The Lie by Karina Halle

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The Lie by Karina Halle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review



This book. This story. This author. These characters. Just wow! Wow is an understatement to describe how much I LOVE this book HARD. Karina Halle has always been one of those authors whom I instantly loved from the get go. She has this gift to make her readers FEEL and The Lie did just that and so much more.

“ I’m asking myself things I don’t have any answers to other than: Because I love Natasha. It always comes down to that terrible truth. I love her. So much. Too much. Enough to make me throw everything away. Because I could no longer live the lie. But the truth doesn’t just hurt, it destroys.”

Raw. Heartbreaking. Emotional. Touching. Stunning. And utterly devastatingly beautiful. The Lie is not just an ordinary love story of falling in love. No, this book is about what it means to truly love. It is about learning to accept things that you can't control. Learning to let go of the guilt. Learning to let go of the lie that consumes you. Learning to see that the truth is the only thing that can truly set your mind, soul, and heart free. The Lie is a story that encompasses every raw facets of love from the ugly, the bad, the good and the in between moments. It is about stripping yourself bare. Exposing your flaws, feelings, vulnerability and heart on the line. It is about a love that started off with a lie. A lie that ruined lives. A lie that was beautiful. A lie that was tragic. A lie that lead to devastation. A lie that wrecked, consumed, destroyed and burned with so much passion and intensity. And a lie that lead to closure. A lie that lead to the truth. And the truth is that normal, easy, and simple can be fine for some. But a love that is painful, devastating, difficult, life-changing can be the biggest clarity of how extraordinary and meaningful that love can be. It is a love that cannot be lied since it transcends everything and meaningful in your life. And for Brigs McGregor his lie lead to the biggest truth.



Brigs McGregor did only one wrong thing in his life. He fell in loved hard. He fell in loved with his assistant. He wanted her. He loved her. And she was his lie. His truth. She was everything that brought him happiness. But his love for Natasha was not simple. It was not easy. It was complicated because he was a married man with a son. And so when he finally had the courage to tell his wife the truth, it ruined him. His truth lead to the destruction of two lives. His wife and son. And so Brigs McGregor's love for Natasha Trudeau was a reminder of how wrong their love was.

“You’d think that memories of love would feel just like the real thing, but these memories never feel anything like love. Love is good. Love is kind. Patient. Pure. So they say. Our love was a mistake from the start. A beautiful, life-rendering mistake.”

Natasha loved one man. And this man consumed every fiber of her being. He was her everything. He filled her heart, gave her clarity, and most importantly he ignited this tangible and palpable burning connection that they could only understand. But when their path to the happily ever after was engulfed with destruction, their loved crashed. It tore them apart. But their love for each other never died. It was a painful reminder of what if.

“Our love was wrong. A lie we told ourselves. And it cost us the world. As much as it stung to hear it , as much as it made me lose myself, it was well-deserved. With us, the truth didn’t just hurt. It killed.”



“That love destroyed so much. It destroyed me and I let it willingly tear me apart. And then I destroyed every last good thing in my life. Memories of love are a poison.”

And so fast forward to four years later, Natasha thought she was ready to move on and start all over. That is until she sees him. Four years of emotions, sadness, hurt, and love comes flooding back to her. His presence was a reminder of what she took away from him. But as much as she tries to runs away from him, she can't run away from the truth. She still loves him. And the same can be said of Brigs McGregor.

“This is unlike anything I’ve felt in this world. This is holding fire and stars and electricity in your burning hands . This is magic and light running through your veins, a switch being turned on, turning you into everything primal and basic and real. This is us.”




“I wasn’t naïve. I knew what I was doing and all the risks, and I did it anyway, the whole world be damned, because I loved him. All because of love.”

Brigs and Natasha's love for each other is pure. It is a love that cannot be lied. It is the kind of love that stains your soul,mind, and heart. A love that is chaos, destruction, beauty, and life-changing. And for Brigs and Natasha it is a complicated love that can be uncomplicated. The lie that becomes the truth. So now four years later, can Natasha and Brigs find the closure to heal their hearts? Can Brigs let go of the guilt and the torment that haunts him? And can Natasha set her heart free? Can she finally get to love the man with no darkness clouding them?

“She gives me light. She holds on and tells me that I’m a good man and that I deserve to be forgiven, deserve to let go . She tells me beautiful things, and I feel her belief, I feel her strength even though I know the darkness has her too.”

As I stated earlier, THIS BOOK was everything that I wanted. I wanted raw emotions that will gut you to the core. I wanted a romance that is no ordinary love story. I wanted a love story that transcends. I wanted to feel, to breathe, and to crash. And Karina Halle delivered that and so much more. She made her readers see that LOVE is something you can't control. It is a force of nature that can destroy and change you at the same time. LOVE can be a whirlwind of ups and downs. But in the end, love is knowing that you having someone holding your hand through the battles that life throws at you. Love is about acceptance. Love is letting go. Love is knowing that your love only speaks the truth.

So if you want a story that strips you raw and leaves you vulnerable and exposed, and has the power to make you feel alive and see beauty and light at the end of the tunnel, then THE LIE is the book for. Be prepared to have your heart destroyed but know that Karina Halle will slowly mend the pieces as she grips and tugs every raw emotions with her stunning and gorgeous prose.



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