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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

28 reviews

mutablemoon's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

interesting plot that had me hooked from the start. sure it was kind of easy to guess the twist, personally I enjoy how we get to that point. 
the only thing for me was the writing, it felt more like a YA book at times such as scenes with her love interest. Nothing wrong with YA books but this is not marketed as such so sometimes I felt like I was reading YA romance due to the wordings and descriptions. 
I really did enjoyed the discussion on the ‘perfect victim’, very true and unfortunately always relevant. 

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elizabeth_25's review against another edition

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

4.5

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alexasolis98's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

I like Lucy's character for the most part. She is funny and snarky. One of the issues is that sometimes it can be a bit much. All the other characters (not including Paige) are just horrible people. Even our smug with questionable ethics podcaster, Ben. 
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gabros12's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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bakedbri's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

As a thriller fan and a feminist, I loved this debut! There are some major trigger warnings, so I don’t think this will be for everyone depending on where you’re at in your healing journey. However, I think it was thoughtfully written and definitely helps combat our society’s tendency to victim blame.
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gracescanlon's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I found Lucy to be a refreshingly unique female main character, and relished that her personality — and how others perceived it and her — is what drove much of the story. I also enjoyed and related to Lucy and Savvy’s friendship — as a late-twenties woman, I’ve had similar friendships myself through my life.
I think my favorite thing, though, was Tintera’s use of casual, embedded misogyny and its microaggressions (from both men and women) throughout the book.
From people singing Matt’s praises for no reason, to everyone believing him and Emmett because they’re men who made statements, to using Lucy’s actions and personality against her in opposite ways they would if she were a man, to Ben’s realizing that it was his word that would exonerate Lucy and using his platform to do so,
Listen for the Lie uses patriarchy and misogyny in realistic ways in addition to their functions as story catalysts. 
I also deeply appreciated the way Tintera presented people’s treatment of those with trauma and/or brain injuries.
She toes the line between sympathy and understanding for other, also suffering characters and disgust with their treatment of Lucy, especially given she was gravely injured and had lost her best friend.
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yllektrout's review against another edition

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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

I struggled to get through it! I kept putting it down and then going back just to finish it. It was a Tik Tok read and I didn’t enjoy it. 
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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Lucy was the prime suspect in her best friend Savvy’s murder, but has no memory of that night. When a podcaster begins to investigate, it may finally be time for the truth to come to light…

I really enjoyed this one! It is a fantastic feminine rage book, which is frankly exactly what I needed this week (and always, who are we kidding) and I really appreciated both Lucy and Savvy’s characters and the flashback glimpses of their friendship. There were tons of twists and turns that kept me invested, and I thought the audio production was excellent and the perfect format to consume this book!

I also really appreciated the way this book handled important and difficult topics, and the nuanced exploration of victimhood and who makes a “good” victim. These are topics that are often deeply misunderstood and seeing them reflected and explored in literature is so meaningful!

CW: Death/violence/blood; domestic violence; misogyny
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cnannery19's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

Okay..  I'll be honest.  I guessed whodunnit pretty early on and as I made my way through the story, it was predominantly to ensure that I guessed correctly.

Rating was lowered because I didn't find it all that captivating and there was an odd focus on sweat that really took me out of it.
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