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He Loves Me Not (Lily's Story, Book 1) by [Christine Kersey]

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If you like "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "Enough", you'll like the Lily's Story saga, which begins with He Loves Me Not.

When college student Lily Jamison receives an ominous note telling her to "Stay away from him", she convinces herself it's a mistake. After all, she's barely met the two men it could be referring to. But as she begins to fall for the man with the striking blue eyes, the disturbing messages increase.

Refusing to believe warnings from an anonymous sender, and trusting her own heart, Lily presses forward with her relationship, eventually coming to understand the meaning behind the messages as she fears for her life.

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ASIN : B004SBO41S
Publisher : Sapphire Creek Press; 2nd edition (March 15, 2011)
Publication date : March 15, 2011
Language : English
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- #1,585 in Inspirational Religious Fiction
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- #3,268 in Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance (Kindle Store)

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Cocoa's Mama

Poor writing

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

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The author writes at a 5th grade level. The book descriptions is not at all accurate. This is a poorly written stereotypical abuse novel. The author never developed any of her characters. Frankly, none of them were likeable, believable, or real. The dialogue was stilted. If I had to read about her heart "swelling with love" once, I read it 20 times. I hated the protagonist, and stopped caring about what happened to her before I was a quarter of the way into the book. I tried to finish, but I wanted to vomit every time Lily said how much she loved Trevor. Who gets married after your first semester of college to someone you have known for 4-5 months, especially when he tells you almost nothing about himself? I gave up after reading a little more than half. I cannot believe the 5 star reviews. The author must have a lot of friends to write them. Some of the reviews are obviously from people who haven't read the book. Believe the 1-2 star reviews because they are most accurate. I will never read another book by this author.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2013

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I don't believe I have ever read a book as awful as this one! This book is proof that too often we get what we pay for. Yes, the plot of an abusive husband involved in illicit activity has been overdone, BUT the right author can transform a simple, reused plot into an enjoyable read. Not Christine Kersey! I think it is a literary crime that this writer is allowed to publish her work and subject other people to it! And why oh why was this author's work likened to that of the incomparable Mary Higgins Clark!!!!!

Here are some of the problems with the book.

The main character, Lilly, starts out being a determined young lady bent on maintaining her independence and achieving a good education. Then she meets Trevor, a character who at the onset is little more then a dull stereotype. She literally bumps into him and falls in love with him (very realistic?). A week later he is crazy about her too and within the span of a few weeks he pressures her to get married and she DOES IT! Only in Walt Disney movies do two characters race so quickly to the alter. She knows very little about this man and the little she does know is highly suspicious. Then we are expected to feel sorry for her when her marriage inevitably goes bad.

It takes 300 pages for the author to write what could have been condensed to 100 pages especially since the novel has no ending, which works because it has no character development. Other characters include Nicole and Michelle. All we know about these young ladies are their names. Then there is Alyssa, the prophetic and relentlessly judgmental best friend of Lilly (a friendship that is never developed). Alyssa is determined to dislike Trevor even though initially she has no reason to. She is also a saint who drops everything to help the main character. Lastly for some inexplicable reason, Alyssa knows the thoughts and heart of her friend Justin, and tries to force Lilly to be with him. Justin's character is (surprise) never developed. I have no idea why he is even included in the book except for to provide fodder for Trevor's abuse. We are told that Justin is a nice guy but his selfish behavior contradicts that. For example, even though Justin senses that there is tension in Lilly's marriage he still tries to force his friendship on her, knowing that it could jeopardize her marriage and well being. Then just as suddenly as they are introduced, Justin and Alyssa disappear from the novel.

Next there is Bronson who is more of a caricature than a character. His best friend ask him to do a very delicate and crucial favor, but Bronson is sidetracked by the offer of a free meal. And this is the climax of the book!!!!!!! The least developed character is alluded to throughout the book but we are not introduced to her until almost the last chapter. She meets Lilly in a public restroom just to tell her (surprise) that Trevor is mean. I couldn't believe it! The more I read the more I was convinced that the author had no real objective when she wrote this book. She just added details as she went along and hoped it worked. The most crucial point of the book, Lilly's attraction to Trevor and her determination to marry him is never explained. We are just supposed to accept that after a few passionate kisses she should be with him forever. Even a novice writer could have included a special striking characteristic about Trevor, aside from his nondescript good looks, that would have drawn Lilly to him. Perhaps even a mention that Trevor reminded Lilly of her deceased father would have made the reading audience understand her preoccupation with him. But we get nothing!

I am an avid fiction reader and I know that sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy a novel, but this writer never succeeds in persuading the audience to go along with her poor plot devices. There is so much absurdity in these 300 pages that you read the book longing for it to get better. There is nothing good about this book! It is poorly written, there are glaring grammatical issues, the same word is used twice in many of the sentences e.g. "Trevor went to work so he could work",there is no character or plot development!!! A high school student taking an intro creative writing course could have produced better material, that included basic plot structure and a reasonable ending. If you possess any love of good fiction or even any desire to retain your present IQ do not read this book.

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Exciting story!

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019

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As I got into the book I couldn't put it down and neglected my other chores to finish it! Lol! I am excited to start the 2nd book and see what happens to Lily! Thing aren't happening every second of the book but the tension builds as it gets toward the end and I was on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next! Thanks for an exciting 1st book in the series! (I was in an abusive relationship although I never stayed in it long enough for it to get physical but I could so relate to Lily's feelings of making excuses for the man and blaming herself. The feelings of constantly being off kilter and walking on eggshells to please is exhausting and debilitating!)

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He loves, He loves me not. Oh brother!

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2016

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Lily is at her first day of college and meets Trevor, whom she quickly becomes smitten with. With not-so-great social skills, she would much rather stay in her room and read than go to a party. Lily soon becomes infatuated deeply with Trevor, and then the note. “Stay away from him.”

Story starts off mundane as she goes over her life, her classes, her living situation, etc. Lily is very “Felicity”—too naïve, too green, too “deer caught in the headlights.” She has unreal expectations of Trevor—he’s just a guy!

Feelings of jealousy, possession, and eagerness consume her—not good!

I did wonder who was sending the threatening notes to her, but, unfortunately, I couldn’t keep up with all the monotony and all the lovey-dovey crap between Lily and Trevor. Seriously, Trevor didn’t sound all that great to me. I don’t know why Lily goes gaga for him.

This book is just like the title indicated, except that it really should’ve been: “He loves me, he loves me not” because all they do is break up and make up. Oh, god!

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Dolly Crumpet

Boring, poorly-written & doesn't capture the attention of the reader

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2015

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I've read the entire 'Lily's story' trilogy by Christine Kersey, & can honestly say I am not that impressed. As an avid reader & experienced book critic, I found the entire series to be too drawn-out & bulked out with small, insignificant details, with few exciting or imaginative parts.

Without spoilers for those who may not have read it, the main charachter, Lily, comes across as a rather dull, boring, petty & selfish person, with an all-too innocent, narrow-minded & unadventurous personality. Yes, the story is based on her relationship with abusive Trevor, then later her escape from him, having & raising his baby alone, then later her getting over his death & moving on. However, the portrayal of the relationship & the abuse is all-together unrealistic & lacks the capability to grab the readers attention. Having been a victim of two extremely abusive relationships, I found this to be too unrealistic & not a true portrayal of what it is like, even people who have not experienced abuse have this opinion (my friend & my mum, who have both read this series said the same!)

As I said before, Lily's character came across as rather boring, shallow & selfish. I quickly found myself becoming bored with her constant dithering, inability to make decisions & the way she expects everyone to fit in with her narrow-minded & needy expectations. There is too much mundane detail on the simple, every-day tasks she performs, & all-in-all the whole trilogy seemed to be based on her dithering about, which makes the reader frustrated & find it rather difficult to empathise with the story.

The third book in the trilogy, Love At Last, seemed mainly to be based on details of her baby, Natalie... constant repetition on the things Natalie does or what Lily does for her. So much so that it may as well be called "Natalie's story". It is very rare that I struggle to stay focused on a book but reading through until the end took alot of patience, & I was rather glad to be done with it.

Overall, I did not enjoy this series of books & it was very disappointing. I wouldn't recommend it. There is too much pointless description, too much indecisiveness & frustrating detail, & it was just generally boring. The main character was almost impossible to relate to & empathise with, & there was no real excitement or gripping passages in the story.

The writing style was pretty amateur too & left alot to be desired, which is a shame because if written properly & had been better thought out, this could have potentially been a good read. I was left feeling very disappointed, especially at the fact that I had paid for it, because I have read much better books that have been free (I'm not a cheapskate by any means but I am sure many people would understand the fact that if you pay for something you expect it to be satisfactory!!!) I have read other books by the same author, Christine Kersey & unfortunately have found them similar & sadly do not rate her as a writer at all.

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Interesting topic,dull charecters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2013

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I believe the overall message the author was attempting to convey was anyone no matter how strong and independent can make poor judgements and fall in love with the wrong person. Its an important message as its often difficult to truly know a person in the early stages of any relationship.

I have given this book a low rating as the book lacked depth; the charecters were almost one dimensional, the dialogue was basic and the descriptive language was limited. It was almost impossible to understand why Lily feel for Trevor so quickly as the portrayl of his charecter was limited to disappearing and reappearing, I felt more time needed to be spent on developing his manipulative jekyll & hyde personality. Lily's relationships with other charecters was also restricted by limited interaction and dialogue; we were meant to believe that Alyssia was her best friend and Justin was in love with her however there conversations often consisted of a few sentences

I did not understand the reason for the cryptic notes and emails. Why didnt the mysterious person who was writing to Lily just tell her the complete truth ?

The author was clearly keen to tell the story in a series of books , I believe she should have focused more on charecter development and more enaging dialogue and told the story in one well written book.

I enjoyed reading He loves me not but it wasnt the greatest book I've ever read.

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Perkins

I loved it not

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2013

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Lily is a determined young woman who is trying to build a life for herself following the death of her father. Her mother was killed years before by a drunk driver and having been brought up by her loving father, Lily gives up school to care for him during his final illness. Now in early twenties, she uses the money she has from her father's life insurance take up a place at college. On her first day, she meets Trevor, a handsome, smooth talking guy and falls completely in love with him. Whilst Lily is portrayed as a loner, the lack of interaction with the other characters, particularly her so-called best friend Alyssa, offers too little to emotionally engage the reader. Cardboard characters, with very little emotional involvement or development made the storyline dull and unrealistic. I probably wouldn't have bothered to finish this book if the author's message had been clear from the start. As it was, I plodded through it wondering, firstly, whether it was a warning against sex before marriage - it wasn't. Secondly, I thought it might be a warning against drinking alcohol but no, it wasn't that either. By the time I realised what the author was trying to warn against, I'd almost finished the book anyway. Stronger characterisation and some good, strong action, reaction and interaction would greatly improve this book but I definitely will not be reading any more in this series.

Katie85

Could not put it down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2013

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I found this to be a highly enjoyable read. I did not want to put it down and would look for excuses to pick it up again. I ended up reading it in about two days.

Lily Jamison is starting college after taking care of her father and is using her inheritance money to put herself through her studies. She is somewhat naive at the start of the story but she is easy to like and relate to. So when she has two students after her attentions, she does not know what to do. She finds herself attracted to one in particular which is where the suspense element comes into play, as she begins to learn just what she has gotten herself into. The story has a good flow to it and you can see how the lead characters change as the nature of their relationship evolves, while the support cast play important roles in Lily's story. Although some things turned out as I thought, there are still quite a few surprises to maintain interest throughout, and the story ends on an appropriate cliffhanger.

A recommended read to anyone who likes a romance with a twist. I shall be downloading the sequel at some point in the near future.

Artemis

Childish

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2013

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This book is poorly written, If someone had told me a 14 yr old girl had tried to write a book with a bit of suspense then it wouldn't have been a bad short story. After reading this for a few chapters, i like everyone else hoped it would improve. After 10 chapters i started skipping whole chapters at a time and it was so poor that I didn't miss any of the plot. I will avoid all books by the author in future because I would hate to waste even a tiny part of my life reading such childish drivel ever again.

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