Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Good Lie by A.R. Torre

49 reviews

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

A great thriller. Hooks you in from the begging and is good at keeping you guessing until the end. I liked how the story unraveled. There were enough twists to keep it interesting, but not so many that it felt forced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

tspice24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, and Torture

icelandicbookreview's review

2.0

It might have been my fault for assuming this was more of a mystery/thriller, but there was wayyyy too much romance or romantic elements. I also should have checked TW/CW before reading because I was not ready for some of the content. (I read as an audiobook going to and from work.) I think I would have enjoyed it more if there was less "romance". The story was really interesting, and I think other people would really enjoy it. This just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

gtwaddell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

By far the best book I’ve read !!! Had me guessing right until the reveal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Child abuse

madisbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

Another absolute banger from Ms. A.R Torre!! I fell in love with her writing in "Every Last Secret", so I knew that I would love this book as well! "The Good Lie" is the perfect mix of rich people drama, character development, and true crime..and let me tell you I ATE this book up. As a woman who is currently in school to become a criminal psychologist, it was incredibly interesting and empowering to read about an FMC in the same profession that I wish to one day be in..even if her moral compass was a bit skewed. A few of the smaller plot twists were easily guessable now that I'm becoming a "seasoned" thriller reader (lol), but the huge plot twist at the end was a complete SHOCKER. 
Overall I absolutely love this book and cannot wait to dive back into the world of A.R Torre. <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Violence

bea2001's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, and Sexual assault

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I rarely rate books two stars, but I honestly couldn't find one redeeming quality from this book other than the fact that it was short and I finished in a day (not because it was good; it's because I wanted it to be over). The alternating perspectives from first person to third person was  "a choice". I didn't like any of the characters. Dr. Moore's actions infuriated me so much because if she wasn't thinking with her private parts half the time maybe she would've noticed the red flags in her newfound companion. 

I don't blame her for not knowing about John's actions. However, Robert was creepy from the get-go and the fact that she couldn't (refused) see that baffles me. And what I can't begin to fathom is that she literally goes out with him after he confessed to killing one of her patients as well as attempting to kill her too. Again, thinking with her vagina instead of using an ounce of her brain.

Might I add that this book wasn't particularly suspenseful or thrilling, more so a very flat mystery. I found myself trudging along to just finish the book because nothing was interesting to me in the slightest. Also, I guess most of the twists except 

  Brooke's involvement and how she was a literal predator. I honestly didn't see that coming so I'll give her that. However, it still grants no points for me. This book was not good (to me). 

As an avid thriller reader this book just didn't deliver for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Grief

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A must read for true crime lovers, there’s references to real serial killers. It was a quick read for me since the chapters were short and almost always ended on a cliff hanger. I almost had the mystery solved, but couldn’t completely get the pieces to fit together to solve it before finishing the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Self harm, Animal death, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Infidelity

mtnest's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Violence, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Torture, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

charlotteregan's review against another edition

3.0

I liked it and didn’t see those plot twists coming. It was really disturbing ngl. I thought this was gonna be a 4-star read but the first 50% was dragging and kind of messy for my liking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide