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kaela_arcuri's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Murder
samanthaosleger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
⏰ Alternating timelines
✨ “My name is Amber Reynolds, & there are three things you should know about me.
- I’m in a coma.
- My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
- Sometimes I lie.”
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney is told from alternating timelines, including current time (while she is in the coma), recent past (just before the coma), and distant past (childhood diary entries).
☁️ This was a page-turner, and I didn’t see the twists coming. While there were several twists, I felt a few to be implausible. The end had me going… “WHAT JUST HAPPENED?” 🤯 I was baffled after the final chapter and had to look up what had happened. I found various threads of other readers discussing interpretations of different parts of the ending. I was glad to know I wasn’t alone in being confused. With that said, make sure to read very carefully, or even better, buddy read this one, so you have someone to discuss it with! The plot and characters get a bit twisty. Overall, it’s an interesting thriller and an easy read, but it left me with more questions than answers. It’s my third Feeney book, and I wouldn’t say I liked it as much as Rock, Paper, Scissors, but I think I liked it more than Daisy Darker.
Graphic: Rape, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Stalking
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Ending so confusing…. here are my thoughtstheimposter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, and Miscarriage
dnlrbchd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Alcohol, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism and Fatphobia
aselin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
joisaddler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
geraldinerowe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, and Rape
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
cherrypiejay's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
oshild's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Rape, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Stalking and Car accident
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
booksbytheglass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
while this is my least favorite of hers so far, that’s not saying much as I gave all of her others 4.5-5 stars 🫡 definitely an auto buy author and twist QUEEN!
and when I saw twist queen, I mean it!! I did guess the initial one around halfway, but they kept swinging until the very end! I think this is one of my most tabbed thriller books 😅
the MC, amber, is your typical unreliable narrator … or is that what she wants you to think? bouncing between past diary entries, 2 weeks prior, and present day, I absolutely loved the way you didn’t know what action amber was going to take next!
and the part that had me cackling the most is that from the very first page, amber tells the reader that she sometimes lies, and yet, here I am every time she lies: 😨🫣🤡
there were a LOT of red herrings in the side characters that basically went nowhere, and there are a TON of trigger warnings that I will post at the end of this review - so I had a hard time reading and digesting some parts
BUT I am simply unable to put down anything alice feeney writes - this is now an alice feeney stan account 🫡
make sure to follow me on instagram for my eventual alice feeney book rankings!! one more to go!!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: napa valley zinfandel
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Rape, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent and Infertility