Rebecca Scherm

After a heist she planned lands two men she loves in prison, a woman flees Paris and assumes a new identity, furtively checking news from her hometown as her web of deception unravels. A first novel.

Unbecoming

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Grace lied. Now the two men who know the truth are on parole. Despite re-inventing herself as Julie the antiques restorer, Grace knows time is ticking.

Alternating between Grace's past in Tennessee leading up to the big lie and her current life in Paris, this novel was a stunner. Crammed with evocative language and lush descriptions of antiques, art, and lust, I was swept away from the beginning.

Grace was such an intriguing female character; I felt empathy for her yet loathed her all at the same time. I don't want to give much away, but she is one of those girl's who is a chameleon. She's the girl you want her to be, no matter her true feelings, but how long can the facade last? 

Unfortunately, I hated the ending, but the entire ride was so worth it.

Paige Morgan

There's not much that I can say about this book without giving too much away, but I will say that the title is appropriate in many ways (and that is a compliment). I am fond of both coming-of-age stories, and stories about people feeling like they're on the outside looking in, and this was both, in interesting ways. It managed to be both suspenseful and meandering, intense without being melodramatic. I think I might even give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Unbecoming

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