A review by sameen_haque
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

"𝙸 πšπš˜πš—'𝚝 πš”πš—πš˜πš  πš πš‘πš’ πš’πš'𝚜 𝚜𝚘 πš‘πšŠπš›πš πšπš˜πš› πš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšŠπšπš–πš’πš πšπš‘πšŠπš πšœπš˜πš–πšŽπšπš’πš–πšŽπšœ πšπš‘πšŽπš’'πš›πšŽ πš“πšžπšœπš πšŠπšœπšœπš‘πš˜πš•πšŽπšœ πš πš‘πš˜ πšœπšŒπš›πšŽπš  πšžπš™ πš‹πšŽπšŒπšŠπšžπšœπšŽ πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πšπš˜πš—'𝚝 πšŽπš‘πš™πšŽπšŒπš 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 πšŒπšŠπšžπšπš‘πš."

πŸ“±5 students in detention, 1 of them dies in a mysterious way, the remaining 4 are suspects and everyone has a motive to kill.

πŸ“±'One Of Us Is Lying' is a young adult murder mystery that'll confuse you and make you suspect each and every character at some point.

πŸ“±Honestly, the plot was really good and the characters were well developed & written but the story started to feel a little boring halfway through the book.

πŸ“±I was expecting a mind blowing plot twist by the end but it was actually a little underwhelming for me which kind of makes it similar to Lisa Jewell's Invisible Girl.

πŸ“±I don't really feel excited for the next book in this series as there was no cliffhanger. So there's nothing that makes me eager to continue this series, but i would like to know what the next book is about.

πŸ“±Overall it was a descent thriller. Would only recommend this to the readers who are new to the genre or new to reading fiction in general.