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pookiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
I dislike reveals that are basically
most English language books I read are American, so a British one is a nice change of pace. I liked seeing all the Britishisms!
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Excrement
clrouse's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lulureading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
_savannahreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i felt like the coma chapters were really slow and dragged for me. the twists were okay but some of them seemed so pointless. some of the twists were unnecessary and awful. it brought the book down so far for me. there was no reason for some of the book content to be in there.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
reburkah's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Stalking
kaela_arcuri's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Murder
samanthaosleger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
⏰ Alternating timelines
✨ “My name is Amber Reynolds, & there are three things you should know about me.
- I’m in a coma.
- My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
- Sometimes I lie.”
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney is told from alternating timelines, including current time (while she is in the coma), recent past (just before the coma), and distant past (childhood diary entries).
☁️ This was a page-turner, and I didn’t see the twists coming. While there were several twists, I felt a few to be implausible. The end had me going… “WHAT JUST HAPPENED?” 🤯 I was baffled after the final chapter and had to look up what had happened. I found various threads of other readers discussing interpretations of different parts of the ending. I was glad to know I wasn’t alone in being confused. With that said, make sure to read very carefully, or even better, buddy read this one, so you have someone to discuss it with! The plot and characters get a bit twisty. Overall, it’s an interesting thriller and an easy read, but it left me with more questions than answers. It’s my third Feeney book, and I wouldn’t say I liked it as much as Rock, Paper, Scissors, but I think I liked it more than Daisy Darker.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Car accident
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Ending so confusing…. here are my thoughtstheimposter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
dnlrbchd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Fatphobia