Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

47 reviews

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mackennary1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

good read, I enjoyed it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elysh_kaye's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

 Fun and fast paced read. I found that the four main characters were explored equally and their personalities and character drawn out and improved. However there were still some shallow aspects to them which is typically expected for this sort of YA genre. I didn't predict the big reveal, which was a nice surprise as I expected it to be predictable. I think McManus did a good job throwing the reader off with adding different suspicions and aspects to the mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Outing, and Abandonment

amayagirtman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

bunchofbeereads's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence

linday_vikki's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

It was super entertaining but I was able to guess the ending a couple chapters in. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

marnchella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide