Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

154 reviews

csharp's review

challenging lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

• 3.75 ⭐️ because it was a very enjoyable read, but felt that the story and characters were quite basic and nothing new.
• Re: the pacing, I felt that the reveal of the killer was rushed and just thrown in the reader’s face in one big blob of an explanation.
• I also thought it would’ve been better if
  the 4 main characters were actually involved in figuring out and catching the ones actually involved in the crime. Instead, it was just cooper and addy while Nate was in jail and bronwyn was just not there
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• Characters were pretty well fleshed out but still left more to be desired I felt. 
• Overall I feel meh about this story. It was fun, but didn’t have much of an impact and wasn’t as intense as I thought it would/could be. Struggling a bit to think of anything more to say about this book. I guess I will check out the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm and Violence

abbley5's review

emotional 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: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol

calypso_the_oboe's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

grace_cr1's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Grief, Mental illness, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Cancer, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm

selahbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Bullying, Outing, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

fablestale's review

mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

koala595's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Cursing, Death, Cancer, and Homophobia

livlovread's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

maeri's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

it was good and fun. it wasnt anthing that shocked me or made me feel any intense emotions but i enjoyed it. i guessed the ending about 82 pages in and i wasnt amazed. i would reread it if i needed a little more frenemies to lovers in my life but other than that it was okay.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Self harm, Alcoholism, Outing, Murder, Addiction, and Abandonment

jess_ngo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing and Toxic friendship