Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

129 reviews

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

An excellent, voicy thriller with a shamelessly unlikable protagonist.

TW: cheating, domestic abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death

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

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

jayce's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

Edge of your seat but so much violence! From everyone in the book! Too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

beckflex007's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautiful whodunit that had me throwing the blame on almost everyone throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

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

saramariebt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Violence

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

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Physical abuse

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Violence