I’m a huge fan of Tarryn. But I think I love her more as a personality now than an author. I am losing hope in her as a writer. I can no longer trust her to deliver a good book.
Since the Love Me With Lies series, her books have become nothing more than rambling, meandering drivel with no decent, cohesive plot. Her books just do not make sense or seem to have a purpose. It’s irrefutable that she’s a damn good writer, it’s awe-inspiring what she can do with words. But I feel like she’s trying too hard now to come up with tattoo-able phrases for her fans to scribble all over their skin.
AWKAP tries so hard to be deep when really the book was superficial and meaningless. Unfortunately, you won’t find the truth in all these glowing reviews because her fans don’t seem to know how to separate their love for HER—her personality—from her books.
Tarryn is a marketing genius, I’ll give her that. She markets herself more than she markets her books. So whenever she releases a book, she gets five stars by default, regardless of whether the book is garbage or not.
Like I said, I love TF, just like everyone else. She’s awesome and kickass…on Instagram. But I really am tired of her injecting herself into her books. It makes it that much harder to connect when you are constantly picturing the heroine as the author. I mean, lots of authors put pieces of themselves into their stories, but they don’t tell us. They keep that secret to themselves. But TF feels the need to tell us, each time she puts out a book, that this was part of her life or whatever.
Why not just write a memoir and get it over with?
I was bored to hell and back for the first half of this book. Zero connection to the characters and too much blah blah blah, “look at me being all deep and stuff!”
The second half was a little better, I became invested, finally, we’re getting somewhere, and the next thing you know Yara’s mother dies, and the book just… ends. The messy, MESSY issues between the H and h not dealt with. Just like that.
What was the point of this story? Is there supposed to be a book two or something? Because I really don’t get it! I feel like I’ve wasted hours of my time that I will never get back. And you know what, this is exact same feeling I had after finishing Bad Mommy. Like, WTF?
Again, TF is a good writer but she hasn’t an inkling how to plot or tell a story. In my honest opinion, I think she is HIGHLY overrated as a writer.
Will I continue to read her books? Yes. Because I‘m hopeful. After the LMWL series, we all know what she’s capable of. But I have been seeing people saying this is her “best book to date”. So, hey, maybe I’m just a hater who doesn't know what real art is. F me, right?
I probably won’t be jumping to purchase her books as soon they are out anymore. I’m tired of being disappointed.
I’ll leave you with this glorious WTF quote:
"If a man introduces his male friend to his extraordinary new girlfriend, his friend will think-- I want a girl like that. If a woman introduces her new boyfriend to her female friend, the friend will not think-- I want a man like that, but rather, I want that very man."
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Learn more
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Join or create book clubs
Choose books together
Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
![Atheists Who Kneel and Pray: a romance novel: The bestselling love story that will make you swoon by [Tarryn Fisher, Ellie McLove]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51v46Y2m0zL._SY346_.jpg)
Follow the Author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
| Price | New from | Used from |
|
Audible Audiobook, Unabridged
"Please retry" |
$0.00
| Free with your Audible trial | |
|
MP3 CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
"Please retry" | $10.61 | $18.04 |
Customers who bought this item also bought
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
About the author
Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Customer reviews
“Gimme, Gimme more,Gimme, More,Gimme, Gimme, More..”Tarryn Fisher makes me sing Britney Spears after every book of hers I finish. I want more of her words. I want to live inside her mind. I want to be her friend, absorb some of her badassery.She’s my favorite author for a reason, but often times when I try to pimp her writing out, it is met with lackluster reviews. That makes me love her more. Her writing is deep, emotional, and not everyone’s merry cup of tea. She is a soul writer, she doesn’t write to impress, she writes for the sake of art. Her art tugs at the red thread in my soul. Be warned, when you pick up a Tarryn novel, you must leave any expectations at the door. You’ll never get what you think.“She’s insane but those are the sorts of people you cherish.”I was enjoying a vacation when I started this book, so I was unable to completely devour it like normal. I’m glad I took it slow. This story needed time to digest. When I started, I kept thinking, “I can’t find Tarryn here.” Yara was so insecure, so unsure of herself. She sounded more like a young version of myself than the Tarryn I’m used to. Honestly, I was wondering if this might be the first book of hers I didn’t like. Yara’s running, her quirkiness, and her mommy issues were like looking in a mirror. A dirty, broken mirror I didn’t want to see my reflection in. Ouch, sometimes it really hurts to examine our pasts. By now I should expect some of those sharp edges of reflection to cut me when I read her books. I didn’t realize how much I need to look back, to fix my present, until I was staring myself in the face. Yara reached out, handed me the confidence I needed and told me not to let it go. I’m worthy. By the end of this book, I was in tears. The conclusion felt so personal. Tarryn “gave feet to my thoughts;” my deepest, most buried desires. The fictional ending gave me peace for a real-life resolution I am unlikely to ever experience.“You don’t forgive because they deserve it. Most of the time they don’t. You forgive to keep your heart soft. To move forward without bitterness. Forgiveness is for you.”I don’t know how to review Tarryn Fisher novels, because they’re unlike anything I’ve ever been exposed to. They touch parts of me other books cannot reach. Instead of a traditional review, I wrote something to all of you that I would write in a diary. My personal feelings of how this novel cracked me open, put things I needed inside, and stitched me back together. Simply, it’s 5 stars from me. I’m not telling you to read this book because you’ll love it – you may not. I’m telling you to read this book because Yara is woman, and you need to hear her roar. She is written with a realness that I think all of us without a Y-chromosome can relate to. Not to mention, she’s British!Oh Yara, I love you so.
Images in this review
Top reviews from other countries
Leila
embrace love even through adversity and loss
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2017Laura Challis
Don't be put off by the title....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2017
Kindle Customer
Great characters that I was really routing for.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2017Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
