Listen for the Lie: A Novel | 
so-soFive years ago Lucy‘s best friend, Savvy, was murdered and Lucy was the prime suspect, although she was never charged. Now a podcaster is investigating the case and Lucy returns to the scene of the crime and, with her grandmother‘s encouragement, agrees to talk. The writing was okay, and I guess the mystery was okay, but the book was also just okay. Others might really like it, but it‘s just a soft pick for me.
This book just took an unexpected twist, so now I‘m really interested in the outcome. No one is who you think they are. The pictures on the left are from my morning walk, where I expected it to rain any second. The ones on the right, with the nice, blue sky are from my evening walk — I wasn‘t expecting it to change so much during the day. #audiowalk
This book grabbed me from the start; I hope it keeps up the pace. The combination of casual first person narrative and a podcast makes it particularly good for audio. I was finally able to get in a decent #audiowalk today!
pick4.5⭐️/5⭐️
I loved this book. I laughed out loud a few times... I almost spit my water across the room! I didn't want it to end! I will be keeping my eye out for her next book. This one's a keeper! 🖤
pickThis book is a good, easy read but something about the ending just didn‘t sit well with me. I was like that was it? I had to go on Reddit to see other people‘s thoughts and then it finally made some sense but still didn‘t really make it any better. There‘s still a part at the end where I felt all the dots were not connected but as I said for the most part it was a pretty good book.
pickThe back and forth between the main character and the podcast works really well as an audiobook. Kept me guessing until (almost) the end!
pan#52bookclub25 #Prompt19
Not a single likeable character. Everyone is 🛌 with everyone else and seemingly the whole town knows, but no one spotted the physical abuse?
Maybe Tintera should stick to YA novels.
The #audiobook was done well though, I liked the podcast sound effects.
pick6th book finished for #Read2025 and #JumpStart2025 @DieAReader @LizPixie
This was a very good read, and a good suspense book, and good use of Podcasts throughout. This meant it leant itself very well to the audiobook format, which was narrated well. Tension kept up to the end, and some good twists as the story progressed. Definitely strongly recommended.
Just started the first of the many books Littens nominated during #12Booksof2024.
Thanks to @BarkingMadRead & @TorieStorieS for nominating this.
Each month I am aiming to read 3 or 4 of the books that were nominated, and this is the first. Altogether I added 50 books to my TBR from #12Booksof2024 #Read12Booksof2024
I am reading this via audiobook, & looks like it lends itself to this format.
#Read2025 @DieAReader #JumpStart2025 @LizPixie
Another great one! November‘s top choice, a great thriller, probably top 5 of the year! #12booksin2024 @Andrew65
For Day 2 of the #12BooksOf2024, my February pick was harder to narrow down— but LISTEN FOR THE LIE was one of my favorite audiobooks of the whole year, though honorable mentions must go to the other 5-star reads I read that month (my monthly calendar log in the photo lists the 5 others!).
Thanks @Andrew65 for organizing this fun countdown!
This book comes highly rated. Excited to check it out! 📚❤️
pickI just finished listening to this and loved it! It‘s a clever, snarky, darkly humorous whodunnit. The audio has multiple narrators (all excellent) and it really brings the podcast element to life. Highly recommend!
Omg this is so hard to put down!!
pickThis is a very well executed book. Plot is strong, even the pop culture elements like the podcast don't feel like empty buzz but are an important mechanism in the story. Lucy the MC is great, very enjoyably messy character. There is a really interesting perspective on Domestic Violence which adds a bit of heft to what is otherwise a beach read type book. Nothing truly original but a very enjoyable read with broad appeal
pickThis was great! It took a long time to get into it and I considered DNFing. I‘m so glad I didn‘t! There are a lot of twists and I didn‘t predict the end. I loved Lucy‘s grandmother so much! I‘ve never listened to a true crime podcast, so that whole angle was foreign to me. There is subtle feminism in here along with some very frustrating situations happening toward some of the female characters, but overall I think Tintera‘s points are effective.
so-soI read this for a book club. I liked a lot of it. I didn‘t like some of it.
Personal preference: I am not about twists just to have twists. Also, I like fall out. I wanted to have more at the end showing how things landed after the reveal.
I get why it‘s popular. The book club meeting had a lot of good conversation. But for me it was mid.
pickA clever thriller, with a snarky as all get out MC, a twist I genuinely didn't see coming (but made total sense looking back at it), and some thoughtful social commentary on violence against women, who people are willing to believe, and societal expectations of a "good victim". It took me about 1/3 to really get into this one, but then I couldn't put it down.
"My life vastly improved once both those men were gone. Men don't protect us, not really. They only protect themselves, or each other. The only thing men ever protected me from was happiness."
pickSuch a good read for all those people who love listening to true crime podcasts!
Also major coincidence that I read two books consecutively with the main character named Lucy but I prefer this Lucy more!
pickVERY good! Irreverent. Fantastic, imperfect protagonist. Grandmother is awesome. Loved the subtle feminism. I also loved the pop culture references. Very fast read.
pickThis was a story I kept going back to. I listened on a couple long drives and was totally invested. I loved the cast on the audio version. They made the story even better. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickA podcast exams an unsolved murder and plunges the victim‘s best friend back under the microscope of suspicion. Listening to this on audio made the podcast scenes more realistic. Entertaining enough that I‘d read another book by this author.
so-soFast paced thrilller with some sharp dialogue along the way. Points for an original take and I didn‘t hate the main protagonist. However it got very messy about half way through and confusing as to who was sleeping with who and whose ex was whose and by that point I didn‘t care enough to keep track. I did love Savvy though and that was a very interesting take. Not as many twists as expected from the hype and I guessed it almost from the start. Ok
pickFinished this for book club! This is an interesting variety on the true crime podcast storyline seen in mysteries/thrillers! It was interesting to learn things as Lucy was trying to remember them herself. There were some interesting twists. I‘ll be eager to discuss the ending at book club & I did some reading about it online. I‘d love to hear what others thought of the ending. You can post in the comments with the spoiler warning.
#newtomeauthor #aboutabook
Book of the Month has been really good for expanding my new to me author repertoire. This one I read in one sitting, and I've never heard of the author before.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
pickYou‘ve heard of CSI:Miami. You‘ve heard of NCIS:New Orleans. This book is OMITB:Austin
Seriously, it would make a great show. There are some absolutely laugh-out-loud scenes - Tintera has a great sense of comic timing. The writing overall was a bit pedestrian, but the suspense was well-crafted. The book lurched this way and that as various characters fell under suspicion, and it seemed like the twist might be something truly original, but…
pickAn entertaining whodunnit that kept me guessing til the end. A little corny but a quick, easy read. This is the author‘s debut novel, she‘s written several YA books. I would read more from this author!
pickA young women, with amnesia, tries to remember who murder her friend. 🔪
pickI am so glad I listened to this one! The podcast chapters popped because of that. Took a bit to figure it but most of the characters kind of sucked for Lucy!
pickTintera's novel is a thrilling mystery introducing the world of con artists and hidden identities.
I loved this book because Tintera excels at creating a narrative that keeps you guessing. The storyline is so carefully woven, twisting and turning that you never truly know to expect....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6535927929
pickFinal review of the day (it‘s been like a marathon today 😆)! This was a fun whodunit with the added element of a podcast to really twist up your brain and make you doubt what you think happened. I actually loved the main character Lucy and couldn‘t help but hope she wasn‘t the murderer everyone seemed to think she was. The dialogue was great and the story really flowed well, especially given the short chapters. Definitely recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickI really enjoyed this crime novel about a woman searching for answers after she is suspected of killing her friend. The set-up is that Ben is doing a podcast about her case, and I loved how the author created an odd couple vibe. Lucy is a sarcastic, witty but ultimately sympathetic character & her family wonderfully dysfunctional. I half guessed it but there were plenty of twists & turns making for a satisfying read.
pickSolid thriller, interesting perspective from a small town girl accused of killing her best friend and the podcaster that is trying to find the truth. Unexpected family dynamics and abusive relationships complicate matters as the story unfolds. I really liked the unlikable MC. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickThis was a good, fast paced whodunit. I didn't have any idea who the murder was until the end. It's pretty gritty though and addresses abuse so - not for everyone.
A night of indulgences. A great book and espresso martini. 🤓🍸
pickFollowing real life cult cases turns my stomach inside out, so I just don‘t go there. But boy, I have fun reading a fictional cold cases - especially when the narrator hears voices in her head! Even though I figured out the guilty party pretty early it was still a good yarn.
Next up, LISTEN FOR THE LIE @amytintera @celadonbooks Ruby approved. ❤️🐴📖 Also on Instagram as castrojeannette
pickThis was my April 2024 BOTM pick. I enjoyed this thriller/ mystery about the unsolved murder of Savvy, a young woman who was discovered bludgeoned to death. Everyone suspected her best friend, Lucy, of killing her but there wasn‘t enough proof. Now, years later a true crime podcaster is reopening the case. I liked the podcast form which made for short fast chapters. I gave it 4 stars. #BOTM. #CurrentlyReading. #ListenForTheLie.
