Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Alguien es el siguiente by Karen M. McManus

32 reviews

kccool12255's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

What. The. Actual. Heck. It has been a while since I was so completely mystified by a book’s ending, but this one managed that. I’d maybe even dare to say this ending is better than the first, because everything’s up in the air. I do mostly prefer Bronwyn and Nate to Luis and Maeve, but I think that’s majorly because I love enemies to lovers (and bad boy x nerdy girl). Maeve and Knox’s friendship was AWESOME, I love friendships like that. I didn’t see ANY of the plot twists coming. The point is, we got our ships, and that is what matters. I LOVE this series, and the author is a genius. 

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the first book, and murder mysteries.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Grief, Cursing, and Sexual content

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

tbs250's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship

grace_frank's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Death

heathermarie08's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.75

While I enjoyed the book and didn't really see the ending coming, I didn't think it was as good as the first book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

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

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

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

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.

literallyliterature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, and Cancer

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Homophobia

laheath's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a great sequel, providing familiarity without being repetitive. The storyline revisits the high school and siblings from the first book with a twist on the social media "game". That's where the similarities end though. The plot has several twists, with the side stories and relationships all playing a part, making the book a fast-paced, page-turner that keeps the reader guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

shiroofficial's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the book! Kept me captivated the whole time, it was amazing reading it! Really thrilling and i had great laughs from the book too! Loved the twists in the story. Awesome book, enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

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

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Tldr; the plot was heavy on the character study and light on the murder mystery, which made it overall pretty boring. A disappointing sequel to a great first book.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/one-of-us-is-next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia