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Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

48 reviews

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The characters can’t be described as lovable but are certainly engaging. Some of the plot twits are predictable, but are still enjoyable and others are very unexpected. I enjoyed following the trio of timelines and the short chapters. The plot is unlike anything I’ve read before and well worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

nessreadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

A dark and truly twisted thriller that is unputdownable. This book tells the story of a woman in a coma in hospital who is semi conscious of what's going on around her. We also see flashbacks of the events leading up to her being in hospital and some childhood diary entries.
This story is full of suspicious characters and will keep you guessing who is telling the truth right to the end. It brings us through the complexities of family relationships and the lasting effects of childhood traumas.
A true page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Rape, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Murder, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Excrement, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Terminal illness

aee66's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

This book was a rollercoaster. So many twists and turns, I always wanted to keep reading. Couldn’t put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Stalking, Car accident, and Violence

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cancer, Infidelity, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual assault, Stalking, Infertility, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Violence

april_a_q'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? Yes

3.0

This was the first Alice Feeney book I’ve ever read, and I’m interested to see how the other books I have on my list to read by her compare to this one. It gave unreliable narrator the entire time. I felt so confused throughout the majority of this book, and when I had everything figured out, I was still slightly confused. Interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

carimz's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infertility, and Infidelity

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Death of parent, Medical content, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

zennyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

Sometimes I Lie started off rather slow for me as I was expecting a fast-paced thriller that kept me glued. The writing style wasn't my favourite either but the pace started to ramp up after almost reaching 50-60% of the novel.

Though, the unexpected twists caught me off guard which I was surprised about. I have a mixed feeling about the change of timelines within the book, it helps me dive into greater detail about our main character's childhood and the events leading to her being in a coma, which continued to pique my interest. At the same time, it can be rather confusing to jump into different timelines so quickly.

However, I really enjoyed the audiobook version and it made the reading experience immersive and tensed. The inital plot had a lot of potential but it kinda fell flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Minor: Bullying and Car accident

hcox's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Murder

izzy_o's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Car accident

Minor: Medical trauma, Vomit, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Car accident