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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
It’s the year 2013 and Molly Diamond is a twenty-three year old barista and aspiring novelist. One night at concert, she locks eyes with the lead singer, Jake Danner…and cant look away. Molly & Jake fall quickly and deeply in love. Molly is the inspiration of a hit song that puts Jake’s band: Danner Lane on the map.
Nearly a decade later, Molly has given up her writing and is living in Connecticut with her young daughter and husband, Hunter. Their life is picture perfect, but Molly is beyond lonely. She feels like she sticks out like a sore thumb among other women in their wealthy suburb. She is also struggling to conceive their second child, and has no one to turn to.
When Sabrina, a newcomer to Flynn Cove walks into Molly’s yoga studio, they become fast friends. Their infertility struggles bond them - and Molly believes she has FINALLY found a true friend.
Sabrina has her own reasons for moving to Flynn Cove and befriending Molly. As Sabrina’s secrets slowly unravel, her past connection to Molly becomes crystal clear - so do secrets of Molly’s own which she has worked hard to keep under wraps.
Meanwhile, a new version of Jake’s hit song about Molly is hot on the radio waves - forcing Molly is confront her past and ask the ultimate question: what happens when your life turns on nothing like thought it would?
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I thought the beginning go this book was GREAT and I loved the ‘YOU’ female stalker vibes - but then as this book progressed, it became too repetitive and way too much of a slow burn. The martial issues in this book were beyond unrealistic and for me that made it hard to give this book more than 3 stars. This book also was more of a romantic suspense than a thriller. While all issues get resolved, and ending is tied up in a pretty no plot holes bow…this book was just meh.
Nearly a decade later, Molly has given up her writing and is living in Connecticut with her young daughter and husband, Hunter. Their life is picture perfect, but Molly is beyond lonely. She feels like she sticks out like a sore thumb among other women in their wealthy suburb. She is also struggling to conceive their second child, and has no one to turn to.
When Sabrina, a newcomer to Flynn Cove walks into Molly’s yoga studio, they become fast friends. Their infertility struggles bond them - and Molly believes she has FINALLY found a true friend.
Sabrina has her own reasons for moving to Flynn Cove and befriending Molly. As Sabrina’s secrets slowly unravel, her past connection to Molly becomes crystal clear - so do secrets of Molly’s own which she has worked hard to keep under wraps.
Meanwhile, a new version of Jake’s hit song about Molly is hot on the radio waves - forcing Molly is confront her past and ask the ultimate question: what happens when your life turns on nothing like thought it would?
______
I thought the beginning go this book was GREAT and I loved the ‘YOU’ female stalker vibes - but then as this book progressed, it became too repetitive and way too much of a slow burn. The martial issues in this book were beyond unrealistic and for me that made it hard to give this book more than 3 stars. This book also was more of a romantic suspense than a thriller. While all issues get resolved, and ending is tied up in a pretty no plot holes bow…this book was just meh.
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars
Good and kept me interested while reading but nothing has really stuck with me since reading it. Great fall time/creepy vibes though.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for allowing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest (late) review.
Good and kept me interested while reading but nothing has really stuck with me since reading it. Great fall time/creepy vibes though.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for allowing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest (late) review.
Read ebook. Love this author. While I think this was my least favorite of her books so far, I still enjoyed it and wanted to pick it up and read. The characters were a tiny bit frustrating and I think it was a touch too long, but overall solid read.
I loved this book and could not put it down. If you're looking for a thriller (as many of the reviewers on here seem to have been), you will be disappointed. In my opinion it's not a thriller, it's not the next gone girl. It is more a romance about the one who got away, set in two different timelines 2013 and the present (2022). Another reviewer compared this book to Colleen Hoover, and that is a great analogy. Colleen Hoover's books are mostly romance with some twists much like this book. On a personal note, I found this book relatable because in 2013 I was in my mid 20s and living in NYC much like Molly. I went to many of the same bars and restaurants Molly does in the book. The way the author described NYC in 2013 was so vivid, well done and accurate. It really brought me back to all of those places and 2013.
Read this book if: you like stories about the one that got away, you're a colleen hoover fan, you're a fan of the author (this was as compelling to me as tell me lies), or you were in your early/mid 20s living in NYC in 2013.
Read this book if: you like stories about the one that got away, you're a colleen hoover fan, you're a fan of the author (this was as compelling to me as tell me lies), or you were in your early/mid 20s living in NYC in 2013.
Это что-то чудовищное. Полное шит-бинго. Тут тебе и рок-звезда, вздыхающий всю жизнь по девочке-нерду, и коварная соперница отвела на мельницу, и образцовый муж, тоже вздыхающий всю жизнь, и диалоги как из селф-хелп книжек, и глаза у всех либо изумрудные, либо бирюзовые, и вообще после пяти минут прослушивания понимаешь, что тут будет слово delectable.
Да, и єто не триллер никакой, конечно. Это просто булшит.
Да, и єто не триллер никакой, конечно. Это просто булшит.
Thank you to @stmartinspress @netgalley for the ARC! Can’t Look Away is out on June 14.
It’s taken me over a week to even decide on a star rating for this book. Something about just left me feeling super ambivalent.
The good:
• Easy and fast read
• Molly was an interesting, flawed character
• Definitely a few touching moments
The not-so-good:
• NOT a thriller. NOT a mystery. And these aren’t my own expectations clouding my enjoyment of the book; it’s legit categorized under those genres on Goodreads. And lemme tell you, it was no such thing. There’s certainly some suspense, but it’s way more family/romantic drama than anything else.
• Sabrina was annoying af. Oh no baby, what is you doing??
It’s taken me over a week to even decide on a star rating for this book. Something about just left me feeling super ambivalent.
The good:
• Easy and fast read
• Molly was an interesting, flawed character
• Definitely a few touching moments
The not-so-good:
• NOT a thriller. NOT a mystery. And these aren’t my own expectations clouding my enjoyment of the book; it’s legit categorized under those genres on Goodreads. And lemme tell you, it was no such thing. There’s certainly some suspense, but it’s way more family/romantic drama than anything else.
• Sabrina was annoying af. Oh no baby, what is you doing??
Never have I read a story that captures its title like Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering. I couldn’t look away. The love stories between Jake, Molly, Hunter and Sabrina are raw, emotional and intoxicating. The twists and turns of this story made it unpredictable and rooting for different characters. This story is a romantic drama with hints of a thriller. Fans of Colleen Hoover will devour this story. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holy hell, what a wild ride.
This book is told in a flip flopping timeline from multiple points of view.
A few chapters in, you realize this is not going to be a stereotypical romance novel.
It's! So! Good!
You fall in love with the characters, you get wrapped up in their drama, their lives, their love, their heartbreak. Lovering wrote this exceptionally well.
There were many times I had to put it down and take some deep breaths because the ANXIETY! the ANTICIPATION!
It was exciting, genuine, creepy, drama-filled, and wonderful.
A few of the plot twists were a bit predictable, but I very much enjoyed this and would recommend!
This book is told in a flip flopping timeline from multiple points of view.
A few chapters in, you realize this is not going to be a stereotypical romance novel.
It's! So! Good!
You fall in love with the characters, you get wrapped up in their drama, their lives, their love, their heartbreak. Lovering wrote this exceptionally well.
There were many times I had to put it down and take some deep breaths because the ANXIETY! the ANTICIPATION!
It was exciting, genuine, creepy, drama-filled, and wonderful.
A few of the plot twists were a bit predictable, but I very much enjoyed this and would recommend!