Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

56 reviews

saraxsheehan's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

daniellearlotta's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

tayloremmap's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I wasn’t a fan of this book. I had high hopes for it but I thought it dragged through the first 3/4 of the book and then all of a sudden, with very little lead-up, the mystery was solved and everything was good as could be.

The characters weren’t very likeable either, the only one I was rooting for was Cooper. Bronwyn was precocious, Nate was a predictable, and Addy’s character arc felt one-dimensional and fell flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

How is it that five students walk into detention, but only four make it out alive? That's what Bayview Police are trying to find out after one of five students in detention suffers what investigators are calling a non-accidental death.

After Simon Kelleher dies in detention with only Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate present, the four students are totally shaken, and all of them insist that they didn't do it - but the police are convinced that it had to be one of them. That is until the killer starts sending cryptic messages via a Tumblr post. Now, the four unlikely comrades must band together to prove their innocence before one of them is pinned with murder.

This multiple POV story was quick-paced and kept me guessing all the way through. The characters were quirky and definitely had flaws, yet they were still likeable. The high school setting was realistic as well. There were lots of twists in this book, and while I did figure out the killer a little bit ahead of time, I still enjoyed reading about their motives through the end of the story. I had a hard time putting this book down, and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good YA mystery/thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness and Sexual content

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

Probably 3.5
Enjoyable but like incredibly predictable
Literally nothing was a surprise

<SPOILERS>


Also it does feel like cheating that none of them were lying about that but ok
Also fuck u simon
Also really? Everyone is that pressed that she cheated on some tests? Im sorry did her teacher rly not notice that she went from a d to getting 100%?? Thats on him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

raikowlreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

So. If I could give this book more than just a 5 star rating, I would. This book had such a good build-up to the final reveal of who the murderer is. Boy was I wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

breereadsalot_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Homophobia and Car accident

caitlin17's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder