Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

One of us is next by Karen M. McManus

64 reviews

sarahro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great sequel that picks up 18 months after book 1 and thankfully still includes the original Bayview Four as minor characters. I wouldn't have enjoyed the novel as much as I did without the Nate/Bronwyn snippets here and there.
But I have to admit that Maeve was a perfect mc and even though I struggled with Phoebe and Knox in the beginning I liked their character development throughout the story. My favourite character turned out to be Luis, which was completely unexpected since I didn't even know he played a role in the sequel.

The mystery was okay but not as thrilling as Simon's ploy in book 1. The ending felt a bit rushed and I think the very last chapter was not as satisfying as it could have been.
Still, I flew through the pages and feel at home in Bayview, despite its dark side and revenge forums. I am looking forward to part 3 this year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

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

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

eagerreader2022's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

This was a thrill ride for the books! (Hehe) I loved reconnecting to the characters and town that McManus built in One of Us Is Lying.

There were a lot of moving parts, and they all came together in the end - with the biggest shocker of the whole book!

Definitely read this if you enjoyed the first one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Cancer and Suicide

gurnoor'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

aisling872's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia and Outing

Minor: Mass/school shootings

esm_359's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

d_gurl_trinity's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood and Stalking

Minor: Suicide

tomasalbanez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Not as good as the first one, but still quite exciting in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide

cultbyproxy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Going into this I was slightly less hopeful after the first book. I thought McManus’ writing was adequate but nothing spectacular. This book felt slightly more interesting to me than the first but I was slightly disappointed in how easily I was able to guess the plot twists. Overall a decent book.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Blood, and Stalking