Reviews tagging 'Grief'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

104 reviews

inken66's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Outing, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Violence, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, and Grief

lisa00's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident

itsocchiolism's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Car accident

abi_ineedtoreadmore's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Outing, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Pregnancy

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I didn’t love this book like people love this book. It had a diverse cast and good character arcs, and I was definitely into the mystery, but the backstories were a little rushed, the plot was at times kind of boring, the writing was melodramatic, and the ending was a bit disappointing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

mj_hyperfixation_station's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

holy crap! I bought this book ages ago and it stayed on my shelf forever. I didn't expect much, not being into murder mysteries but I was blow away with the writing. I fell in love with all the character within 20 pages, and was loudly cursing the annoying ones.

when I started this I didn't like addy and thought she was the murderer but after about 50 pages; her dumping a toxic piece of crap boyfriend, cutting and dying her hair, and just becoming an overall badass I feel in love. Nate and Bronwyn where absolutely adorable and yes I do think that they were a little rushed but not in a bad way. Cooper and Kris became one of my favorite couples and both deserve the world. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Outing, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Car accident, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Self harm, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Car accident

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Suicide, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexism

mllewellyn's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

Good plot but under whelming 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Medical content

mollybug7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad 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

5.0

An enthralling mystery full of twists. I was hooked from the beginning and could not see any of the twists coming! It had a heftier romance plot than I was expecting (which is great for me) and the constant switch of pov's kept it interesting and easy to fly through. There are some dark themes in here so I would suggest checking the content warnings, but overall it was a 5 star read for me. I can't wait to continue this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Drug use, and Outing

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Suicide