This book reads exactly like when I first discovered Serial. I think that's the best compliment I can give it. Props to the author for creating such a gripping story, with an underlying message that so important and should be yelled out, always.

I adored this book. I completely binged it and have no regrets.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I absolutely loved this one! Thrillers aren't usually my jam, but my interest was piqued when I saw that Stephen King and Liane Moriarty both had blurbs on the cover. I couldn't put it down. It was fast paced, humorous and fun. It really had everything going for it, including the Texas setting with so many wacky characters. As much as I want to tell everyone about it, I think it's best enjoyed if you go in blind like I did. I think this book will be a hit! Many thanks to Celadon books and Netgalley for my physical and digital copies.

While I enjoyed this more than not, it did feel a bit too messy and unrealistic. I didn’t love how hallucinations and the murder fantasies were supposed to be some big character build for Lucy. The sexualization (of pretty much all characters) also felt like a stretch. On a random note, I don’t get why the chapters all included Lucy in the title when we don’t have any other narration- just a weird editing error. I’d check out this author again but given the podcast story has been done quite a bit lately, I hope to see something fresher and with less lazy character development.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am really liking all the crime podcast formats that are injected in to thrillers lately, I enjoyed the fast-paced readability of this one. And I really wanted to know who the killer was, since the main character wasn’t sure whether or not she was the killer of her best friend…or not.
It’s going to be a hard one to rate, however. because I didn’t like ANY of the characters, to include the main character, the victim, and all the other suspects. (I didn’t even particularly care for grandma either). Everyone was just constantly wanting to have sex with everyone else, or they were downright awful, dumb, or full of sarcasm (or a combination of. any of those things.
3 1/2 stars
~Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera was absolutely captivating, and the narrative moved at an incredibly fast pace.
Her character development was fantastic and were well written.
The plot was so clever, and really well thought out.
And the story was engaging, full of tension, secrets, and so much drama.
Amy Tintera kept me so entertained and hooked keeping the suspense alive.
This book is definitely going on my favorites list!

Thank You NetGalley and Celadon Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Oh my goodness what a book! My new favorite book of the year. Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon books for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I went back and forth between the audio and the ebook. It’s great in both forms. Loved the podcast parts in the audio. What a great and twisty who dun it. I read the whole book in one day and couldn’t put it down.

I listened to the audiobook in one day, non-stop, because I was committed to this whodunit murder mystery. Lucy Chase is a complex main character who has amnesia from the night her best friend Savannah was murdered. Everyone in her town believes she’s the one who murdered Savannah because she was the last one with her. Ben Owens is a well-known podcaster who aims to solve murder cases and picks up Savannah’s case. The audiobook is the best way to emerge in this story and the podcast elements entirely. I don’t want to say anymore, so I don’t give anything away. Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend the audiobook.

📚: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
⭐️: 5/5

Lucy’s best friend, Savvy, was found murdered five years ago. A few hours after Savvy’s body was found, so was Lucy, wandering down the street, covered in blood, with no recollection of the hours before.

After five years, and still no memory of what happened, Lucy finds herself (and the unsolved case) back in the spotlight when it becomes the topic of Listen for the Lie, a true crime podcast. Forced to return home to Texas, Lucy uncovers the messy truth - and all of the lies surrounding it.

I absolutely devoured this book in a single day. I personally love the podcast trope as of late, and this is one of the best executed versions of it. The characters here are complex (did I find yourself rooting for Lucy? Not really.), the plot unfolds at a perfect pace, and the reveal scene left me breathless.

Big thanks to @celadonbooks via @netgalley for the digital ARC in exchange for a honest review. Listen for the Lie is out this Tuesday, 3/5!

This is a mystery with a clear point of view and a lot to say. The writing is clear, fun, quirky, and filled with a delicious female rage.

This book follows a young woman living in Los Angeles who flies home to her tiny Texas town for her grandma’s 80th birthday. There’s only one problem: everyone in the town is convinced that she killed her best friend 5 years ago — even though there was never any evidence, and she was never tried.

Another complication: Lucy’s story is being dragged back into the limelight because a true crime podcast has made it this season’s focus. And the podcaster, Ben, has also come to Texas seeking answers.

I did figure out the murderer early on, but that was kind of beside the point: this book is a societal commentary more than a thriller, and it does a particularly good job of exploring who gets believed and why. In particular, why are people — including women — more inclined to believe a man than a woman? Why does it take so little for a woman to be labeled as “crazy” or “not right”?

History is written by the winners, after all.

There were two things I didn’t like: first, the weird voice in Lucy’s head, and second, the amnesia trope. These both served to undermine the author’s larger point that even if women tell the truth, they’re not believed. I would have much rather that Lucy remembered the events the entire time and just wasn’t believed or was convinced her own memory was wrong.

4.5 ⭐️!

For the past 5 years, Lucy has been the one suspected of murdering her best friend, Savvy. After all, she was the one they found covered in her blood with no memory of what happened. A true-crime podcaster, Ben, reaches out to Lucy and wants to figure out what happened to Savvy. Who killed her? Did Lucy actually kill her best friend? Will she get her memories back from that night? Or who else was involved?

This book was soooo good. Very binge-worthy, quick chapters. I loved the female character Lucy and her sarcastic attitude. This book had me invested from the very beginning!

Plot -
Five years ago, Lucy was never charged with the murder of her best friend, Savvy, but everyone knows she did it. The problem is, Lucy has no memory of that night. She returns to her hometown and reluctantly agrees to participate in a true crime podcast about the case. Slowly, Lucy's memory returns, and the truth is worse than she imagined.

Thoughts -
I enjoyed this book a lot. There seems to have been a trend lately to have true crime podcast themes in thriller books, and I love the combination of the two.
I really liked Lucy's character. She was salty and sarcastic, and resigned to getting by in life with everyone assuming she's a murderer. Her attitude had me laughing at times.

The book flips between the present, and the time five years ago, just prior to Savvy's death. It is done in such a way, that you get to see a bit of the girls' relationship and the dynamic of their friendship, but as we get to the night of the murder, the flashback chapters begin to abruptly stop because of the state of Lucy's memory.

For some reason I didn't care for the podcaster that was investigating the case. I don't know whether we were supposed to like him or not. I just had weird vibes the whole time with nothing to back that up.

I will say that I saw the ending coming, but I am not entirely sure why. It definitely wasn't super obvious, but just a feeling that I got.

The only thing that kept me from giving this five stars is that there were some secrets about Savvy that were revealed but never fully explored or explained. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the whole relationship Lucy feels with Savvy in the present day is also not really explained. I wanted a little more on that.

Overall, it was a great read that kept me hooked the entire time. I finished it pretty quickly in two sittings.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy. This is the first book that I have read by Amy Tintera, and it won’t be the last. The main character of the story is Lucy. Five years ago Lucy was accused of murdering her best friend, but was never convicted. The problem is Lucy cannot remember that night. The story follows Lucy as she travels back home for the first time since she left five years ago. This book greatly entertaining throughout the storyline. It has short chapters and I did not want to put it down. Listen for the Lie will be very popular.

Lucy was suspected of murdering her best friend, and when a true crime podcaster starts digging into the case, she returns to her hometown to try and remember what really happened that night five years earlier.

I’m going to have to admit I think this is slightly overhyped. I liked the podcast format, Lucy’s dark sense of humor, and her meddling grandma. But the people living in this town are SO MESSY! There are too many characters to keep straight (just when I thought I knew them all, another random person was interviewed on the podcast), and Lucy was a bit obnoxious early on.

I don’t want to spoil anything, so if I were rating on overall enjoyability while reading, it’d get 4⭐️, but as I sat with it and started to overthink/pick it apart, it’s probably more of a 3⭐️.

It has rave reviews so do not let me deter you — true crime podcast fans will likely enjoy — just want to balance all the hype you may see for it.

4.5 stars.

I really loved how this story was written! I liked how not only was it happening in real time, but the podcast episodes were also being released in real time as well. It was interesting to see the story told from so many different perspectives. Such an interesting and intriguing story!! I was hooked from the very beginning.

This exceeded expectations! Likable, imperfect main character. Witty. Dark humor. Exploration of themes. I wasn’t necessarily surprised at the ultimate culprit, but it was an interesting and entertaining journey. Would absolutely read more from this author. Thank you for the copy!

I don’t read a lot of thrillers and after reading/listening to Listen for the Lie I’m wondering why. I devoured this book! The book is full of mostly unlikeable characters but they were well developed. I loved Lucy’s personality as well as the interview/podcast format. I had no idea which way the story was going to go or who was responsible. Overall, the story felt authentic and I highly recommend it.

I also received an advanced listening copy and I think that further enhanced how much I enjoyed the story.

Thanks to NetGalley and Caledon Books for this read. Well that was a fun book to read. Ha! If you love sarcasm, this book will be for you. The book is about a murder but with Lucy involved you wonder what you are reading. This is all I have to say about this one. Go pick it up! It is fun.

| DEVOURED this book! I absolutely loved the podcast/interview format that was mixed in with the book, it made the story that much more interesting to get everyone's view and/or side of things. The amount of drama from this small town as Ben was putting together the pieces of what happened that night, did not disappoint. Even though Lucy was a suspected murderer, I loved her personality. She was snarky and witty and took absolutely no BS from anyone. The ending was chef's kiss. Reading the truth about what happened that night that Savvy died was mind blowing and I was not even close to guessing the truth. I 100% recommend this one!

Thank you Celadon Books and Netgalley for a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy and Savvy are best friends from a small town. When Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in Savvy's blood, people assume she is the killer. Forced to flee, she is forced to reface the rumors when a popular true-crime podcast starts discovering new evidence.

Let me start by saying, I am a sucker for a book with a true-crime podcast element. I feel like it makes the book incredibly bingeable. I felt like I flew through this book. While the ending disappointed me slightly, I think the overall book was good.

Lucy has been accused of killing her best friend, Savannah. She was never convicted due to lack of evidence, but her entire hometown believes she did it. Since the murder, Lucy moved out of her hometown, however she’s retuning because it’s her grandmother’s birthday party. Ben, who hosts a crime podcast takes interest in Savannah’s case and begins to interview Lucy’s friends and family. Lucy also agrees to an interview. Lucy will finally have to face the truth about Savannah’s murder.

This is the second book Ive read that revolves around a crime podcast, and I found it to be so fun, maybe because I love Crime Junkie so much lol. I enjoyed how funny and sarcastic Lucy’s character is, however the voice in her head became a little too much and at times I found it to be annoying. The twist at the end was completely unexpected. It’s been a while since a thriller has shocked me and let me tell you, I was shocked 😮 lol

If you’re looking for a fast paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, make sure to pick this one up!