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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

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lindseydahling's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Let me start by saying this is probably the best audiobook production I’ve ever listened to. The main character, Lucy, is suspected of killing her bff. Most of the chapters are in her POV. However, some are from the POV of Ben, a podcaster, and those were like listening to an old timey radio show. The podcast chapters had intro and outro music, interviews that sounded like actual real-life interviews, and sound effects (like foot shuffling when the interviewee suddenly got up to leave the room). It was awesome. A++++

As for the story, it definitely held my attention. It’s kind of a large cast of characters along with twists and turns, so it keeps you on your toes. I’m terrible at guessing the endings of mysteries, so I’m not one to ask if it was predictable or not. 
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cricci's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

Loved listening to the “podcasts” in those narratives and how we as readers were introduced to the episodes as Lucy was listening to them (especially as an audiobook, this works really well). Definitely a dark book, but I loved how Tintera kept me guessing, which meant I couldn’t put it down. By the time the killer is revealed, everything makes sense.
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ajohnson19's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

3.5

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regnistegra's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.25

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alilbitallison's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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devonsonnessa's review against another edition

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

4.75

This book was great! Was into it enough that I read it really fast, but my only complaint that prevented me from giving it a full 5 stars is that I predicted who the killer was, it was pretty obvious. Otherwise, loved this book!
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otterpopstorm's review against another edition

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

3.0

my mom recommended me this as a fast thriller, which it is! the sense of humor was definitely not for me; the millennial sarcasm fell flat for me and the pop culture references just felt out of place. the mystery was interesting enough, though sometimes it was hard to take the narrator’s voice in her head seriously, especially at first. the ending was definitely a surprise! for me, this was mid overall but fun to read
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lavishrebellion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I completed this book via audiobook. And it was such a great listening experience!! I was wowed. And I’m team physical copies of books! 
A classic thriller and mystery in many ways, dare I say it also had a bit of a beach read vibe to it. (When I tell you, I was all ears!!) 🎧 
“Listen for the Lie” was funny at times, definitely had a handful of sarcastic and petty characters on deck and there’s a scene of overt smut for those of you who love a steamy read or chapter 😏. But the underside of this very entertaining novel was that domestic abuse, infidelity, and male incel behavior were also included and explored. As well as the impact and importance of friendships, past and present.
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maureenmccombs'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

4.5

The ending was a bit much for me but overall a good read. 
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