Review: Malice, Deception, and Lies
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2013
This book was just as great as the original, Laced in Malice. The first book was written from Zara Smart's point of view but this one is the same time frame but it is from Oliver Nixon's point of view. As I stated in my review of Laced in Malice, these books are a remake of Cruel Intentions/Dangerous Liaisons. Zara Smart is the new Principal of Birchtree's daughter and she gave an interview that stated she was going to remain a virgin until she married and that she didn't think people her age were mature enough or capable of real love. Lizzie Nixon, the former Principal's daughter who was demoted, sets her sights on Zara to make her think that they are friends but she will be setting her up to destroy her to ruin her father. Oliver and Lizzie are twins and Oliver will do anything for Lizzie so he usually goes along with her manipulations. Lizzie sets Oliver to do his best to get Zara to lose her virginity to him. Oliver is the epitome of a bad boy and player and the only person he cares about is Lizzie. This book just made me hate Lizzie more than I previously did, if that is even possible. She is a vindictive and possibly evil person that I just don't know is capable of love. Lizzie has been hurt many times and she does what she can to lash out at people, especially if they are in the way of something or someone she wants. Lizzie is a manipulative person who does everything she can to take people down that are in her way but where she comes across looking innocent. Most likely a lot of why she does these things are because she has self hatred for the things that have happened to her. Again I don't know if she is capable of love because even though she states that she loves Oliver, she even manipulates him and will not give him a chance to be happy. I know a part of it is because she is scared he will leave her but she is just pushing him out and making him not want to be there for her. Oliver is a damaged boy who has had a hard life in some aspects, but I believe he can be redeemed. He loves his sister and puts her first; he goes along with her schemes and manipulations to try to make things better for her. But he knows what they do is not right and what they are capable of and he does feel guilt, he just pushes it away. One thing though is Oliver really and truly loves Zara but he should have stood up to his sister before he did and not allowed her to manipulate him so frequently. I'm really looking forward to the next book in this series.