A review by honey_coated_chapters
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 3//5
𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 258
𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: thriller/psychological thriller 
𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔: 
•unreliable narrator 
•converging timelines
•toxic friendships 
𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆: soap operas, getting lost within a maze, unlikeable characters and quick chapters that you need to re-read to fully grasp the insanity of. 
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First and foremost, check the triggers because it gets pretty dark. It was unbelievably twisty, to the point that I’ve put it down and can’t even explain the book because I’m that confused. Not everyone is who you think they are and everyone has motive to do something terrible. A lot of things are setup to be meaningful but instead are just written off, which I guess is fine because it throws you off the real mystery’s track. However, when everything unravels in the end I’m left highly confused. 
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Of course, because it’s Alice Feeney — the book is written so well, the plot is original and terrifying, the side characters are mostly one dimensional but still add enough to the story to help it progress. I just wish it was more neatly tied up. 
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