Synopsis:

It’s the season
for treason…

The king of Yusan must die.

The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon.

He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined…or sold.

And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness―from the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance.

They can agree on murder.

They can agree on treachery.

But for these five killers―each versed in deception, lies, and betrayal―it’s not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other…but only one can take the crown.

Let the best liar win.

How it’s going:

This is the only book I have progress to share about this week. That’s for 2 reasons….well, actually probably more like 4. First, busy with the job that actually pays my rent. Two, I have 2 sick kids on my hands that are being very clingy. Three, it’s almost State Fair time and so I have been busily working on my competitive entries to get them prepared for the deadline, which is today. Four, I am enjoying this book so much that I have had little desire to read anything else. This book is so fun. I finally have the different narrators straight and can recognize their names and connect it with their storyline. That was confusing at first but I’m on board now. I still dislike how every chapter ends on a cliffhanger, even though it’s only a few pages (2-5 pages on average). But the story itself is great. The pieces we’re weaving together are interesting and compelling. I find myself thinking about this book long after I put it down and wanting to pick it back up. I have a feeling the upcoming long weekend is going to be lots of reading so that I can get this finished.