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likeactualsoulmates's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was freaking enjoyable. Where the clues to the mysteries were very obvious -and I'll go more in-depth on that- how interesting all the characters were stepped up to meet it. I didn't continue reading this book because I wanted to solve this mystery, I read this because I liked all of the characters and was invested in their story. All of the four main characters had something unique and relatable about them, a struggle they were going through. And even the side characters were great. By halfway into this book I was more invested in their lives going well than in the mystery being solved.
The clues weren't that greatly hidden, at least for me. I think maybe they were meant to be obvious, and the characters were so distressed they couldn't easily connect them.
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Physical abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings
ghosty_mushroom's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, and Outing
Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, and Drug use
abi_ineedtoreadmore's review
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Outing, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Pregnancy
pagbasa's review
- 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
Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Outing, Addiction, Homophobia, Death, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Terminal illness and Mass/school shootings
mary_johnston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
What I'm trying to say is One of Us Is Lying is such a fun, and yes, tense at times, ride. The characters are all so lovable and feel concrete. The whole piece is just a mood, a vibe. My eyes scanned the last few pages, maybe a little too quickly, as I was asking myself what on Earth was I going to do now that it's over. At least Karen McManus altered the ending in a way that didn't make it sour, as I initially thought it was going to be.
Definitely glad I finally got around to reading it. And I can't stress this enough, I am going to miss The Murder Club so so much! They were all individually and so beautifully developed and interacted with one another in such a realistic manner that made everything even more believable than it already was.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
mllewellyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Medical content
syd991's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Each of the main 4 characters felt like a typical high-schooler cliche, you have the brains, the jock, the criminal, and the popular one. It’s part of the story, but it almost felt superficial for me.
I enjoyed the mystery aspect, although I feel like I could guess at it from the first few chapters. It almost felt too obvious.
I don’t know if I’ll pick up the sequel just yet, but I’m intrigued enough to watch the TV show adaptation. Overall, it was okay, I just didn’t love it.
Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Terminal illness, Transphobia, Self harm, Physical abuse, Outing, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Car accident
daniellearlotta's review against another edition
- 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
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
npak07's review
- 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? No
4.75
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Toxic relationship, and Outing
Minor: Blood, Suicide, and Terminal illness
ismchv's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Outing, Murder, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Cancer, Bullying, and Abandonment