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One of Us is Lying, by Karen M. McManus

113 reviews

maeri's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

it was good and fun. it wasnt anthing that shocked me or made me feel any intense emotions but i enjoyed it. i guessed the ending about 82 pages in and i wasnt amazed. i would reread it if i needed a little more frenemies to lovers in my life but other than that it was okay.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Self harm, Alcoholism, Outing, Murder, Addiction, and Abandonment

jess_ngo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing and Toxic friendship

rae42's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

fiona_reads_books's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Outing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Sexual content

thomas_the_capricorn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child death and Toxic relationship

analea_lucille's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

I love the audiobook!! There is a different reader for each character which I love!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Injury/injury detail, and Bullying

carbinara's review

hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Bronwyn gives Rachel Berry vibes and not in a good way. The whole romance between her and Nate was sorta annoying, and the plot didn’t take any risks at any point.

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I think I found out the main mystery before the book, but still wasn’t particularly surprising, and seemed like a bit of a cop out. Whilst the characters technically have flaws, the book doesn’t seem to be willing to let them be bad people. For example, Bronwyn cheated but shes under so much pressure, Addy cheated but Jakes a #badguy and it was once, Cooper cheated but its bc he was hiding his sexuality, and tbh Nate being a drug dealer isn’t really a flaw IMO. He’s a businessman <3 That being said he really pisses me off, I think just because of the romance. Nothing wrong with it, I just found Addy and Cooper so much more interesting, and didn’t really want a romance when I was expecting a murder mystery.

That being said, Addy gave Quinn Fabray vibes in a very good way, and the book was a pretty fun read.

Also

Spoiler

Cooper, Dave Karofsky called n he wants his storyline back. Joking but I refuse to believe people didn’t see this coming from the first time we see him texting someone and their gender isn’t mentioned. That being said, Cooper is my second favourite after Addy.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

av0ncor3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Homophobia, Outing, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Alcoholism, and Addiction

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

This was pretty good!! I enjoyed the buildup a lot and I loved how the characters ended up becoming really close by the end of the story. I wasn't really shocked with the plot-twists, because it felt kind of obvious. But still, it was really good and a great read. 

would most likely reread, but not definitely ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

vickeyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I LOVED this book!!! You would not be able to guess twist in this story! I loved every character in the book (hated a few however). 
I loved reading each of the varied perspectives. The beginning reminded me of The Breakfast Club which I enjoyed. As both relate to  people from different cliches coming together. That is all I have to say about the book that is spoiler free. If you haven’t read it I 100% recommend that you should read it (even if you do get spoiled but I recommend staying away from spoilers still).

SPOILERS BELOW:

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one criticism I had was when Addy cheated on Jake and reflects about it I wish they depict her to show more remorse and moral guilt about her actions I feel as tho, that those character moments of agony are crucial to making her a more well rounded character. Instead her cheating was brushed off because of Jake’s rage and his actions. That he almost kills her and freaks out on her when she admits to him. 
Another criticism I had was Mr. Avery wasn’t questioned enough or suspected enough for Simon’s murder imo. Being the only teacher in the room at the time of Simon’s Death, wouldn’t that make him more suspicious. Though I do not feel as strongly about this criticism.

The book is overall very well done and compelling for anyone to read. Those are my thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Outing

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, and Mass/school shootings

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Other Warnings Spoilers below mentions of suicide are quite graphic in the book