Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Listen for the Lie

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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

197 reviews

reesa_ann's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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clairexandra's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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wkennedy's review against another edition

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barbietheereader's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"You don't deserve to be saved."
"I smile like I wasn't just imagining bludgeoning her to death."
"You really don't remember that night do you?"
"People don't believe women who fight back. When a man lashes out, people say he's lost control of his temper or made a terrible mistake. When a woman does it, she's a psychopath."

I have to pat myself on the back for figuring out and solving the murder. Overall this was an intense read, definitely a bit more intense than I thought it would be. However the many important themes and gender expectations in society definitely hit right on the mark. The best way to consume this story is to listen to it, the voice narrators did such a great job bringing the characters to life and adding different emotions to certain situations. Overall I did enjoy this story but for some reason I felt like something was missing, and I wish something else occurred in the story. The ending kind of felt unfinished and more of a question / hesitancy, which might have been done on purpose but I still feel like the ending was unfinished.

This is a very quick read filled with small town drama and so many intersections / overlaps that added to the plot and mystery of the story. I love the podcast element to the story and it added more mystery surrounding Savvy and the town in general. Unreliable narrators will always intrigue me and I was not mad it at all. All I have to say is that the Lucy grandmother and Savvy are thee best side characters and support system to ever exist!!!

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