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One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

29 reviews

haley49's review against another edition

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4.25

This was not what I would call a thriller per say but the suburban wives drama with a side of murder is so fun. The villians are so caricature-y but in a way that makes everything so intensely dramatic. Every time x character did something I thought they couldn’t be any worse and I was wrong. But I had a fun time with it. 
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enc3336's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I feel like the book could have been shorter, there was a good amount that didn’t feel like it would have made a difference in the end if it was taken out. In a way the ending wasn’t very satisfying and it made the characters who should have been likable unlikable. 
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jp1920's review against another edition

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The sex scenes and descriptions of sex/foreplay were absolutely awful.
Going from the feeling of red wine to the feeling of your husband inside you. Sperm and wine aren’t even the same consistency.
it is just god fucking awful. Leave the sex scenes to the smut authors.
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kshea1's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

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shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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

2.5

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rachellbc's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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lue_moon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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

I liked this book quite a bit. Usually with multi pov books I find myself never in the pov of the person I actually want to hear from, but didn't experience that in this book at all. Looking back I should have figured out the ending sooner, and I was still somewhat surprised. There were some things at the end that felt unnecessary and others that could have had more depth. Not my favorite ending but the buildup was solid and the author was able to get me to root for some characters I initially hated (in that "love to hate" kind of way.
except Oliva, I hate hated her all the way through
). Overall pretty fun book, as much as you can call a book about murder and terrible people fun.
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heyitsseph's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

I loved reading this book is about these women living in Atlanta, buckhead called themselves the Buckhead women’s foundation is an elite women who plan these charity events  for there community. It’s Karen, Jenny , crystal , Shannon , Olivia . These women had so much drama going with their life , secrets , betrayal with each of other, plot twist.  It was a well thought out book to read the author did a fantastic job tell the readers each of the characters point of view what was going on . I think people who really enjoyed reading this book if you like reading thriller it’s not a very graphic scary book to read but there are some explicit part of the book. Which I didn’t except to read about. I was really surprised to find out who killed of the women and why so good and exciting.
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gizelleinak's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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heather_harrison's review against another edition

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

3.0

This follows the 'frenemy' group of women in Buckhead, with the premise that one of them is going to wind up dead at the end of this story. The plot was dramatic and juicy. 

Cons: 
* The majority of these characters are off the scale unlikable
* A lot of the plot twists were predictable 
* It dragged on, and could have been a bit quicker paced

I would skip this and go read "Big Little Lies" instead because that had way more drama and intrigue, and the characters were actually fleshed beyond just being rich and deluded. 

Pro: 
* Alternating POVs between chapters 
* The audio book did a great job differentiating between the different characters 
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