Reviews tagging 'Grief'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

41 reviews

stellabyproxy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Going into this I was slightly less hopeful after the first book. I thought McManus’ writing was adequate but nothing spectacular. This book felt slightly more interesting to me than the first but I was slightly disappointed in how easily I was able to guess the plot twists. Overall a decent book.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death, Murder, Cancer, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Stalking, Suicide, and Blood

breeinreadingland's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Bullying

Moderate: Chronic illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicide

greenapplescented250's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Cancer, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

every time i thought i knew where it was going i was wrong 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Suicide

camlreads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.5

the plot on this one was better than the first book , but i love the character on "one of us i lying" more . Knox basically carried this book !! cuz without him i probably would've dnf it 
 

the og4 was featured in this book too . i love that I could read about  them more after the Simon incident . Nate and Bronwyn !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

hannah__12's review against another edition

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

ashley_1206'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

this book from my memory (i’m writing this like months after) was so amazing. i loved the first book and forgot it was a series. anyways i picked up this book and i remember loving it. but my bookmark says otherwise. apparently i was not a fan of the love square going on. i totally wish things would have ended differently.

my little reading heart wanted Maeve to end up with Knox but i get it. still a little disappointed tho 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Stalking

shaunaxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Sexual assault

rebecca_t's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

alouette's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

4.25

I loved the first book, and this one was no different. As with Book One, McManus gives just enough information through the different POVs for the reader to figure out the culprit themselves- and she does so in a way that only makes the big reveal more exciting rather than predictable. There's always an extra twist or another detail that comes to light in the climax and resolution, too. The way the plot moved from a simple game of Truth or Dare to an actually serious and tense situation was really good. I liked the characters in this one as well (though I did take points off because I'm not a fan of romance, that's just personal preference) and how they each developed, especially Maeve. I'm still trying to figure out who's on the cover, though...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, and Vomit