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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

135 reviews

kierstratton's review against another edition

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

4.0

When I got into the nitty gritty of this and realized it was another murder podcast book, I thought it would be just that. I was happily mistaken!! I found myself NEEDING to listen to more as the story progressed, waiting for the truth to be revealed. I loved the parallel of learning about Past Lucy and Current Lucy, and I have high hopes for Future Lucy!
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tapper42nd's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

4.0

This was super cute! The narrator Lucy’s character well-developed and likable. She is the type of person who is tough in the outside but more sensitive than they let on, so we got to see all sides of her. She was unreliable as part of the story, and this made the plot all the more fun. The podcast angle was different and I enjoyed that way of learning more about what happened many years ago. I enjoyed this!
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hermooneyes's review against another edition

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

0.75

I found this on TikTok. I listened as an audiobook. While I will say, at first I was intrigued. It quickly ran on too long, the characters were not likable, and it felt underwhelming/underdeveloped. 
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mandyjedi's review against another edition

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4.0

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tianabooks's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“No one expects the truth from me anyway.”

Perhaps one of the greatest audiobook experiences and one of the best audiobooks I’ve encountered in a while! 
In fact, I had to go and pick up the paperback copy too just to complete the collection and the reading journey 🫣. The format was just so good - I absolutely adored the podcast segments, especially as a true crime podcast listener. There were times when I forgot I was listening to a fictional story and not an actual podcast. 

The characters are complex, in an intriguing way. I mean…it’s a small town and that small town mentality is definitely depicted here. And what it means for a young woman to feel trapped in that setting. 

All the little twists and who interacted with whom had me shocked 😨. 
Plus, the interactions between Lucy and Ben were SO fascinating. Intrusive thought went wild too 🙃

Pick this uppppp 
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crdostaler's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad 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

4.0

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smurfetish's review against another edition

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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

5.0

That ending! My word! Loved it, my heart was legit pumping. Lucy and her grandma are my favorite characters 
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issymaae's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.0

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kaitlinorrhusa's review against another edition

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

4.0

True crime podcast murder mystery about a girl who is accused of killing her best friend but can’t remember the night it happened. This was a good mystery! I enjoyed it. Some nice plot twists, a fun fast read 
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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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