Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

24 reviews

olive_lol's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Overall, this book was decent, but not my thing. I only really got invested in the final third, where the mystery started picking up. I wasn't a fan of how the POV characters were all high school steryotypes, though those were defied later. I liked the end of the book much more than I liked the begining. An alright read, but I think someone else could enjoy it more than I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

biancadragomir's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book and I couldn't put it down. The plot itself was nicely developed, the characters have complex and interesting stories, and the style itself (switching POV to main character) makes this the perfect YA thriller. Hyped to check out the Netflix show as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

Minor: Drug use

zsometimesreads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Minor: Gun violence and Vomit

rae42's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

i1iad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

janetriestoread's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

souvlakisuperfan's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

ddfffdsjahahhshsjagdgshabvdhd. the ending definitely got me. i heard some people saw it coming but i definitely did not. this book humbled me; i was wrong the entire time. but it’s easy to be wrong when reading this book, it’s meant to stump you (at least, if you don’t read other teenage-high school-murder mysteries). it was really good right up at the end, when we got the plot twist. i thought it dragged a bit for the last 20-30 or so pages, but that doesn’t matter that much. other than that, i really enjoyed the romance, and i thought the characters all had their positives and negatives. now for my complaints. the writing? bland and juvenile. it’s set in a high school, i know i shouldn’t have expected much, but still i was so disappointed by how cheesy it could be sometimes. why does everyone cheat on each other in this book? (this is not a spoiler, don’t worry lol it’s prevalent right from the start). i wonder, is it to make a certain couple stand out? is it to carry the plot? i’m not sure, but it was really annoying at times (very annoying at times). also, i felt like coopers character wasn’t very rounded out until around the middle of the book. i liked his character after a certain something got revealed, but before that i felt like he was just pure baseball. i don’t like baseball, i’m biased here. to summarize, it’s a nice guilty pleasure read for me. i know it’s a corny stereotypical book but i enjoyed it lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

hayleyw's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol