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A review by saarahnina
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
5.0
Breakfast Club meets Mean Girls....The American High School Experience.
This book is destined to make a splash, it's as big a hit as Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (which I've only seen on screen). If this ever became a TV series, I'd definitely tune in and I'd make sure all my friends did too. Yes, this book was that good.
This is definitely a hit. The story was wacky and I saw parts of it coming, but the unravelling of the storyline couldn't have been better. The multiple perspectives was so insightful- it wasn't even difficult to get your head around.
The Breakfast Club kind of similarity was huge- I'm a huge fan of the film, the way the relationships evolve- all the teasing and mockery and then they reach this camaraderie and understanding. This book had that, and plenty more!
All the different perspectives allowed us as the reader to make our own judgments of their characters and also provided context (always important!).
Overall, though, it's worth mentioning that this book would be nothing if it wasn't for the writing. The smooth flowing plot, the way the characters were all in sync- there was no interruption when the perspectives changed. It just moved forward. It was all natural, all seemingly real...
This book revolves around a puzzling question: an unexplained, but seemingly non-accidental, death that has the power to radically alter the lives of all those involved- Forever.
Warning: It's an addictive novel. You'll want to solve the mystery.
I received this book through NetGalley.
This book is destined to make a splash, it's as big a hit as Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (which I've only seen on screen). If this ever became a TV series, I'd definitely tune in and I'd make sure all my friends did too. Yes, this book was that good.
This is definitely a hit. The story was wacky and I saw parts of it coming, but the unravelling of the storyline couldn't have been better. The multiple perspectives was so insightful- it wasn't even difficult to get your head around.
The Breakfast Club kind of similarity was huge- I'm a huge fan of the film, the way the relationships evolve- all the teasing and mockery and then they reach this camaraderie and understanding. This book had that, and plenty more!
All the different perspectives allowed us as the reader to make our own judgments of their characters and also provided context (always important!).
Overall, though, it's worth mentioning that this book would be nothing if it wasn't for the writing. The smooth flowing plot, the way the characters were all in sync- there was no interruption when the perspectives changed. It just moved forward. It was all natural, all seemingly real...
This book revolves around a puzzling question: an unexplained, but seemingly non-accidental, death that has the power to radically alter the lives of all those involved- Forever.
Warning: It's an addictive novel. You'll want to solve the mystery.
I received this book through NetGalley.