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juanat77's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content
agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical trauma
sandiet's review against another edition
- 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
#ListenfortheLie #NetGalley
The debut adult novel (she typically writes YA) from Amy Tintera is simply in a word engaging! I'm not typically a lover of the thriller genre but this book kept me up to the wee hours of the morning.
I was reeled in from the first line "A podcaster has decided to ruin my life, so I'm buying a chicken".
With a start like that you'd be expecting a funny book but this book deals with domestic violence, toxic relationships and dysfunctional families. Lucy, the main female character is the unreliable narrator, who hears voices telling her to kill people. It becomes clearer whose voice she's hearing as you get deeper into the story. Lucy can't remember what happened 5 years ago when she was found wandering around covered in her best friend's blood. She was never charged with Savvy's murder, but most of the people in the small town of Plumpton, including her parents and ex-husband were and still are convinced she's guilty.
Ben, who has a very successful true crime podcast, comes to town to try to figure out what happened. Unbeknownst to Lucy, her kick-ass grandmother Beverly has orchestrated the whole thing because she's never believed Lucy was the murderer. Lucy agrees to help Ben but only because her grandmother has asked her to.
There are many twists and turns and a lot of suspects, but the journey to get to the truth was never boring. I really enjoyed this book despite the subject matter.
This is a true "me too" movement book and a lot of good points are made about how a woman's version of the truth is completely dismissed in favour of the man's version.
A quote from the book "Men always believe each other".
5* + read and I'll be looking for more adult novels from this author.
Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
shesflippinpages's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual content, Rape, Drug use, and Sexual assault
xandriaisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book was amazing; I read it in one day it was that good! The plot instantly grabbed my attention and the fact that it's based in Texas only further convinced me to read it.
You get a lively cast of characters, no one is as they seem at first. Each unraveling as secrets get exposed in service of uncovering the truth. While the book is from Lucy's perspective, you get to hear from other people via the transcript of the podcast. It balances out and adds to the mystery while offering up many different conclusions as the story unfolds.
I'll be honest, I couldn't predict who'd done it. That's all I ask of a mystery book and this one delivered.
Thank you NetGalley & Celadon Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual violence, Vomit, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, and Grief