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One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus

3.84 AVERAGE

mimbulus's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny 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

I loved reading this book! The relationship development, both into and out of relations, was so fun to read! The amount of ridiculous grinning on my part was bountiful. The book itself has a great plot, I like that it seemed realistic in some ways, like the news reporters bugging everything, little details of life that enriched the story so much more, everything. The fact that mistakes of main characters was prominent was such a powerful demonstration of how the characters were just human.

Side note: Cooper being gay, the revealed moment when he first visits Kris had me dying of love and shipping the two instantly!!!! Also, Kris coming in and figuring things out as a fresh set of eyes to reveal a plot twist that had been well eluded to? Incredible writing and a satisfyingly accurate representationof many real life instances.

Overall a great read, and I would definitely reccomend!

Content Warnings

thislittlebook's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clmills14's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

grcdonahue's review against another edition

5.0

This book was absolutely incredible!! I could not put it down and dozens of post-its can vouch for that. The complexity of even the minor characters really allowed me to submerge myself in the Bayview world. I wish I could go back and read this for the first time all over again!

sunshine1000's review against another edition

4.75

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: Complicated

brickbro's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

buddy524's review against another edition

4.0

Yes, this books hooks you. Yes, you can't put this down. Yes, you'll want to read it in one sitting. I probably have not sped through a book this quick in a while. It wasn't for lack of wanting to finish it. McManus does a great job of engaging this non-mystery reader. My issue with this, and perhaps it's the genre, is that you're pushed to read it quickly, but many times you miss little clues along the way. The characters were definitely engaging and started to show some depth. As a whole, they seemed to be a bit cavalier with certain aspects of high school that I don't think would be good for some teen readers. Overall, a great mystery to read.