Reviews with content warning for Violence - One of Us is Dead

Listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it - the voice acting was great and the plot was intriguing. I did find some of the writing repetitive, but the ending really saved the whole book for me.

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itzbrianna's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious slow-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

One of Us is Dead was a funny tale of how being a Karen will get you murdered. Jenny owns Glow, an upscale salon that caters to the “finest” women in Buckhead. She is the central point for all things in her clients lives. From affairs to revenge, a lot of the plot takes place in Glow.

This novel started strong with an opening that hooked me by the first page. The characters were full of personality and some had more complexities than others. The premise of the book is we start in the present with Jenny explaining to Detective Sanford how the murder occurred. But we have no clue who is actually dead.

The tale is a telling of all the events that lead up to the death of a prominent member of Buckhead. And as you read on it might become pretty clear on who ends up dead. The who wasn’t surprising to me in fact, both the author and the editor probably wanted it to be obvious. What is surprising is the how and who ends up murdering them.

All in all, this was an entertaining read. It gives desperate housewives and gossip girl vibes. The ending was rushed and the style of present vs past telling was a nice addition to the story. If you enjoy reading about rich white women gossip and skeam for revenge then this will be the book for you.

*****THE FOLLOWING SECTION MAY BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS, READERS DISCRETION ADVISED******

There were little things that didn’t add up in the book like characters programming phones to burners??? How would they know how to do that? And it took a while to get to “who was killed” reveal. I’m a little disappointed that who I thought was dead actually turned out to be dead. It’s quite obvious throughout the book as the character is one of the most hated.

Reading the book it’s pretty obvious it was going to be her that ended up dead. She was an awful person. The person who kills her though? Definitely did not expect that.

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teeclecticreads's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Jeneva Rose knows how to write a damn good thriller. Usually I’d be so annoyed having to wait until the very end to find out what happened, but she provided so much drama and humour that kept me intrigued. I can honestly also say that I didn’t expect that ending at all. And the audiobook enhanced the experience for sure. Kudos to the narrators. So good!

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nrogers_1030's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

Not my favorite.

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katiejohns's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This felt like a 3 star read for the first half of the book. The characters are painfully unlikeable (on purpose) and the writing is quite good but I just don’t feel entertained by middle aged rich housewives. Then somewhere around 60% things got REAL. The characters still suck, but there are some dark twists that I did not see coming. Read this in one day, fun and unputdownable. If you’re a real housewives fan I think you would EAT this up!

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sohma4uesugi's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Very predictable twists and turns, and I wish the story hadn’t seemed to take its self so seriously. It was a fun ride at times, and if it had kept the lighter mood it had at the start it would have been overall much better. The end and “shocking” revolution wasn’t shocking at all, and seemed out of character for everyone in that situation, especially Jenny. Several questions were left unanswered which annoyed me. That said, I did still enjoy most of this book.

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mypatronusisajedi's review

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dark funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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