I liked this one! Kept me wondering the whole time. I liked the podcast episodes throughout- definitely fun to do on audio. Lots of different thoughts about how it all ended...

What a ride!!!! This duel timeline, whodunit is full of twists and turns. Highly recommend to readers looking for a suspenseful, small town mystery which leaves you turning pages well into the night.

The story unfolds through the main character, Lucy. Five years ago, her best friend, Savvy, was found murdered and Lucy was with her at the time of the murder, but has no recollection of what happened. Now in present time, Lucy, divorced from her husband and living in LA, comes back to her little hometown in Texas to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. Upon arriving, she learns that the true crime podcaster, Ben Owens, is in town to try to solve Savvy's murder. Lucy decides it's time for her to recall what happened, even it means she is the murderer (which everyone in town thinks is the case, but the police never had evidence to prove).

The tension and dynamics between all of the characters keeps readers on the edge of their seat. The witty, sarcastic voice of Lucy draws readers in right from the first page, holding onto them as they root for her even when it seems like all of the facts are against her. The author did a great job showing the love and friendship between Lucy and Savvy. The podcast scenes are very well-written and interwoven seemlessly adding a rich layer to the story and characters.

I loved the suspense of this book. It’s very well written and kept me coming back for more. The short chapters made it easy to get through - as a busy mom I love having lots of stopping points for when I’m interrupted. I will admit I put the book down a few chapters in and it took me a little bit to come back, but once I did I flew through it.

I could not put this one down! The podcast format along with Lucy’s point of view had me flying though this book to see whodunnit. Definitely one of my favorite thrillers of the year!

Listen for the Lie is hands down the best mystery/thriller that I have read this year, which is saying something because this is my favourite genre.

The usage of a podcast where you had insight into interviews, a very unreliable narrator and an even more unreliable supporting cast was a match made in heaven. The saying don't judge a book by it's cover was MADE for the characters in this book because they are complex and wild and thrilling.

AMY DO IT AGAIN!!!!

I loved the style of this novel. Lucy is an unreliable narrator who was a suspect five years ago in the murder of her friend. Now a podcaster has brought the story back to the mainstream and Lucy is back in her hometown where the podcaster is getting info on the story.

I loved the interspersed podcast episodes and the then and now timeline. Lucy was an unreliable narrator and there’s some creepy parts that are perfect for the fall season. There are multiple suspects and you will be left wondering who killed Savvy until the very last pages.

Pick this up for a modern take on thrillers

This was such a great, suspenseful book! I didn’t see the twist until it was happening, and I love when a book does me like that. I have added this author as an auto- buy.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

This GMA pick was so good. When you mix a crime, psychological thriller, and a podcast - I'm sold. I loved this one!

Very entertaining and fast read! I really loved the podcast element and thought that was very well done. I wasn’t super blown away by the ending because I felt like a few hundred pages from the end I could guess how the book was going to go but it was still enjoyable!

I thought this was a wonderful book! I was anxious to find out the true story of Lucy and Savvy from start to finish and I really enjoyed Lucy’s personality and how the book itself was written. Definitely worth a read!

Wow! This book really kept me guessing and wondering about Lucy's sanity and if she really did kill her friend. I enjoyed how the author weaved together Lucy and her current situation and feelings about the murder. She didn't gloss over it and you really felt how overwhelmed and hopeless that Lucy felt. I was not expecting the twist at the end ad was on the edge of my seat wanting to know if Lucy manages to escape.

This is bingeable, fast-paced, and IMO, hilarious. I’m glad I waited for a weekend with some down time because I didn’t want to put it down. Lucy is snarky AF and when it’s mean, those people totally deserve it. Grandma is consistently awesome. As you might expect in a thriller, there’s cursing, violence, sex, adultery, and all kinds of crazy.

(4.5/5 stars)

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera is a fun contemporary thriller and the author's adult debut.

Lucy moved to Los Angeles to try to start a new life. But five years after her best friend's unsolved murder, a new podcast comes out as she is travelling home to celebrate her grandmother's 80th birthday.

I practically inhaled this book in one sitting. I listened to the audiobook I purchased with my Book of the Month subscription, and followed along in my digital review copy. I like doing blended reads for books where I want to really pay attention to small details, so it's a great method for me when I'm reading a thriller.

This was so easily consumable. I kept wanting to go farther to learn more things. I really appreciate mixed media in books, and this one includes text messages and transcriptions of podcast episodes. I absolutely laughed several times while I was reading, including several legitimate cackles. This was in no small part to the audiobook narrators, January LaVoy and Will Damron. They both did such a great job!

CW: violence, assault, sexual assault, domestic abuse, emotional and physical abuse, gaslighting

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of this novel. I highly enjoyed it and will be recommending it to others.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

What would you do if you were suspected of murdering your best friend 5 years ago? Well, in the case of this main character, she volunteers to be at the center of a true crime podcast about the very murder of which she is accused.

Amnesia has her clueless about the night in question, though she doesn’t believe it could have been her regardless of memories lost.

As the podcaster Ben digs into the case, rehashing personal accounts of the night, new detail emerge on the brutality of the evening and who’s to blame.

This one was meant to be an audiobook for sure. I listened to it and the narration was great. The podcast element broke the story up in a fun way. I did find elements similar to None of This is True, so I worry that this podcast trope is going to get played out sooner rather than later. I also hoped for a slightly different ending in this one which would have made it a 5 star read for me.

Despite this, the characters were generally grounded and believable which appreciated. I absolutely crushed this book in 24 hours, so it was fast paced, fun and definitely worth the read overall.

THIS ONE LIVES UP TO THE HYPE! 🙌🏼 I requested after seeing rave reviews from @deebibliophilia and started reading almost immediately upon receiving my approval email. This story is smartly written with an unreliable narrator, Lucy, whom I spent almost the entire book debating if I loved, hated, trusted or not. I enjoyed the small Texas town setting that came along with a pretty large cast of characters - everyone in everyone else’s business as it is in a small community. Lucy’s very colorful & charismatic grandmother is a standout character that helped balance the story. It’s perfectly paced with short chapters interwoven with podcast excerpts with cliffhangers, hooking you right in and holding your attention to the very end.

Very engaging story! I listened to it on audio and felt that with the podcast aspect it was a great way to enjoy it.

This book was absolutely amazing. I read it and was listening to audible at the same time. The audible version was probably my favorite audible I ever listened to. I would get this a five out of five stars. Definitely my top five books for 2024

I enjoyed a good who-done-it type novel and this one was exactly that. A gripping novel that will have you guessing.