The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay book cover

The Lies We Steal

by Monty Jay

Our rating

Spice 5/5 Darkness 4/5

Spice: very high. Darkness: very dark.

Ponderosa Springs is rotten, and the Hollow Boys are the four guys nobody in town wants to cross. Rook and Sage start as enemies after her sister dies, and the secrets get uglier from there. Moody small-town gothic with real grief in it.

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Is The Lies We Steal spicy?

Very. The Lies We Steal is about as spicy as it gets: explicit scenes are a big part of the book, often with kink. We rate it 5 out of 5.

How dark is The Lies We Steal?

We rate The Lies We Steal 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are murder, death of a loved one, sexual assault, drug or alcohol abuse. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Hollow Boys in order?

The Lies We Steal is book 1 of The Hollow Boys, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for The Lies We Steal
  • Murder
  • Death of a loved one
  • Sexual assault
  • Drug or alcohol abuse

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Details

Series
The Hollow Boys, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
484
First published
2021
Genre
Dark Romance

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