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You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

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c100's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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isabelthefrenchfry's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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I feel like this book actually sends me on a whirl wind. I hate Ivy and Mateo quite a lot, maybe it annoys me so much because I'm not actually supposed to hate them well it normally isn't the main part of most of her books. But literality Ivy is so self centered. Like hating Cal because he basically through your sugar babies and the note, I get it. But he had a good reason and you guys were already not inviting him, he's feeling left out because of you. If you maybe stuck your head out of the ground and actually included him it I don't know wouldn't have happened. If you hadn't told a grudge on your brother maybe Mateo wouldn't hate you then? Ivy is just such an annoying character. And here comes Mateo. Not much better. Like seriously, beating a guy up? Did not think twice that it was Charlie, because I don't you were the one who perhaps broke in unexpected and how you guys don't even talk to each other and now this? Wow he is out there with the 200iq plays.

Now for the saving grace character the one who basically carried the book other than the plot which was Cal. He is the best. I stand Cal so much that its insane. He is relatable, a hopeless romantic who is a bit of a nerd and sometimes feels left out. He also really does have very big reasons for his actions and I mean honestly if someone tailed you would you be mad? Yes you would its an invasion of privacy to say the least. And yeah I get it someone tries to take your spot with your best friend it was a you and Ivy thing not a Mateo and Ivy lets leave out Cal kind of thing and if I was Cal, I would most likely do that too. Its just heartbreaking to be left out especially when it was supposed to be you and just that person but then it was that person who didn't invite you and you wanted things to be the same. Who doesn't? And calling Cal self centered when Ivy you were even worse is just so embarrassing honestly like who the heck man.

What I also did really like about this book though was also just the twists and the turns oh my gosh everything happened, so much happened and it was really enjoyable to see it all get pasted together and make sense in a way? The plot was so good because there were so many twists and turns every single chapter and it was just a really good plot based book and I think that Karen (the author) should just stick with that. I think what she attempted to do was to make a book with characters that are flawed because its all the rage right now but for me, it didn't exactly work and I feel she should just stick with the plot.

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aclisham's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

ok euphoria’s younger sister

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livreads54's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. The last book I read by this author was a little disappointing, but this book was really good. The story was paced really well, which I think can be hard to do in a mystery. Sometimes I’m left feeling like the conclusion came together too fast, but I did not feel that with this book. The characters are pretty interesting. They probably won’t stick with me forever, but they were likable and pretty well developed. I felt like each of them existed as individuals as well as a part of the group, which I loved. The only thing I didn’t love was one of Cal’s storylines.

I would love nothing more than for writers to stop writing relationships between students and teachers. Also, the fact that nothing really happens to her is really upsetting

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this book, and I would recommend it for fans of mysteries.

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ziareads's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

couldn't help but finish this in one sitting... not even once has karen m. mcmanus disappointed me with her novels. my favourite YA books to read (and there aren't many). i wasn't even able to predict any of the plot twists except the most minor one, damn do i feel dumb now. in a good way. of course.

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chaoschali's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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booksnest's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.5

Karen M. McManus holds the mantle as queen of YA thriller, she writes tense and compelling stories that always give me goosebumps. I have to say You’ll Be the Death of Me wasn’t as strong as her previous writings and at times the story felt a little ridiculous. But I did have fun reading it, which is what I ideally want from my reading experience with YA thrillers.

The characters could have done with a little more depth and they felt a little bland and done. But the story was clever in the end and I liked seeing it all map out.

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rachelizx's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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serenfletcher_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

One of the author's best works to date! The main three characters are all so lovable and I found myself actually caring about their relationships. Furthermore, the mystery had me enthralled - I couldn't wait to uncover everybody's secrets. For me, the pacing was near perfect, though I would have liked more development for some of the characters to make the ending more believable.

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