Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

27 reviews

alice_in_bookland9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nenah_elizabeth'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, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, and Vomit

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

THE ENDING WHATTT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

janahy55's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment

lily1304's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

Describes a bombing

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

_christinadevin's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Sexual harassment

selahbeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book is very slow for the first 60%. There is a lot of focus on drama unrelated to the underlying mystery and characters that don't matter past the initial burst of drama. There is somehow not enough focus on any of these characters to pull off a red herring maneuver. You can basically figure out the plot by the 70% mark aside from a few details that were mishandled, in my opinion. There is also a romance between a 17 year old and someone who is old enough to have graduated college.

There is a character blatantly introduced at the 90% mark. He is mentioned two to four times throughout the book but only in passing as the "intense guy." To no one's surprise he is one of the three culprits and not at all a red herring. There are three culprits: Emma, Owen, Jared Jackson. Jared Jackson made a deal with Emma in a revenge board. Emma did this through the use of her sister's phone as she had conveniently lost hers. Emma admits this all from the hospital bed where she is suffering from the effects of alcohol poisoning. When Emma backs out by ghosting on Jared, Owen (the little brother) steps in, steals the pseudonym, and pursues revenge against Brandon for the death of his father. Emma and Phoebe agree to act like Jared fabricated Owen's messages to protect him.

The reveal right at the end of the book is a very cheap gimmick and though it was executed properly, it feels unrealistic to how someone of that age demographic would respond to the info they'd acquired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

There is a subplot of a bomb but only one person is injured and they survive but will have scars. There was also a subplot of a corrupt police officer who framed and blackmailed someone for drugs.