Wicked Lies Boys Tell

By: K Webster

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan

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.

©2019 K Webster (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Hamilton and Morgan together again!

The best thing about this book is the narration. Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan are the best in the business and it shows as you listen to this book. Pitch perfect, both of them.

This is an MM love story set in high school. Two former best friends had a falling out years earlier, but events force them into proximity and they patch things up. As they get close again, deeper feelings happen and they spend most of the book dealing with the confusion one of them experiences because of those feelings. Both boys are smart and likable, if a little testosterone-impaired. They are both fairly realistic characters, and I wanted them to be happy. I liked their part of the story, and luckily that's the majority of the book.

Most of the rest of the characters are pretty much caricatures, especially the boy's two fathers. They are controlling and just plain cruel, and the one dad in particular is basically a psychopath. They were written in a heavy-handed way and I found them to be unbelievable, quite frankly. The one dad sets up a situation in order to force his son to conform to his will, but it's a really bizarre and unrealistic thing for any parent to do to their kid, even if they hate the kid. So, much credibility is lost in that plot thread.

The mothers barely appear in the story, and both are portrayed as weak and passive. There is another female character who is a classic bitch, but she's mostly so full of histrionics it's hard to take her seriously, either. Nearly everyone except a female friend of the two boys are so over the top that they were essentially jokes.

To sum up: FABULOUS narration, likable MCs, enjoyable romance, and utterly ridiculous secondary characters and plot devices. if you can overlook the latter, you might find that the former is worth the listen.

Loved this book!

A wonderful book with the best narrators. Listen to it in one sitting and would love More.

one if my favorites

I have listened to this book so many times I have lost count. each time I like it more. The narrator's are perfect and love their voices. You won't be disappointed highly recommend!!! I would love a book 2 on these characters absolutely loved Penn and Cope.

Perfection

This was my first K Webster book and I enjoyed it so much. Penn and Cope broke my heart and put it back together in this story. I loved the flashback scenes that let you see how deep their friendship and connection went before their disagreement.It shows you how even though they have parents and Cope is pretty well off money wise, they really only ever had each other for support, love and kindness. This book will definitely become a book that I read over and over again. I loved everything about this book. The performances were amazing. Both narrators did such fantastic jobs. the story was beautiful. you will not regret reading/listening to the book.

Surprisingly dark and brooding romance!

First off, are Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan a package deal? Solid narration from Teddy helps this story, but Jacob Morgan has a rather one note deadpan delivery and at times he just sounds bored. The few times he has to show anger, let's just say it doesn't work very well. Jacob is much better in Him, Us, and The Understatement of the Year.

I was suspicious of the plot, I am not a huge fan of stories set in high school. However, K Webster generally hits the right notes of angry teen, especially considering they are supposed to be affluent (another trope I generally don't care for). In this case, the rebellion simmering for the MCs makes a lot of sense, they've lived an unfulfilling and pressure filled existence . The "gay for you" concept can be a hard sell, but the way this story comes together, Copeland is less gay for you and more of an awakening. Finally, I like when the romance builds, even with fits and starts vs. the page 180 break up that requires the next 80 pages to resolve. The burn is good, and the growing pains of the MCs relationship make for a good listen. No spoilers, but the epilogue was unnecessary, but certainly not a problem. The natural ending was solid on its own. Would highly recommend.