Reviews tagging 'Child death'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

37 reviews

emilygunshon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

so trash compared to the first, I really liked the first book but this one was so disappointing it just jumped from one traumatic event to the next and strayed soooo far from the main story line. Also there were so many characters to keep track of I found it difficult to know who was who most of the time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

greatexpectations77'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

I really liked this, possibly more than the first book. It was twistier, and I really liked the narrator that read for Knox, who was a great cutie character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Bullying, Child death, Death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Medical content

beedabop's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

Inappropriate

auds_wright's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Alcoholism, Child death, and Murder

thissagreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

This was the sequel to One Of Us Is Lying and I think it was better than the first! Not so great that it hit 3/5 stars lol but it didn’t drag as much and the characters had a bit more development which I appreciated. It was confusing at times because of the character jumping each chapter, but it had me much more engaged than the first book, and the plot twists were much better! I also appreciated the character threads from the last book being woven into this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

the mystery person(s) threatening kids with their secrets or doing dangerous dares was a good plot twist and I think I would’ve liked to see more of that. But finding out that it was the little brother who realized he gotten himself in too deep, pretending to be his sister online?!?! Great plot twist at the end!! spoiler>

t1k1_bab3r's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, and Cancer

I’ve had this book in my TBR for over a year, I really enjoyed One of us is lying but I only read this one because I wanted to read the final book in the series

lily1304's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide

Describes a bombing

matidareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? N/A

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cancer, Violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Blood, and Alcohol

_christinadevin's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

marigold82's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

These are quick murder mysteries to read with my teens. They discuss toxic relationships and how secrets can mess with friendships. The cons are this one glossed over some intense issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Child death