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One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose

27 reviews

lue_moon's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked this book quite a bit. Usually with multi pov books I find myself never in the pov of the person I actually want to hear from, but didn't experience that in this book at all. Looking back I should have figured out the ending sooner, and I was still somewhat surprised. There were some things at the end that felt unnecessary and others that could have had more depth. Not my favorite ending but the buildup was solid and the author was able to get me to root for some characters I initially hated (in that "love to hate" kind of way.

except Oliva, I hate hated her all the way through

). Overall pretty fun book, as much as you can call a book about murder and terrible people fun.

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ajstremke's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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julienicole1106's review

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fast-paced

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

4.5

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daralexandria's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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csl4240's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

4.0

I wouldn’t say this is a thriller but it was a good story and drew me in. I liked how there were multiple narrators that each played their own character as it made it easier to follow along with. Speaking of narrator, Brittany who is the voice of Krystle, makes me think of the actress who plays Tansi from Hart of Dixie and that was all I could picture for the rest of the book. Maybe it was the speed I was listening to but I really thought it was her!
I’d say 75% of the book is a slow burn and mainly just talked about the rich women of Buckhead. The last bit is definitely where the action is and left me quite surprised. I really did not see the ending coming! I took one star off my review just because I felt like the ending was a bit rushed compared to the rest of the story and it made it a bit difficult to follow along with. I had to listen to it a couple times just to truly understand what happened.

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caityg22's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

The slowest burn I've ever read from a thriller. Only picked up at the 7 hour mark. Which is a little unfortunate that you spend 7 hours listening to only get 2 hours of intriguing action.

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