The Opportunist (Love Me with Lies, #1), by Tarryn Fisher → Start Date: September 17th, 2015

[Vicki]

Please feel free to join Clementine and me in this buddy read.

[Clementine]

Thank you for making both threads, Vicki! See you then! :)

[Bookish Voodoo]

i might join in on this one if i dont start it beforehand. i have the trilogy on my kindle and havent gotten the nerve up yet to jump in :)

[Clementine]

You are welcome to join us, whatever you decide, Keri. :)

[Bookish Voodoo]

thanks clementine :)

[Vicki]

Hope you decided to join us, Keri. Wow! To be honest, I didn't know there were any other books! I thought this was a stand alone. Good to know. I fixed the thread to include it.

[Bookish Voodoo]

yea its ive been holding off on these for awhile. i think ive heard so many positive reviews im worried that im not going to feel the same :)

[Clementine]

I knew there were three books but I thought they could all be read as stand alone? :P

[Bookish Voodoo]

Not sure. I know it's a love triangle... I thought they all went together. I guess we will find out when we finish the Opportunist :)

[Clementine]

Yeah, I guess so. :P Venturing on the summaries/pages of sequels is like begging for spoilers. lol But maybe I'm mixing it up with another NA trilogy. Oh, well, we shall see. ;)

[Allison]

I'm going to join, I've been meaning to read this

[Vicki]

That's great, Allison! :)

[Clementine]

Welcome, Allison! :)

[Allison]

Chapter 3. I know it's really early but I love this. It's funny and the writing is great

Caleb (view spoiler)[ It reminds me of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind how he can't remember her yet is drawn to her (hide spoiler)]

Olivia (view spoiler)[ She's got to be crazy, right? (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Glad you're enjoying it, Allison! I'll try to start soon and join the fun! ^_^

[Vicki]

That's good to know, Allison! :)

[Bookish Voodoo]

i will be starting this soon. have a lot going on right now. but if you havent bought the books yet they are all on sale right now on amazon for 99 cents!! here is the link for the opportunist
http://amzn.to/1TvxFQm

[Allison]

I still love it.

Chapter 10

The present (view spoiler)[ I can understand why Olivia hasn't told him, she is so deseperate to have him that she will take whatever she can get for as long as she can (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 2: I'm sorry if I sound like a whiner or a buzz killer, but what (view spoiler)[he just desbribed is NOT selective amnesia. I can't even. Those 8 so-called doctors have never set foot in Med school if they can mistake autobiographical amnesia for selective amnesia. And don't get me started on Ribot gradient and how he should feel familiarity toward certain things. Put plainly, the amnesia plot is just big bullshit. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'll start in the morning!!

[Allison]

Finished, I loved it. I can see how this isn't for everyone. Personally I love a messy, flawed main character but I can see how Olivia could turn some people off.

Caleb (view spoiler)[ He's as much to blame as Olivia. He had as many chances to tell Olivia that he remembered her as she did. If Olivia had gone to him after being threatend by Leah they could of worked it out (hide spoiler)]

Olivia (view spoiler)[. I felt for her, she hated herself for what she had done to Caleb even though he cheated and laid all the blame at her feet. She did do some truly awful things but it was so sad to see how she thought of herself as a truly terrible person because of it. I was happy to see her finally put Caleb first at the end because she knew she would only hurt him with the truth. The ending broke my heart. (hide spoiler)]

[Paula]

I am currently on chapter seventeen and I really like how Olivia's evolution.

[Paula]

Clementine wrote: "Chapter 2: I'm sorry if I sound like a whiner or a buzz killer, but what [spoilers removed]"

I agree with your observation on the point. I was rolling my eyes with this amnesia business.

[Clementine]

@Allison: I normally loveeee flawed or unreliable characters, but Olivia is (view spoiler)[ a stalking piece of work who's taking advantage of Caleb's amnesia. (hide spoiler)] So, you're right when you say this isn't for everyone. I'll give it until 25% for it to suck me in, but so far Olivia only makes me want to scream.

[Vicki]

Spoilers!!

[Clementine]

Vicki wrote: "Spoilers!!"

APOLOGIES!! :O I edited my post. I'm really sorry about that, Vicki. :S

[Vicki]

No worries! But I read a little and stopped. Lol

[Paula]

Sorry Vicki…I did't give too much away about the above though. I finished it today and I have to say it improved dramatically in the last few chapters. I liked the story to begin with but the last few chapters were fantastic and for Olivia life changing.

[Vicki]

No worries!!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yikes, I'm getting behind

anyone okay with rescheduling this one?? to later this month?

[Allison]

@Paula, did you love it at the end? (view spoiler)[ the scene with Caleb and Oliva outside the hotel in Rome was heartbreaking and I so proud of how much Olivia grew (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Trisha wrote: "Yikes, I'm getting behind

anyone okay with rescheduling this one?? to later this month?"

Yes, Trisha, because I didn't get to it yet either.

[Heather]

Allison wrote: "@Paula, did you love it at the end? [spoilers removed]"

I DID! I loved it and cried during it.

[Heather]

So, i just saw this buddy read going on and had to join. I just read all three books last month and LOVED each one of them. Even though its the same story they're completely different. I am excited to hear what everyone else thinks...

I hope its ok if I join in the conversation. Don't think I'll be rereading it already though. Enjoy it!!

[Paula]

Allison wrote: "@Paula, did you love it at the end? [spoilers removed]"

I absolutely loved the ending because I think what happened is the right conclusion at this time. It was a dramatic conclusion and a pivotal one.

[Paula]

Heather wrote: "So, i just saw this buddy read going on and had to join. I just read all three books last month and LOVED each one of them. Even though its the same story they're completely different. I am excited..."

Which of the three books was your favorite?

[Heather]

Paula wrote: "Heather wrote: "So, i just saw this buddy read going on and had to join. I just read all three books last month and LOVED each one of them. Even though its the same story they're completely differe..."

That's such a hard question because I loved them all...including Dirty Red! Lol If I really had to choose...

Which was your favorite?

[Paula]

I just finished the opportunist and am about to start Dirty Red . I was just wondering because I do not like Leah so I was thinking whether I can skip her story but most people seem to agree that her story is essential to the entire story.

[Heather]

You definitely can't skip Leah's story. I thought the same thing as you. I didn't want to read it if it wasn't about Caleb and Olivia...but it's not without them. I gave her book five stars also, if that tells you anything. Lol

(Don't worry I'm not giving out spoilers!) ;)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Heather wrote: "So, i just saw this buddy read going on and had to join. I just read all three books last month and LOVED each one of them. Even though its the same story they're completely different. I am excited..."

we LOVE that you've joined!! Welcome Heather!! I haven't read it yet...but I'm slowing getting through my pile to get there! :D

[Paula]

Heather wrote: "You definitely can't skip Leah's story. I thought the same thing as you. I didn't want to read it if it wasn't about Caleb and Olivia...but it's not without them. I gave her book five stars also, i..."
Thanks for the response Heather.

[Clementine]

@Heather: Have you read by the same author? :)

@Vicki + Trisha: I don't mind rescheduling, guys... I'm stuck on the 13% mark. I think I'm just not in the right mood to enjoy it. I would hate to give it a rating that has everything to do with my state of mind and nothing to do with the book itself.

[Bookish Voodoo]

is really really good. The other book that ties in with Marrow is . Mudvein came out first. They can both be read as standalones but Marrow answers some questions from Mudvein.

[Heather]

Yes! I did read . It was very good. Its kinda weird but one you NEED to finish. I also read which i had been dying to read but ended up hating it. From the reviews, people rated great and terrible. You know most books are rated fairly the same? Well, Mud Vein the ratings were all over the place! Lol Have you read anything else by her?

[Heather]

Keri wrote: "is really really good. The other book that ties in with Marrow is . Mudvein came out first. They can both be read as standalones but Marro..."

That was my favorite part of Marrow! For that reason, I'm glad I read Mud Vein.

[Clementine]

@Heather: I read Never Never by her and Colleen Hoover, but I wasn't a fan of it. Way too much withholding information (but I'm in the minority :P). I was asking because I own Marrow and I can't wait to get to it! I love weird books! ^_^ I'm not so sure about giving Mud Vein a shot now, though. You were right: the ratings are all over the place. :O

[Bookish Voodoo]

@Clementine i have bought Never Never 1 & 2 but refuse to read them until the 3rd one comes out. I am terrible about cliffhangers and try not to read a series until all books are out.

I think you have to be in a certain frame of mind for Tarryn Fisher's books. I liked Mudvein but i loved Marrow. i'm really looking forward to the new book she's writing F*** Love. Should be interesting :)

[Clementine]

Keri wrote: "@Clementine i have bought Never Never 1 & 2 but refuse to read them until the 3rd one comes out. I am terrible about cliffhangers and try not to read a series until all books are out.

I think ..."

The cliffhangers drove me insane! :O Especially that they haven't set a release date for the third part yet. >.<'

I do agree about being in the right mood to read her books. That's why I think it's best I put The Opportunist on hold for now. :P

[Heather]

I also agree....you need to be in the mood for Tarryn Fisher's books! That COULD have been why I didn't care for Mud Vein. But I am one of those Never Never lovers!

[Vicki]

I see that Heather loved this book...awesome!

Clementine, I'm okay with rescheduling it if Trisha is. I don't "have" to read it for anything in particular and I own it.