I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially on audio with the great performance and fun additions to make it seem like a podcast.

The plot was interesting and engaging, I did not figure out the twist or what happened. The characters were likeable and I was invested to know what happened! What a great debut. I look forward to the next book 👍

I gave this 4.5/5 stars and rounded up. The audio performance was so good 🙌

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the audio copy of this book as an ARC.

Listen for the Lie combines dark humor, snarky commentary, and a compelling narrative. Amy Tintera crafts a unique take on the true crime genre, blending a cold case mystery with the podcast trope to create an engaging read. The protagonist, Lucy, stands out as a charismatic, if deeply flawed, narrator whose wit and sarcasm add levity to an otherwise grim story. The interactions with her eccentric grandmother provide some of the book's most memorable moments.

While the mystery itself is somewhat predictable and the stakes feel low, Lucy's voice and the entertaining podcast format keep the story moving. The romance subplot, however, felt unnencessary. Still, the audiobook is carried by its strong narration, particularly if you enjoy sharp, snarky humor.

This was such a fun audiobook - I enjoyed the progression of the story and the narrators. I can't wait to read more from this author.

THIS ONE LIVES UP TO THE HYPE! 🙌🏼 Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an ALC of Listen for the Lie. I requested after seeing rave reviews from @deebibliophilia and started listening 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. In my opinion, Listen for the Lie is a prime example of when the audiobook is better than the physical book as the podcast format lends itself to the audiobook performance. Of course, this is boosted by two phenomenal narrators January LaVoy and Will Damron. Highly recommend on audio!

I loved this book and I 100 percent recommend the audiobook if you can. It makes for a whole experience with sounds and interviews from the podcast. I really liked the story also!

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera is a gripping audiobook that draws you in with its unique premise and compelling narrative. The story follows a young woman who uses her gift of hearing lies to navigate a complex web of deceit and intrigue. Tintera crafts a suspenseful plot filled with unexpected twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat.

The narrator brings a strong, engaging performance to the audiobook, effectively capturing the tension and emotional depth of the story. Their delivery enhances the suspense and adds layers to the characters' interactions. While the plot is intriguing, there are moments where the pacing slows down, and some of the twists may feel a bit predictable.

Overall, Listen for the Lie is a captivating listen with a fresh concept and strong performances. It’s a great choice if you enjoy mysteries with a touch of psychological drama, though it might not fully surprise seasoned mystery fans.

Many thanks to my friends at @celadonbooks and @macmillan.audio for the free #gifted books

“A podcaster has decided to ruin my life, so I’m buying a chicken.

Sarcasm and thrills. Tintera sure knows the way to my heart.

I thought I was done with the amnesia trope and the podcast format, and then this thriller came along and proved me wrong.

Fast paced and binge-worthy. This isn’t a completely original plotline, but the way Tintera unpacked it was highly entertaining and propulsive. I turned the pages with abandon even though I didn’t want to rush the experience (all those laughs!).

The snarky female lead (heroine? villain?). The smug podcaster. Grandma Beverly’s wild antics. I’m a sucker for sharply drawn characters with fiery personalities, and Tintera delivered with these.

Dark and twisted, this new take on an overused trope was wickedly funny and endlessly entertaining. A stellar debut.

🎧 Grab this one on audio. It’s a full production with some of my favorite artists. Co-narrators (and real-life couple), January LaVoy and Will Damron, captivated, both in their separate sections AND when they narrated scenes together. (I particularly loved hearing them together!) The podcast elements (with sound effects) added that extra authenticity to the storyline and had me eager for any new tidbits of information. This is a buzz worthy audiobook, and, in my opinion, the best format for this read.

Audio review. Oh my god was this good. First, the narration was amazing. I loved the humor built into this, I laughed out loud way more than I ever have with a thriller. My jaw was dropped nearly half the time, and I would give it 10/10 if I could.

Hello!

I always love a good mystery/thriller and suspense book. The genre is one of my favorites to read and I always find myself speeding through ones I consider good. Then trying to find more and more of them to pick up. A few months ago, I saw the book Listen for the Lie being advertised and I really wanted to know more about the book. So I headed to Goodreads and read the summary as well as some ARC readers’ thoughts. This led me to pre-ordering the audiobook copy with some credits I had. The audiobook was delivered to my account on the morning it came out and I finally decided to dive into the book in June!

SPOILERS AHEAD

Savvy was Lucy’s best friend. But now Lucy is wandering the street covered in blood and Savvy is missing, at first, everyone in the small town believes that something awful happened to both girls but Lucy does not remember anything to help support this theory or have any idea where Savvy is. Or at least that is what she has told officials and anyone who has asked all these years. Now Lucy lives far away with her boyfriend but there is still a lot of interest in her story. Lucy has received many calls, emails, etc.. over the years from people doing shows, podcasts, etc.. wanting interviews and always declines. However, things are changing now, and Lucy has to go back to her hometown where it all happened. This is sure to stir up stuff about her and the case in the media again and on top of that her boyfriend has zero idea of her past life. When she arrives sure enough there is a podcaster there that wants to meet with her and after much reluctance and pushing from her grandmother she meets with him and starts to walk the journey to uncover what happened to her that night.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. I love it when we get to hear the podcast that is taking place within the book. It makes the audiobook that much more enjoyable for me and really makes everything come to life. It was also interesting to see how Lucy interacted with the people that used to be in her life and her relationship with her ex-husband. I definitely would pick up another audiobook by this author in the future. If you have any great mystery or thriller books definitely drop them down in the comments!

Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars

I love a good thriller with a podcast and thankfully, this one truly had a solid podcast element too (I hate it when there's 2 seconds of a podcast in a book just to say it's there). The hype around this book was unreal 🫣, I definitely got FOMO. I wasn't super hooked on any of the characters and found some of the decisions the FMC made a bit questionable but overall I enjoyed the mystery. If you enjoy amnesia trope, then you will be happy with this one! Personally, I'm not sure how Lucy didn't panic and go mad trying to find out what happened ASAP but to each their own I guess. Her dark humor got a couple chuckles out of me and I enjoyed the darkness of the book overall.

I went between the audio and ebook while reading this one but enjoyed the audio much more with the podcast element so I finished the book off that way!

Thanks to Celadon books, Macmillan audio and NetGalley for the ARC/ALC. All opinions are my own.

This one has an interesting premise. The southern aspect of the characters from Texas was pushed a bit much and so i couldn’t continue with the characters as i couldn’t stay interested in the story to find out what happened.

I read this back in December and I absolutely loved it. It’s a dark comedy (is that a thing idk) it was truly captivating! Such an incredible audiobook. I have no idea why more people aren’t talking about this one. It’s so good!!! The biggest thank you to the publisher for an ALC to listen to thru Netgalley in exchange for my honest review!! 5 mesmerizing stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A friend of mine was reading it and I knew I needed to do a reread. So I did!! 5 stars from me! (Again!) If I could give it more stars for the main character and her grams I totally would! I LOVED & adored them!

I can’t say it enough … this one is hella GOOD! The writing is great! A classic whodunnit, who to trust?!? The witty banter is top tier!! I can’t wait to see what this author write next!!! The narration was TOP TIER!! This is best to be listened to because it’s simply one of the BEST books I’ve ever listened too!!

THIS. My new favorite niche genre is True Crime Podcasts in Fiction...I love it. This had me on my toes and I couldn't get enough.

Such a great read!! I love that so many of the characters were unlikeable! My favorite kind of people for a thriller. The podcast element was fun and even better to listen to. This is the first book I’ve listened to with January Lavoy but she’s been recommended so much, and I’ll be looking for more from her. She really captured the characters. Will Damron nailed the podcaster voice and was great in his roles.
I’ll be reading more from Amy Tintera for sure.

Thankfully I was able to get an early copy from @macmillan.audio The audio is the absolute best, I recommend this format for this book especially!

🎧 Listen for the Lie
✍️ Amy Tintera
📅 March 5, 2024 Now Available

🎉 Happy Publication Week @amytintera and Listen for the Lie! 🎉

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I have so much love for audiobooks that give you the full production, and I will scream and shout and tell everyone about them! Once that you add an amazing story that keeps you completely engaged, I’m gonna scream and shout even louder! So this is me telling you to go grab this book if you’ve never listened to an audiobook before. this is a perfect audiobook to suck you in and let you experience this element. The quality of the story stands alone, but there’s no need to not have the full experience!!

🗣️ January LaVoy and Will Damron are your narrators and they both do an excellent job bringing these characters to life.

Things I love about this book - (besides the quality of the audiobook)
🎙️podcast trope
🎙️ amnesia trope
🎙️ mystery/thriller with a lot of suspense
🎙️ the characters are perfectly written
🎙️ Grandma Beverly
🎙️ small town
🎙️ Lucy’s snark and inner voice!
🎙️ the fact that you, the reader, watch it unfold and as the characters do.
🎙️ The obvious question - did she do it? Or not?

I easily immersed myself in this book, and I’m here to tell you this is a five star book - add the audio and you’re looking at 10 stars, baby there’s stars coming out of stars for this one!

I hate to tell you to much - so what you need to know is go grab the audio @librofm where you can support independent bookstores - I’ll link it in my stories.

This was another SQAF Book Club read.

Thank you to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for my early copy!

4.5 rounded up!

I haven’t had a book in so long hook me from the first two chapters. I was so captivated by the writing and storytelling I just knew I was going to get through this book quick! After finishing the story in two days, I understand why this book was so popular.

To quickly summarize, it’s a fictional take on the podcast Serial, where a podcaster sets out to uncover secrets and evidence that may have been overlooked.

Besides the quick read, I found Lucy incredibly relatable and really enjoyed her sarcastic humor. It was easy to understand her POV and the struggles she endured after the murder of her best friend.

The bouncing back and forth between present day and Lucy’s memory of that night really added to the build of the story. It felt like working on a puzzle for so long and you’re finally putting the last 10 pieces into place.

Big thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for the advanced copy!

Content warnings: murder, violence, abuse, infidelity, gas lighting, sexual assault, alcoholism

Loved the audiobook of listen for the lie! It was an easy, fast read with unreliable characters and a podcast to tell it all. There was a great balance between whodunit and dark humor in the story and I loved how the main character, Lucy used her f it attitude to deal with life and all it threw at her. One of my favorite thrillers this year!

Listen for the Lie was such a wonderful audio book experience! I loved the book and was interested from the first second. I really enjoyed how the production made it feel like I was really listening to a podcast. The story was so juicy and I was not expecting that ending. It was a fast moving story that did a great job developing the characters. Will 100% read Amy again!

This was such a great listen!! I did a combo of reading and listening and I strongly suggest listening to it. This is a story of murder and somehow I laughed out loud a lot. Murder and laughing out loud really don't go together unless you're listening to this one. A mix of podcast and novel. You'll never figure out the ending, at least I didn't. The narration was great. The first podcast music startled me, but I think by the end, I was prepared and grew to enjoy knowing where we were going in the story. Make sure you pick this one up and give it a listen, or at least read it.

I really enjoyed the podcast style of this production, and exploring the relationship between Lucy and Savvy. The audio was super engaging and i enjoyed the formatting of this book! I would recommend.