Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

34 reviews

taelights's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Personally I didn't like this one as much as the first book until the very end because I just disliked all the characters so I just couldn't get into it. I think this author is just not for me and I should just stick the the tv adaption but i will be giving the next book a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

graceev's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Medical content, and Death of parent

franticfreya's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

I really enjoyed this! Not as much as the first, but it was still really good. I just really like the characters she writes and I love that we got to see the characters from the first in this. Also how the events of the first book effects this one. Now it didn’t get interesting plot wise for the first like 50%(I don’t really care because I like the characters and relationships). The last part of this book I did not see coming my jaw dropped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

shiroofficial's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the book! Kept me captivated the whole time, it was amazing reading it! Really thrilling and i had great laughs from the book too! Loved the twists in the story. Awesome book, enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

kallio08's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

every time i thought i knew where it was going i was wrong 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

moopreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

readwithde'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I absolutely tore through this book, and as much as I loved the main characters, I didn't like the mystery, or, to be fair, several mysteries that happened to be connected.

There was the Truth or Dare game,

the Intense Guy, the threats for Eli, and then the personal problems (Knox's family life and love life, Maeve's leukemia possibly returning, Phoebe's dad's death).

When you add in the other people at school, the cameos of the Bayside Four, and all the other side characters, it was quite overwhelming. 

I feel like the answer to the mysteries was a bit convoluted and trite. The fact that the ending was a bit vague and cut off makes it even worse; there are no answers about what happens next, what happens to their lives, which for me was a big plus in the first book.

Overall, worth reading for the amazing characters and world, but not for the actual mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

witcheslovingwitches'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol