Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

4 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

laurensm_th's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Medical content, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Excrement

pookiee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Feeney’s casual writing style and ominous fortune cookie slip phrases make the pages turn fast, as usual. however, this is her debut, and the writing is not as good as in her more recent books.

I dislike reveals that are basically

”bitches be crazy”

, hate

rape

used as a plot device, and there also was not much lead-up to some parts of the explanation. I liked the very end, but then the very very end ruined it for me bc I find

ambiguous “hehe they might still be alive” cliffhanger

cheap.

most English language books I read are American, so a British one is a nice change of pace. I liked seeing all the Britishisms!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Fatphobia, Infertility, Murder, Alcohol, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

ekmoore11's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying and Infertility

Minor: Cancer