{"id":6011,"date":"2020-12-31T11:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2020-12-31T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:07:49","slug":"review-truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/31\/review-truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Truth, Lies, and Second Dates &#8211; MaryJanice Davidson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49127398.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Truth, Lies, and Second Dates &#8211; MaryJanice Davidson\" title=\"Review: Truth, Lies, and Second Dates &#8211; MaryJanice Davidson\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Truth, Lies, and Second Dates<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/maryjanice-davidson\/\">MaryJanice Davidson<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/st-martins-griffin\/\">St. Martin's Griffin<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> December 15, 2020 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 320 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>A sweet and sassy contemporary romance from <i>New York Times <\/i>bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade. She\u2019d much rather leave it, and her home state, behind forever. But when she finds herself back in Minnesota, against her better judgment, everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to. <\/p>\n<p>M.E. Dr. Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from. When she shows up unexpectedly in town, in spite of himself, sparks fly. Which is terrible because he can\u2019t stop his growing attraction to her. Can these two Type-A\u2019s let their guards down and work together to put Ava\u2019s tragic past behind her for good? And keep their hands off each other at the same time?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/125005317X\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/truth-lies-and-second-dates\/id1515127311\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson\/1135426745?ean=9781250053176\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/truth-lies-and-second-dates\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781250053176\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/truth-lies-and-second-dates\/9781250053176\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bookshop.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Bookshop\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49127398-truth-lies-and-second-dates\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/3stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0002_3-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"3 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-12-31T19:07:49+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nContent warnings: \\r\\n\\r\\nI've enjoyed the author's paranormal stories before (most recently Bears Behaving Badly) so I thought I'd try out one of her contemporaries. The author specifically stat\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/31\\\/review-truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Truth, Lies, and Second Dates\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"MaryJanice Davidson\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"125005317X\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<hr \/>\n<p>Content warnings: <span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Tom\u2019s sister was killed by a drunk driver, Ava\u2019s friend was brutally murdered 10 years ago, family blames Ava for her death, drug addiction (in the past, recovered), alcoholism, Ava\u2019s parents also died in a car crash, side character\u2019s wife died of cancer, suicidal ideation (in the past), gun violence, fatphobia <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve enjoyed the author&#8217;s paranormal stories before (most recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/03\/26\/review-bears-behaving-badly-maryjanice-davidson\/\">Bears Behaving Badly<\/a>) so I thought I&#8217;d try out one of her contemporaries. The author specifically states that this book is a mashup of both romance and horror tropes, some subverted and some hilariously not. It&#8217;s a bit of weird mix that worked wonderfully for me in some ways and not at all in others.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Ava Capp (yes, Captain Capp) has been avoiding her home state of Minnesota ever since her best friend was brutally murdered. So it&#8217;s awfully bad luck that lands her back there on the ten-year anniversary of her death &#8211; and that her best friend&#8217;s brother is a passenger on the flight. Drug along to the memorial against her better judgement, she suddenly finds herself at the center of the unsolved mystery, and even worse, the killer may be looking to strike again.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTHE LIST<br \/>\nKill everybody who thinks I\u2019m a killer<br \/>\nProve I\u2019m not a killer<br \/>\nRinse<br \/>\nRepeat\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The one thing I have to say for this author&#8217;s books &#8211; the characters are always, well, characters. They&#8217;re generally quirky and funny, and they are extremely fun to hang out with. Ava loves flying, and the book is sprinkled with lots of pilot trivia. Ava&#8217;s also obsessed with lists &#8211; each of her POV chapters is topped with one of them &#8211; and is, like your classic horror movie heroine, mostly unaware of how much danger she&#8217;s in until someone else points it out. In this case, it&#8217;s Tom, the excruciating literal medical examiner.\u00a0Up until about halfway through the book, though, Tom believes Ava may be the killer &#8211; which is uncomfortable since he\u2019s attracted to her. While there is a romance, it does feel overshadowed by the mystery portion of the book.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOkay. I still feel like you\u2019re not internalizing this\u2014\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Yawn<\/em>.<br \/>\n\u201c\u2014so I\u2019m gonna go over it again: you\u2019re about to be the murder victim of a grisly murder because you\u2019ll be murdered.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Redundant<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for other cons, the main issue for me is that the author has a distinctive writing style &#8211; quirky characters and almost stream-of-consciousness writing &#8211; that didn\u2019t work for me with the whole grisly murder storyline. It works well with a frothy paranormal romance but not so much for a book chockfull of horror tropes. There&#8217;s also a lot of rep (Tom is demisexual and he and his precocious niece are on the spectrum), and I&#8217;m not ownvoices for either.\u00a0While I liked how accepting Ava was of his neurodiversity, some of the humor around it felt a bit off-putting. For instance, when Tom shares that he often has difficulty with responding appropriately to certain social situations, she jokes about bursting into giggles at her parents&#8217; funeral. Tom&#8217;s reassured by this, but to me it felt a bit like Ava didn&#8217;t quite understand what Tom was trying to express.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this was funny and a quick read, but it didn&#8217;t really work for me. I think I&#8217;ll stick to the author&#8217;s paranormal romances from now on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content warnings: I&#8217;ve enjoyed the author&#8217;s paranormal stories before (most recently Bears Behaving Badly) so I thought I&#8217;d try out one of her contemporaries. 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