Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

477 reviews

ev3lin's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

tetedump's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Outing

severe allergy reaction

saraellenme's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

willowtree_x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Hooked from the first few chapters!! The plot was very captivating with great characters and their own development throughout. I got so into it I finished it in 24 hours 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

daepyonimst's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, and Outing

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

dvnjii's review against another edition

mysterious

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Outing

sunburntghost's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, and Outing

Minor: Terminal illness

ebarrow81's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It was very character driven, which is something I love. I could clearly see a difference bewtween the characters at the beginning, and at the ending.  I felt like I watched them grow. I liked the mystery too. No specific details but still potential spoiler:

I will say, the whole book is not intensely focused in the 4 kids solving the murder. They live their lives, trying to navigate their new reality, and then a catalyst jump starts their investigating towards the end. But I personally liked that.

I highly recommend, especially if you're not sure you like mysteries!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

csharp's review against another edition

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: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm and Violence

rvdk's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

I liked reading this book. While reading, you almost bond with the suspects and cannot believe one of them actually murdered someone. The story was captivating and interesting, it read easily and fast. 

In the end I was sad that the relationship ended between BR and NM, but I was relieved after reading the epilogue as there was still hope:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Murder