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itsybitsygingie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Addiction
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Death
my_personal_escape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
xnolakola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Domestic abuse
hollydyer328's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Domestic abuse
daybreakreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Gore, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Rape
agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief
chezler24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
In this age of true crime podcasts and TV show dramas centered around real, gruesome events, Tintera has crafted an interesting new angle within this genre. The book takes place 5 years after Savvy (Savannah) had been murdered in Plumpton Texas. The main character, Lucy, has been living with everyone assuming she had been responsible for her friend's death; however, she has no memories from that night. Throughout the book, we see Lucy wrestle with her fragmented memory and poor reputation as a podcaster, Ben Owens, begins prying open the cold case to see if Lucy really did it or if someone else was to blame.
I enjoyed the novel's format and how it switched back and forth between Lucy's internal monologue and transcripts from the Listen for the Lie podcast. The book had a rough start for me, but I was hooked once we got the ball rolling with the true crime element, and I was immersed in our screwed-up little cast of characters. (I do mean that. Most everyone here has some element of unlikability whether it's from their sarcastic demeanor or from the hurtful, damaging things they've done.) The amnesia element is not going to work for everyone, but I did enjoy how Tintera decided to "trigger" the memories. Regarding this element, I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome and mostly content with how things turned out.
(The real MVP was Grandma Beverly. She might be my favorite side character out of the bunch.)
(Rating probably around the 3.5-3.75 range)
(Advanced Reading Copy)
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship