Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

132 reviews

csimonsensays's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

tanacef's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

vivisms_82's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Dark thriller with a dash of comedy. The complexities of intimate relationships with friends, family and lovers were well written and at times icky and messy- just like real life. Yeah I knew it was a thriller but was not expecting the

domestic violence and violence overall

- not complaining; I thought the author did a good job and I have no doubt many people can (unfortunately) relate to the

gaslighting of Matt's abuse and the Emmett craziness - him not getting that "no" 100% means respect my "no" and back off

I would have rated it higher but I had big issues with the character of

Savvy and the flippant/deranged way she talks about outright killing men that go too far. A hard slap fine but gosh she stabbed that dude to the point of overkill!! And then thought it was ok to kill Matt - don't get me wrong he was a grad A piece of shit but still to KILL him?

I really liked the honesty of (and many men will no doubt disagree - but in my experience this is right on accurate)

men believing other men

. However, I was baffled by Lucy's parents.

Their openly cheating relationship was weird but worst was the rationale to withhold information and also trust in Matt over Lucy - who abused her for years was disgusting. I'm glad granny Bev addressed that!!!!

Speaking of which, Granny Bev was an awesome character!! I was curious how the author was going to explain

Savvy's skin found under Lucy's nails and Lucy bruising her but the attack scene and struggle was well written and totally bought it.

The ending was ok but lacked the oomph I was hoping for. Not a perfect book, but still an enjoyable page turner :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahh87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

owlmanda's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Dementia

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

pierrereads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Gaslighting

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

karlasaysbleh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual violence