Dishonestly Yours by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Posted July 3, 2024 in review Tags: 3 stars, dysfunctional family, friends to lovers

Dishonestly Yours by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Series: Webs We Weave #1
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Also by this author: Addicted to You

Goodreads

Starting fresh is the only way Phoebe can escape a life of crime, but her best friend's older brother complicates honest dreams in this gripping new series from the authors of the Addicted series.

Phoebe Graves grew up in a family where deception and seduction are as commonplace as breathing. The Graves and her best friend Hailey’s family have been on the run their whole lives, but after a high-stakes con job goes south, Phoebe and Hailey decide to run away and start over. The small Connecticut town they settle in seems too good to be true.

The biggest flaw in their plan is Hailey’s frustratingly handsome brother, Rocky, who insists on coming with them. Living honestly isn’t in his DNA, and his past with Phoebe is downright messy. He’s everything she wants, but nothing she can have.

Phoebe worries that Rocky will tempt them back into their old ways, where lying is second nature. She doesn’t want Rocky to mess up the new life she’s begun for herself. The longer she stays in town, the more she realizes what it means to have a reputation—and what a normal life with the man she loves could look like.

Dishonestly Yours is a new book from Krista and Becca Ritchie, who are known for their angsty love stories. I loved that Phoebe was a ‘reformed’ con artist. It was a unique take! She and her best friend Hailey decide they are going to move away and start over-living a real life and not a con. Hailey’s brother tags along and it is unclear if he is really willing to live life on the straight and narrow.

You get a bit of best friend’s brother, but also, they have known each other all their lives. Their parents were friends and the whole con artist lifestyle was a family affair for both Phoebe and Rocky. These two are just stuck in each other’s orbits-they can’t seem to stay away, even when Phoebe questions it. The story has lots of characters and the ending was surprising for sure! My only real compliant was the first part of the book. It did not work for me. I was not that into it. I almost gave up entirely on the book. The end was magnificent, but getting there was super painful. So, I give the first half of the book a 1-2 star rating, and the second have a 4 star rating!