De Rijdende Boekenwurm
Where Love Turns Venomous 🖤🔪
Thank you to Epica Book PR for the ARC. This is my honest, voluntary review.
‘Noxious Lies’ by Noxious Lies is the kind of dark romance that feels suffocating in the best possible way. Heavy with tension, emotional damage, manipulation, and attraction so intense it almost feels dangerous to witness. From the very first pages, the story wraps itself around the reader like smoke, thick with secrets and the constant feeling that disaster is waiting just around the corner.
What made this story work so well was the emotional volatility between the characters. Nothing ever felt stable. Every conversation carried hidden meaning, every moment of vulnerability felt risky, and every touch came with the possibility of destruction. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic was sharp and emotionally charged, creating a constant push and pull between hatred, obsession, and reluctant trust.
The morally gray MMC was impossible to fully figure out, which made him even more compelling. Protective one moment, terrifying the next. His presence dominated every scene with an intensity that kept the tension painfully high throughout the entire story. The hitman × witness trope added an underlying sense of danger that never truly disappeared, making even quieter moments feel uneasy.
One of the strongest elements was the atmosphere. The emotional darkness slowly intensified chapter by chapter, pulling the story deeper into obsession, fear, and emotional chaos. Once the darkest part of the book began, the pacing became incredibly addictive. The emotional weight hit harder with every chapter, yet the story never lost control of its tension.
The characters themselves were deeply flawed and emotionally damaged in ways that felt messy, frustrating, and realistic. Their relationship was far from healthy, but that toxicity became part of what made the emotional connection feel so consuming. The charged power dynamics constantly blurred the line between vulnerability and control, creating scenes that felt both intimate and dangerous at the same time.
‘Noxious Lies’ is not a soft romance. It is emotionally raw, dark, addictive, and filled with the kind of tension that lingers long after finishing the final page.
Protective but dangerous hero | Old enemies | Morally gray MMC | Hitman × Witness | Charged power dynamics | Angsty romance
Where Love Turns Venomous 🖤🔪
Thank you to Epica Book PR for the ARC. This is my honest, voluntary review.
‘Noxious Lies’ by Noxious Lies is the kind of dark romance that feels suffocating in the best possible way. Heavy with tension, emotional damage, manipulation, and attraction so intense it almost feels dangerous to witness. From the very first pages, the story wraps itself around the reader like smoke, thick with secrets and the constant feeling that disaster is waiting just around the corner.
What made this story work so well was the emotional volatility between the characters. Nothing ever felt stable. Every conversation carried hidden meaning, every moment of vulnerability felt risky, and every touch came with the possibility of destruction. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic was sharp and emotionally charged, creating a constant push and pull between hatred, obsession, and reluctant trust.
The morally gray MMC was impossible to fully figure out, which made him even more compelling. Protective one moment, terrifying the next. His presence dominated every scene with an intensity that kept the tension painfully high throughout the entire story. The hitman × witness trope added an underlying sense of danger that never truly disappeared, making even quieter moments feel uneasy.
One of the strongest elements was the atmosphere. The emotional darkness slowly intensified chapter by chapter, pulling the story deeper into obsession, fear, and emotional chaos. Once the darkest part of the book began, the pacing became incredibly addictive. The emotional weight hit harder with every chapter, yet the story never lost control of its tension.
The characters themselves were deeply flawed and emotionally damaged in ways that felt messy, frustrating, and realistic. Their relationship was far from healthy, but that toxicity became part of what made the emotional connection feel so consuming. The charged power dynamics constantly blurred the line between vulnerability and control, creating scenes that felt both intimate and dangerous at the same time.
‘Noxious Lies’ is not a soft romance. It is emotionally raw, dark, addictive, and filled with the kind of tension that lingers long after finishing the final page.
Protective but dangerous hero | Old enemies | Morally gray MMC | Hitman × Witness | Charged power dynamics | Angsty romance