Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

177 reviews

doodleoodz's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed the book as a whole, I'd probably read it again at some point. The only thing is, I guessed a few chapters in that none of the protagonists had killed Simon. That Simon might've pulled some kind of stunt, or what have you. I think the story would have been more interesting to me if one of the points of view were the actual killer's. (I just find different author's different takes on more negative aspects of a person or their actions.)

Still, good light read and will consider resding the other two. My favorite main characters were Cooper & Addy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, and Gaslighting

faerynthecat's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I bought this on a whim to make up the total in an online order so I qualified for a discount, but of all the books I bought it was the one I read first in the end because the premise sounded fun! Breakfast Club murder mystery, what's not to love.

I liked all the characters way more than I expected to, especially Bronwyn, and even though I had an inkling of the ending before it happened I wasn't disappointed that I'd guessed correctly because it was so much fun to read! 

I look forward to reading all the other books in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ajg022's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

An enjoyable page-turner, with enough variance of character perspectives to keep me hooked. The plot itself is a little predictable, but isn't necessarily the focus of the story as much as the characters and their relations to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting

pam_simpson06's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Classism

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Grief, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

alalalal's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, and Death of parent

lilia's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Car accident

alice_in_bookland9's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, and Self harm

hamsterreader03's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The book heavily plays on teenage stereotypes and stereotypical drama ... exept it cranks it up to 100 by involving a murder mystery.

I really loved reading this as all the new revelations came to light, and you could really feel the characters reacting to them (seriously, even the second read-through was sincerely awesome for me)
More than anything, I liked all the details of the characters' personalities and lives and how each of them were written to be lovable. I truly felt myself rooting for them each time I started a new chapter (or read-through for that matter), and I can not recommend this book enough to anyone who is even slightly interested in this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

nenah_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism