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Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

33 reviews

oliviamcclay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

this book was a whirlwind. and by that i mostly mean emotionally exhausting and fairly infuriating. the author quickly grabs the interest of the reader, and maintaining it. i read the book rather quickly; though, i never felt i was fully prepared for what was coming next.

the book was a lot more sexual and a lot heavier than i thought i would be. so much so i wish there was a warning. the incessant sexual writing was not my favorite and felt like overkill. but also essential for the purpose of the story that i believe the author was trying to share. the mental health issues were numerous but the ones that were most prominent weren’t only the common ones, like depression and anxiety. in a way, i felt more educated about certain illnesses after reading the book.

the hardest part of this book was hating one of the main characters for almost the entirety of the book. though, at times, you hate both of the main characters.

what i did appreciate was the reconciliation, the realizations, and overall result of the book. i felt i got the closure i was seeking and the peace i was needing.

i wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone though. only get into it if you want to read about sex every chapter, feel the weight and frustration of mental illness, and eventually get satisfying closure.

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jodiarie's review against another edition

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emotional tense 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

2.0

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tannerlauren's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense 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

2.0

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elderwoodreads's review

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dark reflective 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

2.5

I wasn't sure how I felt about this book for most of it. I feel like I enjoy this as extended character study but the story was weird and disjointed. As others have said the ending is incredibly abrupt and out of nowhere. Ultimately I really enjoyed Stephen's chapters and inner world even if I vehemently disagree with it. I think if you like the show it's worth a shot.

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cbook1211's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

Addictive read at the start, and emotionally challenging. But the ending fell flat to me

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mandarrr'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? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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taraaleitz's review against another edition

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I literally just started this and I truly cannot read any more of it.🫣

The first page had be already wanting to stop reading, but I persisted for a whole 30 pages before deciding I really didn’t like this book. The characters aren’t likable, so it makes reading a very unlikable plot extremely difficult. There’s so substance to the story—it seems to be just a lot of pointless drama, materialistic tendencies, and overall extremely superficial.

The main character is Lucy and the whole book (I believe—again I only read 30 pages, plus skimmed some) is based around her unhealthy “relationship” with a boy named Stephen that she can’t fully get over. Stephen boasts in the thrill of chasing after a girl and making her fall for him, finds satisfaction in pursuing multiple women at a time, and very much sexualizes women.

I am not interested in entertaining this read anymore—even reading the first 30 pages was too many pages for me. Some may say that I didn’t give this book a chance, but I tried skipping ahead to read some more of the context to see if it’s all more of the same.

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