Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

114 reviews

tdouty97's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this! Not as much as the first, but it was still really good. I just really like the characters she writes and I love that we got to see the characters from the first in this. Also how the events of the first book effects this one. Now it didn’t get interesting plot wise for the first like 50%(I don’t really care because I like the characters and relationships). The last part of this book I did not see coming my jaw dropped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Grief, and Sexual assault

momanom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

gabgon2597's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, and Sexual assault

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Tldr; the plot was heavy on the character study and light on the murder mystery, which made it overall pretty boring. A disappointing sequel to a great first book.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/one-of-us-is-next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

beth_orourke's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Honestly wasn’t sold until near the end, but wow the ending🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Medical trauma, Murder, Death, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and Mental illness

tomasalbanez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Not as good as the first one, but still quite exciting in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Chronic illness

Moderate: Stalking, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide

elananoel's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the second installment of the “One Of Us” series. It was full of some interesting twists and overall very enjoyable. I really liked the ending, as there was a part I was not expecting. However, I did feel like there were a few plot points that were entirely too predictable, and the writing at times felt very juvenile (even for YA). Overall, a pretty good and lighthearted read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Cancer

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Alcohol

briannas_books's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

A major page-turner! Can’t wait for the next installment in this series, because this one leaves off on a bit of a cliff hanger. But the story is addicting!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

irisvdn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Murder

Minor: Suicide