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Too Good to Be True

By: Carola Lovering
Narrated by: Amy McFadden,Andi Arndt,Stephen Dexter
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Summary

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 11, 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 17-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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

“Lovering, a master of manipulation to rival her own characters, does a skillful job of gradually unspooling her intricate tapestry of psychological intrigue while deftly juggling her multiple narratives.” (Kirkus)

©2021 Carola Lovering (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

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Compelling book

This is the second Carola Lovering book I’ve listened to and I think she is vastly underrated. I think she is up there with the likes of Lisa Jewell - I think this book is better than one of Jewell’s more recent novels. This is very atmospheric. The first half is compelling, the second dragged a bit in comparison. I don’t want to give spoilers but I docked a star for part of the ending. I won’t say more! The sense of place in New York City and Connecticut was excellent and also the wealth gap was painted very well. The characters were interesting. Lovering did a good job in my opinion explaining trauma and obsessive compulsive disorder in a young person. She is also fast becoming one of the best at creating some truly memorable “love to hate” characters… highly recommend for a long journey, holiday or in my case a week of insomnia! Narration was good overall but at times the actress reading Heather’s voice was a little grating. This would make a great movie or limited series. Overall, highly recommend and I look forward to more Carola Lovering!

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