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A review by randir18
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering
2.0
I’m giving this 2.5 ⭐️ONLY because there were a couple of loose threads that were actually tied up in the end that redeemed this book a little for me. Honesty hour: I watched the show first (and really enjoyed it tbh) so I’m not 100% sure if that had an impact while I was reading. Most of my faults with the book aren’t because of the differences between book and show though.
Both characters were kind of insufferable. I was not surprised because I had the background from the show, but the book was brutal at points. It was just depressing. Even though both characters are college-aged/just post-college, I thought that they would both have some more basic common sense. It just went on too long for me, and I felt there was no real drive to the plot in general other than Lucy and Stephen are unhealthily obsessed with each other and keep coming back together time and time again. It was readable and finish-able, but I would not recommend.
Both characters were kind of insufferable. I was not surprised because I had the background from the show, but the book was brutal at points. It was just depressing. Even though both characters are college-aged/just post-college, I thought that they would both have some more basic common sense. It just went on too long for me, and I felt there was no real drive to the plot in general other than Lucy and Stephen are unhealthily obsessed with each other and keep coming back together time and time again. It was readable and finish-able, but I would not recommend.