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Wicked Lies Boys Tell
From USA Today Bestselling author K Webster comes an angst-filled, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers MM romance!
I’m in love with my best friend.
Lie.
I’m in love with my enemy.
Truth.
But they’re the same.
They. Are. The. Same.
Lines in my world are blurry between fantasy and reality.
Truth and lies. Love and hate.
Copeland Justice is my enemy. My once best friend. The sadist in my heart plucking and pulling at every thread of who I am until I’m unraveled at his feet.
His mouth says he hates me. His eyes burn with animosity for me. His heart beats for someone else.
But Copeland Justice is the best liar of us all.
I’m in love with my best friend.
Lie.
I’m in love with my enemy.
Truth.
But they’re the same.
They. Are. The. Same.
Lines in my world are blurry between fantasy and reality.
Truth and lies. Love and hate.
Copeland Justice is my enemy. My once best friend. The sadist in my heart plucking and pulling at every thread of who I am until I’m unraveled at his feet.
His mouth says he hates me. His eyes burn with animosity for me. His heart beats for someone else.
But Copeland Justice is the best liar of us all.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 27, 2019
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K. Webster
195 books13.7k followersK Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. She lives in "Tornado Alley" with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she's not writing, she's reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.
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September 2, 2019
The Audiobook is amazing. The Story?
Let’s call it like it is. This book was not written with MM readers in mind. It was written for this authors’ MF readers who would like to take a walk to the wonderful world that is MM. If you are a hardcore MM reader just avoid this book. You will be pissed and want to punch things. The story checks all the MM clichés box.
I clearly went to the wrong high school, these high schoolers got more drama than a soap opera.
List:
-Drama! Drama! Drama! Drama.
-Not gay, gay, not gay, gay, not gay.
-My dad banged your mum, horrible parents.
-Bitchy ex-girlfriend.
-Fake engagements.
-Underdeveloped characters.
-Plot holes and every other thing that happens in soap operas.
I feel like Cope and Penn were wasted, this had the potential of rivaling Him.
That epilogue?
Read at your own risk.
Disclaimer! The results would have been different, maybe, if I read this when I was new to mm.
Let’s call it like it is. This book was not written with MM readers in mind. It was written for this authors’ MF readers who would like to take a walk to the wonderful world that is MM. If you are a hardcore MM reader just avoid this book. You will be pissed and want to punch things. The story checks all the MM clichés box.
I clearly went to the wrong high school, these high schoolers got more drama than a soap opera.
List:
-Drama! Drama! Drama! Drama.
-Not gay, gay, not gay, gay, not gay.
-My dad banged your mum, horrible parents.
-Bitchy ex-girlfriend.
-Fake engagements.
-Underdeveloped characters.
-Plot holes and every other thing that happens in soap operas.
I feel like Cope and Penn were wasted, this had the potential of rivaling Him.
That epilogue?
Read at your own risk.
Disclaimer! The results would have been different, maybe, if I read this when I was new to mm.
January 20, 2020
The narration was fantastic!
Unfortunately, that's the last and only good thing I have to say about this book. I went from uncomfortable, to unbelieving, annoyed, offended and then all out ragey.
Sarcastic summary in spoiler tags.
This was one of the most disrespectful, ridiculous stories I've ever read.
Unfortunately, that's the last and only good thing I have to say about this book. I went from uncomfortable, to unbelieving, annoyed, offended and then all out ragey.
Sarcastic summary in spoiler tags.
This was one of the most disrespectful, ridiculous stories I've ever read.
September 1, 2019
WICKED LIKES BOYS TELL: Is a full length M/M romance by K. Webster. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.' In this we meet Penn & Cope. Penn is the smart and popular football athlete, whereas Cope is an all broody alpha male from his black clothes to the tattoos which mar his body. BEFORE READING: Sooooo this book right here is soooooo going to push me out of my comfort zone, I haven't even got an M/M shelf so that there pretty much tells you that this genre is one I've not dipped my toes into before. 🙈Add in who the author is, I know she's going to push me in areas I've not gone to before!! Pulling up my big girl panties and going in...
Penn McAlister and Cope Justice were childhood best friends, since they were toddlers and neighbours, but at the age of sixteen when Penn steals a kiss from Cope, within the blink of an eye their friendship went down the gurgler. Severed...Forever...
One passion-driven, alcohol induced kiss by a sixteen-year-old boy in love with his best friend. A killer kiss. The kiss of death. The kiss that murdered our friendship and gave birth to a hate monster.
Two years go by and these two are still like two ships passing in the night, friends no longer, they are sworn enemies, animosity pours out of Cope because HE IS NOT GAY..
Until a drunken brawl has Cope stepping in and taking care of Penn due to him breaking his wrist which is the stepping stone where they slowly mend their broken friendship and is the catalyst when walls start crumbling down and the lies they tell themselves can no longer be hidden.
we're Penn and Cope. Best f#cking friends. Like always. Two tornadoes. But instead of bouncing off each other and wrecking havoc alongside the other, we've become one. Unstoppable.
AFTER READING: Wowzas!! Well that was hot!! I can officially say that my m/m cherry has been popped and what a way to pop it! This was so good! I went in on tippy toes but came out wanting to read more! This book right here was definitely the right book to start my journey off in this genre..
It's been a while since I've read a K. Webster book but godamn she did this book justice, it was just so beautifully written, as soon as I opened that first page I didn't put it down, the feels that came rushing at me with these two boys broke my heart but pieced it back together as the story progressed, it was just utter perfection!! I for one am soooooo freaking glad I took that leap!!!
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January 7, 2023
4.5 stars ☆
‼️ WARNING: if you're not a fan of toxic characters/romances, OTT drama, high school petty bs, bitchy exes, asshole fathers you just wanna punch, possessiveness and jealousy, i wouldn't recommend this book ‼️
so ngl, i was mainly rolling my eyes during the first half bc i just wanted to shake Copeland and he annoyed me every time he was being an asshole to Penn, but gotta love it when a character you hated (or disliked) in the beginning somehow changes your thoughts about him to a complete 180 by the second half. 🤪 i genuinely didn't think i would root for these two by the end cause i thought Penn deserved better but don't mind mesecretly rooting for them in the second half, despite how toxic their relationship started off. i think what i loved most about their relationship was, the moment they finally became bfs, even though they (still) had many obstacles in their way, they stood strong together. until the end. i thought some unnecessary break up was about to happen, but i was satisfied when they stuck through whatever came their way. Copeland grew on me by the end, but my favorite was definitely Penn. must protect him. 🥺
the way their relationship went from this:
He smirks as he backs away. "Nah, I've got a girlfriend. Nice try, though. If you tried half as hard on that paper as you do attempting to get into my pants, you'd probably ace it."
TO THIS:
"It's not weird," I say sharply, cutting him off. "At least it doesn't feel weird. Out there at the shed, I kept waiting for the disgust to wash over me, but it didn't. I've never wanted to be with someone so badly in my life. Now that I've come to that decision in my head, it doesn't feel anything but right."
(it's satisfying that both dialogues were from Copeland. i loved his growth.)
YES, I GET EASILY SWAYED OKAY. 😭😭 i was also eating up the possessiveness and jealousy from Copeland in the second half bc he pissed me off during the first half, the way he kept taunting Penn. HELP-
oh, and to close things off
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.
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@ Copeland and Penn's fathers:
‼️ WARNING: if you're not a fan of toxic characters/romances, OTT drama, high school petty bs, bitchy exes, asshole fathers you just wanna punch, possessiveness and jealousy, i wouldn't recommend this book ‼️
so ngl, i was mainly rolling my eyes during the first half bc i just wanted to shake Copeland and he annoyed me every time he was being an asshole to Penn, but gotta love it when a character you hated (or disliked) in the beginning somehow changes your thoughts about him to a complete 180 by the second half. 🤪 i genuinely didn't think i would root for these two by the end cause i thought Penn deserved better but don't mind me
the way their relationship went from this:
He smirks as he backs away. "Nah, I've got a girlfriend. Nice try, though. If you tried half as hard on that paper as you do attempting to get into my pants, you'd probably ace it."
TO THIS:
"It's not weird," I say sharply, cutting him off. "At least it doesn't feel weird. Out there at the shed, I kept waiting for the disgust to wash over me, but it didn't. I've never wanted to be with someone so badly in my life. Now that I've come to that decision in my head, it doesn't feel anything but right."
(it's satisfying that both dialogues were from Copeland. i loved his growth.)
YES, I GET EASILY SWAYED OKAY. 😭😭 i was also eating up the possessiveness and jealousy from Copeland in the second half bc he pissed me off during the first half, the way he kept taunting Penn. HELP-
oh, and to close things off
.
.
.
@ Copeland and Penn's fathers:
May 9, 2022
5 Brutal Truth Stars ⭐
"I cut us and we bled. Now he’s a fraud, and my soul is dead."
One small gesture that had big ramifications. One stolen kiss would ruin 16 years of friendship. And if Penn McAllister could take it back, he would in a heartbeat.
"A killer kiss. The kiss of death. The kiss that murdered our friendship and gave birth to a hate monster."
Even after 2 years, Copeland Justice is furious at Penn for flushing their friendship down the toilet. Closer then brothers, he can't move past Penn putting him in that predicament.
"I was glad he didn’t see my tears. Tears of betrayal that my best friend turned on me. He knew I wasn’t gay and yet he kissed me anyway."
Two young men, complete opposites, the 'jock and the deviant kid' once shared everything, yet now neither can stand to be in each other's presence. Except if truth be told, both Cope and Penn miss the camaraderie they once had. So in an attempt to restore it, they try to find a middle ground.
"Nope. You see, I figured it out. We get you a boyfriend, and we can go back to being friends. I don’t have to worry about you shoving your tongue down my throat and you don’t have to worry about me kicking your ass."
However with a rekindled friendship, lines begin to blur. Cope begins to question how far his feelings span and whether he's missing how he feels. Because one thing is evident, there is nothing Penn wouldn't do or sacrifice for him.
I truly adored Wicked Lies Boys Tell. With the initial twisted plot, the dawning of their attraction and the delicious foreplay it had me flipping the pages like I was on crack. Penn and Cole getting together was beguiling, especially since they were both graced with horrible families. Their journey wasn't easy but the ending was intense and well deserved.
"There was no gay or straight.
No right or wrong.
Just us.
Penn and Cope.
"I cut us and we bled. Now he’s a fraud, and my soul is dead."
One small gesture that had big ramifications. One stolen kiss would ruin 16 years of friendship. And if Penn McAllister could take it back, he would in a heartbeat.
"A killer kiss. The kiss of death. The kiss that murdered our friendship and gave birth to a hate monster."
Even after 2 years, Copeland Justice is furious at Penn for flushing their friendship down the toilet. Closer then brothers, he can't move past Penn putting him in that predicament.
"I was glad he didn’t see my tears. Tears of betrayal that my best friend turned on me. He knew I wasn’t gay and yet he kissed me anyway."
Two young men, complete opposites, the 'jock and the deviant kid' once shared everything, yet now neither can stand to be in each other's presence. Except if truth be told, both Cope and Penn miss the camaraderie they once had. So in an attempt to restore it, they try to find a middle ground.
"Nope. You see, I figured it out. We get you a boyfriend, and we can go back to being friends. I don’t have to worry about you shoving your tongue down my throat and you don’t have to worry about me kicking your ass."
However with a rekindled friendship, lines begin to blur. Cope begins to question how far his feelings span and whether he's missing how he feels. Because one thing is evident, there is nothing Penn wouldn't do or sacrifice for him.
I truly adored Wicked Lies Boys Tell. With the initial twisted plot, the dawning of their attraction and the delicious foreplay it had me flipping the pages like I was on crack. Penn and Cole getting together was beguiling, especially since they were both graced with horrible families. Their journey wasn't easy but the ending was intense and well deserved.
"There was no gay or straight.
No right or wrong.
Just us.
Penn and Cope.
September 26, 2021
Second re-read: 27.09.2021
God I haven't read in days and I just needed something to read and decided on this one. Why, you ask? Well, I'm too exhausted to read something new so re-reading was the only option and I figured I'd still enjoy this one. And I did. It's still an enjoyable read and I still like it. It's not great but yeah, I do enjoy it.
Re-read: 06.04.2020
I re-read this one because I actually like this book. I'm a little surprised as I thought the first time reading it was a fluke, but I went through it fast without skimming. Though I have my problems with it - like how fast they went from enemies to friends/boyfriends (like a switch) - but it's still an enjoyable read with enjoyable character. Hell, I wouldn't have minded a sequel for these two boys.
New Rating: 3/3.5 stars.
First read review:
The book centers around quarterback Penn McAlister (18) and broody rebel Copeland ‘Cope’ Justice (18). Two years ago, Penn and Cope were inseparable, until Penn (in love with his best friend), in an alcohol induced state, kissed Cope (straight). This made Cope furious and felt betrayed, which ended the friendship. Now, all Penn gets from Cope is cruel, disgusting looks, which Penn craves because he'll take anything Cope'll give him. That is until Penn ends up in a fight and Cope takes him to the hospital. Their friendship get back on, yet nothing is the same. Cope knows Penn's gay now and he knows Penn wants him, and it's fucking with his head.
Overall, it was a good book. It was, really, it's just that I didn't like how quickly Cope became ‘interested’ in Penn. I love their friendship, their chemistry is sky high and I can see their need for each other; everything feels dull and numb when they aren't with each other, but it didn't take long for Cope to start gaining horny feelings towards Penn once the friendship was back. And that bothered me. They went cold turkey for two years because Penn kissed him and now it's suddenly no big deal as long as he doesn't kiss him again? That being said, I love their loyalty, their love and need for each other. And I loved their possessiveness over each other. I wish they stood up to their dads more though. And I wish we had gotten to see them through college and more of their adult life. Maybe the author would be so kind and make a sequel..... ? :P
Other Characters:
→ Ivy Cunningham, Copeland’s longtime (2 years) girlfriend.
→ Ben (12), Ivy's little brother. Fawn, their mother.
→ Brett Stiller, the best wide receiver on Penn's team and a friend of Penn.
→ Jett Michaels, a buddy of Cope and the mayor’s son.
→ Leah Collins, goes to Penn's school and has practically known both Pen and Cope since birth. And who Penn's dad want Penn to go out with, because Gil Collins, her dad owns a lot of property his dad wants to develop. Her mother, Linda.
→ Heidi, a girl at school.
→ Luke, Leah's big brother. Goes to college. Max, his friend and a man-whore.
→ Jason McAlister, Penn's cruel, rich father.
→ Lisa McAlister, Penn's mother who's a pill junkie and a closet alcoholic.
→ Coach Sullivan, Penn's coach.
→ Liam Brumble, openly gay student at Penn's school. A pretty boy who wears a fedora and eyeliner. A little pansy if you ask Cope. Cope also say he's a douchebag man-whore and that Penn can't date him. Jealous much....?
→ Dante Phillips, student at Penn's school and bi. Liam and Dante dated for a little while, but it ended before it’d really gotten started.
→ Bryan Justice, Cope's asshole of a father.
→ Halle, Cope's mother (?), who ran away when Cope was a kid.
→ Officer White, new to the police department. Penn's dad and his friends haven’t corrupted him yet.
→ Lars, Cope's boss at Fenway Ink.
Quick basic facts:
Genre: - (New Adult) Contemporary Romance (M/M).
Series: - Standalone.
Love triangle? -
Cheating? -
HEA? -
Favorite character? - Both of the boys.
Would I read more by this author/or of series? - Most likely.
Would I recommend this book/series? - Yes.
Will I read this again in the future? -I wouldn't be surprised if I did.
Rating - 3.5 stars. (I wish GR had half stars!)
God I haven't read in days and I just needed something to read and decided on this one. Why, you ask? Well, I'm too exhausted to read something new so re-reading was the only option and I figured I'd still enjoy this one. And I did. It's still an enjoyable read and I still like it. It's not great but yeah, I do enjoy it.
Re-read: 06.04.2020
I re-read this one because I actually like this book. I'm a little surprised as I thought the first time reading it was a fluke, but I went through it fast without skimming. Though I have my problems with it - like how fast they went from enemies to friends/boyfriends (like a switch) - but it's still an enjoyable read with enjoyable character. Hell, I wouldn't have minded a sequel for these two boys.
New Rating: 3/3.5 stars.
⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Not Bad; I Liked It*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱
First read review:
The book centers around quarterback Penn McAlister (18) and broody rebel Copeland ‘Cope’ Justice (18). Two years ago, Penn and Cope were inseparable, until Penn (in love with his best friend), in an alcohol induced state, kissed Cope (straight). This made Cope furious and felt betrayed, which ended the friendship. Now, all Penn gets from Cope is cruel, disgusting looks, which Penn craves because he'll take anything Cope'll give him. That is until Penn ends up in a fight and Cope takes him to the hospital. Their friendship get back on, yet nothing is the same. Cope knows Penn's gay now and he knows Penn wants him, and it's fucking with his head.
Overall, it was a good book. It was, really, it's just that I didn't like how quickly Cope became ‘interested’ in Penn. I love their friendship, their chemistry is sky high and I can see their need for each other; everything feels dull and numb when they aren't with each other, but it didn't take long for Cope to start gaining horny feelings towards Penn once the friendship was back. And that bothered me. They went cold turkey for two years because Penn kissed him and now it's suddenly no big deal as long as he doesn't kiss him again? That being said, I love their loyalty, their love and need for each other. And I loved their possessiveness over each other. I wish they stood up to their dads more though. And I wish we had gotten to see them through college and more of their adult life. Maybe the author would be so kind and make a sequel..... ? :P
Other Characters:
→ Ivy Cunningham, Copeland’s longtime (2 years) girlfriend.
→ Ben (12), Ivy's little brother. Fawn, their mother.
→ Brett Stiller, the best wide receiver on Penn's team and a friend of Penn.
→ Jett Michaels, a buddy of Cope and the mayor’s son.
→ Leah Collins, goes to Penn's school and has practically known both Pen and Cope since birth. And who Penn's dad want Penn to go out with, because Gil Collins, her dad owns a lot of property his dad wants to develop. Her mother, Linda.
→ Heidi, a girl at school.
→ Luke, Leah's big brother. Goes to college. Max, his friend and a man-whore.
→ Jason McAlister, Penn's cruel, rich father.
→ Lisa McAlister, Penn's mother who's a pill junkie and a closet alcoholic.
→ Coach Sullivan, Penn's coach.
→ Liam Brumble, openly gay student at Penn's school. A pretty boy who wears a fedora and eyeliner. A little pansy if you ask Cope. Cope also say he's a douchebag man-whore and that Penn can't date him. Jealous much....?
→ Dante Phillips, student at Penn's school and bi. Liam and Dante dated for a little while, but it ended before it’d really gotten started.
→ Bryan Justice, Cope's asshole of a father.
→ Halle, Cope's mother (?), who ran away when Cope was a kid.
→ Officer White, new to the police department. Penn's dad and his friends haven’t corrupted him yet.
→ Lars, Cope's boss at Fenway Ink.
The lies clinging to us like a second skin are itchy. I want to claw them from me and make them see. To show them I’m broken and sick. That my heart is shredded and I don’t know how to stop the bleeding.
Mostly, I want to rip away Cope’s lies.
I want to stand him in front of the mirror and show him who he is.
Not some misfit freak.
Spoiled. Copeland Justice is spoiled. A spoiled liar who plays games with the people around him. Spins tales he wants them to see. Paints not-so-pretty pictures of himself and calls it art.
He wasn’t always this way.
Once, he was like me.
We were two boys who were different than our rich parents. The two of us had values—a code we lived by. A brotherhood. Blood didn’t matter because our bond ran through our veins.
I cut us and we bled.
Now he’s a fraud, and my soul is dead.
Quick basic facts:
Genre: - (New Adult) Contemporary Romance (M/M).
Series: - Standalone.
Love triangle? -
Cheating? -
HEA? -
Favorite character? - Both of the boys.
Would I read more by this author/or of series? - Most likely.
Would I recommend this book/series? - Yes.
Will I read this again in the future? -I wouldn't be surprised if I did.
Rating - 3.5 stars. (I wish GR had half stars!)
August 27, 2019
4.5 🌟🌟🌟🌟⌛When I heard K was coming out with a new 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝-𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕥𝕙 book, I was SO 𝖊𝖝𝖈𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖉. 🙌 Like, legit #ϝαɳɠιɾʅ excited. 🙈 This author is one of my 𝓯𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓼, but I'll admit I just нαveɴ'т loved all the novellas and co-written books she has been 🅟🅤🅑🅛🅘🅢🅗🅘🅝🅖 lately. 👀 I really think she is at her 🄱🄴🅂🅃 when she is writing 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖋𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖚𝖙 stories. 📖 Needless to say, my 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 for this one was sky high. 🌠 So did it live up to those 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼...
So this one ended up being a lot s♥w♥e♥e♥t♥e♥r than I thought it would be. 🍬 I think that is the only ŃĨĞĞĹĔ I had with it. 👀 I would have liked more 𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕤 to the two years between the 𝓾𝓷𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓼 and the start of this book. 😘 It would have added an 🅔🅧🅣🅡🅐 🅛🅐🅨🅔🅡 of angst and heartache to see how 🅲🅾🅿🅴 treated 🅿🅴🅽🅽 during that time. 😢 Although the r♥o♥m♥a♥n♥c♥e isn't "insta" regarding how many ɎɆ₳Ɽ₴ have passed, it IS very much íղՏԵɑ-Ӏօѵҽ within the book. ⬅ That said, that was just a 𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓰𝓵𝓮 and didn't lessen my 🅔🅝🅙🅞🅨🅜🅔🅝🅣 of the story. 👍 As with most of K's books, the writing was fαntαstíc. 👍 It was ƤƛƇЄƊ well. 🌀 The plot was 𝖊𝖓𝖌𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖌. 👀 Smokin' h҉o҉t҉. 🔥🔥🔥 Sexy. 🏩 It had a few ⓘⓝⓣⓔⓡⓔⓢⓣⓘⓝⓖ secondary characters. 👤👤👤 Both 🅲🅾🅿🅴 and 🅿🅴🅽🅽 were sweet. 💑 ķίşşάвĻέ. 👄 I l♥o♥v♥e♥d these two guys together. 💕 They had SO much 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 between them. 🎢 So much l♥o♥v♥e. 💞 Last, it was all wrapped up in a beautiful 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻. 💒
August 28, 2019
Audio – 5 stars
Story – 4.5 stars
I was not disappointed with this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers M/M NA story.
The story had everything I expected:
- asshole-ish behavior by one of the MCs (I wanted to slap him)
- the repeated “I’m not gay” (sounds like a theme song to most gay- for-you stories)
- a beard (not of the facial variety)
- lots of family and school drama
- steamy scenes
- lots of swooning. Once the “I’m not gay” stops, these guys will have you feeling all melty inside.
- A great and well-earned HEA
Dear Author, more please!!
Story – 4.5 stars
I was not disappointed with this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers M/M NA story.
The story had everything I expected:
- asshole-ish behavior by one of the MCs (I wanted to slap him)
- the repeated “I’m not gay” (sounds like a theme song to most gay- for-you stories)
- a beard (not of the facial variety)
- lots of family and school drama
- steamy scenes
- lots of swooning. Once the “I’m not gay” stops, these guys will have you feeling all melty inside.
- A great and well-earned HEA
Dear Author, more please!!
September 22, 2021
First of all, I want to thank the wonderful Ellie for telling me that I would love this book!! You were so right, bestie. You know me so well! 😌🙏💙 Copeland and Penn went from being best friends to enemies but they have remained next door neighbors all this time, near physically but oceans apart emotionally. Cope comes to Penn’s rescue one night after Penn gets into a fight and that reignites the flame of their friendship, something that was always flickering and never completely blown out.
With Penn, we have a connection. And now that it’s been plugged back in after having been disconnected for two years, it buzzes to life. I have an innate need to look after him. His happiness has always been something I loved seeing. When we were kids, I loved to hear him laugh and to see him smile. The only way I was able to cope without him the last two years was because I turned myself off from everyone. Ivy wiggled her way in, but only because she was tough enough to withstand the frigidness of my heart. He’s back, though, and I no longer need to be cold. Penn lights me up. His smiles burn into me. Brilliant and bright.
Cope
Moody, broody, angry, only wears black, is an absolute grump...OF COURSE HE WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER!!! 😌 He would slaughter anyone that touched or hurt Penn and I think that’s beautiful.🤭🥰 With dreams of being a tattoo artist one day, Cope has an artist’s soul. He is the kind of character I always fall for every time without fail. The type that are angry but more than that... they’re deeply hurt and they hide their hurt behind anger.
“Were you thinking of me?” I nearly choke and snap my head up. “W-What?” “When you were kissing him. Did you imagine it was me?” “You’re such a dick,” I snarl. “No. Not everything’s about you.”
Penn
Cope might have been my favorite of these two but I still adored Penn. 💗 He’s a fighter just like Cope. They come from similar circumstances. Their paternal figures are awful human beings. The scum of the earth. Penn and Cope are fighting a force that was never in their favor to begin with. Whereas Cope turned inwards, Penn did the opposite. Penn is still heavily involved with his peers, sports and academics and puts on a fake smile for everyone whereas with Cope there’s the snide remarks and attitude at every turn. Plus, everyone knows to leave him the hell alone. Both are miserable and both are fighting for some kind of reprieve. Some sort of peace away from their hell on earth. Long story short...Penn is the sunshine to Cope’s grump.
“Where are you going to let me ink up this skin one day?” He smiles, crooked and boyish. “Wherever you want.” My heart thumps with pride and nerves. I know my drawings are good, and one day I’ll learn how to put them on people, but it still unnerves me a little. “Where? If you had to choose.” His casted hand slides up his chest to where his heart is and he marks the spot with an imaginary “X.” “Here.” Some familiar Radiohead lyrics come to mind and I know right then what I’ll do. Right where he’s pointing. The image becomes clear in my mind. One day.
There was so much I adored about Wicked Lies Boys Tell from the characters, the writing, to the plot but by far my favorite aspect of the book was the jealousy and possessiveness!!! If that is not your thing then I would not recommend this book for you because it basically is present the entire time. It’s always been Cope and Penn. Penn and Cope. Two tornadoes. So it makes perfect sense that when those best friend feelings turn into something more, everything gets amplified. The sense of it’s just us and only us. forever. turned up a hundred notches. I can totally understand people saying that this book is a bit over the topit totally is but I loved it!!! Give me liberty or give me death. Give me over the top but don’t give me boring…This was best friends to enemies to lovers done right and what a beautiful love story it was. This had my favorite epilogue I have genuinely ever read. It was so perfect and so them that I was left upset because I knew that this would be the last I ever heard from these characters. You can’t give an epilogue that good and write more of their story beyond that. But still, I’m so very grateful that I got to know them even though I will always want more.
A song that suits this book -- Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat by Del Water Gap
With Penn, we have a connection. And now that it’s been plugged back in after having been disconnected for two years, it buzzes to life. I have an innate need to look after him. His happiness has always been something I loved seeing. When we were kids, I loved to hear him laugh and to see him smile. The only way I was able to cope without him the last two years was because I turned myself off from everyone. Ivy wiggled her way in, but only because she was tough enough to withstand the frigidness of my heart. He’s back, though, and I no longer need to be cold. Penn lights me up. His smiles burn into me. Brilliant and bright.
Cope
Moody, broody, angry, only wears black, is an absolute grump...OF COURSE HE WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER!!! 😌 He would slaughter anyone that touched or hurt Penn and I think that’s beautiful.🤭🥰 With dreams of being a tattoo artist one day, Cope has an artist’s soul. He is the kind of character I always fall for every time without fail. The type that are angry but more than that... they’re deeply hurt and they hide their hurt behind anger.
“Were you thinking of me?” I nearly choke and snap my head up. “W-What?” “When you were kissing him. Did you imagine it was me?” “You’re such a dick,” I snarl. “No. Not everything’s about you.”
Penn
Cope might have been my favorite of these two but I still adored Penn. 💗 He’s a fighter just like Cope. They come from similar circumstances. Their paternal figures are awful human beings. The scum of the earth. Penn and Cope are fighting a force that was never in their favor to begin with. Whereas Cope turned inwards, Penn did the opposite. Penn is still heavily involved with his peers, sports and academics and puts on a fake smile for everyone whereas with Cope there’s the snide remarks and attitude at every turn. Plus, everyone knows to leave him the hell alone. Both are miserable and both are fighting for some kind of reprieve. Some sort of peace away from their hell on earth. Long story short...Penn is the sunshine to Cope’s grump.
“Where are you going to let me ink up this skin one day?” He smiles, crooked and boyish. “Wherever you want.” My heart thumps with pride and nerves. I know my drawings are good, and one day I’ll learn how to put them on people, but it still unnerves me a little. “Where? If you had to choose.” His casted hand slides up his chest to where his heart is and he marks the spot with an imaginary “X.” “Here.” Some familiar Radiohead lyrics come to mind and I know right then what I’ll do. Right where he’s pointing. The image becomes clear in my mind. One day.
There was so much I adored about Wicked Lies Boys Tell from the characters, the writing, to the plot but by far my favorite aspect of the book was the jealousy and possessiveness!!! If that is not your thing then I would not recommend this book for you because it basically is present the entire time. It’s always been Cope and Penn. Penn and Cope. Two tornadoes. So it makes perfect sense that when those best friend feelings turn into something more, everything gets amplified. The sense of it’s just us and only us. forever. turned up a hundred notches. I can totally understand people saying that this book is a bit over the top
A song that suits this book -- Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat by Del Water Gap
September 9, 2019
This was ridiculous. Every last bit of it.
No idea why or how I finished.
So many cliché's. So much drama. So much eye rolling.
Completely unrealistic.
The parents. UGH.
The ex-girlfriend. UGH.
The "fake" marriage. UGH.
#lessonlearned
No idea why or how I finished.
So many cliché's. So much drama. So much eye rolling.
Completely unrealistic.
The parents. UGH.
The ex-girlfriend. UGH.
The "fake" marriage. UGH.
#lessonlearned
September 1, 2019
��Don’t even think about it,” I warn.
I can see it in his eyes.
He wants to kiss me.
For a split second, I almost wish he would. So I could punch him in the face and not see him again for two more years.
Friends to enemies (kind of) to friends again (kind of) to lovers.
A hot story,
a coming of age drama,
a boy who fell in love with his best friend
Don’t do it.
Don’t look at him.
But I do. I always do. Because seeing what I see is worth what’s eventually shot back at me. One moment of bliss.
and a boy who can not accept and admit what he feels.
His mouth says he hates me. His eyes burn with animosity for me. His heart beats for someone else.
But Copeland Justice is the best liar of us all.
I had a great time reading this romance story. The characters are very well developed, true to their age and their drama is believable and authentic.
I believe K Webster can write excellent MM and MMF stories. I always enjoy them.
I also loved the book cover. Any cute guy in black and white is my Achilles heel. I almost cannot resist reading it.
I can see it in his eyes.
He wants to kiss me.
For a split second, I almost wish he would. So I could punch him in the face and not see him again for two more years.
Friends to enemies (kind of) to friends again (kind of) to lovers.
A hot story,
a coming of age drama,
a boy who fell in love with his best friend
Don’t do it.
Don’t look at him.
But I do. I always do. Because seeing what I see is worth what’s eventually shot back at me. One moment of bliss.
and a boy who can not accept and admit what he feels.
His mouth says he hates me. His eyes burn with animosity for me. His heart beats for someone else.
But Copeland Justice is the best liar of us all.
I had a great time reading this romance story. The characters are very well developed, true to their age and their drama is believable and authentic.
I believe K Webster can write excellent MM and MMF stories. I always enjoy them.
I also loved the book cover. Any cute guy in black and white is my Achilles heel. I almost cannot resist reading it.
Shelved as 'dnf'
August 29, 2019dnf @ 60%
This is not working for me for several reasons and I think I reached the point where I stopped caring.
This is not working for me for several reasons and I think I reached the point where I stopped caring.
August 28, 2021
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Immerse your soul in love
Copeland is such a cockblocker! Denial really is a hard pill to swallow. I especially liked it when he vetoed Penn doing anything with the only other gay guy in school because that guys a player and Penn deserves better. And then, was willing to be his best friend’s sexual awakening guinea pig, but he’s not gay. Now that’s a great friend!
Cope was so reluctant, and the fact that they lost two years over a kiss makes it crazy to me how easily Penn convinced him or perhaps maybe manipulated him to try things. And than how easily Cope went from “I’m not gay!” to he can practice with me to him liking it. But I’ll tell you one thing, once Cope was all in … holy smokes! He gave Penn everything.
Not only is the steam spicy but the emotions are sweet. There’s so much affection between them that stems from their lifelong friendship. My favorite part is that Cope has always loved hearing Penn laugh and now he loves giving him pleasure. Omfg Imma goner!
When it really mattered, when the shit inevitably hit the fan there was never a doubt between them. In fact I believe it made their love stronger. Swoon!
Immerse your soul in love
Copeland is such a cockblocker! Denial really is a hard pill to swallow. I especially liked it when he vetoed Penn doing anything with the only other gay guy in school because that guys a player and Penn deserves better. And then, was willing to be his best friend’s sexual awakening guinea pig, but he’s not gay. Now that’s a great friend!
Cope was so reluctant, and the fact that they lost two years over a kiss makes it crazy to me how easily Penn convinced him or perhaps maybe manipulated him to try things. And than how easily Cope went from “I’m not gay!” to he can practice with me to him liking it. But I’ll tell you one thing, once Cope was all in … holy smokes! He gave Penn everything.
Not only is the steam spicy but the emotions are sweet. There’s so much affection between them that stems from their lifelong friendship. My favorite part is that Cope has always loved hearing Penn laugh and now he loves giving him pleasure. Omfg Imma goner!
When it really mattered, when the shit inevitably hit the fan there was never a doubt between them. In fact I believe it made their love stronger. Swoon!
February 22, 2020
3.75 Stars
I’m a void. Emptying emptiness. Dripping nothing into an endless pool of nothingness.
My pain is the truth I know best.
Aching, soul-shattering, longing.
Copeland and Penn were two guys from different social pools. One is the rich kid and the other is the bad boy in the town. Copeland is unloved and rebellious, he felt dead and locked in some purgatory of his past whereas Penn is revered and adored but no one knows Penn pretend to be happy and beneath his attempt, he’s a void. He’s broken and his heart shredded and he doesn’t know how to stop bleeding. Once upon a time, they were best friends but now they are enemies…
Told in dual POV, 1st person, it’s a standalone novel. It’s angsty but at the same time, it felt sweet. It’s an emotional read, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story and contains flashbacks but there aren’t many of them. Loved these two with each other. yeah, even Copeland because he was always there even when they weren’t friends like before. These two always had each other’s back and that was something. My only complaint is I felt the story was dragging at some places. Since I didn’t like my previous read by K. Webster in this genre but this was something else! Overall, I enjoyed reading it and hope you like it as well!
I’m a void. Emptying emptiness. Dripping nothing into an endless pool of nothingness.
My pain is the truth I know best.
Aching, soul-shattering, longing.
Copeland and Penn were two guys from different social pools. One is the rich kid and the other is the bad boy in the town. Copeland is unloved and rebellious, he felt dead and locked in some purgatory of his past whereas Penn is revered and adored but no one knows Penn pretend to be happy and beneath his attempt, he’s a void. He’s broken and his heart shredded and he doesn’t know how to stop bleeding. Once upon a time, they were best friends but now they are enemies…
Told in dual POV, 1st person, it’s a standalone novel. It’s angsty but at the same time, it felt sweet. It’s an emotional read, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story and contains flashbacks but there aren’t many of them. Loved these two with each other. yeah, even Copeland because he was always there even when they weren’t friends like before. These two always had each other’s back and that was something. My only complaint is I felt the story was dragging at some places. Since I didn’t like my previous read by K. Webster in this genre but this was something else! Overall, I enjoyed reading it and hope you like it as well!
January 8, 2022
dnf @ 50%.
this is horrendous. i can't keep reading
this is horrendous. i can't keep reading
December 2, 2022
May 2020
Still the best 🥰
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The Story: 4.5
To the surprise of my whole face I freaking loved this story. There is just something about best friends to lovers that just gets me right in the feels 😭 it’s def one of my fave books of 2019 🥰🥰🥰🥰
The Narration: 5 Pants Off
TALENT!
Still the best 🥰
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The Story: 4.5
To the surprise of my whole face I freaking loved this story. There is just something about best friends to lovers that just gets me right in the feels 😭 it’s def one of my fave books of 2019 🥰🥰🥰🥰
The Narration: 5 Pants Off
TALENT!
February 14, 2024
The books that have potential but don’t live up to it are going to make top 5 reasons i’ll have a heart attack some day.
Review contains mild not important spoilers:
The drama was annoying af and resolved in what? 50 pages? And i saw some people mentioning the epilogue was awful did y’all not read the part that Cope’s dad came in and saved the day like some superhero? I might be writing this review okay but as i am simultaneously saying the sentences out loud i am stuttering in rage. Also i think i should point out that i hated everything about the epilogue…this was the one book I would’ve been fine if it ended with a hfn(happy for now).
Audiobook on the other hand? 5 gold stars cause ✨Teddy 🤝Jacob=gold; every f time.
Review contains mild not important spoilers:
The drama was annoying af and resolved in what? 50 pages? And i saw some people mentioning the epilogue was awful did y’all not read the part that Cope’s dad came in and saved the day like some superhero? I might be writing this review okay but as i am simultaneously saying the sentences out loud i am stuttering in rage. Also i think i should point out that i hated everything about the epilogue…this was the one book I would’ve been fine if it ended with a hfn(happy for now).
Audiobook on the other hand? 5 gold stars cause ✨Teddy 🤝Jacob=gold; every f time.
Read
August 31, 2019DNF@53%
Not really sure what’s wrong with this,
but sure as hell I don’t want to keep going .
Not really sure what’s wrong with this,
but sure as hell I don’t want to keep going .
October 1, 2022
"We're Penn and Cope," I tell him, with a peck to his lips. "Best fucking friends. Like always. Two tornadoes. But instead of bouncing off each other and wreaking havoc, we've become one. Unstoppable."
you fuckers... it was good. really good. add me to the fucking club right now because the penn-cope ship? i need to be on it. i may be late but hell yeah i'm ready to sail. i love how this story is very generic-looking but the way it was written? girl, it was a fucking roller coaster of emotions over here. i was smiling, got sad, got frustrated etc etc. all of it. the intensity between penn and cope was just immense from start to finish. at first i was like ew angry teens and then two chapters in i'm ready to fight everyone for them. i ate. i gagged. lastly, writing generic story lines into something magical and gripping takes talent.
November 24, 2022
[reread # 3, Nov 21-24, 2022] I don't like the narrators for this book. They have sexy voices but... They just have no rhythm, no emotion, nor depth behind their voice. Or maybe I'm spoiled by John Solo's narration. That man is a GOD.
Anyways, I got terrible news yesterday and I was sobbing while I was listening to this. This book gave me a hug when nobody didn't.
[reread # 2, Oct 1-2, 2022] I was literally just minding my business, eating my chicken biryani and watching YouTube, and bloody Cope and Penn, randomly and completely out of the blue popped in my head and I was HIT with such a. vigorous state of longing that I was powerless to deny it. I have exams to prepare for next week and I'm already a day behind schedule 🥹
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[ reread 1: Aug 3, 2022] call me problematic, but I fucking LOVE Bryan Y'all.... 🤭🤭🙆🙆🙇🙇🧏
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💗 omg this was so trashy, I low-key LOVED IT skskksksksksk💓
Four words. I have four words to say: I cannot believe myself.
I feel like at this point, clowning is not only my aesthetic and the definition of my existence, it's ever breath I take I'm a clown with a red ping pong on my nose.
Like y'all, I was THIS CLOSE-actually, I'm pretty sure I removed this book in my tbr and one day I was scrolling through my backlist and I was dumbfounded how this STILL was in my tbr. Months flew by and I was still STUBBORN AS FUCK to read this. Why? Because I tried K Webs before, “He saved me” or amongst one of those books and..... I didn't quite dig it or loved it as much as all of MF population did back in the day because let's be honest, most mm readers are mf readers. That book didn't work for me, and I don't want to sound crass but the tone of the book didn't work for me, the writing didn't, and it just felt off. I tried another MF book of K Webs because yes, I read MF back in the day-the HORROR- and I wasn't into it.
This was one of the last books I have on K Webs (aside form river rat hood which is still on my tbr) and it was recommended left and right even though it had ATROCIOUS REVIEWS. I'm not even joking, part of the 75% reason why I avoided reading this book for so long was because I read a review where: If you love romance, don't read this book, It's a disgrace yada yada, something along the lines of stereotype and straight cis woman writing mm romance, so I avoided it a good bunch because I DO NOT read MM to fetishize gay men in romance, quite frankly I don't even know what that means but I DON'T READ A MISREPRESENTED BOOK, especially regarding men in love. I love MM romance because it's comfort, it feels like home and it's my safe place. So to read a review that went AGAINST the very foundation of why I read MM romance, I (thought) removed this book from my tbr. I don't know what tricks the universe has up it's sleeve that it's still in my tbr but months (a year or two perhaps?) later, I gave up and was like: just reas this and remove it out of your tbr.
So I was 100% ready for a book that would make my stomach rot and give a pissy af review.
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Y'all.
I don't have ANYTHING TO COMPLAIN.
I had so much fun reading Penn and Cope, I had the time of my life reading Cope being an absolute riot to rest of the world but in the presence of Penn, he melted. I absolutely loved seeing the way Peen hold absolute loyalty and trust to Cope, he gave his body, heart and soul to Cope and I was speechless in love reading them.
I thought there would be a lot of angst and enemies to lovers and thank god that it didn't because this book is.... relatively (?) Medium angst because their animosity didn't last any where near long. In a vague way... I could see and understand Cope's reactions and his discomfort being near Penn, and I also felt for Penn's sadness and loneliness. No one won oved their situation.
This book was just so TRASHY I just loved it so much and it was kinda what I didn't know I needed. I saw friends classify this as SUPER OTT but I would say mild to mid OTT because in my opinion, Dirty Love by Bethany Winters is soooo much more over the top dramatic.
I had so much fun reading this book, I was giddy and had a smile over my face the entire time, I read this during my physics class and I recall absolutely nothing of my subject but Penn and Cope being an absolute tornado to reckon.
Half a star removed because I expected the spicy scenes to be.... well, SPICIER. STEAMIER. but I'm just a hoe so don't mind me.
Another half a star removed because I'm too possessive for my own good so the OTHER kisses had me shaking my head, AND I just wanted more of Penn and Cope by the end rather than the drama lol. Still enjoyed the ending and you know WHO appearing and doing a one eighty because YES! I was glad I had faith in him!
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Also, FRIENDS! Read this cus HOLY FUCK:
#Larryshippers—
Without your unlimited supply of #LarryStylinson Pinterest inspiration,
this book would simply not exist.
I did not expect that and I low-key felt old reading that.
Anyways, I got terrible news yesterday and I was sobbing while I was listening to this. This book gave me a hug when nobody didn't.
[reread # 2, Oct 1-2, 2022] I was literally just minding my business, eating my chicken biryani and watching YouTube, and bloody Cope and Penn, randomly and completely out of the blue popped in my head and I was HIT with such a. vigorous state of longing that I was powerless to deny it. I have exams to prepare for next week and I'm already a day behind schedule 🥹
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[ reread 1: Aug 3, 2022] call me problematic, but I fucking LOVE Bryan Y'all.... 🤭🤭🙆🙆🙇🙇🧏
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💗 omg this was so trashy, I low-key LOVED IT skskksksksksk💓
Four words. I have four words to say: I cannot believe myself.
I’m in love with my best friend.
Lie.
I’m in love with my enemy.
Truth.
But they’re the same. They. Are. The. Same. Lines in my world are blurry between fantasy and reality. Truth and lies. Love and hate.
I feel like at this point, clowning is not only my aesthetic and the definition of my existence, it's ever breath I take I'm a clown with a red ping pong on my nose.
His mouth says he hates me. His eyes burn with animosity for me. His heart beats for someone else.
But Copeland Justice is the best liar of us all.
Like y'all, I was THIS CLOSE-actually, I'm pretty sure I removed this book in my tbr and one day I was scrolling through my backlist and I was dumbfounded how this STILL was in my tbr. Months flew by and I was still STUBBORN AS FUCK to read this. Why? Because I tried K Webs before, “He saved me” or amongst one of those books and..... I didn't quite dig it or loved it as much as all of MF population did back in the day because let's be honest, most mm readers are mf readers. That book didn't work for me, and I don't want to sound crass but the tone of the book didn't work for me, the writing didn't, and it just felt off. I tried another MF book of K Webs because yes, I read MF back in the day-the HORROR- and I wasn't into it.
This was one of the last books I have on K Webs (aside form river rat hood which is still on my tbr) and it was recommended left and right even though it had ATROCIOUS REVIEWS. I'm not even joking, part of the 75% reason why I avoided reading this book for so long was because I read a review where: If you love romance, don't read this book, It's a disgrace yada yada, something along the lines of stereotype and straight cis woman writing mm romance, so I avoided it a good bunch because I DO NOT read MM to fetishize gay men in romance, quite frankly I don't even know what that means but I DON'T READ A MISREPRESENTED BOOK, especially regarding men in love. I love MM romance because it's comfort, it feels like home and it's my safe place. So to read a review that went AGAINST the very foundation of why I read MM romance, I (thought) removed this book from my tbr. I don't know what tricks the universe has up it's sleeve that it's still in my tbr but months (a year or two perhaps?) later, I gave up and was like: just reas this and remove it out of your tbr.
So I was 100% ready for a book that would make my stomach rot and give a pissy af review.
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Y'all.
I don't have ANYTHING TO COMPLAIN.
I flit my gaze to the huge mark on my neck that’s still wet and already turning purple.
He fucking marked me.
I’m furious.
The stupid, crooked grin reflecting back at me says otherwise.
“I like the way you taste.”
My fingertips touch at the wetness on my neck.
I wonder if he tastes good too.
I had so much fun reading Penn and Cope, I had the time of my life reading Cope being an absolute riot to rest of the world but in the presence of Penn, he melted. I absolutely loved seeing the way Peen hold absolute loyalty and trust to Cope, he gave his body, heart and soul to Cope and I was speechless in love reading them.
He’s the only one who fills the giant, gaping hole in my chest. I’m fully aware of how dependent I am of his presence to make me happy. It’s probably unhealthy as hell, but I don’t care.
I love him.
I thought there would be a lot of angst and enemies to lovers and thank god that it didn't because this book is.... relatively (?) Medium angst because their animosity didn't last any where near long. In a vague way... I could see and understand Cope's reactions and his discomfort being near Penn, and I also felt for Penn's sadness and loneliness. No one won oved their situation.
he smashes his lips to mine, kissing me like he can somehow show me a glimpse of his soul.
I see.
Black. Lonely. Empty.
But when his soul meets mine, it brightens. It fucking glows.
I know this, because mine glows too.
This book was just so TRASHY I just loved it so much and it was kinda what I didn't know I needed. I saw friends classify this as SUPER OTT but I would say mild to mid OTT because in my opinion, Dirty Love by Bethany Winters is soooo much more over the top dramatic.
I had so much fun reading this book, I was giddy and had a smile over my face the entire time, I read this during my physics class and I recall absolutely nothing of my subject but Penn and Cope being an absolute tornado to reckon.
My heart responds with a thundering of beats. Copeland is my other half. He makes me complete. My best friend, and now lover, is the key to my every happy thought, sensation, and experience. Cope’s my whole damn world and then some.
Half a star removed because I expected the spicy scenes to be.... well, SPICIER. STEAMIER. but I'm just a hoe so don't mind me.
Another half a star removed because I'm too possessive for my own good so the OTHER kisses had me shaking my head, AND I just wanted more of Penn and Cope by the end rather than the drama lol. Still enjoyed the ending and you know WHO appearing and doing a one eighty because YES! I was glad I had faith in him!
There was no gay or straight.
No right or wrong.
Just us.
Penn and Cope.
Always tethered to each other by some invisible force.
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Also, FRIENDS! Read this cus HOLY FUCK:
#Larryshippers—
Without your unlimited supply of #LarryStylinson Pinterest inspiration,
this book would simply not exist.
I did not expect that and I low-key felt old reading that.
August 25, 2019
Genre: New Adult M/M Romance
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Penn McAlister and Copeland Justice grew up together as best friends. An incident pulled them apart and it had been eating them ever since. However, things were about to change whether they’re ready or not.
Before starting this book, I didn’t realize how young the characters were. There was a lot of drama, external and internal but I didn’t mind it because it added angst to the story.
I loved both Cope and Penn together especially in the earlier part of the story. The palpable tension between them was both painful and hot. My favorite part was the “in denial experimentation” scenes. Amusingly arousing lol!
I enjoyed the overall storyline and I liked the secondary issues with the parents. However, I felt there was not enough background story to explain certain actions by the characters. Also, the ending was quite abrupt.
Wicked Lies Boys Tell is a story of embracing one’s true self. It would appeal to readers looking for a New Adult M/M romance with heat and angst.
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Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Dual
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Penn McAlister and Copeland Justice grew up together as best friends. An incident pulled them apart and it had been eating them ever since. However, things were about to change whether they’re ready or not.
Before starting this book, I didn’t realize how young the characters were. There was a lot of drama, external and internal but I didn’t mind it because it added angst to the story.
When his hips begin to thrust wildly against me, I try not to lose my mind to the madness only he can create. He reaches between us to grip my dick, stroking in tandem with his thrusts.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
I loved both Cope and Penn together especially in the earlier part of the story. The palpable tension between them was both painful and hot. My favorite part was the “in denial experimentation” scenes. Amusingly arousing lol!
Cope acts tough and like he has it all together, but I know the boy deep inside him. The insecure boy who never felt loved by his father. The boy who hides behind smirks and tattoos and nonchalance. But that boy hurts.
I enjoyed the overall storyline and I liked the secondary issues with the parents. However, I felt there was not enough background story to explain certain actions by the characters. Also, the ending was quite abrupt.
Wicked Lies Boys Tell is a story of embracing one’s true self. It would appeal to readers looking for a New Adult M/M romance with heat and angst.
🔹 🌕 🔹. . . (F)BR With Twinsie CC . . .🔹 🌕 🔹
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September 9, 2019DNF at 10% No rating
This is all on me. I had no idea (because I didn't read the blurb or any reviews) tht this was a teen age angst story, which I absolutely do not do.
I listened to the audibook, and Jacob Morgan's voice is yummy, but I felt like a creeper because his character is 18 years old.
This is all on me. I had no idea (because I didn't read the blurb or any reviews) tht this was a teen age angst story, which I absolutely do not do.
I listened to the audibook, and Jacob Morgan's voice is yummy, but I felt like a creeper because his character is 18 years old.
April 29, 2022
Wicked Lies Boys Tell was one of those books that I didn't immediately love. It had all the parts and pieces of good enemies to lovers but there was just something missing.
“I found someone better,” he hisses. “But God was cruel and made him incapable of loving me back. So second best will have to do.”
After I got to a certain point it was as if the clouds opened up and I was seeing Copeland and Penn in a different light. Unrequited love might be one of the hardest things a person has to face. Having all of these feelings for someone who will never share those same feelings. It is heartbreaking. K. Webster gave us the story of what happens when you get that second chance. That second chance.
What really endeared me to this story was seeing Cope and Penn's friendship lock back into place. Without that friendship their love story would not have been so powerful.
Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton's narration of Cope and Penn was HOT! Let's be real here I will always be here for this duo. Their voices just play off one another so well.
Sometimes love isn't all at once, sometimes it takes time, and that time can be ugly or it can be sweet but that doesn't make it any less real. K. Webster always makes me feel with her stories and this one was no different.
“I found someone better,” he hisses. “But God was cruel and made him incapable of loving me back. So second best will have to do.”
After I got to a certain point it was as if the clouds opened up and I was seeing Copeland and Penn in a different light. Unrequited love might be one of the hardest things a person has to face. Having all of these feelings for someone who will never share those same feelings. It is heartbreaking. K. Webster gave us the story of what happens when you get that second chance. That second chance.
What really endeared me to this story was seeing Cope and Penn's friendship lock back into place. Without that friendship their love story would not have been so powerful.
Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton's narration of Cope and Penn was HOT! Let's be real here I will always be here for this duo. Their voices just play off one another so well.
Sometimes love isn't all at once, sometimes it takes time, and that time can be ugly or it can be sweet but that doesn't make it any less real. K. Webster always makes me feel with her stories and this one was no different.
September 2, 2019
Super Sweet!
This was super sweet. You know I’m not a huge fan of this author (ahem The Wild) and her books have always been hit or miss but when I saw she had an MM book with an audiobook narrated by Teddy and Jacob I couldn’t pass it up. This was a cute High School best friends to lovers GFY kinda story that it definitely didn’t disappoint. And the audiobook was simply perfect! I loved both main characters. As with any HS story there’s tons of drama and intrigue, perhaps too convoluted at times for my liking but still ok. The sex was scorching hot. And the ending mega cute. Overall, I liked it a lot and definitely recommend, especially in audio.
This was super sweet. You know I’m not a huge fan of this author (ahem The Wild) and her books have always been hit or miss but when I saw she had an MM book with an audiobook narrated by Teddy and Jacob I couldn’t pass it up. This was a cute High School best friends to lovers GFY kinda story that it definitely didn’t disappoint. And the audiobook was simply perfect! I loved both main characters. As with any HS story there’s tons of drama and intrigue, perhaps too convoluted at times for my liking but still ok. The sex was scorching hot. And the ending mega cute. Overall, I liked it a lot and definitely recommend, especially in audio.
June 27, 2020
Despite everything this book worked for me ...
I will start by saying that this book should be read with a grain of salt. Well, maybe two ...
I like K.Webster's books in general, I think she writes well and has an imagination that would make Freddy Krueger proud, but this book was quite light, I thought it was going to be much darker and much heavier. If you can get over all the "I'm not gay, don't talk to me" and all the incredulity of two people who are enemies without real reason.
In this book we have Penn and Cope, they were best friends, they grew up together and did everything together, until Penn did something that separated them. I think I can say without putting a spoiler because that information is right at the beginning of the book: One night they drank a lot and Penn kissed Cope, Cope never managed to forgive Penn for kissing him like that when he "knew" that Cope was not gay, from then on they stopped talking and Cope started harassing Penn. If you think this is not a good reason to turn your back on your best friend you are right, I didn’t think it was, but later on we understand why Coper had this reaction to their kiss when we started to know his family situation.
As I said, it can be quite enjoayble if you are able to "look to the other side" for certain defects.
Rating: 3.8 Stars.
Steam: 6 out of 10.
Triggers:
Love Triangle:
Cheating:
HEA:
I will start by saying that this book should be read with a grain of salt. Well, maybe two ...
I like K.Webster's books in general, I think she writes well and has an imagination that would make Freddy Krueger proud, but this book was quite light, I thought it was going to be much darker and much heavier. If you can get over all the "I'm not gay, don't talk to me" and all the incredulity of two people who are enemies without real reason.
In this book we have Penn and Cope, they were best friends, they grew up together and did everything together, until Penn did something that separated them. I think I can say without putting a spoiler because that information is right at the beginning of the book: One night they drank a lot and Penn kissed Cope, Cope never managed to forgive Penn for kissing him like that when he "knew" that Cope was not gay, from then on they stopped talking and Cope started harassing Penn. If you think this is not a good reason to turn your back on your best friend you are right, I didn’t think it was, but later on we understand why Coper had this reaction to their kiss when we started to know his family situation.
As I said, it can be quite enjoayble if you are able to "look to the other side" for certain defects.
Rating: 3.8 Stars.
Steam: 6 out of 10.
Triggers:
Love Triangle:
Cheating:
HEA:
August 24, 2019
4.5 Stars
Penn McAlister and Copeland Justice have been friends since childhood, sharing in each other’s triumphs and troubles. Believing the bond between them could never be broken, it took one mistake to divide them for two painfully long years until one tumultuous moment brings them together again. As emotions run high, Penn craves to make up for lost time, but Cope still has to face the truth, leaving barriers for both to break through.
Narrated in dual POV, this story unfolds in the eyes of Penn and Copeland. On the outside, Penn is the smart and popular football athlete. In contrast, Copeland is the bad boy with effortlessly styled hair, dark clothes and tattoos. Trying to rebuild their friendship, Penn is his caring self even with Cope’s misplaced anger. With the emotion of missing what they had and the percolating sexual tension, the chemistry between Penn and Cope is combustible.
When starting this book, I had no idea the main characters were going to be eighteen and high school seniors. Typically, I’d avoid that setting due to drama, but it worked perfectly for this story – just the right amount of angst and all the feels associated with first love. I loved how Penn and Cope had a longstanding friendship and been with each other through many hard times. The evolution of Cope and Penn giving in to their romantic feelings was perfectly executed with a range of intimidation and doubts, but ultimately a heartfelt connection.
Since the difficulties Penn and Cope both experience with their families is a core part of the story, I did want more background relating to their fathers. And because I am being greedy, the ending seemed a bit rushed for me. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and lusting over its cover.
Wicked Lies Boys Tell is a steamy and intense coming of age MM romance about friendship, standing up for oneself and embracing the truth.
*An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review.*
👥🖤👥This was a (F)BR with Twinsie Hawkey! 👥🖤👥
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Penn McAlister and Copeland Justice have been friends since childhood, sharing in each other’s triumphs and troubles. Believing the bond between them could never be broken, it took one mistake to divide them for two painfully long years until one tumultuous moment brings them together again. As emotions run high, Penn craves to make up for lost time, but Cope still has to face the truth, leaving barriers for both to break through.
“He was like the brother I never had. He just knows what I need.”
Narrated in dual POV, this story unfolds in the eyes of Penn and Copeland. On the outside, Penn is the smart and popular football athlete. In contrast, Copeland is the bad boy with effortlessly styled hair, dark clothes and tattoos. Trying to rebuild their friendship, Penn is his caring self even with Cope’s misplaced anger. With the emotion of missing what they had and the percolating sexual tension, the chemistry between Penn and Cope is combustible.
“Heavy breathing. Flushed cheeks. Clenched jaw. He’s barely holding back. I can tell he’s desperate to fuck me into submission.”
When starting this book, I had no idea the main characters were going to be eighteen and high school seniors. Typically, I’d avoid that setting due to drama, but it worked perfectly for this story – just the right amount of angst and all the feels associated with first love. I loved how Penn and Cope had a longstanding friendship and been with each other through many hard times. The evolution of Cope and Penn giving in to their romantic feelings was perfectly executed with a range of intimidation and doubts, but ultimately a heartfelt connection.
“I need my best friend back,” I murmur. “Me too,” he admits with a surprisingly vulnerable tone in his voice.”
Since the difficulties Penn and Cope both experience with their families is a core part of the story, I did want more background relating to their fathers. And because I am being greedy, the ending seemed a bit rushed for me. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and lusting over its cover.
Wicked Lies Boys Tell is a steamy and intense coming of age MM romance about friendship, standing up for oneself and embracing the truth.
*An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review.*
👥🖤👥This was a (F)BR with Twinsie Hawkey! 👥🖤👥
For more reviews/reveals/giveaways visit:
https://craziesrusbookblog.wordpress....
March 16, 2024
i swear k webster is like i’m not writing a book unless there’s at least one girl that becomes a teen mom💀💀💀💀 enough babes let those damn uteruses rest!!!😂😂 at least it all worked out for leah and the father but damn ! 3 kids???? she can’t be older than 22😭😭 nightmare fuel fr
cope confused tf outta me at first when he was all like penn “betrayed” him when penn kissed him bc he destroyed/ruined their friendship like ???? just say u don’t feel the same and keep the friendship moving but noooo cope decided to stop talking to penn for 2 years like cope, babes, the one digging the grave was YOU!
the “enemies”(🙄) part lasted exactly 2 seconds bc as soon as the party incident went down and they start talking again, they were immediately besties again💀 then cope shot himself in the foot again talking bout if us being friends is gonna work, then you need to start dating so i don’t have to worry about you kissing me. so they set penn up with another guy which makes cope itch and twitch like crazy bc he can’t stand it😂😂😂 like wake up ur in love with ur bestie!!!!
then we get the goofy “no i’m not gay but i’ll let you suck my dick for practice bc i’m a good bestie and if i shoot basically immediately we’ll just never bring that up” type shit😂😂😂😂 and i ate it up sorry not sorry😌
one thing i absolutely LOVED was that no matter what kind of crazy ass drama was going on, penn and cope kept it ten toes down at all times like nothing or no one was gonna come between them!! so that was such pleasant surprise!
i came for the dumb high school melodrama and OTT stupidity of it all bc i was in a messy mood, but this wasn’t that bad….i think i was traumatized from k webster’s feuds and reckless fury third act insanity, that i was expecting the same here, and while there was definitely fuckery, it was all solved fairly quickly and smoothly.
i do wish the misogynistic speech ie hoes, pansy, prissy, cry like a girl, fuck me like a girl(said bc they were gonna fuck f2f in missionary), etc etc was absent bc really🙄🙄
but overall i was entertained af…..but lemme tell ya, k webster is definitely only for when i’m feeling messy bc she’s always got some batshit stuff in store💀💀
cope confused tf outta me at first when he was all like penn “betrayed” him when penn kissed him bc he destroyed/ruined their friendship like ???? just say u don’t feel the same and keep the friendship moving but noooo cope decided to stop talking to penn for 2 years like cope, babes, the one digging the grave was YOU!
the “enemies”(🙄) part lasted exactly 2 seconds bc as soon as the party incident went down and they start talking again, they were immediately besties again💀 then cope shot himself in the foot again talking bout if us being friends is gonna work, then you need to start dating so i don’t have to worry about you kissing me. so they set penn up with another guy which makes cope itch and twitch like crazy bc he can’t stand it😂😂😂 like wake up ur in love with ur bestie!!!!
then we get the goofy “no i’m not gay but i’ll let you suck my dick for practice bc i’m a good bestie and if i shoot basically immediately we’ll just never bring that up” type shit😂😂😂😂 and i ate it up sorry not sorry😌
one thing i absolutely LOVED was that no matter what kind of crazy ass drama was going on, penn and cope kept it ten toes down at all times like nothing or no one was gonna come between them!! so that was such pleasant surprise!
i came for the dumb high school melodrama and OTT stupidity of it all bc i was in a messy mood, but this wasn’t that bad….i think i was traumatized from k webster’s feuds and reckless fury third act insanity, that i was expecting the same here, and while there was definitely fuckery, it was all solved fairly quickly and smoothly.
i do wish the misogynistic speech ie hoes, pansy, prissy, cry like a girl, fuck me like a girl(said bc they were gonna fuck f2f in missionary), etc etc was absent bc really🙄🙄
but overall i was entertained af…..but lemme tell ya, k webster is definitely only for when i’m feeling messy bc she’s always got some batshit stuff in store💀💀
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 5, 2019
A wicked fun read.
Yes it’s full of cliches, over the top drama and antics. It’s a very teeny-bopper-type-soap-opera book and I LOVED IT all of it!!! It’s addictive as heck. Lol. I was hooked from page one.
Yes it’s full of cliches, over the top drama and antics. It’s a very teeny-bopper-type-soap-opera book and I LOVED IT all of it!!! It’s addictive as heck. Lol. I was hooked from page one.
June 19, 2020
audio: 5 stars✨
story: 3 stars✨
"I’m drowning in Penn McAlister." god, for a reason I don't know I love this line so much.
this was so cliche and some of this is just plain stupid. The Im not gay but I will let you suck my dick is just so dumb but I'm in such a good mood that the absurdity of it all doesn't really affect me that much. Honestly, I just found it hilarious. Anyhow I kinda enjoyed it nonetheless and I love the audiobook so 3 stars I guess.
story: 3 stars✨
"I’m drowning in Penn McAlister." god, for a reason I don't know I love this line so much.
this was so cliche and some of this is just plain stupid. The Im not gay but I will let you suck my dick is just so dumb but I'm in such a good mood that the absurdity of it all doesn't really affect me that much. Honestly, I just found it hilarious. Anyhow I kinda enjoyed it nonetheless and I love the audiobook so 3 stars I guess.
December 31, 2021
[reread: 29/12/21]
Cope: ”im straight.”
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Cope: ”im straight.”
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