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Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

46 reviews

readsbyhope's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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stephrand's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a roller coaster this book is. A bit different from the show but very hard to put down in the same way. Lucy and Stephen’s toxic romance is a wild ride full of lust and emotion. Also enjoyed all of the family dynamics/drama each of them also dealt with. Definitely recommend for a quick and somewhat spicy read. 
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syreetam's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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jkar7's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not terrible. But not my type of book. So much pettiness and stupidity. There were some meaningful moments but they were so overshadowed by the irritating characters. 
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emilyyyhillsss's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

"Stephen is just another guy who needs to shave and lose the beer belly, another corporate lawyer who gets his kicks on payday. Maybe he was magic to me once, but he isn't anymore"
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patriciarodriguez's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

extremely repetitive but it showed the ugly nature of toxic relationships. it was all worth it for that epilogue. just wow.
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grboph's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed reading this. Definitely not anything that's going to be a classic going forward, but it was very entertaining. I also feel like the characters were very well developed and it's a little scary how good the author is at writing from the perspective of a literal sociopath. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes romance novels or is looking for a good beach read.
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angietaurus's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Read this if you want to learn what a toxic relationship with a narcissist looks like while having an eating disorder and doing cocaine in college.
Plot holes left open.
No loveable characters….not even Lucy!
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readwithdrb's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book was toxic AF! Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet in college. Stephen is the modern-day equivalent of a f***boy, who cheats on every girl he's ever dated. He's also hiding a huge secret! Lucy is absolutely head-over-heels in love with Stephen and kept coming back to him despite all the lies. 

There were also some trigger warnings the reader should be aware, such as eating disorders, mental health diagnoses (depression), and significant drug use.

Overall, the writing read very much like a YA book to me and the characters were NOT loveable or even likeable at all. I just wanted this book to be over...
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saighnean's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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