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One Of Us Is Lying

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Agatha Christie meets John Hughes.
I really enjoyed this high school locked room mystery.

The blurb:
"One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.

Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them."

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This book is aimed at young adults but I really enjoyed it as a 50 year old woman ! I found the storyline really gripping and read it in two sittings.

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It felt weird reading this having already watched the TV show, but I was pleasantly surprised by the writing style and how much I enjoyed it!

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The most amazing ya thriller I have read and still after all these years it still is the best one by Karen McManus and I don’t know anyone who has not enjoyed it

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I first read One Of Us Is Lying when it was first released back in 2017 and remember really enjoying it to the extent where I gave it a four-star review on Goodreads. Having recently realised that there was a series on Netflix, I went to find my review to remind myself of what had happened in the book but couldn’t find it which prompted me to re-read it. Re-reading it now, I can safely say that I adored the book just as much as, if not more than I did the first-time round.

Within this book, five high school students find themselves in detention but when one of them doesn’t make it out alive the remaining four become the prime suspects in a murder investigation. The book then takes us on a journey, following the group which are known as Bayview Four to find out whether one of them is really a murderer and responsible for the death of their fellow student.

Despite being a re-read for me, with many years having passed and having read many other books since, I went into this with only a very vague recollection of what had happened within One Of Us Is Lying. As a book which was split into three parts and told from multiple points of view, upon starting the book I became very quickly immersed and invested in the story and the lives of the characters. Although sometimes books that are told from multiple viewpoints can be confusing, One Of Us Is Lying makes it very clear whose point of view we’re reading and it is very easy to follow. The way in which the book was written really allowed the reader to get to know each of the characters, drip-feeding us information about them and their lives. I found all of the characters incredibly likeable and right the way through to the end it was impossible to figure out how the book would end and who would be found responsible for what had happened that day in detention.

With so many books on my to be read pile, it is incredibly rare for me to re-read books, but I am so glad that I decided to re-read One Of Us Is Lying. In fact I loved it so much this time round that I didn’t hesitate to award it five stars and borrow the second book in the series, One Of Us Is Next, from my local library. I absolutely can’t wait to read this next book and see where the author takes us next.

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Title: One of Us is Lying (One of Us is Lying Book 1) by Karen M. McManus

Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: 5 Stars

After reading and loving A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder I was recommended One of Us is Lying and McManus’ books have been on my radar for a while but this is the first one I am picking up. The opening to One of Us is Lying was interesting as we are introduced to five students at Bayview High that all have detention. The students are Bronwyn – the nerd, Addy – the Princess, Nate – the criminal, Copper – the jock and Simon. Simon is the most interesting of the five as he runs an app called About That which exposes the latest gossip about the students and everyone knows that everything Simon posts is true and all of the other students have something to hide. Around 15 minutes into the detention Simon collapses due to an allergic reaction, he has a peanut allergy but he hasn’t eaten anything just drunk a cup of water. While help arrives it isn’t in time for Simon and he dies just after reaching the hospital but there are some interesting things to remember. Each of the students had a phone planted on them that wasn’t theirs which is why they are in detention in the first place and Simon alludes to some juicy gossip he will be posting soon and it’s going to centre around these four students and of that I am sure.

As we approach the ¼ mark in the novel, things are certainly getting interesting as we learn more about the four remaining students. We learn that Cooper is cheating on his girlfriend, Keely and Addy has also cheated on Jake with his friend TJ. By the time Simon’s memorial and funeral roles around there are Tumblr posts being put up and someone claiming to have killed Simon. The first is dismissed but the second reads like the person was in the room with Simon as he died and there were only four people there. Nate is stunned by this but no one is giving anything away at the moment, we also the budding romance between Nate and Bronwyn when he subconsciously turns to her for help. I sympathise with Bronwyn as her sister Maeve had cancer when she was a child and this greatly affected the family. The four are questioned a few times by the police since they have learned that peanut oil was found in Simon’s cup and the only way it could have gotten there is if someone put it there. To be honest a lot of people are happy Simon is gone as we see through Leah who almost killed herself because Simon exposed the fact she was sleeping with a lot of people. However, one thing stands out during this time and it is Addy lying about going to nurse’s office which she seems nervous about especially with the missing Epi-pens which were there in the morning but vanished before Simon died. Addy also seems in a very controlling and possessive relationship with Jake which her sister doesn’t like and she seems to have some reservations about it too especially after sleeping with TJ. All four are called in by the police but this time they have found a post that Simon was intending to post the day after detention about the four of them. It turns out Bronwyn cheated on a key test, Cooper is doping to make his baseball performance better, Addy’s cheating and Nate’s return to drug dealing are also in there and they suddenly know there are suspects in his death. I have initially ruled out Addy as the murderer since she has the least to lose which leaves Nate, Cooper and Bronwyn.

As we cross the ¼ mark in the novel, the four are questioned by the police but none of them give anything away as they are there voluntarily and afterwards everyone besides Nate lawyers up because they have the money for it. Nate is already being made into the scapegoat given his criminal record and he has his house searched when the others don’t but there is definitely a connection between him and Bronwyn but I haven’t ruled out Bronwyn or Cooper as the killer. I have completely ruled out Addy as the killer because her secret is out as she tells Jake what she has done and pretty soon the whole school knows about it and it doesn’t seem that she has anything else to hide. As time passes after Simon’s death, the four are warned to stay away from each other and get their stories straight since the police don’t seem to have much evidence but I think if they go digging in Simon’s blog they might find more than they bargained for. Right now the potential killer is standing out to me as Bronwyn or Cooper since they have the most to lose and they are clearly hiding something that we haven’t seen yet but I also have the feeling it could be completely outlier like Leah or Mr. Avery. While One of Us is Lying isn’t on the same level as books like A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder it is definitely shaping up to be an interesting book as long as the reveal at the end is interesting and makes sense given the information we already have and I can’t wait for the tension to rise.

As we approach the halfway mark in the novel, the case is beginning to get both local and national news coverage meaning the lives of the Bayview Four as they are being called is torn apart for the entertainment of everyone. Addy seems to be coping with this better than the others since she left Jake’s controlling influence as she rediscovers her hobbies like bike riding, improves her relationship with her sister and cuts her hair which made me wince but I understood her reasoning behind it. There is also a lot of development on the relationship between Nate and Bronwyn which is adorable and I don’t think any of these had something to do with Simon’s death. However, people are beginning to question why the police aren’t looking at other suspects that clearly had a grudge against Simon like Leah or the possibility that someone could have edited the posts and Maeve has hacking experience as she is currently hacking into About That. There she finds an encrypted file with Cooper’s name on it which she hasn’t been able to access yet but I have a feeling she will and the secrets it contains will be exposed. I am sure Cooper is cheating on Keely but I think it might be more than that, it could be a boy and that Cooper is gay and wanted to cover it up by dating Keely and maybe he had something with Simon or Simon caught him with someone which is what is in the encrypted file but I need way more hints dropped about the killer’s identity but I am going to have to wait and see what happens in the second half of the novel.

As we cross into the second half of the novel, the case is attracting even more attention and the four students find themselves under a microscope almost constantly but they are still living their lives. Addy has become close to Janae and Bronwyn in the aftermath of learning she wasn’t the popular one but Jake was and she is learning to distance herself from him into her own person. Bronwyn and Nate’s relationship is also picking up speed but when his mother returns it gets complicated since Nate told everyone his mother was dead. He ends up telling her the truth and they become closer for it deciding to be together although secretly for now with all the media and police attention but both hope that something good can come of it when it all blows over. Bronwyn has also been singled out because of his comments on Simon’s posts about her sister years before but deals with it and it helps her understand how Nate has been feeling since everyone has been focused on him. The only one who holds themselves apart from the group is Cooper but it eventually comes out that he is gay and seeing a man named Kris who he is in love with. He ends up breaking up with his girlfriend but he can’t come clean about his sexuality since there aren’t many gay professional baseball players and he knows that his father won’t accept him as a gay man. I am sure now the encrypted file contains this information and maybe the reason Simon never posted it was because he himself was gay and wasn’t comfortable doing that to someone else and might have even had a small crush on Cooper from one interaction Cooper remembers before Simon’s death. At this point I still have no idea who is responsible for Simon’s death but I am leaning towards someone outside of these four students since I don’t think any of them have it in them to kill and if they do I will be very surprised.

As we approach the ¾ mark in the novel, the four are getting a lot closer even meeting up to discuss who else could have had a reason to want Simon dead and Bronwyn voices her distrust of Janae. Janae was Simon’s best friend and possibly in love with him so it doesn’t make sense for her to be hanging out with the people that might have killed him unless she is digging for information of some sort which might be the case given the strange situation that occurred at Addy’s house. However, the public opinion on them changes when the police basically out Cooper as being gay and one of the reporter runs with it because he is a gay man and was outed in a similar way which completely turns the tide. The opinion on Simon changes as well as he goes from being a victim to being a horrible person as the truth about the app and his previously comments on school shooting emerge. At this point I was beginning to believe that Janae is behind everything since she was the closest to Simon and would have been aware of the things he was planning to post but this is overshadowed when Nate is arrested for the murder. Bronwyn goes into overdrive trying to get him a good lawyer and tells her mother about their relationship to cover her own ass in the media storm that is going to come but the question is now whether or not Nate is really behind it. I don’t see Nate as a callous person since he tries to help Simon when he was dying, he has treated Bronwyn and Addy with nothing but respect and when people were bullying Cooper after it came out that he was gay he stuck up for him without even really knowing the guy that well which tells me that Nate is a good person but I can’t wait to see how this novel ends and to jump into the sequel as soon as I can.

As we cross into the final section of the novel, everything comes out in the end and when we get to see the true murderer and the mastermind plan behind it, I was left absolutely stunned. Seeing the people responsible finally brought to justice and the reasons why Cooper, Addy, Bronwyn and Nate were targeted was so masterful that I genuinely didn’t see that ending coming. I absolutely adored this book while it was a much slower burn that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder the end result was the same as these books are both going on my favourites of the year. I loved the relationship aspects and how they were worked subtly into the plot Bronwyn and Nate were obviously my favourite but Cooper and Kris come in close second and I hope we get to see more of them in the sequel or at least make an appearance if we aren’t following the same cast of characters. I can’t believe I’ve been sleeping on this series and author for so long and I can’t wait to read more from McManus very soon.

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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

For most high-school students, getting a Monday afternoon detention would be an inconvenience, but not too big an issue. However, this Monday detention finds 4 unlikely students bound together by the death of gossip and outcast, Simon. Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Bronwyn all have secrets to hide, and it seems that Simon was about to publish a post which would ruin them all. They definitely had reasons to wish Simon dead, but did any of them actually go through with it, and is one of them lying?

I'm going to hold my hands up and admit that this book has been on my NG shelf for over 5 years. I really wanted to read it when it was first announced, and especially when all the early reviews came out. But then I think the hype got to me, and I wasn't really that fussed about it any more. I decided that enough was enough, and considering I'm trying to clear my NG shelf, it was time to read it. And I will say I'm glad I did. This book is definitely a thriller/mystery version of The Breakfast Club, one of my favourite 80's films, and though it was a little slow to start, I was soon hooked, and wanted to know more about the characters, especially Bronwyn and Nate. I had a feeling that I was right about the involvement of the four of them, but when the truth came out, I was still shocked. I was hooked until right at the very end, and can't believe this was a debut novel, it was that good! I'm going to look at getting copies of Karen's other books, and reading them.

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Very interesting YA mystery as we explore whoddunnit in the murder of Simon (one of 5 students stuck in detention). As we meet all the players, we delve into their backgrounds and start to see their characters develop and the secrets they've been hiding unravelling in the face of media intrusion and intense scrutiny.

The Bayview four are all very interesting and have great character arcs as they are forced to face the consequences of their actions and the secrets they've gone to great lengths to hide. No one is squeaky clean or perfect despite how they look on the outside. There are lots of twists and revelations but I figured out somethings pretty early on - just wasnt quite sure how they all tied in together.

Overall it was a very enjoyable read. I immediately went and got the little novella showing what happened to all of them afterwards. Will definitely be reading the next book.

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I can't describe how much I LOVED this book! Each time the book switched perspectives I didn't want to leave that storyline and then I'd be sucked right back in. Can't wait to read ALL of this author's books!

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A masterclass in multiple point of view narration. This must have been pitched as The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars: five high school stereotypes meet in detention, one dies; which of the others murdered him? There's even a gossip app and a mysterious tumblr. Brilliantly executed, with four-way narration that keeps it moving along swiftly and boosts the tension, while also allowing us to get to know all four MCs intimately.. Definitely going to be one of this summer's big titles. Sharply observed and some great social commentary. Definitely recommended.

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I say this is an outstanding‘whodunnit “. The twists, turns and cul-de-sac plots were right up my alley.

It’s YA at its very best! Excellent. Has more layers than an onion. I loved peeling off each layer only for my eyes to smart the deeper I delved.

What a remarkable plot.

I realise I’m late, I feel like Roger Rabbit in Alice and wonderland......running after time, but, I finally got to this realising there are more in this series now. I’m definitely up for more.

Looking through the reviews I can honestly say, yep, the hype was true guys

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Karen McManus really gave this genre a burst of energy. Brilliantly written, captivating and I cannot wait to read more of her work as she is clearly brilliant at what she does.

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This book was a heart-thumping whirlwind of mystery and whodunnit.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. At the beginning I was questioning all the characters and the big reveal of whodunnit literally made my jaw drop open!
It's a YA book so deals with characters similar to my age, which I really enjoyed, and puts a twist on the typical mystery novel. It has all of the tropes: a tight cast of characters, the unofficial detective, the closed community with a certain number of suspects, and includes more modern tropes like the TV media star who gets involved and voice note confession. But even though I recognised all of these, it was still enjoyable to read. It wasn't ground-breaking, but this book is fun and raises your heartbeat.
Karen M McManus is a new face on YA crime, and I think her books will stand the test of time; I'll certainly be recommending them to my students. They deal with issues like absent parents, drug misuse, social media, and toxic relationships in a really accessible manner, through the medium of distracting you from the fact you're reading and learning about these things. I think it's really effective and this book can be used to talk about other societal issues. There are some issues I can't name here due to spoilers, but if you've read the book you probably know what I mean.
So yes it was cliché in places and some parts made me roll my eyes, but the jaw-dropping twist and the easy dealings with difficult issues marks this book very high on my rating scale.

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A blurb that entices you and a story destined to resolve the cliffhanger, this young adult thriller is a real page turner if you like a good crime novel or mystery story.

The writing style is a little clunky so I found it slow to get into and the pace never quite connected for me

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I first read One Of Us Is Lying back when it was first released in 2017, I remember absolutely loving it, but when I went to track down my review to remind myself of some of the characters ahead of reading the sequel I couldn’t find it. Turns out I didn’t get around to writing it at the time, so it was the perfect excuse for my first re-read of 2020!

Five high schoolers find themselves in detention one evening, but when one of them doesn’t make it out alive the remaining four teenagers find themselves suspects in a murder investigation. One Of Us Is Lying follows the Bayview Four as the investigation into their schoolmate’s death continues. Is one of them really a killer?

As this is a reread for me I went into this book with vague memories of the ending, some how it’s already been nearly three years since I first read this! That said I still found myself gripped by the plot and fully immersed into the lives of our main characters. One Of Us Is Lying is split into three parts, with each part containing a number of chapters told from multiple points of view. The layout of the book makes it very clear whose point of view we’re reading at any moment in time, with the headings giving the character’s name and the date and time. The plot is so well paced and the story really draws you in, I had to force myself to put down the book once I hit part three as it was nearing midnight, and this was despite already knowing how it ends. No wonder I read it in one sitting originally!

I recall really liking the characters at the time, but having read another multiple POV book just before this reread which really didn’t work for me I’m even more impressed at how Karen has created four characters that despite initially fitting into high school stereotypes are actually far more complex than that. Undoubtedly one of the biggest strengths of this book is the fact that all the central characters are likeable, it didn’t take me long to become invested in them and genuinely care what the outcome for each of them is.

The Geek – Bronwyn is probably the character I identified with the easiest. A good girl who does well at school and is expected to thrive and go on to study at a top college. I really enjoyed seeing her relationships develop with the rest of the Bayview Four, and especially her friendship with her younger sister. I think Maeve is one of the featured characters in Karen’s follow up so I’m hoping we might get a brief update on the original characters somewhere.

The Jock – Cooper is the baseball pitcher destined for big things, whether it’s college or straight into the drafts for professional teams. He comes across as a genuine guy from the South, I loved discovering the additional depths to his character as we moved through the book.

The Criminal – Nate, dear sweet Nate. Nate’s the school’s bad boy, on probation for drug dealing it would be so easy to write him off as the one who did it. But as with Cooper we learn more about Nate as we move through the book, information about his home life reveals more layers to him by the end I think he may have been my favourite of the four

The Princess – Addy is one of the popular girls, dating one of the stars of the school’s football team she seemingly has it all. I think Addy is probably the character that has the most growth over the course of the book and I really did enjoy seeing her come into her own as we headed towards the end of the story. I really hope she’s had nothing but good things since the ending!

Final Thoughts
This may have been a re-read but it was just the book I needed to read after not completely loving the first two books I read in 2020. Re-reading One Of Us Is Lying reminded me just how well a story told from multiple points of view can work. And now that I’ve reminded myself of the Bayview Four I cannot wait to get stuck into One Of Us Is Next!

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Loved this book so much. This really does deserve all the hype that it got. I felt that even though I guessed the twist in the story early on and where it was going, it didn’t take away the enjoyment that I got from it all unfolding. I loved the characters and thought the author developed them really well. If you love YA but with a bit more of a bite to it then I really recommend you read this. I will be posting a review of this alongside the new sequel to my Instagram soon!

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I went into One of Us is Lying pretty blind, simply knowing that five people go to detention and only four of them end up leaving after the fifth person is murdered. Despite the fact that this has been out for over three years now (where has the time gone?!) I’d managed to avoid any spoilers, so I went into this looking forward to solving a mystery.

I thought I’d cracked it pretty quickly, as mysterious Tumblr messages begin popping up and only one of the characters doesn’t read one during their viewpoint… A pretty big giveaway! Or so I thought. Turns out, Karen M. McManus had totally thought about the fact that people would use that to figure out who was responsible, making it a very clever red herring which completely duped me within a couple of chapters.

However, I was reading this one with Sean and he did figure out the big twist! It meant I was still quite impressed by the way it played out, but he lost interest pretty quickly – apparently he’s already read or seen a few things which were quite similar, but this was my first time experiencing a twist like this. I’m not going to spoil it, because it does work really well if you don’t see it (or believe that it is) coming.

The only reason I didn’t give One of Us is Lying five stars is because there’s a twist in the plot which involves a character’s sexuality, and that’s not something I ever really enjoy. I saw that aspect of the story coming from a mile away – literally the character’s second chapter, when it is first alluded to – and it just made me roll my eyes as that kind of twist is very overdone.

I’m glad I waited so long to read One of Us is Lying, because the sequel, One of Us is Next, is already out. That means I don’t have to wait long to catch up with these pretty little liars and see what crazy shenanigans happen in their lives next. This is definitely a story which doesn’t need a sequel – the story is wrapped up very neatly, and if I had read it at the time I would have anticipated it being a standalone – but Karen M. McManus is a pro at writing multiple viewpoints, making all of her characters very different and utterly compelling, and I’m really looking forward to getting to spend some more time with them. Particularly Bronwyn and Nate. Hardcore shipping those two.

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This book is aimed at young adults. But I think anyone can read it. I found this gripping and couldn’t wait to get back to it. There’s five people that go to detention and only four leave. I loved the bad boy Nate he made me smile and I loved scenes with him it in. I wasn’t a fan of the girls as found them too full of themselves. I still have to read more by Karen but I’m looking forward to it.

Thanks goes to net galley and the publishers for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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One of Us Is Lying has intrigued me for a long time, and I had high hopes for it. Unfortunately, those hopes were quickly lost. I worked out the mystery before the end of the first chapter – I’d worked it out before the death occurred – and the secrets of the character’s I had not worked out by the end of the first chapter, I’d worked out by the end of chapter two.

This is why I stick to adult mysteries. I work out young adult mysteries far too easily, and they end up filled with teenage drama. I’m over that, have been for a long time, and this one failed to win me over in the way some rare young adult contemporary books do.

In fact, the responses this book caused were more extreme than usual. There were many things I found problematic, so many aspects that I’m tired of seeing in young adult books as it’s sending the wrong messages to teens. I’m really confused as to why so many people are okay with these things and how they were overlooked.

Perhaps I’m just looking too hard at this one, but for me One of Us Is Lying was a huge disappointment. The only saving grace was that I kept reading – if only to see if I was wrong.

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When I first heard about the release of this book, I was extremely excited for it. The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars? I was signed up instantly! I was even more excited when I was approved for a NetGalley copy of it.

Five teenagers -a brain, a princess, a jock, a criminal and an outcast- are in detention together but only four of them come out alive. Simon Kelleher, the outcast, runs an app called About That which publishes juicy gossip and secrets about his classmates. Everything that has ever been revealed on About That has eventually been discovered to be true. So when he dishes up some dirt on Ivy League cert Bronwyn, troublesome drug dealer Nate, pretty popular Addy and rising baseball star Cooper, they all seemingly have a motive for wanting him out of the way. When Simon dies in mysterious circumstances during detention, who -if anyone- is lying?

We get the story from the perspectives of all four of the suspects so naturally, we are constantly looking for evidence in their narratives that might give them away as the culprit. Indeed, all of them make a suspect comment or two at some point and I was constantly conflicted as to who was responsible, if anyone. There are a few side characters who appear to know more than they’re letting on too, so all of this confusion really makes for a very unpredictable exciting story.

As the brains of the operation, Bronwyn takes it upon herself to do the detective work into what has really happened. She is relentless in uncovering the truth in order to save all four of their reputations. Although she has no loyalties to any of them initially, she shows a voracious hunger for justice and a determination to clear all of their names. Despite knowing her for most of his life, Nate eventually realises how selfless and smart she is and their blossoming relationship is one of the most touching aspects of the book. I was rooting for them so much and desperately wanted something great to come out of the traumatising experience they were all going through.

Nate comes from a very troubled background. His father is an alcoholic, his mother has been largely absent for the majority of his life and he has a reputation as a dangerous bad boy. Known by the police for his dealings with drugs, he is instantly deemed to be the most likely to be guilty. However, I never suspected him for a second. Sometimes he reads as a misogynistic idiot (see above quote) but often he reads as a lost soul who has all of the capability of gentleness and romance. My heart went out to him on several occasions and I really wanted everyone else to finally see the real Nate.

There is a lot more to Addy than meets the eye. Pretty and popular, she is the quintessential prom queen but her life is not as perfect as it might seem. She is dating Jake, who appears to be pretty controlling but Addy is switched on enough to eventually realise this. Her close relationship with her older sister Ashton is beautiful to watch and it’s Ashton who eventually helps Addy to see the light. Her transformation throughout the book is definitely the most drastic and by the end, she’s a bit of a badass. Although ultimately a boy has died, the case is a great character-building exercise for Addy, as it forces her out of her naivety and comfort zone into a much stronger and healthier head space.

Perhaps the suspect with the biggest, life-altering secret is Cooper. As a star baseball player and boyfriend of the beautiful Keeley, Cooper seemingly has it all and a glittering future ahead of him. However, Simon knew his deepest darkest secret and Cooper is terrified about it coming out. He constantly struggles with his true self and the pressures from his father to make it in baseball. I just felt so much love for him and I found myself constantly wanting to hug him and let him know that it was OK! When he did eventually let his secret out, I was so proud of him and happy that he had finally come to terms with who he is.

One Of Us Is Lying constantly springs surprises on its readers. Unpredictable and gripping, it’s four self-growth stories that can all be traced back to the same tragic event. Yes, Simon is dead but his death spirals hugely beneficial changes in the lives of those accused of killing him. If you like your fast-paced intrigue stories that constantly keep you guessing with characters that you’ll really root for, One Of Us Is Lying is a great pick for you.

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