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A review by geezchloe
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
It was alright. I guessed the ending pretty early in. Emmet did it. He was the guy Lucy remembers kissing at the wedding after she walked away from Matt. Emmet followed Lucy and Savvy onto the back roads during the wedding, has an incel freak out, and then kills Savvy with a hammer he had in his car. The constant voice in Lucy’s head got annoying (I think it was particularly the way the narrator read it that bugged me). It was Savvy’s voice. The “let’s kill” dialogue was from a conversation Lucy and Savvy had about murdering Matt. Her and Lucy had planned to kill Matt after he abused Lucy pretty badly. Savvy had already killed a guy in college after he tried to hit her. She wasn’t a psychopath, just took the most extreme measures when a man gets abusive. It was never explored why. In the end they don’t go through with it, just plan to move to California together but then Emmet finds them. But I liked the podcast parts. And the cast of characters in the town were fun.
Was it the greatest murder mystery I’ve ever read? No. Will I be adding this book to my library? Probably not. Will I probably forget that I read this book at the end of the year? Yeah, I think so.
Do I understand why people seem to love this book? Yeah. It’s quick, easy to get lost in, the writing’s not bad, and it’s interesting enough to make you want to finish it.
Was it the greatest murder mystery I’ve ever read? No. Will I be adding this book to my library? Probably not. Will I probably forget that I read this book at the end of the year? Yeah, I think so.
Do I understand why people seem to love this book? Yeah. It’s quick, easy to get lost in, the writing’s not bad, and it’s interesting enough to make you want to finish it.
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship