A review by rainbowofcrazy
One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I've never watched Real Housewives but I expect this was like that. If you want to read about rich white housewives being really bitchy friends with each other, with a whole lot of drama, a whole lot of drinking. (There was SO MUCH DRINKING), and a light sprinkling of murder, this is the winner. 

I had to take a few breaks because these women were such bitches. But then sometimes I couldn't stop reading.. because these women were such bitches. It was super easy to hate them all. Beautiful, rich, and just terrible. You're all just terrible, terrible people. (Okay, thankfully they weren't ALL 100% terrible 100% of the time so that was a plus.)

The constant teasing of the murder that will happen SOON! SOON! Maybe!?! got a little too heavy handed. Plus there are SO MANY CHAPTERS, and a lot of them liked to end with a hint of death, like, hey don't forget! Someone dies! Yes, I *know*.

The chapters constantly change perspectives and times, and it will give you some whiplash. But if that's your thing, and hey, it's mine, it's a fun read. 

May we be blessed with fun books about mean rich bitches and never have to deal with them IRL.

I think the main downside is that by the time they finally revealed who was murdered, I didn't even care anymore about the how or why. Olivia's dead? Okay cool. That's all that matters. Who cares about the details? My brain was skimming through the final chapters because it was just one long epilogue that didn't matter to me anymore because that bitch be dead! Ding dong! Dead! Good.
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