Reviews tagging 'Violence'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

160 reviews

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i was very intrigued, but the book was pretty predictable ngl. still enjoyable though! i liked the characters, and the intertwining storylines, but i think there should've been more to this book for everything to be so carefully intricated, and so that they all had more time to grow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Outing, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia

honestrabbit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

hadams_1003's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Mass/school shootings

gingerbread_candel's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• 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

3.75

My third time reading this book and it has become somewhat of a comfort read for me. The mystery isn’t very difficult to solve but the book is just some fun escapism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

katerinamckenna's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

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? N/A

3.5

“That's the kind of person you can get away with killing: someone everybody else wants dead” Karen M McManus 💀

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 Stars 

I can see why this book is so loved. It’s a lot of fun. Teens will love this book, it’s very Breakfast Club. Really well written and a nice range of characters ✍🏻

I loved the mystery, the first half was really intriguing. But I did feel like I lost interest and wasn’t surprised by the twists. 😮 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Violence, Outing, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

2j4d3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer

talia1353's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

I honestly enjoyed reading the book, nothing too serious, this might a new genre for me anytime I'm in the mood for a quick read! I did like the change of perspective and the character development, in the beginning I was expecting everything to fall flat, but that didn't happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

ezza's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

It's a pretty cheesy YA book, but I read it in two days flat whoch I can't say I've done in a very long time so it hooked me I guess!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Minor: Violence and Homophobia