Unreliable narrators abound in this book, but because we get three different perspectives, it sometimes felt very “telling” and not so much “showing” and it was telling the same event through three different eyes. First, the structure led to some repetitiveness that I didn’t always see as effectively advancing the plot. That being said, I have some mixed feelings about this book. Lovering’s ability to write unlikable, morally ambiguous characters is top notch. I appreciate how immersive Lovering’s writing is and the way she crafts a mystery. My Thoughts: I read Carola Lovering’s first book, Tell Me Lies, in 2019 and I loved it. Not everything is as it seems - the relationship that seems too good to be true just might be, and the wealth Heather seeks may pervert her morality. When she gets a babysitting gig for a wealthy family, Heather begins to aspire to more. Meanwhile, in the 1980s, Heather a seventeen year old from a very small, drug-run town. Skye, overwhelmed by the love she feels, doesn’t see the various red flags that pop up in their relationship. So when Burke Michaels comes into her life and seems to love everything about her, including Skye’s OCD, which has often been a point of contention with other men, they have a whirlwind romance that results in an engagement six months in. Brief Summary: Trust fund baby, Skye Starling, has always struggled to make relationships work.
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