Sharon Orlopp's Reviews > Listen for the Lie

My rating is an outlier so I strongly encourage readers to read many of the glowing reviews about Listen for the Lie.

What I liked about the book:

1. Format: Primarily from Lucy's POV and then interspersed with podcasts about trying to solve her friend's murder.

2. Plot: Lucy is the primary suspect in her friend's murder but she can't remember anything.

3. Narration: I listened to this on audiobook and the narration is very well done, especially the podcast sections.

4. Grandmother character development: Outstanding! She's a grandma with gumption!

What I didn't like about the book:

1. The voice inside Lucy's head got annoying after awhile.

2. Lucy is not a likeable character because she is very flippant and sarcastic about whether she is a murderer.

3. Lucy's parents are a piece of work. Their character development felt flat and improbable.

4. Everybody is sleeping with everyone else. I felt like I had been dropped into the middle of a Jerry Springer episode.

5. Feels like a YA book which isn't one of my favorite genres.

This book just wasn't for me.