Audiobook Review: Little Lies by H. Hunting

Little Lies by H. Hunting
Series: Lies, Hearts and Truths #1
Published by Self-Published on November 16, 2020
Pages: 333
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Teddy Hamilton, Stella Bloom
Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
Genres: New Adult, Sports Romance


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I don’t want you.
You mean nothing to me.
I never loved you.
I turned my words into swords.
And I cut her down. Shoved the blade in and watched her fall.
I said I’d never hurt her and I did.
Years later I’m faced with all the little lies, the untruths, the false realities, the damage I inflicted when all I wanted was to indulge in my obsession.
Lavender Waters is the princess in the tower. Even her name is the thing fairy tales are made of.
I used to be the one who saved her.
Over and over again.
But I don’t want to save her anymore.
I just want to pretend the lies are still the truth.

*Little Lies is a 105k standalone new adult romance.

H. Hunting successfully kicks off her dramatic new adult series with Little Lies. I like college romance, and if you throw in a friends-turned-enemies-turned-lovers relationship animosity between the two main characters you can count on me to read it.

I’m not a fan of flashbacks, but in this case I actually enjoyed the recollections from Lavender and Kodiak’s childhood more than the present events. Lavender has always been shy and occasionally too paralyzed with fear to even speak. Her family has a tendency to be overprotective, but Kodiak designated himself as her main protector from a young age. Their close bond from early elementary school through high school was so sweet and moving, even if it created an unhealthy codependent relationship.

Lavender isn’t sure how they went from kindred spirits to arch enemies, and honestly I couldn’t figure it out either. Nothing justifies the level of Kodiak’s continuous cruelty toward her at college, especially knowing it’s her first time away from home. I think that is the biggest problem with the plot for me. And then they go from being at each other’s throats to suddenly being inseparable. However, they make a great couple.

I loved all the characters, and I’m hoping Lavender’s siblings get their own books.

 

About the audiobook of Little Lies:

I may be in the minority here, but I’m not fond of Teddy Hamilton as a narrator. He has an accent that I can’t quite place, and it’s distracting because I feel narration should be free from dialect unless the story calls for it. Also, his voice doesn’t bring to mind a macho man. Young college boy? Yes. Intimidating male? No. I suppose it’s a matter of personal preference. I love Stella Bloom though. She portrays Lavender with the perfect amount of vulnerability and resiliency, and it lends realism to the character. 

Recommended for fans of:
College romance
Friends-to-enemies-to-lovers
Mental health
Protective families

 

Audio Sample of Little Lies

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