Too Good to Be True is just a simple love story about a guy, his new wife and …. his other wife. This story of a complicated trio with intertwined lives. Check out my review of Too Good to Be True!
Jen’s Quick Take on Too Good to Be True
- Well-paced domestic thriller
- Some BIG coincidences
- One character is well-developed, and the rest are a little bland
- Good twists
- For fans of Liv Constantine; Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering
Published March 2, 2021 by St. Martin’s Press.
Review of Too Good to Be True by Carola Loving
If you like domestic thrillers, Too Good to be True definitely had some strengths. To me, Heather was by far the most interesting character, and her backstory was well-developed.
I also liked the pacing. The book gives all three main characters a narrative point of view, and the book had its twists evenly placed rather than a big, shocking twist at the end.
The book was fun to read and keep me guessing. There was one really nice twist that was well set-up.
On the less positive side, Skye and Burke were a little more bland. We’re supposed to believe that Skye is stunningly beautiful and rich, but can’t find love because of her OCD. On a weekend trip to the beach, she meets Burke and they fall instantly in love and are engaged very quickly. But right after the wedding she discovers that Burke has been keeping a BIG secret.
I don’t want to say too much more, but I have a lot of thoughts, which you can read in my spoiler review of Too Good to Be True.
If you’ve read the book, come to that spoiler review and let’s talk about it all!
The story seemed to move on a break-neck pace. I mean, I would typically enjoy that kind of thing in mysteries, but this definitely ain’t it.
It was more plot-driven for sure. Except for the first wife who to me was the most interesting character