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A review by franksfiction
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
4.0
My name is Frank DiLuzio. There are 3 things you should know about me:
I write book reviews.
My boyfriend is Bill Gates.
Sometimes I lie.
We get three different types of chapters:
Before: Journal entries from the past (1992 – omg, that’s when I was born; I have become vintage).
Then: Events that took place a week prior in 2016
Now: When our MC is in a coma.
This is my 3rd Alice Feeney novel, and the other two were five stars for me. I wanted to love “Sometimes I Lie” just as much, and I did until we approached the book’s ending. When I realized that this book was published in 2016, it made a lot of sense. During this year, many authors were writing books that contained WAY too many twists to the point that the story became nonsense or convoluted. I think this book would have been a 4.5 or a 5 star if the twists weren’t revved up to driving 80 miles in a school zone (I’m going to hit a child at this rate).
I don’t think enough readers are talking about one particular chapter enough (possibly because it was glazed over quickly), and that is the TW SA scene. IT WAS SO DISTURBING. I had goosebumps go up my arms, and my mouth dropped. If the goal was to make you feel extremely uncomfortable during that chapter, she succeeded.
“Sometimes I Lie” was one of her first novels, and given the trajectory of her other books, it would make sense to enjoy her later works more than this one. But I had to read this one because the amount of hype it had was insane.
I don’t think I liked one single character, which isn’t a requirement for me to enjoy a story, but one also has to think, “If none of the characters are likable, will the reader care about what happens to them?” I wanted to root for at least one person. However, the story overall is entertaining, and these messed-up characters assist in that process.
I’m excited to read more Alice Feeney novels. She has a gift of making you unsure of who a character really is and manipulating a reader’s perception. I know that whenever I pick up an Alice Feeney book, I am in for a ride!
I write book reviews.
My boyfriend is Bill Gates.
Sometimes I lie.
We get three different types of chapters:
Before: Journal entries from the past (1992 – omg, that’s when I was born; I have become vintage).
Then: Events that took place a week prior in 2016
Now: When our MC is in a coma.
This is my 3rd Alice Feeney novel, and the other two were five stars for me. I wanted to love “Sometimes I Lie” just as much, and I did until we approached the book’s ending. When I realized that this book was published in 2016, it made a lot of sense. During this year, many authors were writing books that contained WAY too many twists to the point that the story became nonsense or convoluted. I think this book would have been a 4.5 or a 5 star if the twists weren’t revved up to driving 80 miles in a school zone (I’m going to hit a child at this rate).
I don’t think enough readers are talking about one particular chapter enough (possibly because it was glazed over quickly), and that is the TW SA scene. IT WAS SO DISTURBING. I had goosebumps go up my arms, and my mouth dropped. If the goal was to make you feel extremely uncomfortable during that chapter, she succeeded.
“Sometimes I Lie” was one of her first novels, and given the trajectory of her other books, it would make sense to enjoy her later works more than this one. But I had to read this one because the amount of hype it had was insane.
I don’t think I liked one single character, which isn’t a requirement for me to enjoy a story, but one also has to think, “If none of the characters are likable, will the reader care about what happens to them?” I wanted to root for at least one person. However, the story overall is entertaining, and these messed-up characters assist in that process.
I’m excited to read more Alice Feeney novels. She has a gift of making you unsure of who a character really is and manipulating a reader’s perception. I know that whenever I pick up an Alice Feeney book, I am in for a ride!