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Carol was a neighbor and friend. I had no idea she wrote books... Very versatile lady. I came across this book looking for her latest one and decided to give it a try... I have to admit that I like it very much. Even though there were times I felt I had read something similar long ago, I realized the plot was much better and very well constructed. Love the twists and turns the characters take... Definitely I will be buying more of her books.


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Understudy Carole Bellacera 9780765306555 Books Reviews

At a crossroads, Amy Shiley makes a life altering decision that resounds with profound ethical dilemmas. Unable to speak while lying in her hospital bed, Amy overhears news of the death of her best friend Robin Mulcahey. Amy had been driving the car when slick roads and too much alcohol resulted in a tragic accident. Because both women were severely facially damaged but shared a similar body build, and had exchanged personal items before getting in the car, a case of misidentification results in an extraordinary opportunity. Realizing that no one will mourn her, Amy assumes her best friend's life.
It seems the perfect solution for a woman with no family. She continues the role of beloved daughter, filling the gap for Robin's family and sparing them tremendous grief. Although Amy is in love with Robin's brother Paul, it is not until a year and a half later that she learns she gave up his love with the identity switch. Further, the ideal impression she had of Robin's family does not bear up under reality. Amy's identity switch brings professional success, when she becomes a well-known soap opera star and marries a fellow actor. But as things come unraveled, she soon feels as though she is trapped in her own personal soap opera.
Author Carole Bellacera pens an exhilarating romantic suspense with UNDERSTUDY. Switched identities may be a long favored plot device, but Bellacera finds a way to add her own exciting flair, resulting in tale that readers will find impossible to put down. Although Robin and Amy are complete opposites, Amy's transformation is incredibly believable. Further, the secrets of Robin's life become driving motivation for Amy to confront the truth of the past as well as her own personal truths. Secondary characterizations are likewise memorable, especially Bellacera's thoughtful and insightful handling of Amy's husband's complicated feelings toward her and his past. A novel rich with psychological insight, UNDERSTUDY comes very highly recommended.
The plot of this novel is pure soap opera escapism. Amy had a deprived childhood, with an alcoholic father who committed suicide and an alcoholic mother who ended up catatonic. When she met Robin Mulcahey on their first day at college, the two girls became best friends in spite of the fact that they're as different as night and day. Well, except for their appearances. Physically, they could be sisters. Amy falls in love with the seeming perfection of the Mulcahey family, including falling head over heels in love with Robin's older brother Paul. A terrible crash kills Robin and leaves Amy unrecognizable, but when the Mulcahey family mistakes her for their daughter, Amy decides to go along with the charade and take over Robin's identity. She can't bring herself to hurt them by telling the truth.

The contrivances in the story, combined with the taboo feel of the romance (although there is no actual taboo), makes it feel like something I would have read in high school. What saves it from being just a pulp novel is the sympathy the reader garners for Amy. Bellacera's smooth prose and top notch characterization of her two female leads takes the edge off what could be considered a trashy romance. You want Amy to be happy, so you go along with some of the over-the-top-ness of the plotline. The last fourth of the book just whips by.

I'm not so sure I'm keen on the story's structure. The vast majority of the book is told in flashback format. The prologue is the accident, and then the entire first part of the book details how the two girls met and everything that led up to the accident. It's done again in smaller sections throughout the rest of the story, too, and it takes some of the suspense out of it as a whole.

But the author's easy prose and strong characterization make up for it. I ended up devouring it, though I wouldn't read it again.
I have to say that I was sadly disappointed with the book. I am an aspiring writer and bought the book because of my mentor. The story has a good plot and I am familiar with Richmond and Williamsburg in Virginia, which is the setting for the book. But a part of the way into the book I had to stop reading. The scenes and words were trashy and extremely sexual. I thought to myself, if this is what it takes to be a writer, then I am not a writer. I tore the book up and threw it away. If it had been written without all the extremely sexual details, it would still be a great story, but as it is, it was not for me.
I admire Carole's way of putting the story together. Most of the character she created will stay in your mind even after days finishing the book. When you start reading you just want to keep on going..... You just want to know what happen next, the plot is really interesting that you want to know how it ends but at the same time dreaded the last page coz you want more
I had a hard time putting this ebook down. I just never knew what would happen next, each chapter I was on there was highs and lows twist and turns so far this is the second ebook of Carole Bellacera and they are both a 5 star. She has become my all time favorite Author..
Carol was a neighbor and friend. I had no idea she wrote books... Very versatile lady. I came across this book looking for her latest one and decided to give it a try... I have to admit that I like it very much. Even though there were times I felt I had read something similar long ago, I realized the plot was much better and very well constructed. Love the twists and turns the characters take... Definitely I will be buying more of her books.