I don’t not give what it had to give.
I was promised immaculate groveling….. that I do not get
I really read this book in 9 hours, just to get disappointed in the end….
However, I liked the grumpy/sunshine age gap relationship.
And
Where was smut?
Even description of kisses was bleak….

4.5⭐
freaking loved this!!!!

Disappointed would be an understatement when I found out this white man was part of a motorcycle club and not the Yakuza

5⭐️ I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. One thing i love about mariana zapata is how some of her books interconnect in the most smooth way possible. Lina was an absolute sweetheart, i loved her. She went through so much in her life and to see the person she became was extraordinary, my heart hurt for her so much. On the other hand, when we were introduced to Rip, he was the definition of grumpy. The way you see that he cares for Luna and seeing him become more open was adorable. They are the definition of grumpy/sunshine but they go together so well. I loved their backstory too because it really kept me on my toes wanting to know what was happening. I highly recommend like every other mariana zapata book

4.5 very very cute, I love the slow burn but this one lowkey made my heart hurt

One of my favourite Mariana Zapata books ever. I cried sm bc I just related to the character in so many ways. I stayed up all night listening to this book and it was an absolute masterpiece.

I have yet to read a book by Mariana Zapata I have not adored. Consistently amazing work.

Re-read: still had me tearing up. And the dynamic between the MC’s, chefs kiss

Things were getting a bit slumpy over here so I decided to re-visit Mariana Zapata (please let her release a new book soon).

I enjoyed this one, but there are quite a few moments in this book that start to make the Hero unredeemable in my eyes.

5- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was fine, I was safe, and I was loved.

Luna and the Lie was the mother of slowburn but... it was the sweetest and most decadent slowburn romance I've ever read.

It's my 6th Mariana Zapata book and slowburn romance is her trademark, but something about this book just made it worthwhile.

Like most of MZ's stories, it was character-driven but what's special about this book is out of all of her heroines I found Luna to be the most relatable and I felt so much for her.

Luna and the Lie delivered a perfect sunshine x grumpy dynamic with the main couple. A sweet sweet slowburn, and best of all: one-bed trope

Controversial but not her best book - definitely not her WORST I enjoyed a few scenes A LOTTTTT which I saved to read again later but most of the book was just eh for me. I also didn’t like his pet name bc he was older and made it seem like he was talking to a literal child

Would read again if I decided to read all her books in order again but after reading from lukov with love before this? It feels unfair that this follows im sorry Mariana - BUT I am still giving it 3.75/5 because I still love u and trust that the best thing will be better

Another amazing read from Zapata. She writes books that make you want to reread them when you finish the last page to keep that tingle going. Heartfelt, warm, funny, heartbreaking, and lovely, I would read anything by this woman and this book is simply amazing. GREAT job! <3