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Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder

9 reviews

marisabenn's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a great start to the new year! I completely devoured this. The banter, the looming mystery, the spice, and even better... no third act breakup or miscommunication 🙌 this is definitely a series I will be continuing. 
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whichdirection's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Romantic leads had good chemistry, and their relationship built at a steady, reasonable pace. I appreciated that the author didn't let their attraction override their character (ie jump into bed & confessions too soon)
I liked that there were some consequences to the characters actions, though there were also plenty of moments with cringey #girlboss moments that felt a bit forced. 
I appreciated that once the characters got together they weren't just mindlessly having sex every chapter at expense of the plot.
Time moved a bit oddly, especially at the beginning of some chapters where we seemed to float back and forth. Additionally there were a few instances where it seemed we got pronouns/narrator confused for a second.
Overall pretty good, with a very interesting and original plot!
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teambedward123's review against another edition

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4.0

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missdaniellexo's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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sdupont's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book offers up a solid romantic suspense story. I liked Laney and Grant. I love how Grant was pissed at himself for being interested in her from the jump. I wish that the plot points surrounding Laney’s backstory were brought up sooner, even if just to the reader. It made the last 15% of the book or so feel a little rushed. Aside from that I liked that this book offered up a story of both characters saving themselves, moving on from their traumas, and building a new life with the one they love. This book also delivers up some spicy af scenes you might be feeling parched after. Honorable mention to the scenes with the brothers and Griz, they are a sweet family. I recommend this for fans of romantic suspense or an element of mystery. 
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abidavisf's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Bourbon and Lies is filled with lust, mystery and banter. Friendly, mysterious characters with intriguing back stories, crime and danger, and everything in between, Bourbon and Lies had me gripped. 

There are a lot of plots and characters that I would have liked to delve into more, for example, how Waz knew of Laney’s background and Hadley’s relationship with her family. Hopefully, more of that will come out in the next books in the series. Ace is such an enigma so fingers crossed we find out more about him.

There were some mistakes that made some scenes slightly confusing, switching from Laney to Grant as narrator for a sentence or two, for example. Editorial mistakes happen but there were several so definitely became noticeable.
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bookscatsandtats's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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coacklebee's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

While I liked the characters and the storyline, there were a TON of issues with the writing style that made this really hard to get into. There were so many times I had to go back and read a couple of pages to make sure I understood what was happening, and even then, I found it wasn't clear. The tense also kept switching between past and present which is one of my biggest pet peeves in fiction. 

That being said, I liked how everything tied together at the end, the chemistry between the leads was great, the Foxx family was a lot of fun, and I learned some neat things about bourbon!
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readingbetweenthevines's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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