Kisses and Lies by T.L. SmithMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Kisses and Lies by T.L. Smith is a standalone dark and gritty novel. We meet the main characters Rochelle and Marcus in a graveyard. Rochelle is there mourning the death of close family members which have left her devastated and Marcus is there because he is the owner of the crematorium. Thus, the story begins. Both characters are so uniquely different. Rochelle is one of those characters that you don’t know whether you like them or hate them and that’s mainly due to her incessant downer feelings and emotional dependency on people. But saying that, she is one of those characters that lives with you because she doesn’t realise how strong she is and she goes through an awful lot in this book that might break a saner person.
Marcus on the other hand is just one of those dark characters that you never really get to know fully. Even though we see him through Rochelle’s eyes and his brother, Blaze, there is just something so damaged about him as a person that you wonder if he truly feels emotions. That is what is so wonderful about both of these characters, they certainly don’t fit into a mould.
This story is like a dark soap opera as you delve into the drama which is Marcus and Rochelle, what people will do for love and what happens to people who feel unworthy of that love. There are some scenes in the book which are really hard to read and may be a trigger for some reader and I don’t think you’ll ever be emotionally ready to read some of the characters stories but man, are you intrigued by them.
The relationship that Marcus has with his brother is unique and I’m hoping that Blaze gets his own story (he needs it!). If you like your stories dark, emotionally raw and written in a way that will leave you bleeding and wanting more…then this is the book for you!
ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review 😊
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