Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

24 reviews

hannah__12's review

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is absolutely amazing. I could not stop reading it!

I totally thought that it was Phoebe behind everything since she was so adamant about Maeve not looking at the revenge forums. I was very surprised to find out it was Emma (her older sister). Then I found out it was Owen!?!? By the last chapter, I was sure that the plot twists were over so I was not prepared to find that out. I wonder if anyone else will find out that it was Owen that continued the messages.

This book has a lot of great twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

bibliophilemama's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Cursing and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault

joannabeatriz's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, and Chronic illness

Minor: Antisemitism

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

What a sequel!! This book was just as good if not better than the first book! I loved how it focused on the slightly younger generation of the characters from book 1! The plot was also extremely interesting and fit with the first book perfectly. It also included all of the character growth, development, and complexity as the first book, including cameos of book 1 characters! The plot twists were also so unexpected, and just like the first book, my jaw dropped multiple times. I don’t know how Karen M McManus did it, usually sequels aren’t great, but this one was definitely amazing! I will be looking forward to reading any future books from KMM! This was definitely a win! 

Age rating: 14+

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Cancer, and Bullying

Minor: Mental illness, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, and Sexual content