Reviews

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

maiap_x's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

amb3r27's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

meg_clark_1988's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

westhebookworm's review against another edition

4.0

i didn't like the ending to this book

nicoralys's review against another edition

3.0

kept me guessing and intrigued. but other than that, I do have to agree with previous reviews and say it’s a very problematic book.

jsph_13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

jongtaesymtpoms's review against another edition

4.0

SIMON IS SUS THO

charlottedando's review against another edition

tense

• 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

3.75

this book took such a long time to get through, for me and I only finished it to see what happened between Nate and Bronwyn 

kate001's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse

pisceslibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

I rarely get hooked by a contemporary YA novel, however this book managed to keep me engaged with the plot the whole way through. It sells itself as a murder mystery and whilst it seems to me that it is not the main focus of the book it is still interesting enough to keep the reader guessing and excited for the big reveal. Being notoriously hard for an author to keep the differences between first-person narrators consistent, I wasn't expecting much but somehow this book succeeded in making the four main characters voices varied and unique so that I only had to flick back once or twice to see who was narrating. The character development didn't seem forced and finding out who they were underneath their teenage movie stereotypes was very interesting to read. What romance there is was a bit insta-love at first but I warmed up to it more as the book continued and the dynamics between the characters was explored. The interactions between all the characters in the book felt realistic to their personality as well.

I give this book:

4.5/5 stars for the characters
3.5/5 stars for the plot
4/5 stars for the writing

Overall 4/5 stars