Blades & Lies

  • Genre: Action
  • Author: Brian_Star
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  • Status: Ongoing

  • Rating(4.3 / 5.0)

In the kingdom of Veydrith, where honor is currency and deception is an art, Lady Evelyn Varcrest has spent her life proving she belongs among the kingdom’s elite knights. Known for her sharp sword and sharper wit, she has little patience for noble politics—or persistent suitors. But when an infuriating noble refuses to take “no” for an answer, Evelyn makes an impulsive decision that changes everything: she pretends to be in a relationship with the one man she despises most—Damien Aldric.

Damien, the infamous Shadow Knight, is as dangerous as he is charming—a man whose past is cloaked in secrecy and whose reputation precedes him. He thrives in deception, maneuvering through the treacherous world of politics and war with ease. When Evelyn drags him into her reckless lie, he doesn’t just go along with it—he makes it his game.

What starts as a temporary ruse quickly spirals out of control as the royal court takes notice, and their fabricated romance becomes a political spectacle. Forced to keep up appearances, Evelyn and Damien navigate lavish banquets, noble gossip, and deadly intrigue, all while clashing at every turn. But the deeper they play the game, the harder it becomes to tell where the lies end and the truth begins.

As old enemies resurface and hidden agendas come to light, Evelyn begins to question whether Damien is truly the reckless rogue she once despised, or if he’s hiding something far more dangerous—something that could shake the very foundation of the kingdom.

With steel in one hand and deception in the other, Evelyn must decide: is she fighting against him or alongside him?

Because in a kingdom where secrets cut deeper than blades, the most dangerous game of all is falling in love.

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  1. Themanthatcann
    Themanthatcann rated it
    This is my second review and I´ve currently released about 100 chapters before I even realized it.Time passed so fast, I want to clarify a few things that might have annoyed some readers or caused them to cringe :3The following list might also help new readers to decide whether to read the story or not.1. My native language is not English and unfortunately, my grammar and vocabulary are not perfect [Sorry for that]It might happen that the chapters from 1-60~ have some minor plot-holes/slightly weird character development and the reason for this is quite simple.I started to write this novel without any prior writing experience and in a foreign language at that. If you can´t bear to read a few grammar mistakes and minor overall mistakes it will be quite difficult for you to binge read or follow me on my journey.2. There were some readers that couldn´t help but lament about the MC´s cringe-worthy behavior because he is emotional…Jason is a youth, barely 14 years old, and had to endure a tuff past… character development shouldn´t be over in a single chapter, right?Furthermore, due to his young age, he might act childish sometimes, even though he is used to behave like he already matured.3. I’m sure that the MC will not have a Harem, but most likely a future romance sub-plot.4. My Novel´s name is [God´s Eyes] but in the end, there are also other aspects, helping him to grow stronger.5. The world our MC lives in is labeled “High-Fantasy” for a reason, please don’t try to use normal physical laws, even though I´m trying to make it a little bit realistic.6. The story is unique, yet slow-paced and I did my best to improve my writing quality/style and every critique previously stated, but in the end, I´m just doing it as a hobby, because it´s exciting and interesting.I gave myself 4 stars because I see that I can improve myself further and I hope everyone will give it a try :3 Thanks for reading the review <3
  1. fowlerdd
    fowlerdd rated it
    This is written By Overlord Venus. That alone is enough to prove that this novel is of high tier quality. But even so, I'll give my review so you will have better understanding of the novel with no spoilers.Writing Quality: As I said before, its high tier. The author described the scenes of the novel vividly to increase the immersion while keeping it not too much to prevent info dump.Story Development: From what I have read, it's one of the best post apocalypse novel out there with huge potential of becoming a top novel. The novel revolves around mc regressing back to the past with the help of a leader of a Post Apocalypse Dispatch Society.Character Design: The Author didn't let me down on this. All of the characters felt real. As if you are interacting with a real person. Their actions doesn't feel one dimensional.Updating Stability: Although there are only two chapters at the time I gave this review, the author updates frequently from his other novels so he will likely do the same to this novel.World Background: Not much is known from what I read except for it being in the same universe and timeline as the author's other novel titled I Hate Systems.Overall: A must read, a masterpiece! The author has lots of writing experience so this novel would be one of his best! I suggest you read and give it a try!
  1. BingusE
    BingusE rated it
    I've been waiting for a good novel about ancient Rome for years, now I see that Zentmeister has created one and I have no doubt that it will be incredible.
  1. The_Last_Native
    The_Last_Native rated it
    story is too long winded. that is my main problem with it. at some point you pay for 10 or 20 chapters and maybe a day or two pass in the timeline that is too slow paced especially if you expect  me to pay for each chapter.he build a nice house for himself, thats fine, but was it nessecary to spend 7 chapter describing it? and then another 2 for his sisters POV+ 1 cahpter moving in? 10 chapters, 60-70 coins, for what?the he starts getting involved in music and now you can enjoy a dedicated chapter at least for each instrument he masters(he has grandmaster lvl skill for that so he only needs to practice a little to improve drastically) this was not nessecary just tell us he practiced those instruments and move on etc. etc.8 chapters on the first day of interviews for his anime studio(chapter 120-128), most of these employees will be forever name and faceless why spent so much time on that? then there is the 2nd 3rd and 4th phase of interviews so buckle up. the studio opens in chapter 225 by the way. to be fair this is not all just interview they are also starting to produce their first anime, there are a lot of slice of lif parts which are fine and he is producing an album where almost everything is micromanaged which too is too long winded.its still a good story though. i would give it 4 stars if it wasn't for the unnessecary length.
  1. HopelessRomantic32
    Not the most detailed or dramatic story most would expect. But pretty good for casual read, i think i enjoyed this one the most out of this batch
  1. NathanMartin0523
    NathanMartin0523 rated it
    La historia en Contexto general parece buena pero tiene muchas deficiencias, si el autor Lee esto por favor considere lo para mejorar la historia(opinion personal)*el primer capitulo esta muy Mal escrito y acelerado, y es casi innecesario el desarrollo del personaje que muere al segundo siguiente*No se da una descripcion de los personajes buena en un inicio, aunque el autor Plantea hacerlos acorde al publicó pero es muy demorado seria mejor describirlos desde el inicio como son para imaginarlos*hay muchas cosas sin sentido1. Se lesiono y al Dia siguiente estaba bien?2. Tuvo una transformacion y no se sorprende?3. Ni siquiera empieza a cultivar un poco para tener Fuerza siendo asesino?4.no parece asesino en su personalidad... Aunque no es necesario  personalidad generica pero normalmente se culpe bien el papel teniendo en cuenta lo que hacenBueno eso es todo como datos que vi que podian arreglar ahora que apenas empieza la historia, pero espero ver Mas contenido
  1. SpiritImmortalz60
    The writing quality is fantastic and so descriptive! So far, the world-building has been really thorough. Can't wait to see more! Keep it up!
  1. Bedjo_Coc
    Bedjo_Coc rated it
    As an author I will shamelessly give myself a 5 star as i found my story a little unique, i hope the readers would appreciate my work and give me power stones and reviews, its a huge motivation. I also have other books please check it out.Thanks for the hard work myself

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