5 / 5 stars "You want someone to be your best friend and your fucking partner? I'm right fucking here, baby girl." reread:15/12/1813/02/1920/04/1915/06/19I feel the need to preface this by stating that I am, and have been for a while, a die hard Mariana Zapata fan, and would feel generously blessed to read her grocery list. But I’ll let you know, this was a lot more interesting than a grocery list. This book blew me out of the park, from the first chapter I knew without a doubt this would be

3.5 starsHaving to admit it out loud hurts - but Luna and the Lie didn't work for me as much as I hoped it would. Let's be honest here, I hoped for a five star read. Nothing else would have satisfied me. Maybe I need to stop putting poor Mariana on this insanely high pedestal, but who am I kidding - I love MZ!!! I'm also not giving up on her just because Luna wasn't THE book for me.It’s going to be hard to pinpoint exactly what didn’t work for me. I think it was mostly the plot. I didn’t get eno...

I think this is the slowest slow burn that I ever read by her, which also make it the slowest slow burn that I’ve ever read in my life. At times it got really annoying that I was thinking that if I were reading a thriller it would’ve had more romance in it than this and other times I was like yeah give me more of those unnecessary details! Luna was such an interesting character, but to be honest she wasn’t my favourite. I understand her positivity and constantly assuring herself after all she we...

me big sadi think this is going to go down as my least favorite mariana zapata book. i've read all but 2 of her books, and they were all (i think) 4+ stars. she writes really romantic slow burns with hyper realistic main characters. but this book was just fucking sad. luna, our heroine, had the worst back story of any of zapata's previous characters. while each of her previous heroine's had flaws and sometimes had lives that weren't perfect... it seemed like she was really going out of her way t...

DNF @80%I am so PROUD of myself. This time I made it to 80%. Not that I wasn’t tempted to quit it sooner. Because I so was. I wanted to ditch it more times that I can count. But I sucked it up and kept going. I was desperate to see what was so special about Zapata's books. I still am. Sadly, I’m not even curious enough to see how this one ends. You see, I don’t have a problem with the number of pages. I prefer longer books. I don’t have a problem with the slow burn either. The slower the better....

The only book I enjoyed by Zapata because of the romantic relationship between MCs, was The Wall of Winnipeg and Me (the first I read by her), I gave it four stars. I can't say the same about her other books because even though the characters and the no-romance elements, like sports, fighting for something, friendships and family bonds were good, there was always little to no romance. And that's ok, there are many books I rated higher because of the no-romance elements. Still, I always struggled...

Okay okay, I've been trying to avoid making the review but I guess I have to come out of hiding now and, I didn't like itI know I know, *groan* how could I, a die-hard MZ fan not like the book I had been eager anticipation? Here's why.Luna is unlike any of her other heroines MZ has written, she was a doormat heroine and I wanted the claw my eyes out after the 3rd time she said "I was loved" I hated the fact that she was nice to people who clearly didn't return the favor. I figured out the plot t...

4 StarsMariana Zapata is the Queen of the Slow Burn, and this book was no exception. In fact, this book is VERY slow burn and what some might call super - super - slow in the extreme, but I personally love it. Zapata authored one of my favorite books of ALL time, The Wall of Winnipeg, and if you haven't read that book yet, I encourage you check out my review on it and then read said masterpiece ASAP. No, seriously, go read (or re-read) that review really quick so I don't have to repeat myself....

I'm a fan of Zapata, but I have to say that I'm so fed up with all the repetitive plot lines. Her recent releases haven't been the greatest and are all the same. It's a combination of her previous books. Luna and the Lie is all of her books combined. It might sound like a joke, but it's actually the same thing over and over and over and over again. Like seriously, Zapata, can't you think of something a little more different? I mean, I get it. She's well-known for her slow-burn romances, but damn...

I have a love-hate relationship with Mariana Zapata. I enjoyed some of her books, such as Dear Aaron, From Lukov with Love, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, and Lingus... but I hated the rest. She is known as the queen of slow-burn (which is my favorite type of romance), but she is also known for doormat-ish and pathetic heroines. Sometimes she doesn't go overboard so I don't really mind, but sometimes I just can't stand it. For example, does this ring a bell? The hero acts like a real asshole and t...

Slow Burn romance ...Old man young woman romance...Boss romance....Don’t read this review if you intend to read this book. It might spoil your mood. I am not a fan of slow burn romance. So don’t let my taste ruin your excitement.Luna (h), 27, works in custom car shop doing auto body paint, detailing and bodywork. Lucas Ripley (H), nearly 41, is her boss.H is the awkward brooding type of guy. He rarely smiles while the h is the cheerful one.All we get in the book is that the h works on cars. She

"Life was a gift—sometimes one you wanted to return, and other times one you’d want to keep forever, but it was still a gift." Luna and the Lie is a masterpiece. A slow burn romance featuring a spunky heroine and a tattooed alpha male. Luna Allen, a car painter, has done everything she can to raise her three sisters by giving them love and a safe place to live. Working hard to escape the demons of her past, Luna has found solace in a mechanic shop where she paints cars. Her boss Rip is gruff

I loved it, but I didn't LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it like I always do when it comes to Mariana Zapata's books, but I still loved it...if that makes sense LOL

03/05/2022Picking up an old favorite for a reread. 03/07/2022💜💜💜💜💜A perfect reread. Just what I was needing. **********************Reread 09/04/19 - 09/07/19💗💗💗💗💗Yeah, this one just really gets to me!!!It is such an emotional read and I love, love, love this story. Luna and Rip are two of my most favorite among MZ's cast of characters. ***********************5 "well-earned" stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I was feeling so emotional after I finished reading this, still am.I love this woman's writing. She gets to me