Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

93 reviews

larareads's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

dreamsngr's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this take on true crime podcasts and the presumed guilt of people involved in a murder. The town felt very small town with people quick to judge. Grandma was a great bit of levity in what could have otherwise been a too dark story. Listening to this definitely added an extra layer since the main story is broken up with "podcast" episodes about what is being uncovered.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Murder

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

Lives up to the hype, totally unputdownable. I sped through this one because I needed to know what how everything ended up happening and was totally surprised by the ending. I love a good podcast-based mystery and would definitely recommend this on audio. Just a note though that there's a repetitive "let's kill" voice that gets grating after a bit, but still worth prioritizing this format for the podcast element.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

juliaureads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

 Talk about a page turner! Tintera’s conversational style and frankly hilarious main character kept me entertained throughout the story. I loved the Texas setting and the little nods toward Texas culture, and really didn’t guess the ending until it was right in front of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

ree333's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

namestaken's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

twinkle_flavored's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

A great thriller, with a well done podcast element, and of course… I’m always down for an  unreliable narrator ☺️🤙.  I enjoyed the way she fleshed out the characters, twisting the likable ones into their true ugly shapes, giving you pause with those you initially found not so palatable, showing you things aren’t always so black-and-white in a very skilled way. Also- grandma was my favorite. She’s really just the best. If you’re looking for a well done thriller/small town murder mystery, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. I will certainly be picking up more work by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

notlikethebeer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

A new addition to the "thrillers based around crime podcasts" genre: aka one of my favourite genres! What I'll say first of all is that Lucy isn't a likeable protagonist. She's blunt, her sense of humor is darker than my coffee, she's often very unsympathetic. And yet, honestly? She's certainly one of my favourite protagonists of 2024, and she may well have won a place in my heart long-term. Maybe that's because I also have a sense of humor as dark as the longest night... 

I also really liked that the book explored the ongoing risks posed by an abusive partner after the fact, such as the risk of reputational harm, and really clearly illustrated the devastating impacts even just the thought of risking this can bring. As well, there were some interesting reflections on the ethics of the podcast - and the podcaster. With that in mind, it does have quite an ambiguous ending, so if you like certainty and answers, this might not be for you. Otherwise, rock on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

I enjoyed this a lot. I didn’t expect to finish it in a day, but it definitely peaked my interest. I got a little confused trying to keep track of the some of the characters, especially if they were really only used for the podcast portions of the story, but overall I thought this was well done. I think I’ll probably pick it up again to see if I can find the clues; I definitely suspected just about every character at some point in the book! I recommend this one if you’re looking for an interesting who-done-it, particularly as an audiobook to really get the podcast vibe!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism