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Karen McManus One Of Us Is Lying Paperback - 1 June 2017 by Karen M. McManus, Karen M. McManus
339 reviews
kate001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse
michelleub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.75
All in all I actually liked the book. It was a nice young adult mystery, but the sub-romance plot was a bit too much for me. It just seemed unnecessary and if I’m honest,
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
Minor: Suicide
kirstencholewa's review against another edition
- 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
At times it did feel a bit forced from a diversity perspective.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Outing, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Sexism, and Sexual content
clover_ways's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Suicide
tabby09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I listened to the audiobook format. Narrators were good- Bronwyn annoyed me a little and at first Addie sounded robotic, but she gets better. Cooper and Nate were good.
Graphic: Outing and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer and Toxic friendship
Can't really warn about this one without giving away some of the plot.azileotulp'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
4.75
I do have to say that this was such an engaging mystery. Sadly, I did have part of the ending spoiled for me because one of the reviewers here doesn't know how to use spoiler warnings, but even with that spoiler, I was still able to enjoy it. It was just as much fun to try to figure out why the person responsible did what they did.
I also loved the characters so much. Usually in books with multiple perspectives, there's always that one character's POV that I'm just trying to get through before I can get back to the more interesting characters. This book wasn't like that at all. Even the characters I originally didn't like at first (who I did grow to love throughout the story, by the way) had such compelling perspectives that I was always excited to read them. And I have to say, I am such a Bronwyn and Nate fan...
I do also want to talk a bit about my baby boy Cooper.
All in all, I truly adored this book. I was captivated the entire time I was reading, but especially those last seventy or so pages. I was gasping, shrieking, throwing up (okay, slightly exaggerated on that last one, but I did gag once). I can't recommend it more.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Death, Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cancer, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Racial slurs, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Racism
While I didn't add "eating disorder" as a content warning, one character is described multiple times as becoming much skinnier and seems to lose about 10 pounds in a short period of time. This is most likely due to stress rather than body issues.14silja'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
4.5
Graphic: Death and Child death
Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Murder, Outing, Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, and Mental illness
imogenbeth'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Alcoholism, and Bullying
Minor: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Mass/school shootings
rachelfayreads'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
3.5
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Addiction, Outing, Bullying, and Suicide
kcohrs19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Addiction