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One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

34 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

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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stephaniezd's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted tense fast-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

4.25

October 2024 Update! After listening to the audio of and thoroughly enjoying several more of Ms Rose's books, I gave this one another try, and WOW! I'm so glad I did. The story was rapid-paced and perfectly woven together. I did not see the ending coming at all, especially after the first twist happened. I'm so glad I gave this book another try.

June 2023: Two thirds the way into the book, no one was dead and I still couldn't find a point to the story. Super bummed after enjoying The Perfect Marriage so much.

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