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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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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book so much! 
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mayaweaver's review against another edition

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

2.5

 đŸ“–Review: You’ll Be the Death of Me📖 
By: Karen M McManus 
Genre: YA mystery 
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️•✨/ 5 
[TW: murder, violence, adult (teacher)/minor (student) relationship, drug use, drug dealing, chronic illness, parental abandonment] 
 
🟢 What I liked: 
↪️ Simplistic: the writing was very simplistic, making this excellent read for younger YA audiences, such as people between 11-14. The book does not require any deep thinking and is fairly straightforward 
 
🔴 What I didn’t like: 
↪️ Generic: I loved One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret, however with McManus’s later books, I am finding them to be extremely generic – a handful of teenagers somehow get involved in a murder that they have to solve within a certain time range (that would be highly impossible for even trained police and detectives) while also overcoming all their little secrets from years back. It’s just not as engaging anymore – I want to read a unique YA mystery with unique characters, and this book wasn’t it 
↪️ Suspense: it just wasn’t there. I read the book quickly because it was a straightforward text, however I wasn’t ever on the edge of my seat needing to know what would happen next 
↪️ Conclusion: due to the lack of suspense, I wasn’t intrigued by the conclusion, which was written as a cliffhanger for McManus’s next release, which I assume will be the next in the series. It felt rushed and extremely far-fetched, with many things left (most likely to be revealed in the next book), but it hasn’t meant that I’m desperate for the next book (I’m actually considering not reading it) 
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npak07's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • 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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bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

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

3.5

3.5 stars !! I have not finished a book for fun in ages because ... grad school but Karen McManus' latest has everything I needed to get out of a reading rut: fast pace, a heavy dose of '80s teen movie references, and a plot that is somewhat unplausible and YET (!) still compels you to go along for the ride. Great fun.
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kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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wondernaut55's review against another edition

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

3.0

A simple young-teen true crime. Ferris Bueller (so self aware there was a cheeky reference thrown in) meets S1 Riverdale. Takes place in one day and is a quick read with a heavy focus on character relationships, and less so on the crime that attempts to be interwoven through the world our author sets up. The three main characters are fun, but peripheral characters weren’t fleshed out enough to get me excited to read about them in any follow-up sequels, such as close recommendation “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder”. Overall, I enjoyed reading this casually over a few sittings, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a sleuth-y, but not too dark read. 
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bmce01's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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