Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

5 reviews

camxies's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

Um…. Huh???? Did I devour this book in 1 day? Yes. Did it keep me engaged and wondering? Yes!! Was it unhinged? 1,000x yes!!! I don’t even know where to start. Like, I think it’s one thing to throw some doubt into the plot but the ending was so confusing I immediately googled it and nobody else understood it either. 
It was not satisfying. I think there were too many elements that are left open, some of which just seem unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia

pookiee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Feeney’s casual writing style and ominous fortune cookie slip phrases make the pages turn fast, as usual. however, this is her debut, and the writing is not as good as in her more recent books.

I dislike reveals that are basically

”bitches be crazy”

, hate

rape

used as a plot device, and there also was not much lead-up to some parts of the explanation. I liked the very end, but then the very very end ruined it for me bc I find

ambiguous “hehe they might still be alive” cliffhanger

cheap.

most English language books I read are American, so a British one is a nice change of pace. I liked seeing all the Britishisms!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Infertility, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

ekmook's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, and Miscarriage

erinkins's review

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, and Fatphobia

Minor: Animal death