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Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

11 reviews

babyleo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

stories's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A fast paced ride full of twists and turns as plot evolves and escalates. An unlikely trio of teens are left piecing together the facts while all the adults lie through their teeth. Plenty of incorrect theories abound. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Stalking

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

karen m. mcmanus’ first heist book was really good, but not my favourite. i wasn’t really keen on the lgbtq+ relationship, but other readers would love it.

originally i thought kat & liam would get together by the end of the book, and i wanted them to, but i also respect the decision to keep them as just step-siblings.

thoughts while reading

p89: 🤣😭💀
p94: well since jamie and kat look the same, it’s not the worst thing to be recognised
p123: so the trio on the cover must be kat, liam, and augustus, but who’s the 4th person?
p186: no wonder kat freaked out when liam put The Haunted Sandbox on in las vegas
p275: what does it mean? what does it mean?
p385: hell yes liam! slay

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Cursing

atansents's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Abandonment

libraryghost's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

novelsally's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Well I didn't guess the ending!  I'm not sure if I ended up liking how everything came together but I did like the heist bits.  Some of the reasoning and choice making were questionable, I'm not sure if I'd agree that 16-17 year old's are that inconsistent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

velkeyta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

Karen M. McManus NEVER misses, I was so invested.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

   This is one of her better ones! I found it less predictable, but I'm sure some people saw the main villain coming, I didn't however. There were enough villains that it was hard to tell who was truly evil and who wasn't. 

   There was a diversity in sexuality, with one bi/pan character, and one gay main character. But no diversity in the race of the characters, who were all white.

    Overall, I found it enjoyable, though a bit darker than the author's other books. The MCs were likable but a lot of the lesser characters weren't. 

Narrator(s) Rating: 4.5 stars

   The narrators did an excellent job. They could have used a bit more vocal differences to characters for a 5-star rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

The toxic relationships are between Gem and pretty much everyone. As well as Jamie and Kat's dad, whose name I can't remember.

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.5

There were a few times in the first 50% of this book that I seriously considered DNFing it. I didn’t feel connected to the characters and was not intrigued by the plot. I decided to keep reading and was happy to see that it did get better.

For me I think the first 60% would be a 2.5-3 🌟 and the last 40% a 4.5🌟

Not my favourite book from the author but I was pleasantly surprised how everything came together! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abandonment