Reviewed by stacey_is_sassy on
I liked The Lying Hours and finished the story with a smile on my face. If I take too long to write this review, there's a good chance that my smile will turn to a frown. I could overanalyse the characters, the despicable behaviour and the disrespect shown to females. This Douchebag acts in a despicable way and doesn't even initially acknowledge that it was, in fact, a horrible, dishonest and morally wrong thing to do. The heroine of the story forgives him and gives him a second chance...which he then blows. Again, she forgives him, which, while I'm reading I'm all for, but if I think about this too long...
I ended this story on a high after going on an emotional journey with the characters to get to the happy, happy, joy, joy. Would I really want this to be someone's happy ever after? No. This story did not convince me that ANY of the characters learned their lesson and will be better for it. I see a bad path for the boy who gets away with having someone constantly clean up his messes. I see a bad path for the other boy who enables and lets things slide when a "friend" is doing wrong. I see a bad path for the girl who allows herself to be mistreated and dishonoured and goes back for more.
A high while reading but left with a bad taste when I finished writing this review. I guess my smile did turn into a frown after all.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 25 May, 2019: Finished reading
- 25 May, 2019: Reviewed