Review: Falsies by Olive East

Falsies

By: Olive East

Series: The Makeup Series

Genre: New Adult Romance

Length: 314 pages

Synopsis From Goodreads:

When Brooks walks into my life, I can’t keep from wanting him. He’s perfection—a sexy veterinary student who knows how to cook and always cheers me up when I’m down. But I don’t deserve a man like him. There’s a darkness in me that no one could ever love, and I know he’ll abandon me, just like everyone I’ve ever cared about. Just like my father. I wouldn’t be able to stand that hurt, so I push him away. 

Then my ex comes back. He betrayed me before, but now he says he wants to make me feel whole again. I know it isn’t right, and I shouldn’t let him into my life. But all I want is to recapture the happiness I once had. But sometimes those who want to fix things leave you more broken, and some friends turn out to be false. How can you tell true love from a lie?

My Review:

Rating:

***I received a copy via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.***

First, I must say that this book was beautifully written and that Olive East is a phenomenal author. However, this book just wasn't my cup of tea. I had a hard time connecting with the main character, Ollie, finding her annoying and extremely self-destructive. She complained about everything and had a very poor self-image. I had hoped that she would find new strength after connecting with Brooks, but she only seemed to spiral out of control. 

I had wished Brooks' character had been more developed. I felt like his character was lacking and found it hard to connect with him. Due to the lack of development among the two main characters, I never felt like their relationship was strong. I never truly felt connected to Ollie and Brooks, making it hard for me to root for their relationship. 

The antagonists, Sadie and Aaron got on my nerves from the very beginning and I could not understand why Ollie would surround herself with such horrible people. I was waiting for her to blow up at Sadie and rid herself of such a negative being. But that conflict never truly came. When it did I was highly disappointed and had hoped Ollie would stand up for herself instead of taking the bullying and mean comments coming from Sadie. 

I had hoped for a bit more depth to the story, however most of the book consisted of Ollie moping and trying to destroy the first good thing in her life since her dad's death. After awhile it simply got old and I was tired of reading her depressing and self-destructive thoughts. 

The cover and description of this book is what truly drew me to the book, however I can't say I would recommend this book. It was definitely a struggle for me to finish. :(

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