lias_library22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Medical content
Minor: Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Stalking, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Sexual content
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
It's hard not to compare this to the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. Both have plucky, intelligent groups of students solving complex mysteries at an age where I could barely choose an outfit or hair colour. They also both contain enough characters that reading the second book took a bit of flicking back and forth through pages before I could really remember how everyone was connected. And both seem to invite an inordinate amount of death and drama to one small community.
But this is where I'm happy to suspend my disbelief. The plot of One Of Us Is Next is fun, cleverly connected and intriguing, so I can overlook how implausible it is that so much happens in one high school. The way so many sub-plots connect is really interesting, and I was a little blindsided (and upset) by the ending, which I didn't see coming at all.
I've just heard there's a third installment on the way, so I'm looking forward to where things go from here.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
texas_reznikoff's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Alcoholism, Stalking, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma
libraryghost's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Minor: Mass/school shootings
graceev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Death, and Infidelity
nataliapassos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
Minor: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Vomit
aamelia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
shiroofficial's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Hate crime, Medical content, Stalking, Child death, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
kjm_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit