Thanks to The Library Thing and the author, A. R. O'Brien for this copy of Truth Hurts. The opinions expressed are all my own.

Sylvie Dunlap has returned home to place a monument at the top of the mountain where her sister died. Her old flame, Duncan Jamison offers his help, but soon after being chased down the mountain by a storm, Sylvie is shot. Now the race is on to figure out who might be targeting Sylvie, either someone through her job as a DA that has held a grudge or one of the many men she has slept with and discarded.

I found the protagonists in Truth Hurts to be very unlikable. Neither of them shows much emotion over tragic events that occur in the story. Also, Sylvie is a serial dater and Duncan has secrets that come out of nowhere and have little to do with the main plot. Many of the things that occur in the story seem implausible, and the book itself needs lots of physical clean up in spacing and editing. Dialogue that doesn't move the story along and lots of telling vs. showing make this a tough read. While the premise had potential, overall, Truth Hurts lacks entertainment value. ( )

I had a lot of fun writing this one and really rounding out the characters. I found myself smiling quite often and even laughing out loud at the competitive nature of Duncan Jamison's and Nick Hanlan's relationship. The story nearly ended three times but then somehow kept going until the final ending. ( )