Unputdownable! I loved the short chapters and the dark comedy. I didn’t really love the who-did-it-and-why revelation. Still a solid 4 star read for me!

This book was absolutely wild. I suspected pretty much every single character at one point. It’s a murder mystery, but it had some really funny/witty parts that added an extra great element. I loved the podcast aspect too. I listened to a few parts and the audio is fantastic!

I would honestly love a sequel to it just to see what everyone is up to! I was very invested in all of the characters and their lives, even if I thought they were all guilty at some point. Bravo!

Lucy doesn’t have much going in her life, but a true crime podcaster just made it worse. Five years ago, Lucy’s best friend Savvy is murdered and she is the prime suspect. Unfortunately, Lucy has no memory of that night, so she can’t even defend herself. She left her small Texas town where everyone, including her parents and husband, believe she is guilty even if there is no evidence. Her grandmother (the only one to believe Lucy is innocent) guilts her in to coming home for her birthday and tricks her in to meeting with the podcaster, Ben. Since he already put her in the spotlight, they might as well work together to try to find the murderer, even if it turns out to be Lucy. Tintera’s adult debut kept me hooked and I finished it in one day! With multiple suspects, motives and small town drama, I could not put this mystery down.

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✨Listen for the Lie - ARC Review✨

This is a book I was destined to read. I have it in all formats and it was just released March 5th!

⭐️ setting in a small Texas town
⭐️ characters you love to hate
⭐️ questionable and morally grey decision making
⭐️ a storyline that flies off the pages without making you think too hard

I don’t know how to sway you to read this book except to tell you it was binge worthy in all the best ways.

Thank you @celadonbooks @amytintera for sending me an advanced readers copy. Thank you @netgalley for the ebook edition.

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This 👋book 👋! Honest to goodness, one of the best thrillers that I've read in awhile, and I don't think I've seen a single bad review out there.

I absolutely loved the flawed characters. You'll 100% root for Lucy, and you'll adore her no nonsense grandma. Amy Tintera did a FABULOUS job of keeping you guessing. At some point, the reader ends up suspecting almost every character.

I also liked the underlying argument of whether or not the true crime podcast phenomena hurts the surviving victims and relatives as citizen detectives poke around and put it all on display for the public to consume.

Bottom line: Drop everything and get this book!

Thrilling, twisting, and captivating until the last page!

Savvy and Lucy were best friends until 5 years ago when Savvy was murdered and Lucy was found with Savvy’s blood on her. Due to a traumatic brain injury, Lucy hasn’t been able to remember that night. Lucy has since moved out of her hometown, but the speculation remains that Lucy killed Savvy. Ben, a popular podcaster, decides to delve into this story on his podcast. Lucy finds herself back in her hometown for her grandmother’s birth and becomes involved in figuring out once and for all who killed Savvy.

I loved this thriller. It was unique, and I enjoyed the podcast element. The book had so many twists and new information throughout, so made it easy to want to keep reading. Great book and great ending.

Thank you to Celadon Books, Amy Tintera, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

The hype around this book is so well deserved -- I just could not put this down! I was looking for a palette cleaner to get me out of my little book slump and this did the trick! It was fast paced (short chapters helped), great format, and kept me engaged. THE FMC was so likable and witty, and I couldn't help getting attached to her. I was getting anxious trying to see how everything was going to play out. This was my first read from this author, but definitely won't be my last. Eagerly awaiting this authors future work!

4🌟 - I liked it!

This was such a fun and bingeable read! I listened to it in less than 24 hours and had a great time!

I love a whodunnit meets podcast trope done in a thriller, and listening to this one was the way to go because it had fun elements to emulate a real podcast!

Witty, sarcastic, and brimming with dark humor, this was such an engaging and entertaining read!

This reminded me of a darker and grown up version of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder!

Listen for the Lie is a captivating story that intertwines mystery, humor, and romance within the small town of Plumpton, Texas. The story unfolds a riveting mystery where Lucy Chase is suspected of her best friend Savannah's murder, a suspicion that persists despite her lack of memory of the event.

The plot thickens with the arrival of Ben Owens, a true crime podcaster, who picks Savannah's murder for the second season of his show, compelling Lucy to return to her hometown and confront her past​.

With each chapter, the mystery unfolds in a way that's both engaging and refreshingly innovative. It had me laughing out loud more times than I can count, all while keeping me on the edge of my seat trying to piece together the puzzle. I thoroughly enjoyed the witty dark humor.

The characters had me cracking up. Grandma was my favorite! Whether she's dishing out life advice or subtly nudging the investigation along, she does it with such a sharp wit that you can't help but laugh and admire her at the same time. Grandma's character adds a wonderful layer of warmth and light-heartedness to the mystery, making the story not just about solving a crime but about the quirky, loveable people caught up in it.

For anyone who loves a blend of humor, romance, and mystery, Listen for the Lie is a must-read that promises and delivers an unforgettable journey.

Themes: Redemption, pursuit of truth

Listen For The Lie is an absolutely brilliant thriller that you won't be able to put down! Amy Tintera does a fantastic job of giving you just enough information in 2 timelines to keep you on edge and guessing throughout. Lucy is found walking along the road 5 years ago and she's covered in blood and has a bad head injury. She can't remember anything that happened that night and that was the night her best friend, Savvy, was murdered! Lucy was with her and the blood she's covered in is Savvy's. Everyone thinks that Lucy snapped and killed her best friend in the woods. People saw them arguing at the wedding reception earlier that night. Did Lucy do it?

The book starts in current time with a true crime podcaster re-opening the case. Lucy has since moved away from the small Texas town she grew up in and has a new life in Los Angeles. She writes romance novels under a pen name so that her past doesn't interfere with her book sales. She works for a company and is fired when her name is linked to the upcoming podcast about the murder. No one in L.A. knew about her past until now. The police investigated and never found the murder weapon. They didn't have enough to charge Lucy with Savvy's murder, but everyone in town and on social media sure did! In the court of popular opinion, Lucy was guilty! Lucy was married to Matt at the time of the murder. Why did he tell people that Lucy did it? Why do Lucy's own parents believe she did it?

Lucy's grandmother is turning 80 and wants a big party to celebrate. She asks Lucy to come home to Texas for the party. Lucy has always been close to her grandmother and she's the one person who has never believed that Lucy could kill someone. As Ben Owens is going to be in town investigating for his podcast, Lucy's grandmother has told him that Lucy will let him interview her. She says she'll convince her to do it. As he begins looking into things, the list of suspects continues to grow. There are so many people hiding things about that night. Why are so many people lying? What really happened? Why would Lucy kill her best friend? Did she get pushed to violence? Why hasn't Lucy's memory come back? How was she injured? So many questions and so few answers!

This book had me thinking about it even when I couldn't read it. I started telling other people about it and now they want to read it. Listen For The Lie is one of the best thrillers this year. I absolutely loved trying to solve this mystery and rate it 5 stars with my very highest recommendation! Listen For The Lie should be on everyone's TBR pile. Don't miss out on this book! I'd like to thank NetGalley and Celadon Books for an advanced copy of Listen For The Lie in exchange for a fair review! #ListenForTheLie #bookreview

I enjoyed this twisted tale of murder and deceit!

Lucy has been accused of murdering her best friend years earlier, but she can’t remember anything from that night. With the help of Ben, a Podcaster, details slowly emerge in Lucy‘s memory to help uncover what really happened.

This one kept me guessing with a cast of unreliable characters, Lucy included. I really enjoyed Lucy’s wit and her grandma’s sass, which injected some humor into the dark storyline. The suspenseful plot kept you guessing until the very end!

Many thanks to Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

I had high hopes for this one, the blurb really had me hyped on the book but unfortunately it turned out to be your run of the mill thriller. Not particularly interesting or unique.

The first half of the book was more enjoyable than the 2nd, I have read several books that have a storyline with a podcast & I wondered if I would find things repetitive, which I did. It starts to feel like if you’ve read one podcast thriller book you’ve read them all.

I did like the plot line with the best friends, but there were too many typical tropes that often just feel too convenient, liiiike the “i just can’t remember anything from that night.” When done right they can really work well but in this case it was just a device to keep us in the dark. The final twist came out of left field, & I much prefer a thriller I can track than a random end of the game character that we had no way of guessing.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Listen for the Lie. I enjoyed this book, and it’s already a NYT bestseller. But for me, it lagged, especially in the middle. I thought there was too much dialogue, which is to be expected with a book based on a podcast. It did keep me guessing, so ,I liked that.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

5 star thriller

I rarely think about thriller is worth 5 stars but this was the most fun I’ve had with a book in a long time. I just loved Lucy and her cynical sense of human. Ben, Savvy, Grandma.. I loved the cast of characters surrounding her. I highly recommend this.

This book is worth the hype it's been given! Lots of twists, unreliable characters. You don't know whether or not to trust the main character on if she killed her best friend or not.

There's been a recent trend of podcast thrillers and, honestly, I'm hear for it.

This is one of the few thrillers that honestly kept me guessing until the very end. The main protagonist, Lucy, does not have any memories about the night Savvy died which has always left the open question - did she do it? This question haunts the entire narrative and keeps the reader guessing just as much as the protagonist. You don't know up until the very end!

I read this one as a kindle copy and an audiobook combined, but greatly preferred the audiobook. It has a full cast and visual cues on the portions that are the 'podcast'. I found this very immersive for the reading experience and appreciate the extra flourishes.

Pub Date: March 5th

4.5 ⭐️

GUYSSSSS Listen for the Lie has so many of my fav aspects in a thriller.
Podcast transcripts? ✔️
(Kind of) Dual timeline? ✔️
POTENTIALLY unreliable narrator? MAYBE? Who knows??? ✔️
Extremely fast paced and can’t put down? ✔️
Underdog you want to root for? ✔️ although some people may not like our semi unlikeable main character because of her unlikeable traits, but they just made me see her as more authentic, relatable, and realistic.

I absolutely ate. this. up. And left ZERO crumbs 😂 . I would HIGHLY recommend this, especially if you’re a fan of Lisa Jewel. Also, if you liked The Night Swim by Megan Goldin!

Thank you Celadon Books for my copy of this!

I could not put down "Listen for the Lie". This book had multiple twists that I was not anticipating. I loved how each time I thought I knew what was going to happen or who did it, another curveball was thrown my way. This book is one of the best thrillers that I have read in a long time.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. It is the perfect book to pull you out of a reading slump. It’s fast paced and you will really hate Lucy’s parents. Lucy went through a lot and the support she needed from her parents was there. Her parent’s didn’t believe she was still suffering from amnesia. At times you even question whether Lucy did do it but the twist and turns were perfect. I loved the podcast setting in between. The small town trope was well done. Lucy’s grandma was my favorite person in this book. If you want a great thriller pick the book up.

Lucy and Savvy knew each other in high school but did not reconnect until Lucy moved back to their hometown of Plumpton, TX. Savvy is murdered and Lucy is the prime suspect despite having no memory of Savvy' murder. When a true crime podcaster comes to town to solve the murder, Lucy's grandma tricks her into coming home. I absolutely loved grandma, probably my favorite character. I did have an inkling on who did it and I was right. Read to find out!