Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

298 reviews

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

SO BRILLIANT AND EMOTIONAL 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

savvy2323's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Grief

dizzymisslizzy's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

lisbrary's review

dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

staceen's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Lucy doesn’t remember the night of her best friend’s murder in which she has become the prime suspect. Now, 5 years later, she returns home to confront that night with a podcaster doing his own investigation. This was good not great for me. I know I wasn’t supposed to find Lucy necessarily likeable, but I found it hard to root for anyone. I kept hearing people recommend the audiobook because of the podcast element but I didn’t find that it added much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

alisafrancyne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

This was such a good book it kept me on my feet. I did have to keep putting it on hold from my library bc everyone and their mothers wanted to read this book but I finally finished it and it was so worth the wait

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

megstro's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

purplepenning's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

oxfordcommas91's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was hooked from the very first page. I’m admittedly someone who loves a first person murder mystery and/or thriller type book, but this one had all the right pacing, character development and plot twists to keep me guessing. I liked that the plot twists weren’t so outlandish - it all felt very realistic and you could easily picture this being the plot of a real life true crime podcast. There have been a few books in this genre (true crime pod) that I’ve read lately and I think this is among the best. It’s fast paced, doesn’t get overly loaded down in irrelevant details or red herrings, yet still provides you with a fleshed out story and plenty of classic whodunnit moments. 

I really liked all the characters - not in the sense that I liked who they were as people, but they were intriguing and complex and imperfect in a way that was satisfying to read. It makes me want to continue uncovering the details chapter after chapter.

Also, side note: this book really drives home the wisdom between women of never trusting the “nice guy.”

TL;DR I devoured this book in a little over 24 hours and it only took me that long because apparently you have to sleep and eat and show up to other life obligations. I strongly recommend if you need a fast paced twisty thriller that isn’t so scary it won’t keep you up long after reading. It would be fantastic to pull someone out of a slump!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

angiebradley's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder