A review by wanderingthepage
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

4.0

I really loved One of Us is Lying. I wavered on my rating, I contemplated giving this one 4.5 stars. I decided on 4 stars because of a couple of things, the first was that I figured out the whodunit pretty easily. It did not ruin the story for me though! There were enough other twists in the story to keep it alive. The second thing I just didn’t love, was the ending. The prologue is set three months later, we mainly hear from two of the characters. I wanted updates from everyone. But, I read this as part of a buddy read and while discussing, my friend reminded me that there will be a second book so that possibly explains the lack of updates. Believe it or not, this book made me cry! One of Us is Lying does have LGBTQ representation, that part of this story really hurt my heart. I just felt so connected to that character, parts of that story line absolutely had me on the edge of my seat! This book really has plenty of mystery and surprise, a dash of romance and LGBTQ representation so it has tons going for it. I definitely got some PLL vibes and even a little Gossip Girl! I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy YA.