Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Um de nós está mentindo by Karen M. McManus

85 reviews

maggieed's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

How is it that five students walk into detention, but only four make it out alive? That's what Bayview Police are trying to find out after one of five students in detention suffers what investigators are calling a non-accidental death.

After Simon Kelleher dies in detention with only Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate present, the four students are totally shaken, and all of them insist that they didn't do it - but the police are convinced that it had to be one of them. That is until the killer starts sending cryptic messages via a Tumblr post. Now, the four unlikely comrades must band together to prove their innocence before one of them is pinned with murder.

This multiple POV story was quick-paced and kept me guessing all the way through. The characters were quirky and definitely had flaws, yet they were still likeable. The high school setting was realistic as well. There were lots of twists in this book, and while I did figure out the killer a little bit ahead of time, I still enjoyed reading about their motives through the end of the story. I had a hard time putting this book down, and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good YA mystery/thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Homophobia, Sexism, Cursing, Addiction, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness and Sexual content

wellokthen's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Murder mystery and major plot twist 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

winnieg_09's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Semi-predictable ending but intriguing mystery, was a really great read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Bullying

caitlin_cain's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

creepypiespice's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Racism, and Pregnancy

makenna__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

mackennary1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

good read, I enjoyed it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

harmonica7840's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Outing, Suicide, and Violence

sunandrain's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

Cooper Clay turns out to be gay, which as an LGBTQ+ person I loved.

The characters aren’t perfect, which made them very lovable to me. I’m not usually a romance person, but there were a few couples that formed and even some that broke up. The ending was very predictable, which is what knocked it down to a 3.75, but if you’re more interested in the characters’ journey than the actual ending, this would be great for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Outing, Sexual content, Stalking, and Suicide

Minor: Cursing and Homophobia