Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Um de nós está mentindo by Karen M. McManus

49 reviews

lisa00's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident

queen_saysan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Sexual content, Self harm, Death of parent, Outing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Death

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

saraxsheehan's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Self harm, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Car accident

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Suicide, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexism

daniellearlotta's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

tayloremmap's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I wasn’t a fan of this book. I had high hopes for it but I thought it dragged through the first 3/4 of the book and then all of a sudden, with very little lead-up, the mystery was solved and everything was good as could be.

The characters weren’t very likeable either, the only one I was rooting for was Cooper. Bronwyn was precocious, Nate was a predictable, and Addy’s character arc felt one-dimensional and fell flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Outing, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Car accident, and Chronic illness

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

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

3.5

Probably 3.5
Enjoyable but like incredibly predictable
Literally nothing was a surprise

<SPOILERS>


Also it does feel like cheating that none of them were lying about that but ok
Also fuck u simon
Also really? Everyone is that pressed that she cheated on some tests? Im sorry did her teacher rly not notice that she went from a d to getting 100%?? Thats on him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship