Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

156 reviews

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Mental illness, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcoholism, Self harm, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Racism, and Sexism

dxnatelli's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I chose to read One of Us is Lying because “13 year old me would have loved it,” but I quickly realized that was actually 10 years ago and I don’t have exactly the same interests anymore 💀 As for the characters: I loved Addy; I liked Cooper; I audibly groaned every time I got to a Nate section- he’s a tired cliché and really dragged down Bronwyn’s character. Moral of the story:

teenage boys’ internet usage is a public health emergency.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Physical abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

mitchell_1's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

I would describe this thriller as a breakfast club turned murder mystery, centering on a modge podge of stereotypes in detention; a brain, beauty, criminal, athlete and an outcast who ends up dead! The victim had plenty of enemies, as he ran the school’s infamous gossip blog, and was prepared to out the aforementioned classmates on some pretty juicy stuff before his untimely death.

The book was written in multiple POVs, giving you a glimpse into each of the main characters' high school lives throughout the investigation. I actually kept notes on all suspects, determined to figure it out. I had to put the book down and tell my husband my guess at who the killer was around the 75% mark, and I was right!!! That's not to say the book wasn't good enough to surprise me, I'm just really proud of myself for figuring it out AND not skipping to the end to spoil it for myself (I have admittedly very little self control sometimes).

Albeit this book is about murder, be warned there are some additionally heavy triggers with some warnings at the expense of ruining the ending, so keep that in mind if you decide to pick this one up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder, Outing, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Alcoholism, Cancer, Addiction, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

suicide

catiecat2_5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Drug use, and Violence

abbyreadsbigbooks123's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Outing, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Medical content

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Medical content, Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Outing

14silja's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Murder, Outing, Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, and Mental illness

imogenbeth's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Mass/school shootings

lilareads5678's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

liked the book but not super memorable.

it didn’t end how i wanted it too like wdym it was suicide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Grief, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Mass/school shootings