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A review by beth_waller97
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
3.0
I wanted to love this book, so so bad. I really did.
With the first 200 pages, I'd have definitely given this book a 4 stars. I loved the relationships between characters, and how character's grew as time went on. I felt all the characters had an equal weight within the book, and it made my heart happy.
And then came that final plot twist with Nate. After that I felt like the book was rushed. Everything felt a lot shorter, and I couldn't really keep track of things as well as the rest of the book.
I think I was partially heartbroken by two characters in particular and their breakdown in the relationship - for me that was the biggest plot point and I loved seeing it develop. Seeing the pair start to spend more time with each other, the pure innocence of it and it made my heart so happy.
As for the story with Simon, it's the same sort of layout. I was finding it hard to work out who had done it, and loved that the first parts of the book didn't give that away. And then the plot twist came. And another. And another. And it just became a bit repetitive. By the end I didn't even really care about the murder-mystery aspect of the book and was more focused on the relationships and other characters.
I'll definitely be picking up the second book, but I'm sort of praying it's a spin-off about my favourite pair.
With the first 200 pages, I'd have definitely given this book a 4 stars. I loved the relationships between characters, and how character's grew as time went on. I felt all the characters had an equal weight within the book, and it made my heart happy.
And then came that final plot twist with Nate. After that I felt like the book was rushed. Everything felt a lot shorter, and I couldn't really keep track of things as well as the rest of the book.
I think I was partially heartbroken by two characters in particular and their breakdown in the relationship - for me that was the biggest plot point and I loved seeing it develop. Seeing the pair start to spend more time with each other, the pure innocence of it and it made my heart so happy.
As for the story with Simon, it's the same sort of layout. I was finding it hard to work out who had done it, and loved that the first parts of the book didn't give that away. And then the plot twist came. And another. And another. And it just became a bit repetitive. By the end I didn't even really care about the murder-mystery aspect of the book and was more focused on the relationships and other characters.
I'll definitely be picking up the second book, but I'm sort of praying it's a spin-off about my favourite pair.