Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

25 reviews

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

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

bigmacspookdadd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I am so confused after reading this book 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Murder, Bullying, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infertility, Blood, and Infidelity

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

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

sadiedavisn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

amberinbookland's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Death, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, Murder, and Mental illness

snoopyfanclub's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Um…. Huh???? Did I devour this book in 1 day? Yes. Did it keep me engaged and wondering? Yes!! Was it unhinged? 1,000x yes!!! I don’t even know where to start. Like, I think it’s one thing to throw some doubt into the plot but the ending was so confusing I immediately googled it and nobody else understood it either. 
It was not satisfying. I think there were too many elements that are left open, some of which just seem unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia

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

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