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Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

178 reviews

maxdmillian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

klubbgodis's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infertility and Fatphobia

janamld's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

honey_coated_chapters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

°:. *₊ ° . ° .•

𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 3//5

𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 258

𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: thriller/psychological thriller 

𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔: 

•unreliable narrator 

•converging timelines

•toxic friendships 

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆: soap operas, getting lost within a maze, unlikeable characters and quick chapters that you need to re-read to fully grasp the insanity of. 

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First and foremost, check the triggers because it gets pretty dark. It was unbelievably twisty, to the point that I’ve put it down and can’t even explain the book because I’m that confused. Not everyone is who you think they are and everyone has motive to do something terrible. A lot of things are setup to be meaningful but instead are just written off, which I guess is fine because it throws you off the real mystery’s track. However, when everything unravels in the end I’m left highly confused. 

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Of course, because it’s Alice Feeney — the book is written so well, the plot is original and terrifying, the side characters are mostly one dimensional but still add enough to the story to help it progress. I just wish it was more neatly tied up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

yeetith_and_yoinketh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Pretty disturbing, good for someone who enjoys thriller and mildly disturbing books. SEE CONTENT WARNINGS PLEASE! I read this book w/out checking content warnings and I'm regretting it. Fans of graphic mysteries will like it tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, Death, and Infertility

boba_n_books's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This book started slow, but it really picked up towards the end. I loved the unreliable narrator that kept me guessing whole time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow. I’ll be honest; I definitely thought I had this one all figured out. This doesn’t happen often, but I didn’t see most of this book coming. Told in three separate timelines, Feeney gives us a look at Amber’s mind while she is in a coma, the events leading up to her accident, and her childhood. I went back and forth with my rating because there was a lot of ambiguity in the ending, but the more I thought about it, the more I recognized that that’s what made this book so clever. The reader is given the freedom to form his or her own hypothesis as to what is “real.” After all, Feeney gives you a warning with the title, Sometimes I Lie… I would recommend this to the sophisticated thriller reader who loves to wear a Sherlock cap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Car accident, Death of parent, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Pregnancy, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

pageafter_paige's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a super quick read that kept me on my toes! I loved how the chapters jumped between diary entries from childhood, present time, and the week leading up to her coma. Even though the title is called Sometimes I Lie I was still fooled a few times hahaha but overall I felt the ending was predictable once a certain big secret was revealed. I do love Alice’s writing and I find it super engaging. I’m not a huge fan of how it all ended in the last chapter but overall I enjoyed the story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

coffeebookssleep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Bullying, Addiction, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Alcohol, Rape, Abandonment, Murder, and Stalking

vibingandy's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

surprised at how intense some scenes were, definitely look at the content warnings! otherwise was a bit predictable in parts, and the big twist made the plot more confusing (though it was interesting for sure)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident