Filthy Beautiful Lies | Book Review

This book is a filthy beautiful mess

Title: Filthy Beautiful Lies with no commas separating the words
Series: Filthy Beautiful Lies with no commas separating the words (Book 1)
Author: Kendall Ryan
Genre: New Adult, Adult
Summary: Sophie decides to sell her virginity to pay for her sister's cancer treatment and she ends up having to live with/have sex with a rich, hot, young guy because that's totally realistic.
Rating: 5/10 bottles of wine actually called "Naughty Girl"

Review:
I don't know how I feel right now. Filthy Beautiful Lies has some strong points but then sometimes I was actually cringing while reading it. The best thing about the book is the cliffhanger, which was so good that I want to read the next book. And I do think the premise, while ridiculous, is new and original. However, some of the dialogue and the romance was laughable and the main character is such a moron. The 28 year old billionaire love interest with a disturbingly high sex drive (let us count how many novels feature a character like this) has no consistency? He says he doesn't want to force Sophie into sex, which of course makes sense, but this is after he's forced her to perform oral sex on him twice?????????? He attempts to treat Sophie with care and respect, which again makes sense, but then he turns around and calls her his property??? Sophie claims to be a smart independent woman yet she's calling this guy who PURCHASED her "master"????????? The term "genital-on-genital contact" is actually used in 100% seriousness??
But I gave this a medium rating for a reason. Like I said, it's original and I liked the cliffhanger. And I sped through this baby in a day because laughing at it was keeping me so entertained. It's not the worst adult or new adult novel I've read or attempted to read (will anything ever be worse than Fifty Shades?) but it's far from the best. If you're looking for a great romance with an engaging story, Filthy Beautiful Lies may not be for you. But if you want something new and fun, take a day or two to curl up with this book and laugh your butt off.

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