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Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera

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camille_caterpillar's review against another edition

emotional 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

I'm always a bit sceptical of thrillers that get a blockbuster success. Oftentimes, they are very okay books, 'correctly' constructed, with an engaging if rarely original premise. They steer clear of controversial or heavy themes, and don't delve too deeply into character work and fraught emotion. The narrative is the goal, the suspense, the tension. There is nothing wrong with such books, with 'popcorn thrillers' and I enjoy them a lot.

But if Listen for the Lie started as one of those -- fun, entertaining, engaging but neutral, accessible, light in its darkness - it took a turn at the 39% mark. A turn for the best.

Let me first say that the first third of the book - the more classicly 'popcorny' portion - is masterfully executed, with a wonderfully catchy premise, a funny, engaging voice, and an intriguing main character. It includes some of my favourite thriller tropes: small town crimes, and podcasts.

After the 39% mark however, it starts to include strong feminist themes, not in a forceful, preachy way, but in an organic, extremely realistic way. It talks about strong female friendships and solidarity between women, but also about prejudices, what we conceive as 'good' women, how eager we are to protect men, yet how quick we are to judge women. I was surprised to find myself at times frustrated and at times very touched by the way these things were portrayed.

As for the conclusion, it is very satisfying and surprisingly heartwarming.

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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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jenuinesmile's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

A love the audio book, the different voices used for different characters and how the story was written out. The podcast in the book had it's own jingle. The while tike trying to figure out who was actually the bad guy and ofcourse it was a a guy

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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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kari_rocilla's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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sofiam19'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? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mustafai's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was an entertaing mystery but the reason why I cannot call it a world class Whodunnit is because there are too many other characters which had little or no significance to the plot. The book goes really slow in the middle.
The book features one of the best and most hilarious grandma in the world.

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