Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

117 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

This was a decent read - Feeney is good at writing twists, and while I saw some of the twist coming, I didn't see all of it, which was cool. I liked that while Amber was an unreliable narrator, she was just outright admitting that sometimes she lied, unlike some unreliable narrator tropes that rely on the narrator either being some form of addict or just withholding info from the reader without telling them.

The plot was kind of mediocre and it felt like the current-day plot should not have taken up as much time as it did - I get why it did, but it took so long to get there that it really dragged at points. Still a decent enough read that I'm looking forward to reading more from Feeney.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Infertility, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

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

harper_simmons's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book and the way it’s written. It has separated chapters from when the character is in the coma, before she got into the coma, and when they were younger. 

The whole book I was questioning who actually did it and I was shocked with what happened. The ending left me confused and wanting more.

I had moments where I had to go back and reread with more information that I was given so it made me take longer to read. 

Overall, amazing read. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

sundaylou'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Dark, twisty mystery. You alternate through 3 different POV timelines. Which slowly unravels the relationships and history of what had happened. 

Highly recommend to anyone wanting a dark mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Stalking and Fire/Fire injury

yellowdays99'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? Yes

2.0

Wow this was so boring I don’t even know how I finished the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Rape, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death

lindsaylhunter's review

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

2.0

I might have given this book more than two stars if I hadn't figured out the major twist less than halfway through. Overall, I just found Feeney's writing style stilted. Not for me, this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Pregnancy

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

clrouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death

nat_foerster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, Death, and Bullying

yaboigrass's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent