Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

30 reviews

oliviaferlazzo's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Chronic illness

bookbitch111's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident and Gun violence

mackadams's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Outing

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I'm not disappointed. 

While there are clear Breakfast Club vibes, the "Bayside Four" don't begin investigating until over 2/3rds through the book, once they're secrets have been revealed and they are mitigating the damage. 

I liked their personal stories and growth, but it felt a bit like a Bait-and-Switch when you are sold a closed-door murder mystery, followed by 100 pages of teen drama before the investigation. 

All that to say, I still liked it. It was fun, tense, surprising, and I didn't realize they weren't investigating because the narrative was so engaging -- I couldn't put it down. 

So, if you're expecting a tight mystery, skip this one, but if you're interested in coming-of-age stories wrapped around a murder, this will be perfect for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness

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

steppecreature's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I liked it fine enough, but this book kind of made me realize that I think I'm at the point where I'm aging out of reading YA books set in high school. Some YA books are still favorites, but I have no desire to read about teens in high school any longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

sapphoslover's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, and Cancer

Minor: Car accident and Addiction

erica_noelle's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cancer, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Mass/school shootings

kate_mccort's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The ending was somewhat predictable, but it was entertaining for the most part. I probably wouldn't read it again, but if you like murder mysteries with multiple POV's, then you would probably enjoy this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

lexireed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Car accident