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Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

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angelkisses's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

uninspired. i think too many authors don't know how to wrap up thriller books satisfactorily. the insistence of so many of them (mediocre ones at least) to leave the reader with one last "twist" is annoying. it doesn't leave me curious, wondering "what if," it just makes me wish i had stopped reading the book sooner. characterisation was not really an issue but some of these "reveals" felt like it was actively working against what was actually presented in the novel. some of it was interesting but the writing wasn't interesting/innovative enough to actually play on unreliability as a theme.

i also don't enjoy the red herring in this novel, especially considering we get such a graphic rape scene out of it that felt disgusting to listen to.

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jent412's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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katyannreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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1auren's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a book that grabbed me from the beginning. Could not put it down. The ending kind of confused me and I almost wish it was left out.

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bookishandlegal's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was waaaayyyy too long and not interesting until the very end. I literally did not care at all for the characters or anything happening for over the first half of the book. I thought the different POVs (now, then, and the diary entries) worked well but I still wasn’t overly invested in the characters. I didn’t get gripped until around 70% into the story and once I did I was super hooked and enjoyed the twist and how the story ended. But having to wait until the last fourth of the book to be interested was too much for me. If I hadnt been listening to the audio while driving for work I would have dnf’d well before I got to the good part.

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