Reviews tagging 'Classism'

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

22 reviews

jemmaisntcool's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Classism

fe_aye's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious 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

3.5

Solid book. I almost ended up DNFing due to my lack of meshing with the characters at the beginning, but as I kept reading they really grew on me. I didn’t much care for the character to begin with but after they had some development they really got much better, especially Addy. 
It was also very well crafted and the resolution was both surprising yet grounded worked really well, I’m glad I stuck with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Classism

alexreads1023's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Classism

dhutton1997's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

renyoi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

YA fiction that simultaneously does and does not feel like YA fiction. Multiple gasp-out-loud moments and surprising subversions of popular tropes make this book one of the more sophisticated YA titles I’ve ever read. All characters feel well-rounded and representative of real teenagers—who, as the author clearly knows, are agents in their own world and not just victims of or reactions to circumstances. My main complaint? The author doesn’t actually know how Tumblr works. :P

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, and Classism

krhe's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

4.0

La parte final no me sorprendió (hablo de la idea que tiene cierto personaje a la altura del 80% del libro), pero ni tan mal. He estado enganchada al drama, que es una cosa que siempre está bien, y el personaje de Nate no me ha disgustado. Quiero especialmente a Addy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Classism

badvision's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Abandonment, and Classism

tak_everlasting's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Murder

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting