Stephen is pretty horrible. At first, I saw every college guy in him. He just wants to get laid. He's selfish and self serving. He cheats on his girlfriend. He's a partier and a drinker and he says all the right things, flirts with every girl in the room, is underhanded and can manipulate any situation to make himself seem like a solid guy. We all knew that guy in college. But as this story unfolds, as Stephen shares more of himself from his own twisted point of view, it becomes disturbingly clear that there's something way off about Stephen. His unpredictable personally makes for a story that's precisely that. Stephen has secrets. Things he doesn’t want anyone to know. The night he meets Lucy, Stephen is drinking to get rid of the anxiety that often creeps up on him…reminding him of THAT night. As the reader of this book -I was the assigned TA - (teachers assistant), for Lucy during her college years of ‘Stephen’. And then don't get me started with Lucy. She is so superficial and all she cares about is trying new drugs like weed and cocaine and losing weight and achieving a thigh gap, but then she doesn't want to date guys that look a certain way and she's super judge-y and hypocritical and ughhhhh. I am so serious, Lucy.” Melissa folds her pale, flabby arms and focuses her socially anxious gaze somewhere past my left shoulder.

Tell Me Lies: A Novel - Carola Lovering - Google Books

THANK YOU to Carola Lovering for getting me out of my book slump!! Oh my god I loved this. I LOVED IT. Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering was so relatable to me that I read this in one day! Have you ever seen that meme where it’s a picture of a guy with a cell phone and the meme reads “hmm I haven’t talked to her in a few months, let me text her before she moves on”. That meme makes me laugh every time I see and it reminds me of this book. The thing about this book - it's SO REALISTIC! I'm equally pissed off at both Stephen and Lucy. I've been Lucy. I've dated Stephen. I've seen friends also go through these toxic relationships. And unfortunately, there is NOTHING you can do but let it run its course and hopefully lessons will be learned on the other side. Riveting. With Tell Me Lies, Carola Lovering has given us a keenly observed, no-holds-barred examination of the mistakes we make under the guise of love. If you've ever fallen for the wrong person —and let's be honest, you probably have —this book is for you." I do realize that the author most likely wanted these characters to be very unlikable, but I don't see the purpose of reading a book like this. I can deal with unlikable characters to an extent but god damnnnnnnn. I absolutely love this cover but that's about the only thing I love about this book. I'm so bummed because I really wanted to love this book but unfortunately it's one of the worst I've read this year so far.Lucy doesn’t even notice him, and when she does, she’s not impressed. Stephen does not capture her interest and she easily dismisses him. Thank you to Atria, NetGalley and Carola Lovering for a complimentary copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. Pippa has strange feelings after introducing Wrigley to her father. To keep Stephen safe, Lucy faces a difficult choice.

Tell Me Lies: A Novel - Lovering, Carola: 9781501169656

These characters are so hard to like at times and I think it's because they represent everything we should've done differently at their age. They can't see beyond the superficial things they want. They don't see how self absorbed they are, or how ridiculous their behavior is, or how they should want more than what they're settling for. As infuriating as it is to watch, Lovering's portrayal of twenty somethings trying to figure out love and life while their perspectives are clouded by emotions and drugs and alcohol is disturbingly accurate. year old Lucy Albright begins her freshmen year at Barid College, where an unexpected event during Welcome Week permanently turns her life upside down. Melissa, it’s one article. You know I like to write—I’ve done some freelancing and I wrote that post for The Suitest last year. But I love working on the sales side.” I taste the lie as it slides from my mouth, bitter as metal.Harry isn’t getting involved with Expedia,” Melissa tells me importantly, even though he attended last week’s meeting.