Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

6 reviews

aestass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Sarcastic main character, cold case in a small Texas town, amnesia, and a  grandma that gets around… what’s not to like.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

gwenswoons's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So good. I had been reading so much hype about this, and I was surprised when it was (for me) a little slow to begin! But it became so addictive so quickly - such good character building and detailed thoroughness in the plot and world, too. I love a thriller that is also a little sexy, and also one where the victims and narrators are complicated/imperfect, and this is awesome on both counts. And - so amazingly unexpected in all the turns and shocks, right down to the end - I loved it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Sexual violence

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical trauma

emetrock's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

pattykcreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

rosemaryandrue's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Five years ago, Lucy was found wandering the streets, dazed and covered in the blood of her best friend. No one knows what happened, but everyone believes that it was Lucy who killed Savvy – until a podcaster comes to town to dig up the whole case again.

I generally avoid the recent spate of mystery books that use podcasts as plot devices. For one, I’m not even a fan of investigative podcasts, and it’s always seemed more like a framing gimmick than anything else. But I decided to try out this book because of all the rave reviews from my friends on Goodreads, as well as the fact that the narrator is not the podcaster but the subject of the story, Lucy Chase.

This is a fast-paced, intriguing mystery with an amusingly dark and sarcastic narrator. The characters are colorful and lovable despite their flaws, of which there are many, and the author leans into their ambiguities, presenting us with no clear cut villains or heroes. I also loved how the story unravelled, with us learning more about the case alongside the ‘listeners’ of Ben’s podcast.

However, the final section sags oddly before we get to the big climax, maybe because I felt like things were getting stretched out. It was a bad place to lose tension. I also got bored of Lucy’s romantic travails – though they do have bearing on the plot, I felt that they sometimes took on a boringly soapy tone, and would have liked to see less of them on the page.

I listened to the audiobook version of this book, and the narration was excellent. The narrators are January LaVoy and Will Damron – the latter narrating the podcast sections as Ben. The podcast chapters are produced so that you feel like you’re really listening to a podcast. Both narrators did a great job with the voices, bringing plenty of emotion and personality to minor characters. They really elevated the story for me.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders