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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

86 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SYNOPSIS

• Lucy left her hometown, a small town in Texas, five years ago after being accused of killing her best friend, Savannah, aka Savvy. Unfortunately, Lucy doesn’t remember anything about what happened to Savvy. 
• She’s been living in LA and trying not to revisit the past. Ben, a podcaster, decides to investigate Savvy’s murder for the 2nd season of his podcast. When Lucy returns to her hometown to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday, she links up with Ben to uncover the truth.

MY THOUGHTS

• I loved this one. Two POVs - Lucy’s and the podcast episodes - with alternating chapters. Fast-paced. Compelling. Satisfying ending.
• Lucy also has dark humor, and I enjoyed her as a main character. Since the story covers some tough topics, the comedic relief was a nice balance.
• I loved Beverly (Lucy’s grandmother), too! She was a fun character, and she truly loved Lucy
• There were lots of twists and turns. I appreciated reading about a woman who doesn’t fit in with societal norms & no one listens to her or believes her. When a male podcaster comes along, it’s the only thing that may bolster Lucy's credibility, which is pretty realistic.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 stars. Compelling writing. Satisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

dblue236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Trigger warnings: Blood, violence, discussions of past domestic violence, brief mention of sexual assault. 

I've been really looking forward to this book for a while now and was thrilled to see it as a Book of the Month selection for this month. I was not disappointed. The story sucked me in almost immediately and I genuinely had no idea what to expect until the very end. My only (very minor) complaint is that there is one small thing left unresolved toward the end, but I think that was likely intentional because the reader is supposed to draw their own conclusions. This was definitely one of my favorite reads so far this year and left me wanting to seek out more books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Can’t remember the last time I finished a book in two days (there were many other things I should have been doing but I couldn’t stop reading - the greatest feeling!) or sobbed (not cried, sobbed) over a book. Definitely read but make sure you have a block of free time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

katieimre's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

skersnick's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

rachrreads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

 I received an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Wow I honestly did not expect that ending! Early on I was convinced it was someone else and kept that theory through most of the book.

Lucy was found one morning five years ago covered in blood on the side of the road just hours after her best friend’s body was found in the woods. Lucy had no recollection of the past day and the blood on her dress happened to be her best friend Savvy’s. Although Lucy was never charged, she was widely believed to be the one who murdered her best friend. Lucy leaves her husband and her small town behind for Los Angeles and doesn’t return… that is until her grandmother invites her back for her birthday.

A true crime podcast titled Listen for the Lie is investigating Savvy’s murder and the host, Ben, just so happens to be in town. Ben has been trying for months to reach Lucy for her side of the story, even if it’s just about her friendship with Savvy. Lucy finally decides it’s time to figure out what happened to Savvy… even if she ends up finding out it was her all along.

I could not put this one down! I’d be intrigued to hear what the audiobook is like… I may need to reread on audio at some point!


Read this if you’re a fan of:
• true crime podcasts
• small towns
• funny grandma’s
• unreliable narrators
• None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely flew through this book and really enjoyed it. I loved the idea of a true crime podcast interviewer digging up the details from people in the small town in order to help solve this cold case. 

It kept me guessing throughout as there were so many suspicious characters with intertwined storylines. It was one of those books that kept you on your toes and just when you thought you had it figured out, another curveball was thrown your way. Definitely recommend this one!

Thank you to Celadon Books & NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

tinamayreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol