Reviews with content warning for Rape - Sometimes I Lie

Pretty good! Good story and kept me entertained. I enjoy Alice Feeney’s style of writing. Although this story jumped from the past to the present, I was still able to easily keep up with the flow of the plot.

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3.5

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

While I love an unreliable narrator, I was really put off by the cynical, self deprecating, emotionally stunted POVs in this book. What seems to have been intended to be dark and intriguing often came off like a middle schooler whining. The use of nursery rhymes was so cheesy and irritating and the main character was so unlikable that I had a hard time getting into it.

While the twists did surprise me, they ultimately felt too far fetched and repetitive to pack a punch. I wish I hadn't wasted my time reading this, especially when the ending felt like a corny lifetime movie trying to get a sequel.

Not to mention the depiction of OCD was so inaccurate, there's logic to all of the "compulsive behaviors" and intrusive thoughts which is the opposite of how they play out in real life.

Also TW for SA.

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The main twists of this book are that everyone is unhinged and by the third time a character is revealed to be sociopathic or homicidal, it just doesn't really hit.

There is also an extremely graphic and entirely unneeded disturbing SA scene, which comes chapters after a less graphic SA.

The ending also seems to imply that someone presumed dead may still be alive but with 0 reason for them to fake their death, I was left completely confused and with more questions than answers. I was rooting for no one and so any ending would have been a let down.

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

One too many twists. Had me thinking "well wtf is the point now. What were you trying to convey other than confusing or outsmarting us?" -- interesting at points, but I've definitely read better.

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I don’t like mystery books. I find the solution obvious and get impatient waiting for the author to get to the point. But this book actually had plot twists I didn’t expect. I’ll definitely recommend it to my friends.

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