Tell Me Lies
2018 · 786m
Synopsis
Publisher's Summary A thrilling, sexy coming-of-age story exploring toxic love, ruthless ambition, and shocking betrayal, Tell Me Lies is about that one person who still haunts you - the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn't let go of. The one you'll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she's never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer - new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating. Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she's quickly seduced by this vision of herself and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy's heart. Alternating between Lucy's and Stephen's voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through college and postcollege life in New York City. Deep down, Lucy knows she has to acknowledge the truth about Stephen. But before she can free herself from this addicting entanglement, she must confront and heal her relationship with her mother - or risk losing herself in a delusion about what it truly means to love. With the psychological insight and biting wit of Luckiest Girl Alive and the yearning ambitions and desires of Sweetbitter, this keenly intelligent and staggeringly resonant novel chronicles the exhilaration and dilemmas of young adulthood and the difficulty of letting go, even when you know you should. ©2018 Carola Lovering (P)2018 Simon & Schuster
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Not a lot of depth to this book or the characters. The main character is. Whining, moping 1D girl who gets caught up on a womanizer and spends the majority of the book being self destructive.
The book just seem to be on repeat and it didn’t end well in my opinion!
I stuck it out and finished the book, but it was challenging because the main character came across as utterly pathetic. I would have liked to see her pick herself up and regain control. Personally, I just couldn’t respect her or the book.
I am not so sure why this book is getting so many terrible reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could relate to the story. I think a lot of girls can, and it really made me think. Even if I didn’t have the experience to relate to it, I thought the story was entertaining and easy to listen to.