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Jedno z nas nie żyje by Jeneva Rose

33 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

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

3.5

This audiobook took me forever to read, which is weird because I was enjoying it. 

I jusy love reading about rich people drama. The beginning of this was really good and I was interested, but then in the middle I was kind of bored because it just felt repetitive. I wish there was more present chapters because I would honestly forget that someone was killed. *slight spoiler* Then the last little bit was actually shocking because I didn’t expect such a dark topic to be in this. 

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julienicole1106's review against another edition

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

4.5


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anntharai's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.5


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daralexandria's review against another edition

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

5.0


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rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I've never watched Real Housewives but I expect this was like that. If you want to read about rich white housewives being really bitchy friends with each other, with a whole lot of drama, a whole lot of drinking. (There was SO MUCH DRINKING), and a light sprinkling of murder, this is the winner. 

I had to take a few breaks because these women were such bitches. But then sometimes I couldn't stop reading.. because these women were such bitches. It was super easy to hate them all. Beautiful, rich, and just terrible. You're all just terrible, terrible people. (Okay, thankfully they weren't ALL 100% terrible 100% of the time so that was a plus.)

The constant teasing of the murder that will happen SOON! SOON! Maybe!?! got a little too heavy handed. Plus there are SO MANY CHAPTERS, and a lot of them liked to end with a hint of death, like, hey don't forget! Someone dies! Yes, I *know*.

The chapters constantly change perspectives and times, and it will give you some whiplash. But if that's your thing, and hey, it's mine, it's a fun read. 

May we be blessed with fun books about mean rich bitches and never have to deal with them IRL.

I think the main downside is that by the time they finally revealed who was murdered, I didn't even care anymore about the how or why. Olivia's dead? Okay cool. That's all that matters. Who cares about the details? My brain was skimming through the final chapters because it was just one long epilogue that didn't matter to me anymore because that bitch be dead! Ding dong! Dead! Good.

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aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

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

3.25

The slowest burn I've ever read from a thriller. Only picked up at the 7 hour mark. Which is a little unfortunate that you spend 7 hours listening to only get 2 hours of intriguing action.

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just_klaudia's review against another edition

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

3.5


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martachbc's review against another edition

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

3.75


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ksamaine95's review against another edition

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

5.0

Jeneva Rose has yet to disappoint. Queen of twists and yummy dialogue. 

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itzbrianna's review against another edition

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

4.25

One of Us is Dead was a funny tale of how being a Karen will get you murdered. Jenny owns Glow, an upscale salon that caters to the “finest” women in Buckhead. She is the central point for all things in her clients lives. From affairs to revenge, a lot of the plot takes place in Glow.

This novel started strong with an opening that hooked me by the first page. The characters were full of personality and some had more complexities than others. The premise of the book is we start in the present with Jenny explaining to Detective Sanford how the murder occurred. But we have no clue who is actually dead.

The tale is a telling of all the events that lead up to the death of a prominent member of Buckhead. And as you read on it might become pretty clear on who ends up dead. The who wasn’t surprising to me in fact, both the author and the editor probably wanted it to be obvious. What is surprising is the how and who ends up murdering them.

All in all, this was an entertaining read. It gives desperate housewives and gossip girl vibes. The ending was rushed and the style of present vs past telling was a nice addition to the story. If you enjoy reading about rich white women gossip and skeam for revenge then this will be the book for you.

*****THE FOLLOWING SECTION MAY BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS, READERS DISCRETION ADVISED******

There were little things that didn’t add up in the book like characters programming phones to burners??? How would they know how to do that? And it took a while to get to “who was killed” reveal. I’m a little disappointed that who I thought was dead actually turned out to be dead. It’s quite obvious throughout the book as the character is one of the most hated. 
 
Reading the book it’s pretty obvious it was going to be her that ended up dead. She was an awful person. The person who kills her though? Definitely did not expect that.

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