Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Sometimes I Lie

This was a super quick read that kept me on my toes! I loved how the chapters jumped between diary entries from childhood, present time, and the week leading up to her coma. Even though the title is called Sometimes I Lie I was still fooled a few times hahaha but overall I felt the ending was predictable once a certain big secret was revealed. I do love Alice’s writing and I find it super engaging. I’m not a huge fan of how it all ended in the last chapter but overall I enjoyed the story!

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laurensm_th's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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designsbymeghen's review against another edition

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2.75

I had high hopes for this book, but man, oh man, it was so slow. Things didn’t start to get good until 2/3rds of the way in. The narrator did a great job bringing the character to life, but it felt like a lot of repetition in the book's first part. I also anticipated some twists at the end, but it felt slightly far-fetched and disjointed. If the beginning hadn’t taken so long, I would have liked this story much better.

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clrouse's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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

3.0

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authenticallyeevee's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kept me guessing every step of the way, very compelling and tense! I'm very much enjoying the trope of

mistaken identity

at the moment, as long as I'm not expecting it, and I certainly wasn't here! The narrator straight up tells you she lies, but you'll NEVER see it all coming!

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yaboigrass's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

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sydneyolshak's review against another edition

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dark

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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viviandang's review against another edition

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3.25

while i didn’t fully guess the plot twists, and the way each chapter ended was really confusing and entices you to keep reading, i didn’t love this book. the ending felt rushed and too many plot twists were thrown in at the very end. i know mystery books are supposed to have misdirection but some storylines just didn’t need to be there. there were also a couple scenes that were just traumatizing to read and unnecessarily detailed

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