I had to stop reading this book because I already guessed the plot less than 50 pages in. Also, I find it laughable that the main character looks down on some members of her community for belonging to a country club while she and her husband belong to a yacht club. What’s the difference? The both scream elitism to me. Her last book is so much better than this.

Molly can't help but fall in love with Jake. He's a charming rock star, how could you not fall in love with him? Jake falls in love with Molly, he even writes some songs about her. But sometimes love isn't enough. Fast forward to 2022 Molly is living in Flynn Cove with her amazing husband, Hunter and their beautiful daughter. Of course Molly still thinks about Jake from time to time. Molly ends up becoming friends with the new girl in town. That's when things change course and the past collides with the present.

The book has three POVs. Molly, Sabrina and Jake. I can't even begin to explain how insane Sabrina is. That girl drove me nuts. I liked Molly, some of the time I just shook my head at her. I really liked Jake and Hunter.

I don't think this book was a thriller at all. The "twists" I knew were coming from a mile away. Even so, I wanted to know how the story was going to end. I liked the dual timelines, going back and forth helped complete the story. You got just enough info to want to continue to the next chapter/part. I really like how the author wrapped up the story. The ending was great. I really enjoyed the audio of this book! The different narrators helped make the characters feel like their own people. I think they did a great job!

I look forward to reading more from this author. Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for my digital and audio copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The book opens up in 2013 with Molly who is getting ready for a night out at a concert. She meets the lead singer, Jake, of the band playing. Before they know it they are in love! But life doesn't always go as we planned. We jump forward to 2022 and Molly is now a mother, and a yoga teacher. She is also married but her husband isn't Jake! Molly strikes up a friendship with Sabrina. Sabrina is new to town and both women quickly form a friendship. This is where things get weird. Secrets are unearthed and feelings get a bit angsty. Do you think you really know who your friends are?


Things I enjoyed:
- the pacing was well done. I had a hard time putting this one down. I NEEDED to know whay was going to happen!
- The multiple POVS
- The twists!


Well dang, this book is full of all the tension and secrets I need in a read like this. I don't want to say anything else not to spoil this read for anyone. This is perfect for any fan who likes domestic thrillers/mysteries. 3.5 stars out of 4!

Can’t Look Away is the second Carola Lovering book I’ve read. I read Too Good to be True last year, also for Net Galley. I gave it four stars and didn’t give away much about the storyline in my review because I didn’t want to spoil it for anyone. Can’t Look Away didn’t give me that same feeling. While an enjoyable story, I found it more predictable. There were a couple of surprises, but nothing earth shattering. An enjoyable story, but just ok for me.

Molly Diamond, an aspiring writer, meets Jake Danner, an aspiring musician, and her life is never the same. They immediately fall head over heels in love. But their love is forever being tested by Jake's meddling ex, Sisi, the pressures of fame, and lack of communication.

Years later, Molly is married to Hunter. They live in Flynn Cove, a ritzy suburb, with their daughter Stella. Although happy, Molly often thinks of Jake and the life she left behind. In Flynn Cove, Molly has trouble making friends, but one day meets a woman named Sabrina who she instantly connects with. Weeks later, Sabrina invites Molly and Hunter over to meet her husband, who turns out to be... Jake Danner. Feelings resurface, relationships are tested, and behind it all is Sabrina who has ulterior motives for seeking a friendship with Molly.

The tension filled ride of this book had me on the EDGE.. in the best way possible! I'm a big fan of Lovering and really enjoyed the alternating timeline and viewpoints. I was dying to see how everything was going to play out and was so conflicted in my feelings of what I wanted to happen. I loved every second of this book!

What if your new friend isn't who she seems?

CAN'T LOOK AWAY is mostly a domestic drama, with a slight undertone of suspense.

In 2013, Molly wants to become a writer and is in love with the lead singer in a band, Jake. Jumping ahead to 2022, Molly's working as a yoga teacher, has a young child, and is married to a different man. One day while teaching, she meets Sabrina, a woman new to town who Molly almost instantly takes a liking to. The reader largely follows Molly, in both 2013 and 2022, but includes short chapters from Sabrina and Jake's perspectives as well.

I definitely found myself wanting to quickly flip pages to find out how the story would come together. At the same time, I think this book is on the long side. And I couldn't help but wish it were a bit more suspenseful - it felt more like a Colleen Hoover novel than A NOVEL OBSESSION.

Do note that this story includes miscarriage and embryo transfer not resulting in pregnancy.

This was an intriguing story. There’s deception, drama, and romance! Molly falls for the singer in a band and begins years of a difficult relationship. Her choices are surprising! This story really kept me wanting to read more. It was very hard to put down! Can’t wait to read more from the author.

I really enjoyed this one!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, St Martins Press and Macmillan Audio for my advanced copies of Can't Look Away!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet.

Can't Look Away was a very entertaining read. The author kept me engaged from beginning to end.

The audio version of this book was absolutely fantastic. I appreciated that each POV was narrated by a different voice.

I enjoyed this book just as much as Carola Lovering's previous book : Too Good to be True.

Overall- Highly recommend. I look forward to reading more by this author.

This one wasnt my cup of tea but i am sure others will enjoy it! I was hoping for a bit more suspense.

I loved Too Good To Be True and I was really excited about Can't Look Away. I felt like this was going to be a really disturbing, creepy psychological thriller, but it honestly felt more like a drama than anything else. I found the characters to be whiny and a bit full of themselves, even the ones that weren't made out to be. I didn't particularly relate to any of them.

The plot itself is fine. Molly meets Jake, an up-and-coming musical superstar, and falls in love. His ex Sabrina is still in love with him. In the present day, Molly is married to Hunter with a baby and trying to conceive another. She meets Sabrina during yoga and becomes friends, and Sabrina's secrets start to come out. It's very much a slow burn, with an okay ending. it does have some good twists and turns though.

Trigger warning: miscarriage and infertility

Overall, I'd say 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Thank you, St. Martins Press and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a hard book to categorize. It had romance, suspense, revenge, family drama, gaslighting and stalking. Mix in some miscommunication and assumptions along with jealous ex-girlfriends who can't let things go, you'll get this book. Colleen Hoover fans will like this one a lot!

⭐️⭐️💫
Let’s start with the fact that this is not a suspense novel, I would more closely describe it as a chick lit drama. The characters are whiny and I was unable to connect with any of them. I skimmed through a lot of it waiting for something to happen, but it never really did. It did have some twists and turns but by the time they came around I was over it and the unlikeable characters.

This book struggles with a lack of identify, which is why I’m saying skip it and go for that other suspense novel or chick lit book that’s been languishing on your TBR.

I really enjoyed Carola Lovering's novel Too Good To Be True last year so I immediately jumped at the chance to read Can't Look Away ahead of publication. I went in expecting twisty suspense and though this novel does contain some dramatic revelations I wouldn't classify it as twisty suspense.

Lovering definitely knows how to hook you and keep you invested in turning the pages. I was especially interested in the alternating timeline and multiple perspectives. This format works well for the plot development and kept me engaged in the overall story.

Read if you like:
juicy drama
cringeworthy obsession stories
dual timelines
alternating perspectives

Overall, I enjoyed the reading experience even though I went in with a different idea of what the book had in store for me. Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering is a slow burn of a domestic supsense.
The build up was a little bit slow, but once it got going, I really enjoyed it.

The characters were complex, complicated and well fleshed out.
There were enough twists to keep me engaged.

I was really surprised at the ending and how the author wrapped the story up.

Again, the twists! Perfectly plotted and well written.

I liked it but I feel it's being marketed as a thriller which it most definitely is not. A little undercurrent of suspense occasionally but nothing more. Found it well-written and and finished the last half in a day.
Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Remember your first love? The emotion, the passion, the agony! Jake and Molly are destined to be together forever....or like most first loves, maybe not so much. "Can't Look Away" is a romance, a love triangle and a case of insane jealousy. It's also verifiably crazy! Can't Look Away from this car crash.
I wouldn't call it a psychological thriller, more like a drama. It's a quick read about two married couples and a new friend who is absolutely too good to be true. It's a solid beach read for the summer. I enjoyed it but found it very difficult to relate to. A tasty summer treat!
3.5 stars

This is first a love story and second a drama. There is no thriller or mystery here. It’s a beautiful and nuanced story about love and the lengths someone will go to, to get it. It’s about motherhood and fatherhood and you should go in expecting this and absolutely should not be expecting a thriller. I loved it for what it was and I think it helped that I didn’t read the synopsis before diving in.

Molly was such an interesting character to follow as she is essentially in love with two men during the majority of this book. The loves are different and are in different phases of her life but they are both unique and quite a journey. There's something to be said about right person wrong time and this book sums that up beautifully. Jake is her past but it had me thinking, could he have also been her future if he was matured and ready?

I wanted more about Hunter in this book as he felt more like a side character and less like the TRUE love of her life. He was Molly's present and future so where is all of his character growth? Even Sabrina had more to her story than he did and she was mostly just unhinged in the book. Sabrina is really a warning to women about what not to do to try to get a man back in your life. Because if you have to lie and manipulate to get someone in your life, they won't be there for long as no one is in it for the right reasons.

I will personally be suing Carola Lovering for emotional damages as I've been reading too many breath-taking romances lately. How did Molly have two before turning 30 years old? Plsss.. especially in New York City? Yeah right but also sure I'll suspend reality for a bit. Maybe it was just a different time but 2022 dating scene is absolutely nothing like the beautiful love stories in this book and for that I am salty!

Overall, go in a bit blind and expect mostly a love story and bit of drama with a reveal at the end. I loved it and think it will fit for a very specific audience but typical thriller readers will probably be disappointed wanting more suspense. Because at its core, Can't Look Away is about love, obsession, parenthood, friendships, and the realities of life and growing up.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date: 6/14/22.

First loves are unforgettable, at least that is how Molly Diamond felt ever since she locked eyes with Jake Danner while he was playing a concert in NYC. In their early 20’s they thought they would be together forever. Now, in her 30’s, Molly is married (not to Jake), has a daughter and lives in a small ocean town, Flynn Cove. She use to write but now spends her time trying to have a second child with her husband and trying to fit in with the uppity country club ladies. All that changes when Sabrina’s moves to town. Finally, Molly has a real friend, someone she can truly be herself around and someone who is also going through fertility issues. But Sabrina doesn’t just happen upon a friendship with Molly she has planned it all along. As buried secrets are revealed, both Molly and Sabrina must deal with the consequences of their past choices.

I really enjoyed this book! It is a lot of romance with a dash of suspense which was a welcomed break to what I am use to reading. The characters were so well developed that I truly cared about them and how they ended up. The plot of first loves pulled on my heartstrings and brought me back to those days and how intense that love was. I’ve also read Too Good To Be True by the same author and they are just so talented and write truly well executed stories. I feel like fans of Colleen Hover would enjoy reading this author.

I also read To good to be true from Carola so I was so excited to receive the Arc of her latest book Can’t look away. I also received the Arc of To Good To be True from net galley also. Okay, onto my review, so if you read the blurb of this book that you do know what this is basically about. At the ripe age of 23 in love with a band leader no matter how much love there is, it is a disaster waiting to happen. So, as you read from the blurb, Molly marries a much more stable, conservative man named Hunter after many failed attempts to make it work with Jake who truly loves her but when on tour forgets to call etc. Now in comes Sisi,aka Sabrina his previous girlfriend who he just falls out of love with. He then meets Molly but he is done with Sisi which has nothing to do with meeting Molly.Now we get into Sisi who desperately tries anything imaginable to break them up. She is truly bat crazy but I also feel sorry for people with this default in their make up. She finally gets him to marry her and stalks Molly in the suburbs. If I go any further with my review I do not want to give away spoilers but there is a MAJOR twist at the end. I loved this book. This a must read. I flew threw it in one day.

Thank you net galley and the publisher for this ARC. Just awesome

Let me just say this…. I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was an amazing/addictive domestic suspense that was a major page-turner. This is not a thriller but it is definitely a twisty drama about obsessive first loves that has parts that reminded me of You and several Lifetime movies.

The characters were so well developed that I was so invested in the plot and had emotions for all of the characters. The ending was great and everything was buttoned up nice and tidy!

You should definitely add this to your TBR but don’t expect this to be a thriller!

***** Many thanks to St Martin’s Press, Carola Lovering, and NetGalley for the gifted copy as it was provided to me in turn for my honest opinion.

Rated as 4.5 stars but rounding up.

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