left with a disappointment on my end and I felt unfulfilled. I think a part of me had set my expectations at a certain level and I just didn’t want to come down from that. I was expecting a lot more from this book and I didn’t get it. Along with a tremendous amount of miscommunications, non communicating, and just not learning from their past mistakes and lack of trust, had me frustrated and disappointed to almost the very end.
If you’ve read Kiss Me With Lies, then reading this book is an absolute must. You’re going to want to know what happens next with Baz and Mackenzie and the web of lies and secrets that continue to unfold to the very end. There is no mistaking that this can author can pull you into her characters world and make you feel like you’re a part of it and this story was no different.
May 11, 2020
2/5 Stars 🌟
I have come to the conclusion that I need to stop reading duets as I just dont think they are for me. Which hey thats ok I can deal with that. I will say that this book was written well and was very engaging. I was just disappointed with the way the story played out.
Bury Me With Lies is book two in the Twin Lies Duet and CAN NOT be read as a standalone
This book takes place right where book 1 ended and to say I was a little underwhelmed is an understatement. The story held my attention enough to keep me reading but it just didn't go how I was expecting it to go. I found I struggled with the flow and outline of the story and feel the tone of majority of the book didn't live up to the expectations I had built after reading book 1 which could very well be a me problem.
The first 30% of the story was dealing with the aftermath of what happened at the end of book 1 and it was frustrating but also kind of intriguing and I actually enjoyed it a lot. I felt bad for Mackenzie and didn't like the way she was being treated but I thought hey its ok coz I'm sure in the end it'll come back around and maybe it's all part of a bigger plot or conspiracy theory and will somehow tie into the end (I had some theories and sadly none of that was the case) The entire first third was pretty much forgotten as the book went in a different direction which made me feel like it was kind of pointless to have spent so much time on that first third but thats just my opinion.
The rest of the story wasnt any different unfortunately. Yes we got answers on what happened the night Madison died but I also feel like we didn't get enough answers there was still so much more I wanted and needed especially from the point of trying to understand the girls parents coz yeah i still hate them and nothing they did made sense. Tbh this part of the story made me mad mostly.
There were so many instances where I wish the outcomes would've been different especially with the Savages and how their part of the story concluded.
As for Baz and Mackenzie there was way too much lack of communication, miscommunication and lack of trust in each which I can honestly kind of understand with everything that happened but I also felt it to be unnecessary and for me it took away alot of their chemistry and the relationship that had been building and I lost that connection betweem them.
I honestly don't know how I feel about this book other than I just needed more from it. I personally did not feel like this part of the duet did the story any justice which is a shame as I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 (it was a 5 star read for me). The ending did say 'The End- for now' so I dont know what that is hinting at but if it means there is another book or part of the story still to come then that is further adding to my disappointment because I would've much rather this book be wrapped up nice and neatly but I just didnt get that.
I still think this is a story most people will enjoy it just wasnt for me.
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
I have come to the conclusion that I need to stop reading duets as I just dont think they are for me. Which hey thats ok I can deal with that. I will say that this book was written well and was very engaging. I was just disappointed with the way the story played out.
Bury Me With Lies is book two in the Twin Lies Duet and CAN NOT be read as a standalone
This book takes place right where book 1 ended and to say I was a little underwhelmed is an understatement. The story held my attention enough to keep me reading but it just didn't go how I was expecting it to go. I found I struggled with the flow and outline of the story and feel the tone of majority of the book didn't live up to the expectations I had built after reading book 1 which could very well be a me problem.
The first 30% of the story was dealing with the aftermath of what happened at the end of book 1 and it was frustrating but also kind of intriguing and I actually enjoyed it a lot. I felt bad for Mackenzie and didn't like the way she was being treated but I thought hey its ok coz I'm sure in the end it'll come back around and maybe it's all part of a bigger plot or conspiracy theory and will somehow tie into the end (I had some theories and sadly none of that was the case) The entire first third was pretty much forgotten as the book went in a different direction which made me feel like it was kind of pointless to have spent so much time on that first third but thats just my opinion.
The rest of the story wasnt any different unfortunately. Yes we got answers on what happened the night Madison died but I also feel like we didn't get enough answers there was still so much more I wanted and needed especially from the point of trying to understand the girls parents coz yeah i still hate them and nothing they did made sense. Tbh this part of the story made me mad mostly.
There were so many instances where I wish the outcomes would've been different especially with the Savages and how their part of the story concluded.
As for Baz and Mackenzie there was way too much lack of communication, miscommunication and lack of trust in each which I can honestly kind of understand with everything that happened but I also felt it to be unnecessary and for me it took away alot of their chemistry and the relationship that had been building and I lost that connection betweem them.
I honestly don't know how I feel about this book other than I just needed more from it. I personally did not feel like this part of the duet did the story any justice which is a shame as I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 (it was a 5 star read for me). The ending did say 'The End- for now' so I dont know what that is hinting at but if it means there is another book or part of the story still to come then that is further adding to my disappointment because I would've much rather this book be wrapped up nice and neatly but I just didnt get that.
I still think this is a story most people will enjoy it just wasnt for me.
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
April 10, 2020
***4 "Alma Perdida!!!" stars***
THE DUET IS NOW COMPLETE!
"I desire the things which will destroy me in the end. -Sylvia Plath
Honestly, i don't know how to start this review and how to tell you more about it...
Well, I was waiting like crazy to dive in this book since the first part left me with my jaw dropped in a way...
I needed so many freakin' answers and from already the prologue with Madison's POV the author dragged me into her sinister world, in their web of lies, for once again...
"So many fucking secrets. I'm surprised we can even breathe in here. It's starting to feel as if they're burying us."
The story picked up exactly from the point that it left us in the previous book... and i'll tell you this, Mackenzie's problems had not an ending and still... she was determined to bring justice to her dead sister and to make these five men to pay....
And even though, she is in love with one of them, that will not stop her... No matter what...
"Twins don't just share the same face or similar DNA. They share the same soul, the same life. You can't kill one without killing the other. And that was the mistake they made.
They left me alive."
I don't think i can tell you more about this story, since i'm afraid that i will make a spoiler and that is not something that i want to do....
It was a little bit difficult for all these web of lies to unfold and the mistrust between the main couple was reaching another level.... and it tired me a little bit at some point...
But i enjoyed this story and i won't hide to you that at some points near to the end, i was even moved by some things....
"You don't trust him; he doesn't trust you. This is a fucking disaster waiting to happen."
"There's nothing he can say that make me trust him. They're murderers, and they need to be taken care of- put in their place."
Mackenzie was stubborn as hell and very impulsive. She was acting before thinking and that was bringing her all the times in more troubles that she could handle...
Thank God for Baz!!! Without him, she couldn't survive and still, after everything that he did for her... she couldn't trust him...
Yep, there were feelings in the equation, but that mistrust because of all these lies that were standing between them, it could destroy them once for all... Both of them...
"I feel like I'm crumbling. I am broken in every shape and form. My body and spirit are shattered."
"Our entire relationship had been tainted by lies, and now, we were buried in them."
"You'll never be done with me, Mackenzie. You know that just as well as I do."
I won't lie to you!!! I had loved Sebastian from the very first moment....
And in a strange way, i always had faith on him... For an unknown reason, i believe that he wasn't like the rest of them...
And yes, he had made many mistakes himself and he had so many hidden sceletons on his closet, but he had proven himself in here... Over and over again!!! And now, i'll stop talking!!! Bahahaha...
"Why are you helping me? You should hate me..."
"Oh, i do. But there's some sick part of me that loves you more."
"She purposely has a shield up around herself, a vine of thorns wrapped around her heart as her form of protection. Whenever I reach out to grab it, claim her as mine, those thorns embed themselves into my flesh, leaving me to bleed out."
I really liked this story. It was intense and full of suspense...
From the first moment, the author was making me quest everything and everyone in this book....
As for Madison's secret??? I had a feeling what it would be and i was right about it...
I really felt bad for all these shits that this girl had to face and then her cruel and unjustified death...
I wish i knew a little bit more about her and some certain things...
"How dare they enjoy themselves while my entire world is turned upside down
How dare they be young and free when there's a darkness that now taints my soul because of them?" {Madison}
As for the rest of the Savages??? I really didn't like them a bit, especially after all these ugly shits that they were pulling all the time to Mackenzie... Especially Trent, Zack and Vincent weren't my most favorite persons in the planet. They deserved the worst.
But you know what??? For one weird reason, my heart was breaking for Vincent in the end....
I'm crazy, right???
"The best love stories are when you fall for the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time.
Our love was unexpected - a chaotic blend of messy and beautiful."
***I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review. Thank you!***
THE DUET IS NOW COMPLETE!
"I desire the things which will destroy me in the end. -Sylvia Plath
Honestly, i don't know how to start this review and how to tell you more about it...
Well, I was waiting like crazy to dive in this book since the first part left me with my jaw dropped in a way...
I needed so many freakin' answers and from already the prologue with Madison's POV the author dragged me into her sinister world, in their web of lies, for once again...
"So many fucking secrets. I'm surprised we can even breathe in here. It's starting to feel as if they're burying us."
The story picked up exactly from the point that it left us in the previous book... and i'll tell you this, Mackenzie's problems had not an ending and still... she was determined to bring justice to her dead sister and to make these five men to pay....
And even though, she is in love with one of them, that will not stop her... No matter what...
"Twins don't just share the same face or similar DNA. They share the same soul, the same life. You can't kill one without killing the other. And that was the mistake they made.
They left me alive."
I don't think i can tell you more about this story, since i'm afraid that i will make a spoiler and that is not something that i want to do....
It was a little bit difficult for all these web of lies to unfold and the mistrust between the main couple was reaching another level.... and it tired me a little bit at some point...
But i enjoyed this story and i won't hide to you that at some points near to the end, i was even moved by some things....
"You don't trust him; he doesn't trust you. This is a fucking disaster waiting to happen."
"There's nothing he can say that make me trust him. They're murderers, and they need to be taken care of- put in their place."
Mackenzie was stubborn as hell and very impulsive. She was acting before thinking and that was bringing her all the times in more troubles that she could handle...
Thank God for Baz!!! Without him, she couldn't survive and still, after everything that he did for her... she couldn't trust him...
Yep, there were feelings in the equation, but that mistrust because of all these lies that were standing between them, it could destroy them once for all... Both of them...
"I feel like I'm crumbling. I am broken in every shape and form. My body and spirit are shattered."
"Our entire relationship had been tainted by lies, and now, we were buried in them."
"You'll never be done with me, Mackenzie. You know that just as well as I do."
I won't lie to you!!! I had loved Sebastian from the very first moment....
And in a strange way, i always had faith on him... For an unknown reason, i believe that he wasn't like the rest of them...
And yes, he had made many mistakes himself and he had so many hidden sceletons on his closet, but he had proven himself in here... Over and over again!!! And now, i'll stop talking!!! Bahahaha...
"Why are you helping me? You should hate me..."
"Oh, i do. But there's some sick part of me that loves you more."
"She purposely has a shield up around herself, a vine of thorns wrapped around her heart as her form of protection. Whenever I reach out to grab it, claim her as mine, those thorns embed themselves into my flesh, leaving me to bleed out."
I really liked this story. It was intense and full of suspense...
From the first moment, the author was making me quest everything and everyone in this book....
As for Madison's secret??? I had a feeling what it would be and i was right about it...
I really felt bad for all these shits that this girl had to face and then her cruel and unjustified death...
I wish i knew a little bit more about her and some certain things...
"How dare they enjoy themselves while my entire world is turned upside down
How dare they be young and free when there's a darkness that now taints my soul because of them?" {Madison}
As for the rest of the Savages??? I really didn't like them a bit, especially after all these ugly shits that they were pulling all the time to Mackenzie... Especially Trent, Zack and Vincent weren't my most favorite persons in the planet. They deserved the worst.
But you know what??? For one weird reason, my heart was breaking for Vincent in the end....
I'm crazy, right???
"The best love stories are when you fall for the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time.
Our love was unexpected - a chaotic blend of messy and beautiful."
***I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review. Thank you!***
May 17, 2022
So finally there's more plot than smut, yay
This duet is well written but it's just left me unbothered, I didn't care about the characters, and a lot of things didn't make sense 🤦♀️
the heroine :
annoyed the hell out of me, all she cared for was getting nailed and being called dirty girl 🙄, we all get horny sometimes but wasn't the whole premise of the story is her getting revenge on the guys who killed her sister, but girl only cared about getting laid, guess dick come before sis for Mackenzie.
The hero:
His only traits were :
Having a big dick, big bank account, big house, and being a big asshole.
I hate sharing and it ruins my whole mood when it's thrown in a mf book but here all I felt was meh 😑 , and also heroine enjoying being with a woman , does that makes her bi , well that scene certainly didn't make sense.
This duet got one thing right, the covers 😌
another depressing read, The end.
This duet is well written but it's just left me unbothered, I didn't care about the characters, and a lot of things didn't make sense 🤦♀️
the heroine :
annoyed the hell out of me, all she cared for was getting nailed and being called dirty girl 🙄, we all get horny sometimes but wasn't the whole premise of the story is her getting revenge on the guys who killed her sister, but girl only cared about getting laid, guess dick come before sis for Mackenzie.
The hero:
His only traits were :
Having a big dick, big bank account, big house, and being a big asshole.
I hate sharing and it ruins my whole mood when it's thrown in a mf book but here all I felt was meh 😑 , and also heroine enjoying being with a woman , does that makes her bi , well that scene certainly didn't make sense.
This duet got one thing right, the covers 😌
another depressing read, The end.
April 6, 2020
Phenomenal!
“When you love someone, it’s easy to fool yourself into believing it’s hate instead. They’re two sides of the same coin, both one and the same, and the two emotions are starting to blur together for me.”
The suspense and deceit had me on one crazy ride. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time while reading. Every twist and turn holds your captive, and it as you trying to figure out the truth about what happened to Mackenzie’s sister.
““I’m going to take from you. I’m going to take what I want and then leave because that’s what I do. And you’ll hate me for it.”
The heat between Baz and Mack was straight fire, that you can feel coming off the pages.
“When you love someone, it’s easy to fool yourself into believing it’s hate instead. They’re two sides of the same coin, both one and the same, and the two emotions are starting to blur together for me.”
The suspense and deceit had me on one crazy ride. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time while reading. Every twist and turn holds your captive, and it as you trying to figure out the truth about what happened to Mackenzie’s sister.
““I’m going to take from you. I’m going to take what I want and then leave because that’s what I do. And you’ll hate me for it.”
The heat between Baz and Mack was straight fire, that you can feel coming off the pages.
April 7, 2020
This is the concluding part of the story and I was so excited to get started with this one that I picked it up the minute it landed on my kindle.
This starts right where we left off with that dramatic cliff drive and the resulting aftermath and if the previous book was all about burying and hiding the truth this second instalment is all about exposing the dark underbelly of all there shared pasts and exposing the truth to the world and Baz will have to take a big leap of faith right alongside Mack if she is going to have any chance of succeeding in her current vendetta against the savages.
Its time for him to finally pick a side his past or his present.
This instalment is angsty it abounds with secrets and suspicion throughout the distrust from the previous fallout has a massive knock-on effect here.
We get to see both Mackenzie and Sebastion struggle internally with everything that has come to pass previously add into the mix there suppressed feelings towards each other and all that has gone down and it's not surprising they are both wary and there was so much push and pull.
Hang in they do get there, just the road along the way is paved with many obstacles and its far from a smooth ride with lots of hidden bumps that certainly keep things interesting.
Fantastic finale and though there were instances that stretched the bounds of believability I put it aside on account of my great enjoyment of this.
This one gets a big thumbs up from me.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Bury Me with Lies (Twin Lies, #2).
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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April 5, 2020
As I was reading the book, I realised that so many things had happened already and I was only at the 35% mark. It was then that I started to get sceptical yet hopeful for what's the come.
I think I can say with certainty that halfway through the book, I knew what the ending would be. I figured it out but was the ride to the end boring? Not at all.
This was worth not doing the chores because I was completely utterly captivated by Baz and Mackenzie. They bring out the worst and the best in each other and that alone made Bury Me With Lies an entertaining read.
I think I can say with certainty that halfway through the book, I knew what the ending would be. I figured it out but was the ride to the end boring? Not at all.
This was worth not doing the chores because I was completely utterly captivated by Baz and Mackenzie. They bring out the worst and the best in each other and that alone made Bury Me With Lies an entertaining read.
April 19, 2020
FIVE "MUST READ" STARS for Mackenzie and Baz 💙🖤💙🖤!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WOW!!!
I'm speechless...
Beautiful, interesting, suspense and emotional!
"Kiss Me With Lies" the first book from "The Twin Lies Duet" was the first book that I've read by S.M. Soto, and I absolutely fell in love with her writing.
I thought that the second book will be good the same as the first one.
But, I was so wrong.
It was much better.
It was better than I expected and I totally loved it!
It also made me cry because the ending was bittersweet!
"Bury Me With Lies" is the second book from "The Twin Lies Duet" with a lot of twists and turns that made me read it without a break because I wanted to know what really happened the night when Mackenzie's sister Madison died.
But, that's not the only secret you'll discover if you read this duet.
Mackenzie is a strong female character who showed that no matter how difficult life can be if you fight you can win and get your happily ever after.
Baz.
I think I have a new book boyfriend.
Baz is the male character who you love and hate at the same time but in the end, after it shows his true face you can't love him.
Mackenzie and Baz's relationship isn't perfect because they both have their own demons but no matter how many ups and downs they have, they always come back to each other.
Because their love maybe isn't perfect but is true and that only matters.
If you love Selena's books and you also love suspense romance, then this duet is your next MUST READ!!!
Highly recommended!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WOW!!!
I'm speechless...
Beautiful, interesting, suspense and emotional!
"Kiss Me With Lies" the first book from "The Twin Lies Duet" was the first book that I've read by S.M. Soto, and I absolutely fell in love with her writing.
I thought that the second book will be good the same as the first one.
But, I was so wrong.
It was much better.
It was better than I expected and I totally loved it!
It also made me cry because the ending was bittersweet!
"Bury Me With Lies" is the second book from "The Twin Lies Duet" with a lot of twists and turns that made me read it without a break because I wanted to know what really happened the night when Mackenzie's sister Madison died.
But, that's not the only secret you'll discover if you read this duet.
Mackenzie is a strong female character who showed that no matter how difficult life can be if you fight you can win and get your happily ever after.
Baz.
I think I have a new book boyfriend.
Baz is the male character who you love and hate at the same time but in the end, after it shows his true face you can't love him.
Mackenzie and Baz's relationship isn't perfect because they both have their own demons but no matter how many ups and downs they have, they always come back to each other.
Because their love maybe isn't perfect but is true and that only matters.
If you love Selena's books and you also love suspense romance, then this duet is your next MUST READ!!!
Highly recommended!!!
April 10, 2020
It was a fine end.
I liked this series but I thought this story had so much drama. 🤷🏻♀️
I liked this series but I thought this story had so much drama. 🤷🏻♀️
dnf
April 14, 2021DNF at 39%
This book is very dangerous for people who get easily frustrated, namely me.
You’d THINK the plot can only get better after that first book, AFTER THAT CLIFFHANGER, and the author will FINALLY give you the desired revenge part of the story but THINK AGAIN. I WAS WRONG.
➤ There were so many unnecessary scenes and details. WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE FACILITY LOOKS LIKE, even some of the flashbacks weren’t really necessary. All I wanted was some progress, some new developments but what I got instead were even more setbacks. I couldn’t believe it, I even skipped all the unnecessary things and it was STILL not fast enough. The progress was PAINFULLY SLOW and I had absolutely no patience for it.
➤ Now even though I disliked Mackenzie A LOT, I was still aware of the unfairness of it all.
I wanted to wreak havoc on everyone and everything that stood in her way of getting revenge for her because clearly, she wasn’t able to do it on her own.
I got so depressed because of everything. Gotta leave this one thing to the author though, she did an excellent job in villainizing nearly every single person there is and making them extremely despicable. It’s been a while since I’ve felt so angry at fictional characters…
➤ Mackenzie gave me a serious case of whiplash and frustrated me to no end. She STILL didn’t possess this single-mindedness that was needed in a revenge story even after everything she went through and was finally able to leave this mental institution. All or nothing, gurl, all or nothing but she just couldn’t fully make up her mind. Her and Baz’ past and present were already so tightly intertwined, the only way to overcome this was by communicating with each other but do they do that? No! You’d think that after Baz finds out the truth he’ll help her with her revenge because obviously he has all the power to back her up but they were STILL at a stalemate at 30%! What were they doing, why were they still playing games? I just didn’t get it. All these things were just more reasons for me to get frustrated.
➤ I knew from book one that Mackenzie needed help. The way she was able to see and talk to her sister wasn’t normal, at least not to this extent. I think the author made everything more complicated with this hearing and seeing a dead person thing, especially in contemporary. It just doesn’t work because this is not a paranormal read. I couldn’t come to terms with Mackenzie’s insistence that her ghost of a sister pulled her out of the car. I’ve read and accepted instances where a person could hear the voice of a deceased relative but it was never to that extreme. Alone the fact that Mackenzie solved the lost earring problem in book one with the help of Madison’s ghost appearance was already too bizarre for me. But pulling her out of a car wreck? Uhm no, this is the point where I draw the line because again, am I reading a contemporary romantic suspense or paranormal right now? It would only work for me if she seeks help later in the book and it gets explained as her imagination which stemmed from grief, and who knows, maybe it does. I wouldn’t know because I didn’t get that far but I do think that Mackenzie needed help and belongs in therapy.
At 39% I got to the point where I thought “Honestly? I don’t even wanna know anymore.”
This book is very dangerous for people who get easily frustrated, namely me.
You’d THINK the plot can only get better after that first book, AFTER THAT CLIFFHANGER, and the author will FINALLY give you the desired revenge part of the story but THINK AGAIN. I WAS WRONG.
➤ There were so many unnecessary scenes and details. WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE FACILITY LOOKS LIKE, even some of the flashbacks weren’t really necessary. All I wanted was some progress, some new developments but what I got instead were even more setbacks. I couldn’t believe it, I even skipped all the unnecessary things and it was STILL not fast enough. The progress was PAINFULLY SLOW and I had absolutely no patience for it.
➤ Now even though I disliked Mackenzie A LOT, I was still aware of the unfairness of it all.
I wanted to wreak havoc on everyone and everything that stood in her way of getting revenge for her because clearly, she wasn’t able to do it on her own.
I got so depressed because of everything. Gotta leave this one thing to the author though, she did an excellent job in villainizing nearly every single person there is and making them extremely despicable. It’s been a while since I’ve felt so angry at fictional characters…
➤ Mackenzie gave me a serious case of whiplash and frustrated me to no end. She STILL didn’t possess this single-mindedness that was needed in a revenge story even after everything she went through and was finally able to leave this mental institution. All or nothing, gurl, all or nothing but she just couldn’t fully make up her mind. Her and Baz’ past and present were already so tightly intertwined, the only way to overcome this was by communicating with each other but do they do that? No! You’d think that after Baz finds out the truth he’ll help her with her revenge because obviously he has all the power to back her up but they were STILL at a stalemate at 30%! What were they doing, why were they still playing games? I just didn’t get it. All these things were just more reasons for me to get frustrated.
➤ I knew from book one that Mackenzie needed help. The way she was able to see and talk to her sister wasn’t normal, at least not to this extent. I think the author made everything more complicated with this hearing and seeing a dead person thing, especially in contemporary. It just doesn’t work because this is not a paranormal read. I couldn’t come to terms with Mackenzie’s insistence that her ghost of a sister pulled her out of the car. I’ve read and accepted instances where a person could hear the voice of a deceased relative but it was never to that extreme. Alone the fact that Mackenzie solved the lost earring problem in book one with the help of Madison’s ghost appearance was already too bizarre for me. But pulling her out of a car wreck? Uhm no, this is the point where I draw the line because again, am I reading a contemporary romantic suspense or paranormal right now? It would only work for me if she seeks help later in the book and it gets explained as her imagination which stemmed from grief, and who knows, maybe it does. I wouldn’t know because I didn’t get that far but I do think that Mackenzie needed help and belongs in therapy.
At 39% I got to the point where I thought “Honestly? I don’t even wanna know anymore.”
August 8, 2020
ARC RECEIVED FOR A HONEST REVIEW
HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT
I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY
Plot twist coming from the right to the left from behind from EVERYWHERE. Except for one twist that I called out during the first book, at the gala, I just knew it then. But everything else OMG. I’m speechless right now.
When I reviewed the first book, I mentioned it was more about Baz and Mackenzie and less about the murder suspense. This book had the PERFECT blend of both. Omg when I finally thought I figured everything out then came the climax where everything was revealed and I was in shock again.
I can not express how much I LOVE THIS BOOK.
Normally I give a brief summary of the book but I can’t here because I will end up giving up major spoilers. But let me just say, my lesbian side was very satisfied. Kinky side? was also very satisfied. The sucker for happy ending side? After the Epilogue? ESPECIALLY after the last chapter? Very VERY satisfied.
Also let me just say I’m so happy to see Mackenzie grow as a character. If SOMEONE deserves a happy ending it is this woman. And Baz? I LOVE HIM. GOD! EVERYONE NEEDS A BAZ IN THEIR LIFE. Also Madison? I was crying like a baby towards the end when she said her goodbye to Mackenzie.
AND”The end-for now” What are you planning on doing? If there is a chance for a book for one of the other characters, Ik some people might not agree with me. But I want a book for that bastard, who failed to protect someone. And disappeared the end of the book.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT
I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY
Plot twist coming from the right to the left from behind from EVERYWHERE. Except for one twist that I called out during the first book, at the gala, I just knew it then. But everything else OMG. I’m speechless right now.
When I reviewed the first book, I mentioned it was more about Baz and Mackenzie and less about the murder suspense. This book had the PERFECT blend of both. Omg when I finally thought I figured everything out then came the climax where everything was revealed and I was in shock again.
I can not express how much I LOVE THIS BOOK.
Normally I give a brief summary of the book but I can’t here because I will end up giving up major spoilers. But let me just say, my lesbian side was very satisfied. Kinky side? was also very satisfied. The sucker for happy ending side? After the Epilogue? ESPECIALLY after the last chapter? Very VERY satisfied.
Also let me just say I’m so happy to see Mackenzie grow as a character. If SOMEONE deserves a happy ending it is this woman. And Baz? I LOVE HIM. GOD! EVERYONE NEEDS A BAZ IN THEIR LIFE. Also Madison? I was crying like a baby towards the end when she said her goodbye to Mackenzie.
AND”The end-for now” What are you planning on doing? If there is a chance for a book for one of the other characters, Ik some people might not agree with me. But I want a book for that bastard, who failed to protect someone. And disappeared the end of the book.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
July 30, 2020
This book continues the story of Book One of the Twin Lies Duet, Kiss Me With Lies.
Synopsis:
Trent Ainsworth, Zach Covington, Marcus Whitehorn, Sebastian Pierce, and Vincent Hawthorne – the literal bad boys – are back. But Mackenzie Wright, will she be back? And what will be her next step in her crusade for avenging her sister – Madison's – murderers? And where exactly does Baz Kingston fit into all this?
Review:
The way things ended in Book One of the Twin Lies Duet – Kiss Me With Lies – the title of this one sounded ominous enough. But I can definitely say that I was waiting with bated breath for this sequel! So much that I started writing a follow-up review to Book One before I even had the e-ARC on my Kindle. Excited much!?!
The first thing I wondered was what happened to the heavy stack – the thick book – that appeared at the end of Book One. Did Baz get his hands on it? Or is he the traitor that one of the guys led Kenzie to believe? Interestingly, this story starts with a prologue from Madison's POV nine years ago. Madison had an agenda for attending the party where everything went wrong all those years ago and she had her eyes on the Savages - the infamous group of five. But is the agenda the same as what Kenzie all along believed it to be?
What they say is true, that always listen to both the aggrieved parties before coming to a conclusion where someone has been wronged. But where there are so many lies and so much of deceit, whom do you believe? Madison is a revelation in this book.
Soto's words are like magic. Her prose is so compelling that I plan to read all of her books now. Because when the Savages get their backgrounds, are all of them really as bad as they're made out to be? If yes, is there any reason behind it? However unjustified that reason may seem. If no, as a reader was I just biased? The name play that the author used in this story initially, it was freaking brilliant! It ramped up the suspense one notch, and kind of dropped a bomb of an identity crisis where there was an in-between state of insanity and reality. There are so many twists and turns that it kept me constantly on edge as to what would happen next. The deeply emotional twin connection, while being beautiful, seemed surreal and downright frightening at times.
Mackenzie, all that she has to go through, again. After the tough life she's already been dealt since her sister's death, it was painful to read about her current predicament. Even though it was beautiful to read about how without any kind of relationship, Baz and Kenzie went way back. Sometimes it felt odd to me, the way I was rooting for them, even after knowing how messed up they and their pasts are. Though I was glad to see Kat and Vera again.
And Ava, of course, I need to talk about the sweet little girl I was so taken with, in the first book. The way her character was written up here, I was stunned. The author also ensured that among all the shitstorm, there were more truth bombs remaining to be dropped. Some of them from much before. It's a complete shock, a surprise. And the ending, I loved that the author didn't leave it till the end, rather brought out the conclusion beautifully, morphing the 'me' in the title to 'us', just like we need it in a romance. The ending is at once as poignant as it is an indication of a happy ever after, but the story will put you through an emotional wringer right till the very end.
As soon as the lockdown is lifted, I am going to get paperback copies of both the books. This duet is a lovely, sexy, passionate, sassy, with a storm, the calm before the storm, both a heart-breaking and an uplifting journey. Highly recommended!
The other books by the author that I have read and also recommend are:
Kiss Me with Lies
Hate Thy Neighbor
Thank you to Social Butterfly PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Synopsis:
Trent Ainsworth, Zach Covington, Marcus Whitehorn, Sebastian Pierce, and Vincent Hawthorne – the literal bad boys – are back. But Mackenzie Wright, will she be back? And what will be her next step in her crusade for avenging her sister – Madison's – murderers? And where exactly does Baz Kingston fit into all this?
Review:
The way things ended in Book One of the Twin Lies Duet – Kiss Me With Lies – the title of this one sounded ominous enough. But I can definitely say that I was waiting with bated breath for this sequel! So much that I started writing a follow-up review to Book One before I even had the e-ARC on my Kindle. Excited much!?!
The first thing I wondered was what happened to the heavy stack – the thick book – that appeared at the end of Book One. Did Baz get his hands on it? Or is he the traitor that one of the guys led Kenzie to believe? Interestingly, this story starts with a prologue from Madison's POV nine years ago. Madison had an agenda for attending the party where everything went wrong all those years ago and she had her eyes on the Savages - the infamous group of five. But is the agenda the same as what Kenzie all along believed it to be?
The place where I hide my emotions, the closet where I stuff my skeletons and force myself to box them up for good. Only someone had the key to that closet, and they were slowly opening drawers and emptying the shelves of my past and a pain that was long forgotten.
What they say is true, that always listen to both the aggrieved parties before coming to a conclusion where someone has been wronged. But where there are so many lies and so much of deceit, whom do you believe? Madison is a revelation in this book.
Soto's words are like magic. Her prose is so compelling that I plan to read all of her books now. Because when the Savages get their backgrounds, are all of them really as bad as they're made out to be? If yes, is there any reason behind it? However unjustified that reason may seem. If no, as a reader was I just biased? The name play that the author used in this story initially, it was freaking brilliant! It ramped up the suspense one notch, and kind of dropped a bomb of an identity crisis where there was an in-between state of insanity and reality. There are so many twists and turns that it kept me constantly on edge as to what would happen next. The deeply emotional twin connection, while being beautiful, seemed surreal and downright frightening at times.
Why do I want to fall into his arms, and why do I want him to be the one to put me back together?
Mackenzie, all that she has to go through, again. After the tough life she's already been dealt since her sister's death, it was painful to read about her current predicament. Even though it was beautiful to read about how without any kind of relationship, Baz and Kenzie went way back. Sometimes it felt odd to me, the way I was rooting for them, even after knowing how messed up they and their pasts are. Though I was glad to see Kat and Vera again.
And Ava, of course, I need to talk about the sweet little girl I was so taken with, in the first book. The way her character was written up here, I was stunned. The author also ensured that among all the shitstorm, there were more truth bombs remaining to be dropped. Some of them from much before. It's a complete shock, a surprise. And the ending, I loved that the author didn't leave it till the end, rather brought out the conclusion beautifully, morphing the 'me' in the title to 'us', just like we need it in a romance. The ending is at once as poignant as it is an indication of a happy ever after, but the story will put you through an emotional wringer right till the very end.
Love is setting someone free even when you don’t want to and hoping they somehow find their way back to you.
As soon as the lockdown is lifted, I am going to get paperback copies of both the books. This duet is a lovely, sexy, passionate, sassy, with a storm, the calm before the storm, both a heart-breaking and an uplifting journey. Highly recommended!
The other books by the author that I have read and also recommend are:
Kiss Me with Lies
Hate Thy Neighbor
Thank you to Social Butterfly PR for an e-ARC of the book.
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April 6, 2020
After reading the ending of Kiss Me with Lies, I was really excited to read this book. This is the second book of the Twin Lies duology and begins right where the first one ended.
I really enjoyed the plot of this series. It has the mystery, thriller & suspense that makes you not want to stop reading. You’re always wondering who did it and obviously, you don’t trust anyone because at one point everyone seems guilty.
In this book we learned more about Baz. In the first book he was a really mysterious character but in this book thanks to his povs we were able to see what he was thinking and learned more about him.
My only problem with this book was that it was too long. In my opinion the book could’ve been shorter but I feel like author tried to make it a little longer by prolonging the ending.
I enjoyed the conclusion of this book. If you like thriller romances, I’d recommend you this book.
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I really enjoyed the plot of this series. It has the mystery, thriller & suspense that makes you not want to stop reading. You’re always wondering who did it and obviously, you don’t trust anyone because at one point everyone seems guilty.
In this book we learned more about Baz. In the first book he was a really mysterious character but in this book thanks to his povs we were able to see what he was thinking and learned more about him.
My only problem with this book was that it was too long. In my opinion the book could’ve been shorter but I feel like author tried to make it a little longer by prolonging the ending.
I enjoyed the conclusion of this book. If you like thriller romances, I’d recommend you this book.
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April 2, 2020
Well, I don't know what happened here. After Kiss Me With Lies I was so excited to continue this Mack's and Baz's story. I was on a high and wanted to fly with them. But after the first still exciting chapters, this book somehow lost me. It let me crash without warning. I was left with a high I wanted to chase. But it never came. The flow and the pace of the story changed and as much as Mack started to irritate me, I fell deeper for Baz.
I can't say more without to spoil and I try not to do that in my reviews. I just wished things were happening in a different order, it would have made much more sense to me and would have given (IMO) the pace and the thrill I wanted so badly. Also some things were left unanswered and there where time-jumps where I asked myself what happend in between, feeling like nothing happend at all while thinking that can't be possible. I was left with a lot more open questions than I thought I would be.
Nevertheless, Bury Me with Lies is still a great conclusion to this duet with twist and turns I didn't see coming.
I can't say more without to spoil and I try not to do that in my reviews. I just wished things were happening in a different order, it would have made much more sense to me and would have given (IMO) the pace and the thrill I wanted so badly. Also some things were left unanswered and there where time-jumps where I asked myself what happend in between, feeling like nothing happend at all while thinking that can't be possible. I was left with a lot more open questions than I thought I would be.
Nevertheless, Bury Me with Lies is still a great conclusion to this duet with twist and turns I didn't see coming.
February 25, 2020
Shocking.
Tragic.
Sexy.
Ominous.
Twisted.
Stunningly touching.
A top page turner of 2020!
Soto's words are riveting and unforgettable!
If you thought Kiss Me with Lies shook you, you haven't seen ANYTHING yet! Bury Me With Lies is even better!!! S.M. Soto cranked it up times 10!
Ahhhhh! I just need everyone to read this so we can discuss all the craziness that goes down! The savages? More vicious! The lies? Deeper than you think! The betrayal? Unforgivable and the suspense? HOLY. CRAP!! And that's not even diving into the intense emotions and when I tell you there's a scene that made me blush SO. HARD!! **don't read it in public! ***
MY MAN BAZ IS GOING TO DICKMATIZE YOU NO DOUBT!
More review to come!
Tragic.
Sexy.
Ominous.
Twisted.
Stunningly touching.
A top page turner of 2020!
Soto's words are riveting and unforgettable!
If you thought Kiss Me with Lies shook you, you haven't seen ANYTHING yet! Bury Me With Lies is even better!!! S.M. Soto cranked it up times 10!
Ahhhhh! I just need everyone to read this so we can discuss all the craziness that goes down! The savages? More vicious! The lies? Deeper than you think! The betrayal? Unforgivable and the suspense? HOLY. CRAP!! And that's not even diving into the intense emotions and when I tell you there's a scene that made me blush SO. HARD!! **don't read it in public! ***
MY MAN BAZ IS GOING TO DICKMATIZE YOU NO DOUBT!
More review to come!
March 31, 2020
➳ Rate: 3.5-4/ 5 stars
Read this review at your own discretion. Although I didn't outright give spoilers, I think there is a lot of clues and things you might be able to read in what I say about how it all made me feel.
I'm not gonna lie, the first 50% of this book were really disapointing me. Lots of things happened that I wasn't expecting and it felt like there was no progress towards the heroine's goal, only setbacks and the hope that I had for her getting her revenge and justice for her sister was dwindling with each new chapter. And how things were going with Baz weren't good either. There were too many pointless fights where they were supposed to open up to each other and tell each other things gthey knew and it never happened, they always ended u fighting and things were left off worse than before. That really got on my nerves and left me feeling frustrated with both of them.
BUT about half way into the book, things started to turn around... even when things weren't okay with their relationship, Baz helped Mack get her life back on track. He gave her a new start with all the things she wanted for her future, well except the justice she still craved and deserved for her and her twin. This second half did the first book justice and was just as good. There were still so many things happening, unexpected things that made you second guess everything at every turn... you wondered who the bad guys really were... the things you thought you knew to be true might not be and it was all a big mystery that I was DYING to learn. And I did.. and I was completely shook. It was all so much more complex than I had ever imagined, so many more things and people were at play in the lead up and the murder of Madison.
We learned bits and pieces here and there, never really knowing if we could trust what we were learning or not, it all depended on the source. But it gave us back that suspense thrill of the first book and made this story even more heartpounding and breathtaking once it all came out. I'm still so shook over the whole truth you guys. Once the pieces all started to click, it made me so emotional. I hated some characters less, other characters more and I felt so much for Madison. I'm glad that in the end she was able to find peace. Her relationship with Mack was so strong, and it might not have seemed like it when she was alive because Madison was going through a lot and came off as a b*tch to her sister but there was a lot of love between them. It felt like after her death, their connection became stronger and the love between them too. It made everything all the more emotional and a tad bittersweet in the end. But even if Mackenzie would never get her sister back, Madison helped her get a family that would love her and support her unconditionally.
Baz was still fire. He was still the sexy alpha and gosh his dirty talk, damnnn. But we got to see a whole new side to him too... a protective, loving, will do everything to protect those I love side that had me swooning so hard. He was seeking the truth too, not just for Mack but for himself too. The Savages had been his friends for years and they all had been hidings things from him, things that he was not okay with in the least. Once he learned it all, he too would get his revenge on the brothers he once trusted but never should have.
Yes, I still wish these two had been more forthcoming with one another, till the very end they were still keeping secrets from each other and it never felt like the trust between them was real, there was always a second guessing under the surface and I didn't like that. If only they had trusted each other more and had been willing to work together, I feel like a lot would have been different and maybe better, at least better sooner. There was a lot wrong in their relatiosnhip that could have been better, but there was a lot right too. And what matters is that they worked, they clicked, they belonged and in the end they got the happy they deserved.
Bury Me With Lies was messy but it kind of mirrored the plotline of the duet. It's an emotinal, heart-palpitating, nail-bitting, frustrating read. It was a rollercoaster with its up and downs, back and forths but the ending was exactly how an ending should be for this kind of trope - shocking, mindblowing, emotional and pretty amazing. Baz and Mack got the ending they deserved and Madison while she never deserved the ending she really got, she got a good ending too, one of piece where she got to see the people she left behind moving on with their lives, seeking happiness together.
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Read this review at your own discretion. Although I didn't outright give spoilers, I think there is a lot of clues and things you might be able to read in what I say about how it all made me feel.
I'm not gonna lie, the first 50% of this book were really disapointing me. Lots of things happened that I wasn't expecting and it felt like there was no progress towards the heroine's goal, only setbacks and the hope that I had for her getting her revenge and justice for her sister was dwindling with each new chapter. And how things were going with Baz weren't good either. There were too many pointless fights where they were supposed to open up to each other and tell each other things gthey knew and it never happened, they always ended u fighting and things were left off worse than before. That really got on my nerves and left me feeling frustrated with both of them.
BUT about half way into the book, things started to turn around... even when things weren't okay with their relationship, Baz helped Mack get her life back on track. He gave her a new start with all the things she wanted for her future, well except the justice she still craved and deserved for her and her twin. This second half did the first book justice and was just as good. There were still so many things happening, unexpected things that made you second guess everything at every turn... you wondered who the bad guys really were... the things you thought you knew to be true might not be and it was all a big mystery that I was DYING to learn. And I did.. and I was completely shook. It was all so much more complex than I had ever imagined, so many more things and people were at play in the lead up and the murder of Madison.
We learned bits and pieces here and there, never really knowing if we could trust what we were learning or not, it all depended on the source. But it gave us back that suspense thrill of the first book and made this story even more heartpounding and breathtaking once it all came out. I'm still so shook over the whole truth you guys. Once the pieces all started to click, it made me so emotional. I hated some characters less, other characters more and I felt so much for Madison. I'm glad that in the end she was able to find peace. Her relationship with Mack was so strong, and it might not have seemed like it when she was alive because Madison was going through a lot and came off as a b*tch to her sister but there was a lot of love between them. It felt like after her death, their connection became stronger and the love between them too. It made everything all the more emotional and a tad bittersweet in the end. But even if Mackenzie would never get her sister back, Madison helped her get a family that would love her and support her unconditionally.
Baz was still fire. He was still the sexy alpha and gosh his dirty talk, damnnn. But we got to see a whole new side to him too... a protective, loving, will do everything to protect those I love side that had me swooning so hard. He was seeking the truth too, not just for Mack but for himself too. The Savages had been his friends for years and they all had been hidings things from him, things that he was not okay with in the least. Once he learned it all, he too would get his revenge on the brothers he once trusted but never should have.
Yes, I still wish these two had been more forthcoming with one another, till the very end they were still keeping secrets from each other and it never felt like the trust between them was real, there was always a second guessing under the surface and I didn't like that. If only they had trusted each other more and had been willing to work together, I feel like a lot would have been different and maybe better, at least better sooner. There was a lot wrong in their relatiosnhip that could have been better, but there was a lot right too. And what matters is that they worked, they clicked, they belonged and in the end they got the happy they deserved.
Bury Me With Lies was messy but it kind of mirrored the plotline of the duet. It's an emotinal, heart-palpitating, nail-bitting, frustrating read. It was a rollercoaster with its up and downs, back and forths but the ending was exactly how an ending should be for this kind of trope - shocking, mindblowing, emotional and pretty amazing. Baz and Mack got the ending they deserved and Madison while she never deserved the ending she really got, she got a good ending too, one of piece where she got to see the people she left behind moving on with their lives, seeking happiness together.
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June 18, 2023
can’t believe she was literally locked up in an asylum for like 30% of the book and it served no purpose whatsoever 😭. bazmackenzie had so much potential but I understand why SM soto feels the need to plagiarize because she’s clearly incapable of coming up with something good on her own 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑.
April 2, 2020
I apologize for the length of this review in advance.
KISS ME WITH LIES (TWIN LIES #1) REVIEW
It’s Britney, Bitch!
*arc generously provided by the promo team in exchange for an honest review*
Baz, come here!!!
“I'm feeling electric tonight
Cruising down the coast going 'bout 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.”
Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
What’s this book about? (I'm trying to give as little spoilers as possible)
Mackenzie is in danger. How did her sister die? What happened? Will Baz help her or be her downfall?
“And every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you, baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way I see clear
What have I done?
You seem to move uneasy.”
Everytime – Britney Spears
This my second S. M. Soto read. I thought I knew what this review would look like when I was at 60% of the book. I truly did. This book was an emotional rollercoaster for me. I only read book one on Monday, so all the feels from book one automatically transferred to book two. This was a page-turner. I’d read two books during the day and I’d started this after midnight; I woke up the next morning and picked it up and ONLY stopped reading when I finished the book. What the twist… I was quite emotional at certain points. HOLY.
The beginning was incredibly strong. I don’t usually like my heroines in such clinical settings, but S. M. Soto made it interesting and definitely captivating. I was invested. I had doubts about how the previous book had ended. I NEEDED TO KNOW. We also got to know more of Madison and how she was as a person which I appreciated because I needed to know about her. Feelings that developed in book one strengthened here; I hate Mackenzie’s parents with a passion. I loved Mackenzie here because she was a top notch tortured heroine in this instalment. Whilst she got distracted and made stupid mistakes in book one, here, she transforms. She develops. I felt every single thing poor Mackenzie went through; it was just heartbreaking for her to find out everything that she did. I empathized with her on a deep level. Her relationship with her sister was just agonizingly beautiful.
Something else that’s beautiful is my man Baz. He’s one hot man. Steam’s coming off the pages when you read him. He owned Mackenzie and me as a reader in more than one way. LOL. I loved him in this instalment. He was a bastard; sorry, he truly was. But he was that bastard that you loved. Ugh, he entertained me. He was incredibly petty at times and I enjoyed that TOO MUCH. At times, I felt he was being sarcastic, but then I questioned the statements and I considered that he might actually mean most of the things that he said and it was even more hilarious and hot. The banter between him and Mack was EVERYTHING. Their chemistry in this conclusion was intense and overbearing. I rooted for them to find their happy ending. Plus, I asked the gods of twisty and mind-fck romance to deliver me a situation and they did just that with the help of Big Boss Baz; S. M. Soto tied up ALL THE LOOSE ENDS.
I loved the final 25% with all of my might. This was one of the best twists that I’ve read all year. It surprised the hell out of me. I was SHAKING. I loved how everything else worked out in the final 25%, too. Not many authors do that; they usually squeeze these moments in a shitty emotional epilogue but not S. M. Soto; SHE NAILED THESE FINAL MOMENTS AND SHE GAVE THEM THE LENGTH AND QUALITY THEY DESERVED.
Now, I’ll move on to the darker parts of my experience with this story. I’m utterly in love with the ending and I enjoyed the beginning a lot. I had a lot of problems with the main part. It felt empty to me. I was invested and I wanted to know more, but it felt like an empty shell, preparing you for the end. It was a mighty end, so I am giving FIVE STARS and an enlistment in my ABSOLUTE DEATH OF ME list.
I recommend this read to anyone who enjoyed or questioned Kiss Me With Lies (Bury Me With Lies is a rollercoaster; twisty and entertaining!), people who love a tortured heroine that will go to hell and back for her family and a badass hero that is so attractive and alluring that you basically get addicted to him.
“Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Oh, fly abandonedly into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly, butterfly.”
Butterfly – Mariah Carey
ORIGINAL COMMENT: I was this close to giving four stars. Middle part dragged out for me. But the final quarter and the final twists turned it around for me. Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I almost cried. And I'm not a crying with books type of person. I'm an emotional bitch for this book. Ugh
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KISS ME WITH LIES (TWIN LIES #1) REVIEW
It’s Britney, Bitch!
*arc generously provided by the promo team in exchange for an honest review*
Baz, come here!!!
“I'm feeling electric tonight
Cruising down the coast going 'bout 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.”
Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
What’s this book about? (I'm trying to give as little spoilers as possible)
Mackenzie is in danger. How did her sister die? What happened? Will Baz help her or be her downfall?
“And every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you, baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way I see clear
What have I done?
You seem to move uneasy.”
Everytime – Britney Spears
This my second S. M. Soto read. I thought I knew what this review would look like when I was at 60% of the book. I truly did. This book was an emotional rollercoaster for me. I only read book one on Monday, so all the feels from book one automatically transferred to book two. This was a page-turner. I’d read two books during the day and I’d started this after midnight; I woke up the next morning and picked it up and ONLY stopped reading when I finished the book. What the twist… I was quite emotional at certain points. HOLY.
The beginning was incredibly strong. I don’t usually like my heroines in such clinical settings, but S. M. Soto made it interesting and definitely captivating. I was invested. I had doubts about how the previous book had ended. I NEEDED TO KNOW. We also got to know more of Madison and how she was as a person which I appreciated because I needed to know about her. Feelings that developed in book one strengthened here; I hate Mackenzie’s parents with a passion. I loved Mackenzie here because she was a top notch tortured heroine in this instalment. Whilst she got distracted and made stupid mistakes in book one, here, she transforms. She develops. I felt every single thing poor Mackenzie went through; it was just heartbreaking for her to find out everything that she did. I empathized with her on a deep level. Her relationship with her sister was just agonizingly beautiful.
Something else that’s beautiful is my man Baz. He’s one hot man. Steam’s coming off the pages when you read him. He owned Mackenzie and me as a reader in more than one way. LOL. I loved him in this instalment. He was a bastard; sorry, he truly was. But he was that bastard that you loved. Ugh, he entertained me. He was incredibly petty at times and I enjoyed that TOO MUCH. At times, I felt he was being sarcastic, but then I questioned the statements and I considered that he might actually mean most of the things that he said and it was even more hilarious and hot. The banter between him and Mack was EVERYTHING. Their chemistry in this conclusion was intense and overbearing. I rooted for them to find their happy ending. Plus, I asked the gods of twisty and mind-fck romance to deliver me a situation and they did just that with the help of Big Boss Baz; S. M. Soto tied up ALL THE LOOSE ENDS.
I loved the final 25% with all of my might. This was one of the best twists that I’ve read all year. It surprised the hell out of me. I was SHAKING. I loved how everything else worked out in the final 25%, too. Not many authors do that; they usually squeeze these moments in a shitty emotional epilogue but not S. M. Soto; SHE NAILED THESE FINAL MOMENTS AND SHE GAVE THEM THE LENGTH AND QUALITY THEY DESERVED.
Now, I’ll move on to the darker parts of my experience with this story. I’m utterly in love with the ending and I enjoyed the beginning a lot. I had a lot of problems with the main part. It felt empty to me. I was invested and I wanted to know more, but it felt like an empty shell, preparing you for the end. It was a mighty end, so I am giving FIVE STARS and an enlistment in my ABSOLUTE DEATH OF ME list.
I recommend this read to anyone who enjoyed or questioned Kiss Me With Lies (Bury Me With Lies is a rollercoaster; twisty and entertaining!), people who love a tortured heroine that will go to hell and back for her family and a badass hero that is so attractive and alluring that you basically get addicted to him.
“Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Oh, fly abandonedly into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly, butterfly.”
Butterfly – Mariah Carey
ORIGINAL COMMENT: I was this close to giving four stars. Middle part dragged out for me. But the final quarter and the final twists turned it around for me. Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I almost cried. And I'm not a crying with books type of person. I'm an emotional bitch for this book. Ugh
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April 1, 2020
5 "We'll never be done, Dirty Girl" Stars!!
Second night in a row I stayed up way too late finishing a book...
and I still don't regret it.
No amount of trauma or even a brain injury could ever erase this man from my mind. He is ingrained in every single part of me. His name written across my skin like a tattoo, a branding I can't seem to part with
What an EPIC conclusion to the Twin Lies Duet!
For those that were tortured by book 1, prepare for the torture to continue and worsen in book 2.
Bury me with Lies picks up right where Book 1 left off. It takes readers on yet another roller coaster of emotions involving hidden lies, betrayal, and heart pounding revelations. Given pieces of the past through Baz and Madison's eyes, everything comes to together slowly with dabbles of angst and steam in between. The story was put together so well! I loved every minute of it and hated having to put it down (you know...to eat, bath, etc).
I really loved it and I think y'all won't be disappointed with how this duet ends! A vicious murder mystery with an epic (and sometimes impossible) love story weaved in.
Our love was unexpected-a chaotic blend of messy and beautiful
One Last Thing.
BAZ!!!
BAZ IS BAE.
He is hands down, my NUMBER 1 book boyfriend, book husband, and book crush. All the above.
BAZ is wicked perfection in this book!
Some part of her still wants me, and I'd dig, sift through her fears and anger, until I uncovered that piece of her.
I am up for the challenge.
Second night in a row I stayed up way too late finishing a book...
and I still don't regret it.
No amount of trauma or even a brain injury could ever erase this man from my mind. He is ingrained in every single part of me. His name written across my skin like a tattoo, a branding I can't seem to part with
What an EPIC conclusion to the Twin Lies Duet!
For those that were tortured by book 1, prepare for the torture to continue and worsen in book 2.
Bury me with Lies picks up right where Book 1 left off. It takes readers on yet another roller coaster of emotions involving hidden lies, betrayal, and heart pounding revelations. Given pieces of the past through Baz and Madison's eyes, everything comes to together slowly with dabbles of angst and steam in between. The story was put together so well! I loved every minute of it and hated having to put it down (you know...to eat, bath, etc).
I really loved it and I think y'all won't be disappointed with how this duet ends! A vicious murder mystery with an epic (and sometimes impossible) love story weaved in.
Our love was unexpected-a chaotic blend of messy and beautiful
One Last Thing.
BAZ!!!
BAZ IS BAE.
He is hands down, my NUMBER 1 book boyfriend, book husband, and book crush. All the above.
BAZ is wicked perfection in this book!
Some part of her still wants me, and I'd dig, sift through her fears and anger, until I uncovered that piece of her.
I am up for the challenge.
April 29, 2020
Just WOW !!!! I haven't sleep ,eat and showered for two days until i finish the whole series ! I cried when finished! I am so completely in love with Mac and her story ! She is one amazing heroine ,and after so much twist i am so happy that she found her happiness ! I am not ready to leave this book ! This is the reason i keep my 5 stars ,for book like this one ! Solid 5 Stars ! I am so emotionally exhausted , that i feel like any book now , wouldn't be enough for me from now on! So let me prepere you guys ,this is so dramatic ,so twisted ,so dark ,so romantic that you gonna love it !
March 31, 2020
Bury Me With Lies in part two of the Twin Lies duet and jumps straight back into the action after the most epic cliffhanger in Kiss Me With Lies.
Sometimes, the two people who should be apart are the ones who find their way to each other.
I love reading about a love story that defies all odds. A love that shouldn’t work but does. A love that is messy but passionate at the same time and that is exactly what SM Soto gives you with Bury Me With Lies.
Women didn’t come between the Savages, but she almost did.
The Savages are back and seeking to silence Mackenzie but at the same time Mackenzie is still seeking her revenge on the Savages. It’s dark, gritty and kept me on the edge of my seat for the whole book.
SM Soto had me twisted up in knots reading this. I didn’t know who or what to believe. Just as I thought we were getting the truth she would throw another curve ball leaving me gasping and confused as hell.
If you love romantic suspense, alpha guys and bombs being dropped all over, then read this duet. It’s jaw dropping.
Sometimes, the two people who should be apart are the ones who find their way to each other.
I love reading about a love story that defies all odds. A love that shouldn’t work but does. A love that is messy but passionate at the same time and that is exactly what SM Soto gives you with Bury Me With Lies.
Women didn’t come between the Savages, but she almost did.
The Savages are back and seeking to silence Mackenzie but at the same time Mackenzie is still seeking her revenge on the Savages. It’s dark, gritty and kept me on the edge of my seat for the whole book.
SM Soto had me twisted up in knots reading this. I didn’t know who or what to believe. Just as I thought we were getting the truth she would throw another curve ball leaving me gasping and confused as hell.
If you love romantic suspense, alpha guys and bombs being dropped all over, then read this duet. It’s jaw dropping.
April 10, 2020
4 Stars
Bury Me with Lies is the continuation of the electrifying story of Baz and Mackenzie, and if the end of book 1 left us full of questions, here we finally managed to discover the truth. I think the end of this story lived up to the journey of these characters and delivered a satisfying ending.
Mackenzie was a character that irritated me at certain moments in the story, despite understanding her motivations and thirst for revenge at various times, I wanted to have the power to enter the story and tell her to think better before acting. Baz in this book, however, fully won my heart in that book and even though he had a few small moments of asshole in the book, he proved to be a passionate and protective person of Mackenzie.
The relationship of these two characters was never easy, there were several obstacles, lack of confidence, there is a lot of bad history between them that makes them both so wrong for each other, but somehow the author did a beautiful job in connecting them even with all the odds against them, I found myself twisting each page for them.
The book is full of secrets being discovered, truths being discovered and some twists and turns going on, which made this book an addictive book from beginning to end. I didn't agree with some things in the book and personally I would have liked to say a different resolution for some characters, but the book as a whole is great.
I Received an unreleased copy of this book
Bury Me with Lies is the continuation of the electrifying story of Baz and Mackenzie, and if the end of book 1 left us full of questions, here we finally managed to discover the truth. I think the end of this story lived up to the journey of these characters and delivered a satisfying ending.
Mackenzie was a character that irritated me at certain moments in the story, despite understanding her motivations and thirst for revenge at various times, I wanted to have the power to enter the story and tell her to think better before acting. Baz in this book, however, fully won my heart in that book and even though he had a few small moments of asshole in the book, he proved to be a passionate and protective person of Mackenzie.
The relationship of these two characters was never easy, there were several obstacles, lack of confidence, there is a lot of bad history between them that makes them both so wrong for each other, but somehow the author did a beautiful job in connecting them even with all the odds against them, I found myself twisting each page for them.
The book is full of secrets being discovered, truths being discovered and some twists and turns going on, which made this book an addictive book from beginning to end. I didn't agree with some things in the book and personally I would have liked to say a different resolution for some characters, but the book as a whole is great.
I Received an unreleased copy of this book
April 8, 2020
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars!
March 31, 2020
To say I’ve been anticipating the conclusion of the Twin Lies duet would be a huge understatement. After that cliffhanger at the end of Kiss Me with Lies I still desperately needed answers and as soon as I started Bury Me with Lies, I was on the edge of my seat needing to know how everything would end.
My heart ached for Mackenzie and everything that’d happened to her and everything she’s still going through. More than anything I wanted to wrap her up and hug her tight. Mackenzie is such a fierce and strong character, and her fighters mentality is what’s gotten her through some tough times. She’s come far since the first book and she’s grown so much. I wanted nothing more than for her to find that happiness she undoubtedly deserved.
Baz is still the hot as hell alpha I loved in KMWL, if not more alpha this time around. And just like Mackenzie, Baz has come a long way and his growth throughout this book was astonishing. I loved that he showed his softer side and loved that he knew what he wanted and didn’t allow anything to get in his way. Baz deserves happiness and I desperately needed him to get it.
Mackenzie and Baz’s passion is just as fiery hot as ever. Their chemistry is scorching and combustible. Their journey is anything but easy, and there are countless obstacles, but in the end everything they’ve faced will only make their relationship that much stronger and unbreakable.
Bury Me with Lies brought the suspense and intrigue. It was an intense rollercoaster of emotions and was filled with surprise after surprise after surprise. Jam packed with nonstop shock, twists and turns, and jaw dropping WTF moments. The conclusion of the Twin Lies duet was everything addicting, and there’s no question that Mackenzie and Baz will stay with me for a long time.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book*
My heart ached for Mackenzie and everything that’d happened to her and everything she’s still going through. More than anything I wanted to wrap her up and hug her tight. Mackenzie is such a fierce and strong character, and her fighters mentality is what’s gotten her through some tough times. She’s come far since the first book and she’s grown so much. I wanted nothing more than for her to find that happiness she undoubtedly deserved.
Baz is still the hot as hell alpha I loved in KMWL, if not more alpha this time around. And just like Mackenzie, Baz has come a long way and his growth throughout this book was astonishing. I loved that he showed his softer side and loved that he knew what he wanted and didn’t allow anything to get in his way. Baz deserves happiness and I desperately needed him to get it.
Mackenzie and Baz’s passion is just as fiery hot as ever. Their chemistry is scorching and combustible. Their journey is anything but easy, and there are countless obstacles, but in the end everything they’ve faced will only make their relationship that much stronger and unbreakable.
Bury Me with Lies brought the suspense and intrigue. It was an intense rollercoaster of emotions and was filled with surprise after surprise after surprise. Jam packed with nonstop shock, twists and turns, and jaw dropping WTF moments. The conclusion of the Twin Lies duet was everything addicting, and there’s no question that Mackenzie and Baz will stay with me for a long time.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book*
February 8, 2021
I Can no longer support his author, her conduct and integrity lacks honor.
Bury Me with Lies takes off where Kiss Me with Lies left off, and we all know how that ended!
I was anxiously waiting for the conclusion of Baz & Mackenzie and was counting down the days until I was able to find out who done it. Sadly, it was not what I expected; the first 30% of the book was Mackenzie recovering from all her injuries and isolated from everyone.
Once she and Baz got together it became more appealing and interesting, they fought a lot. It was conflict, more fighting, neither trusting the other, it was toxic. The book was long and basically most of it was mentioned before, the H and h constant fighting, sometimes longer is not better, sometimes less and precise it’s what it’s all about.
There is never a question of the sexual chemistry between Baz and Mackenzie, but even then they lied and fought it.
The basis of this story and the conclusion of the mystery behind the murder of Mack’s twin, Melody was in a way anticlimactic, which should have been the focus of this story.
I am a huge fan of angst but it must flow and not just to add drama to fill in the blanks. Of course, if you read Kiss Me with Lies you must read this because you need answers and find out if she gets her revenge and her HEA!
The writing was good, just the story was not delivered/conveyed as it did in book 1.
ARC graciously provided in exchange for an honest review
Bury Me with Lies takes off where Kiss Me with Lies left off, and we all know how that ended!
I was anxiously waiting for the conclusion of Baz & Mackenzie and was counting down the days until I was able to find out who done it. Sadly, it was not what I expected; the first 30% of the book was Mackenzie recovering from all her injuries and isolated from everyone.
Once she and Baz got together it became more appealing and interesting, they fought a lot. It was conflict, more fighting, neither trusting the other, it was toxic. The book was long and basically most of it was mentioned before, the H and h constant fighting, sometimes longer is not better, sometimes less and precise it’s what it’s all about.
There is never a question of the sexual chemistry between Baz and Mackenzie, but even then they lied and fought it.
The basis of this story and the conclusion of the mystery behind the murder of Mack’s twin, Melody was in a way anticlimactic, which should have been the focus of this story.
I am a huge fan of angst but it must flow and not just to add drama to fill in the blanks. Of course, if you read Kiss Me with Lies you must read this because you need answers and find out if she gets her revenge and her HEA!
The writing was good, just the story was not delivered/conveyed as it did in book 1.
ARC graciously provided in exchange for an honest review
March 31, 2020
WORTH THE WAIT! The author will take you on a seemingly never-ending emotional roller coaster and you will love it!
Book one left us with an epic cliffhanger and book two picked up right where she left us with our jaws dropped.
You’ll get answers to every burning question you have. The smolder will continue to ignite into a conflaguration between Baz and Mackenzie. A few surprises I never expected keep you devouring this intriguing read. A truly hauntingly beautiful duet you just can’t stop thinking about!
Mackenzie needs the truth. This need consumes her. She wants justice for Madison at any cost. Baz battles between his feelings for Mackenzie, the abundance of lies that have been told and his loyalty for his brothers. No one will walk away unscathed. Some will lose everything.
This was an incredible journey that brings you through a range of emotions. I loved the suspense and the love between Baz and Mackenzie. They shared the kind of love that sets your soul on fire. It was a battle, but it was all consuming and completely destined. Mackenzie will get peace and closure, but ultimately she will find love and be loved.
I found this story to be beautiful even at it’s darkest. A woman who was lost, found her happiness. A great duet that will be on my Top Reads List for 2020!
Book one left us with an epic cliffhanger and book two picked up right where she left us with our jaws dropped.
You’ll get answers to every burning question you have. The smolder will continue to ignite into a conflaguration between Baz and Mackenzie. A few surprises I never expected keep you devouring this intriguing read. A truly hauntingly beautiful duet you just can’t stop thinking about!
Mackenzie needs the truth. This need consumes her. She wants justice for Madison at any cost. Baz battles between his feelings for Mackenzie, the abundance of lies that have been told and his loyalty for his brothers. No one will walk away unscathed. Some will lose everything.
This was an incredible journey that brings you through a range of emotions. I loved the suspense and the love between Baz and Mackenzie. They shared the kind of love that sets your soul on fire. It was a battle, but it was all consuming and completely destined. Mackenzie will get peace and closure, but ultimately she will find love and be loved.
I found this story to be beautiful even at it’s darkest. A woman who was lost, found her happiness. A great duet that will be on my Top Reads List for 2020!
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