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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

70 reviews

bibliorama's review against another edition

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

3.5

Enjoyment - 4
Start - 3.5
Characters - 4
Atmosphere - 3
Plot - 3.5
Ending - 3.5
Style - 3.5 

Overall - 3.5
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sebradley29's review

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4.0

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myownlibrary's review

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

3.5

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josiebug's review

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I wish the ending wasn’t like that but it gives just enough in the epilogue I guess
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alishbaaa's review against another edition

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

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨3.5/5
this book was good but i just feel like it was not very suspenseful.
my fav part was litterally nate and browyn CUS UGHHHH THEIR RELATIONSHUP IS SO CUTEEEE
. usually i am a fan of murder mystery books and i won’t say i’m not a fan of this one, but it was not the best. although the ending was shocking, i feel like i wasn’t that attached to all the characters, and it was slow paced.
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maggy_rusche's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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acrock31's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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fiona_reads_books's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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rainydayswithbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Less dramatic and exciting than expected, but still with interesting twists and characters! The development of the protagonists is nice to follow and you really immerse yourself in their lives. What felt like a 5-star book in the middle became more of a 4.5☆ book towards the end. There was too much focus on the love affair and the resolution of the case was a bit abrupt and strange - yet hardly predictable. A good story to keep you guessing and flying through the pages!
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vickeyreads's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I LOVED this book!!! You would not be able to guess twist in this story! I loved every character in the book (hated a few however). 
I loved reading each of the varied perspectives. The beginning reminded me of The Breakfast Club which I enjoyed. As both relate to  people from different cliches coming together. That is all I have to say about the book that is spoiler free. If you haven’t read it I 100% recommend that you should read it (even if you do get spoiled but I recommend staying away from spoilers still).

SPOILERS BELOW:

one criticism I had was when Addy cheated on Jake and reflects about it I wish they depict her to show more remorse and moral guilt about her actions I feel as tho, that those character moments of agony are crucial to making her a more well rounded character. Instead her cheating was brushed off because of Jake’s rage and his actions. That he almost kills her and freaks out on her when she admits to him. 
Another criticism I had was Mr. Avery wasn’t questioned enough or suspected enough for Simon’s murder imo. Being the only teacher in the room at the time of Simon’s Death, wouldn’t that make him more suspicious. Though I do not feel as strongly about this criticism.


I will point out another part of the book I did not enjoy was the epilogue because I felt it was very boring and didn’t really add much to the story. 
The book is overall very well done and compelling for anyone to read. Those are my thoughts.
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