This novel was one of my most anticipated releases in the latter half of this year and it did not disappoint. When the relationship between Ripley and Luna finally happens, I am so happy that she is finally getting that dream that she’s been pursuing, and with a man that will love and protect her at the risk of his own life. Like she is talking herself into those things. Reminding herself of how she is loved, has a good job, and is happy. Zapata writes sassy, independent women, which I love! Luna is sassy and independent, but she also lives in her head a lot. When I say determined, I mean she hangs onto that emotion with a fierceness I am just not used to seeing in a romance heroine. Luna is determined to be happy and live the life she has always dreamed about. What was surprising was how he had to overcome Luna’s, dare I say damaged (?), persona. He is gruff, grumpy, and talks by grunting a lot. I wasn’t surprised by Ripley’s character. Luna and the Lie didn’t detour from Zapata’s norm however it is a little bit of a darker novel than she usually writes. Mariana Zapata is the queen of slow burn romance novels where the build up of the relationship is 90% of the novel.
When Luna finally asks him for help it’s the start of a friendship and then so much more. One day, Luna tells a lie for Ripley and he is determined to return the favor, to even the score. Cooper takes on a partner, Luna puts a smile on her face determined to be happy in the face of Ripley’s grumpiness. The people in that shop become her family and Mr Cooper a father figure. Cooper the owner of an auto body shop and is mentored in everything automobile.
At seventeen Luna left her old life behind and disappeared to a new town.
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