This week I finished “The Opportunist” by Tarryn Fisher. This book is first in the “Love Me with Lies” trilogy.
Synopsis: Olivia Kaspen has just discovered that her ex-boyfriend, Caleb Drake, has lost his memory. With an already lousy reputation for taking advantage of situations, Olivia must decide how far she is willing to go to get Caleb back. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid past under wraps, Olivia’s greatest obstacle is Caleb’s wicked, new girlfriend; Leah Smith. It is a race to the finish as these two vipers engage in a vicious tug of war to possess a man who no longer remembers them. But soon enough Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that sometimes love falls short of redemption.
“I have finally accepted that there are consequences to every action. I earned them, and they are rightfully mine. There is no time to make bad decisions. Every step is precious. The definition of living is mine.” ~ Olivia
**insert fowl language here** Think of every single emotion you could possibly ever feel and then imagine feeling them all at once! All the feels. The Opportunist is a multilayered story about very complex and flawed characters. It’s devastating, heart-breaking, and utterly addictive. Love. Lies. More love. More lies.
“I am Olivia Kaspen, and if I love something, I rip it from my life. Not intentionally… not unintentionally either.”
Olivia is conniving and manipulative. But oddly enough, she is incredibly honest. I loved this about Olivia. She puts it all out there. She lets you see all the honest ugliness about her. I want to shake her and scream sense into her. But then I want to have a few drinks with her to talk about nonsense. Caleb isn’t perfect either and that makes him fantastic. He’s protective, spontaneous, intelligent, and caring. He made terrible choices that ended up being the best choices for him at the time. He pushed Olivia too far at times. I could appreciate Olivia’s frustration with him. But then I could completely understand Caleb’s frustration with how much Olivia kept holding back from him. And we aren’t going to speak about Leah. I just started the second book, Dirty Red. I. Hate. Leah. #Conniving
This isn’t a boy meets girl and they fall in love type of book. This book is about personal growth and finding the true meaning of love. It’s ugly and honest. Tarryn’s writing style with this story is descriptive, to say the least. Every page has something to make you take notice.
“I was a relationship retard. I kicked, shoved, and punched people out of my life, so they never had a chance to hurt me.”
A lot of readers didn’t like this ending. In my opinion, this book ended exactly as it should have. Ending it with a HEA would have missed the point of the story. I hate how everything turned out. But I love how much I hate that ending. I can’t stop thinking about it. My mind has officially been effed with. This ending gutted me. 4 frustrated, tumultuous storms of emotional stars.
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