Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

134 reviews

mhorns's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book was fine. It was interesting enough for me to read through to the end, but it wasn't 100% my favorite. 

There is an unreliable narrator because she had a TBI and memory loss, so it's the kind of mystery where you're not totally sure what the truth is in the end. 

One other thing I disliked were the main character's intrusive thoughts. They were extremely annoying during the audiobook. This might not have been an issie in text form, but I'm not sure. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism

bkschwartz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

schausjk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

harleyglynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Murder, and Gaslighting

oliviarose05's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol

magalich's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

rskey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

gwalt118's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I flew through this novel in three days, but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. Massive trigger warning for domestic abuse and alcohol abuse. I can handle some pretty dark stuff, but I found this one to be a bit gratuitous at times. The excessive infidelity bothered me. 

With that being said, if you enjoy an immediately unreliable narrator, morally questionable characters, and lots of sarcasm - which I do - then you might pick this one up. I found the podcast aspect interesting and reminiscent of Lisa Jewell's None of This is True, although I enjoyed Jewell's novel much more. The whodunit in this one was fairly predictable, which is always disappointing for a thriller. 

My favorite character was Beverly, the protagonist Lucy's grandmother. She was hilarious, and I thought the levity she provided was a nice counter to a very dark story. 

For all my qualms and discomfort, I couldn't put this one down. I was supposed to clean the bathrooms and run some errands over the weekend, but I read this instead. Oh well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

mreisen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

abarrett7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail