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A review by stilestastic
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
5.0
As you can see, I finished this book in a day. That's how you know I really enjoyed it. Then again, maybe "really enjoyed" is an understatement?? This book was the best one I've read since I finished The Raven Cycle during the summer. And believe me— I've read plenty of books between then and now.
Second, why do I always fall for the bad boy/outcast with a heart of gold? Seriously. The list can already wrap around my house, and now one more has been added to the list. Thank you, Nate, for your stupidly cute feelings toward Bronwyn and your stupid blue eyes and stupid motorcycle. If he asked me to jump out a window I'd definitely do it.
This type of novel is right up my alley, but after reading We All Looked Up and being thoroughly disappointed by the way the author wrote the stereotypical characters, I was a bit hesitant when I saw those in the description as well. But, my God, the characters were written so well. Sure, they each fell into their respective stereotypes, but there was also so much more to them than that. I went from tolerating them to adopting them as my children. That's good writing in a standalone novel!
The teenagers were written like teenagers. It wasn't how some authors write their characters - they're teenagers but behave or have internal monologues like adults - and I couldn't actually relate to the stuff they were talking about. No awkward IM communications through email with dumb usernames from 2008. It all felt very real.
I'm really, really bad at guessing. I need hard facts in order to solve a mystery (usually), so of course there was a twist and of course I didn't figure it out. It was such a rollercoaster ride trying to guess who it was! But it was very well thought out and kept me changing my opinions constantly.
In summary: If you haven't read this book, READ THIS BOOK.
Second, why do I always fall for the bad boy/outcast with a heart of gold? Seriously. The list can already wrap around my house, and now one more has been added to the list. Thank you, Nate, for your stupidly cute feelings toward Bronwyn and your stupid blue eyes and stupid motorcycle. If he asked me to jump out a window I'd definitely do it.
This type of novel is right up my alley, but after reading We All Looked Up and being thoroughly disappointed by the way the author wrote the stereotypical characters, I was a bit hesitant when I saw those in the description as well. But, my God, the characters were written so well. Sure, they each fell into their respective stereotypes, but there was also so much more to them than that. I went from tolerating them to adopting them as my children. That's good writing in a standalone novel!
The teenagers were written like teenagers. It wasn't how some authors write their characters - they're teenagers but behave or have internal monologues like adults - and I couldn't actually relate to the stuff they were talking about. No awkward IM communications through email with dumb usernames from 2008. It all felt very real.
I'm really, really bad at guessing. I need hard facts in order to solve a mystery (usually), so of course there was a twist and of course I didn't figure it out. It was such a rollercoaster ride trying to guess who it was! But it was very well thought out and kept me changing my opinions constantly.
In summary: If you haven't read this book, READ THIS BOOK.