realitygreene 's review for:

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

4.0

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I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to admit that sometimes they’re just assholes who screw up because they don’t expect to get caught.

WHAT A WILD RIDE.

At each characters introduction I was SURE I was going to hate this book. Cliché after cliché accompanied the first 4o pages or so, but then something happened. I started to actually care for these people?? Not saying they are terrible people, but the amount of indifference I had at the beginning is something I expected to feel during the whole book. It's not often that I feel unattached to characters, but when it happens it usually sticks.

However, the amount of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT needs to be applauded. Addy, Bronwyn, Cooper and Nate are my children and I must protect them all.

I'll admit the writing wasn't the best I've ever read, but I got used to it and don't have any major complaints.

Happy to say I am looking forward to the sequel and any other books written by Karen M. McManus.

Also, major props to that ending/epilogue for

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not only not having Nate and Bronwyn end up together right away

but also

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not having Bronwyn cheat on Evan when Nate apologizes/confesses his feelings.