The cover blurb says "If you think you've heard this story before, trust me - you haven't" in my case that was absolutely true. Never have I read a story quite like this. The storyline is unique. I kind of figured out the twist before it was revealed, but that didn't change the impact of the ending. 
 It shifts back and forth in time pretty much throughout the whole book. I didn't really like that very much. It felt somewhat disjointed, and made it hard to really connect with either of these guys. It wasn't 'til much later (around 60%) that I really felt a flow. Maybe by then I had gotten used to it? 
 Having said all that, I was curiously engrossed. It was captivating and thrilling. A few times my stomach did the drop and I was scared for Layanna. My heart broke in a million pieces for Lee. And Brant? Well, he stole the show. 
 Black Lies starts out as a rocky read for me, but two days later, I still can't get it out of my head.