The Undoing of Thistle Tate, Katelyn Detweiler
The Undoing of Thistle Tate, Katelyn Detweiler
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The Undoing of Thistle Tate

Author: Katelyn Detweiler

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/23/2019


Synopsis

Famous teen author Thistle Tate struggles to keep her biggest secret: the real identity of the author of her bestselling books. Thistle Tate is a glittering wunderkind--only seventeen, and a bestselling author of the wildly successful Lemonade Skies series, with the highly anticipated final book due to publish next year. She has diehard fans across the globe, flashy tours, and steep advances. And now she's finally started to date her best friend and next-door-neighbor, Liam, the only one who knows her deep dark secret: she's not the real author of the Lemonade Skies books. Thistle's guilt about lying intensifies after she meets the surprisingly charming Oliver, who introduces her to his super-fan little sister--but how can she have friendships based on deception? All she wants is for this last book to be written so she can be done with the ruse for good. Then with just two weeks left to deliver the manuscript to her agent and editor, a dramatic turn of events puts everything in jeopardy, and Thistle must grapple with her own identity. Is she a victim, a fraudster, or both? On top of that, Liam is increasingly jealous of Thistle's budding friendship with Oliver--a friendship that leaves Thistle more than a little confused about her own heart. As the book deadline looms closer, the stakes ever higher, a startling family truth comes to light, and it's only a matter of time before something gives--and Thistle's world becomes undone. For fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart, this YA is the perfect summer read for teen bookworms everywhere, with a love triangle, an insider's depiction of the publishing world, and nonstop, page-turning action.

Reviews

A unique story with a fresh voice. This was definitely short and sweet, but was able to hit various emotional chords. I enjoyed the writing, characters and plot. I almost teared up at the end. I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars, but when compared to the other books that have recently earned 3 stars from......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

The synopsis of the book and the MC's name are what initially drew me in. I was expecting a bittersweet Rom-Com that gives you all the feels. But, no. Thistle Tate is a seventeen-year-old bestselling author with fans and book tours and monetary success. She is also a fraud. She also has a crush on Lia......more

Imagine being the best selling author of a popular series of books at age seventeen. Then imagine it’s all a lie. The world thinks Thistle Tate is a writing prodigy. Only her father, the true writer and her best and only friend Liam know the truth. Homeschooled, Thistle is extremely isolated, surroun......more

Goodreads review by Meagan

I picked this one up for its intriguing plot, and I wasn't disappointed. But more than that, "The Undoing of Thistle Tate" slammed home, for me at least, the myriad ways children, particularly girls, are groomed to live for other people's happiness. The unreliable narrator mechanism is used to aston......more