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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

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mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

SPOILERS are listed in this review: I was very intrigued with this book as I’m an avid true crime listener. This book had me reeled in from the beginning. The mfc sarcasm mixed with the grandmas sly remarks literally had me giggling in between all suspenseful parts.

I will say the way this book ends it almost seems like you really don’t know how the story ends like it feels unclear. I however definitely believe that ending is the truth because savvy took such good care of her friend when she was alive, she was willing to murder her husband for her, that I really think she would die protecting her.

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vivisms_82's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious

Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Dark thriller with a dash of comedy. The complexities of intimate relationships with friends, family and lovers were well written and at times icky and messy- just like real life. Yeah I knew it was a thriller but was not expecting the

domestic violence and violence overall

- not complaining; I thought the author did a good job and I have no doubt many people can (unfortunately) relate to the

gaslighting of Matt's abuse and the Emmett craziness - him not getting that "no" 100% means respect my "no" and back off

I would have rated it higher but I had big issues with the character of

Savvy and the flippant/deranged way she talks about outright killing men that go too far. A hard slap fine but gosh she stabbed that dude to the point of overkill!! And then thought it was ok to kill Matt - don't get me wrong he was a grad A piece of shit but still to KILL him?

I really liked the honesty of (and many men will no doubt disagree - but in my experience this is right on accurate)

men believing other men

. However, I was baffled by Lucy's parents.

Their openly cheating relationship was weird but worst was the rationale to withhold information and also trust in Matt over Lucy - who abused her for years was disgusting. I'm glad granny Bev addressed that!!!!

Speaking of which, Granny Bev was an awesome character!! I was curious how the author was going to explain

Savvy's skin found under Lucy's nails and Lucy bruising her but the attack scene and struggle was well written and totally bought it.

The ending was ok but lacked the oomph I was hoping for. Not a perfect book, but still an enjoyable page turner :)

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sarahh87's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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dymonlikestoread's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

✨ Book Review✨

Listen for the Lie

Author: Amy Tintera

Rating: 4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Listen for the lie is a one-sitting page-turner. Everyone has secrets and I honestly couldn’t pinpoint who did it.

Lucy Chase is forced to return to her hometown 5 years after being accused of murdering her best friend. New evidence comes to light when TrueCrime Podcaster Ben Owens reopens the case. With no memory of that night, Lucy must come to terms with the fact that she may have murdered her best friend or retrace her memory to solve her best friend’s murder.

The characters were absolutely perfect. The small-town vibe with big secrets. The main character Lucy Chase is sarcastic, witty, and funny. I loved that she embraced who she was. I am inspired to be that carefree. Her grandmother Beverly is hilarious and like Lucy lives her life freely dismissing judgment from others.

I loved the formatting of the podcast interviews in the book. Overall I really enjoyed this book. I did wish that the ending was a little more detailed or explained further. This is more than a thriller if you enjoy drama, betrayal, and secrets, and a page-turner I’d highly recommend this book.

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