A review by laurendavies443
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

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

1.0

The WORST book I’ve ever read. If I had known it was about a girl having an eating disorder, I wouldn’t have read it and where was the trigger warning?? Oh wait there wasn’t one. I really didn’t enjoy the glamorising of calorie counting, not eating and relentless weight-loss. It wasn’t even written in an informative, educational way about eating disorders, it was exhausting reading the character’s obsession with weight. I hated both of the main characters and while Stephen was clearly extremely narcissistic and misogynistic, I didn’t expect the female characters to present the same views, what did the writer gain from making the female characters pit themselves against each other? I also hated the numerous digs about lesbians - again what was the need and what did it gain? 
I also didn’t appreciate that it was framed as a ✨toxic relationship✨ when it was clearly emotionally abusive and Stephen is controlling and coercive to everyone he interacts with. 
Overall just a very dull, repetitive story where basically nothing notable happens. 
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