Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

115 reviews

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

mellifluousmemos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Sometimes I Lie is full of twists and the reveals in the story are revealed in a very unique and interesting way. However, the story had a couple of twists and turns that were confusing, and did not always paint a clear picture. The ending is the most confusing part of the overall story, so it left me slightly underwhelmed. I think this would have been a 5 star book if the ending had a clear and concise twist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Childhood trauma and neglect is also mentioned.

aoliv__25's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

First time in a while I've not anticipated the twists in a thriller. I was very happy when the initial tropes started to fall away. I get that some people don't like how complicated the plot gets but I much prefer a thriller that verges on unbelievable than something mundane! 
Not sure it needed such graphic depictions of SA, and personally didn't love a little cliffhanger ending for a stand alone. Otherwise, very strong 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

frances_frances's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

This book had a ton of flaws and at times was laughably over the top. The Madeline plot felt haphazardly thrown in and Jo felt totally unnecessary. And there's a rape scene that I found gratuitous (especially after the ending was revealed). This book was also fast-paced and the prose flowed easily. I do appreciate Alice Feeney's writing style. Once I surrendered to the ridiculous/over the top aspects of the book, I actually enjoyed the ride. Far from perfect, but certainly engaging and entertaining. (Although I still feel icky about the way sexual violence was used)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Car accident, and Death

17kmcollins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcoholism

tanvi45'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sara824's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Pregnancy

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Not, my favorite Alice Feeny book and the book was pretty slow-paced, but it was still an entertaining read. I read it in a day. The twist at the end was good though.

That rape scene was unnecessary.

She's definitely improved though. I think I'm more keen on her newer books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Murder

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