I seriously love how @tarrynfisher writes her female characters. They are so strong, but still have a vulnerability about them. They are pretty but not beautiful, they are smart but still make mistakes. They are so real. So incredibly lifelike. The arc this story takes is pretty powerful, and that inner dialogue we all have within our own heads and hearts is splayed out on the pages of this book. #theopportunist #tarrynfisher #bookone #series #read #bookstagram ( )

I don't normally write reviews.. at all. But this book was just WOW. I have no words. I can't stop thinking about it, it sucked me in by page 10 and probably was the most emotional book I read to date. Don't get me wrong this book is not really about conventional suffering and abuse and the like; also, it doesn't have HEA even though we so hope that it did.

Anyway I'm in love with it, and so can't way for the next one. The author was right: nothing makes you feel like regret and sadness but combine those emotions with hope and you have a winner. I'm surprised this book doesn't have more reads yet.
I can't stop thinking about it, I NEED the next one already. ( )

Aptly named, The Opportunist is a well-written guilty pleasure with a rather unlikable main character who is pretty much willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. I don't really like the storyline or the characters that much, but something about this novel is very compelling...though I cringe at most of what goes on.

It's very hard to feel sorry for "the opportunist" because she thinks only of herself and does horrible things in the name of love (a love which seems more like an obsession than genuine caring and affection.) Women (and how they treat each other) do not come across very well in this highly addictive "but I shouldn't be reading this" novel.

The further along I got in The Opportunist the more I found myself really admiring the style and heart of it. Some of the feelings Olivia experienced struck me hard with their universality; even if I never did come around to liking her, I can't help but understand that intense emotions often make us do insane things that we aren't proud of.
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This entire book is one train wreck happening over and over again. Olivia cannot let go of her love (obsession) of Caleb. She has screwed up and lied so many times, she can't redeem herself. She lies. She manipulates. She is at a constant tug-of-war with herself to do the right thing. She knows the things she does is wrong, but she just can't help herself. She wants what she wants.

Is it wrong that I actually felt sorry for her through most of the book. With an exception of one or two things.... the things she does I think any of us would have done given the situation. She is only human, a wounded human, but a human nonetheless. In her defense, she tries to come clean and do the right thing, but Caleb stops her every time.

This book is a good read. I couldn't put it down, no matter how hard I tried. ( )

am OBSESSED with this book. Absolutely obsessed.

After finishing it, I couldn't stop thinking about it for MONTHS. It invaded my thoughts, my heart, every little space in my mind.. The Opportunist is that book that crawls under your skin and STAYS there. It is an addicting, consuming read. It won't leave you alone and no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to shake it. ( )