Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Listen For The Lie

I loved the characters and the way the story unfolded. The slow reveal of secrets, from a cast of small town characters, and the slow reveal of the story from our narrator Lucy made for such an engaging tale.

The narrative style mixed with podcast episodes made the delivery so much better. I highly recommend the audiobook production!

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himpersonal's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Didn’t really care for the podcast format or the amnesia (too convenient a plot device). Characters were too superficial. Only one I really liked was the grandmother. Everyone should have a gran like her. Makes me wish I'd had the chance to know mine better and my niece and nephews to know my mom better before any of them died. I'm comforted knowing all three of them loved me and my brothers and their kids fully.

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funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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tjdewald's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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

2.25

Very quick read, easy to follow. This book did have me hooked for the first 200-250 pages. However, when there was about 60 pages left, I felt it dragging on. The conclusion was unsatisfying and felt very rushed yet somehow drug out. It was like the author decided who did it 250 pages in and had to quickly tie it to that character. I thought there was an unnecessary amount of sexually explicit scenes. Some are okay but it became tacky quickly, especially one of the later ones (you know which one if you’ve read it).

Overall, it was okay. Two stars for the first 200-250 pages but the last 100ish just didn’t work.

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erinn93's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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calhox's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

This was the first mystery I’ve read in a very long time and I’m so glad I did.
I loved all of the potential storylines that the author lead us down throughout the book and the podcast element lending a different perspective was a nice touch.

I figured out the killer about halfway through the book but I was genuinely intrigued by how we were going to get there and how it all went down.

I couldn’t put the book down.

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