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Too Good to Be True

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'Too Good to Be True' by Carola Lovering is a psychological thriller that delves into the intertwined lives of Skye, Burke, and Heather. Skye falls deeply in love with Burke, unaware of his hidden secrets and ulterior motives. As the story unfolds from multiple perspectives, readers are taken on a journey of love, deceit, revenge, and unexpected twists. The book explores themes of love, family, friendship, money, OCD, and the consequences of deception, revealing the truth gradually through past and present narratives.

Characters:

The characters are multifaceted, each with distinct motivations and complex backgrounds, contributing to the overall tension of the story.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is described as engaging and flowing, effectively enhancing the suspense through alternating character perspectives.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot intertwines multiple narratives that reveal complex character motivations and the web of lies connecting them.

Setting:

The setting spans affluent contemporary environments while also delving into the characters' more challenging pasts.

Pacing:

The pacing is initially slow but accelerates as the plot develops, maintaining reader interest with surprising twists.
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Notes:

The novel features three main characters: Skye, Burke, and Heather.
Skye struggles with OCD, which affects her relationships and daily life.
Burke is an older man who deceives Skye while being married with children.
Heather's story reveals her challenging past and her complicated relationship with Burke.
The book has multiple narrative threads that shift between past and present.
Burke writes self-incriminating letters to his therapist, showing his true character.
The author explores themes of love, betrayal, and the complexity of human morality.
Readers have mixed feelings about the unexpected twists, with some finding them predictable.
The pacing is fast, but some readers felt the beginning was slow.
The book fits into the unreliable narrator genre, sparking discussions about truth and deception.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

Content warnings include themes of mental health disorders (OCD), deception, infidelity, and manipulation.

Has Romance?

The romantic elements are significant, intertwining with themes of deceit and personal struggle.

From The Publisher:

ONE LOVE STORY. TWO MARRIAGES. THREE VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH.

Too Good to Be True is an obsessive, addictive love story for fans of Lisa Jewell and The Wife Upstairs, from Carola Lovering, the beloved author of Tell Me Lies.

Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips-she's smart, beautiful, and from a well-off family-she's also battled crippling OCD ever since her mother's death when she was eleven, and her romantic relationships have suffered as a result.

But now Burke-handsome, older, and more emotionally mature than any man she's met before-says he wants her. Forever. Except, Burke isn't who he claims to be. And interspersed letters to his therapist reveal the truth: he's happily married, and using Skye for his own, deceptive ends.

In a third perspective, set thirty years earlier, a scrappy seventeen-year-old named Heather is determined to end things with Burke, a local bad boy, and make a better life for herself in New York City. But can her adolescent love stay firmly in her past-or will he find his way into her future?

On a collision course she doesn't see coming, Skye throws herself into wedding planning, as Burke's scheme grows ever more twisted. But of course, even the best laid plans can go astray. And just when you think you know where this story is going, you'll discover that there's more than one way to spin the truth.

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About the Author:

Carola Lovering is the author of Tell Me Lies, and her work has appeared in W Magazine, National Geographic, Outside, and Yoga Journal, among other publications. In addition to writing, Carola teaches yoga. She graduated from Colorado College and currently lives in Connecticut

 
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