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One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

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kfergy's review

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

4.5

A nice read, and of course there's a twist at the end - you could even say that there are two ✌🏻 
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vivisms_82's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

3.25

It was ok. Not as good as the first one but still fine. I was hoping for more Cooper, Nate, Addy and Bronwyn. But instead we got a rather vanilla bunch. Ok Maeve had some highlights and Knox was a sweetheart but that don't make them interesting. Very weak plotline where the students do not tell an adult/the police about the nasty chat forums or truth or dare rubbish because they didn't want their phones taken away?? WTF? After what happened in the first book the teens wouldn't tell someone? Really? Oh well, I did read on I guess.
I did guess that Emma was involved but I did not think Owen had anything to do with it - that was a surprise! As a girl with a much younger brother, I could completely empathise with Emma and Phoebe not exposing Owen's part to the detective and their mother. After all, Emma was heavily to blame for what happened. Brandon was a brat 
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beedabop's review against another edition

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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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itsacsa's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

Que vivan los libros juveniles y de misterio 🥳
Este libro vino a salvar mi diciembre luego de pasar ✨meses sin poder terminar de leer nada.✨

Esta es la segunda parte de “Alguien está mintiendo” pero tenemos protagonistas diferentes. Poco más de un año después de los acontecimientos del primer libro, ocurren estos hechos donde una persona misteriosa empieza a acechar a estudiantes de Bayview con un “juego” de verdad o atrevimiento. Los que son seleccionados tienen 24h para elegir si prefieren un desafío o que se revele una verdad sobre ellos. 

Siento que la autora crea muy bien a los personajes, les da profundidad y les hace interesantes. Para mí, esta historia fue más allá del juego, yo quería saber qué onda con los demás detalles y que la autora puediera crear eso me parece super genial. 

Cuando se va descubriendo el misterio de quién está detrás de todo, medio me decepcioné porque esperaba más PERO no contaba con ese capítulo final y que la autora dejara a merced de mis pensamientos cómo se resuelve todo. Solo por este hecho, el libro subió en mi escala de favoritos del año. 📈
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auds_wright's review against another edition

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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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hypofocus's review against another edition

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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

4.0

A great follow up to One of Us is Lying! I was just as invested this time around. McManus has the multi-POV style down to a science. Great pacing, great POV switching, great trickling of info and wonderful payoff come reveal time!
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bookbugbex's review against another edition

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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? No

4.5

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natasha_dean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

It just ends?!?!?!?!
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dramagirl2003's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the drama! the suspense!! the plot twists!!! I loved every chapter!!!! 
when I realised the MCs were different this time I was slightly apprehensive, but I was hooked from the first page!! I loved the appearances from characters in the first book
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the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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