Certainly, this is a vast improvement from "One of Us Is Next." McManus recaptures some of that sparkling YA mystery magic from the first outing. Sometimes lacks elegance, but never tight plot twists.

Another classic from McManus! Loved how the story turned out. Characters were fascinating and the voices rang true.

I really loved McManus’s first few books, but I have found that lately some of them fell flat for me. I do not think that this book needed to have been written, and I think that between the two sets of characters and the two sets of incidences from book one it just turned into something very convoluted, confusing, and in the end uninteresting.

I would love to interview Karen on my podcast, Raise Your Words. I’m a huge fan of Karen’s books and love the writing style. I can’t wait to read whatever Karen writes next.

The Bayview Crew is back, and not under good circumstances. After Simon's death took the original four on a police-filled murder hunt, and then the copycat targeted three new players, Phoebe, Maeve, Knox, Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper are being attacked for a third time, and this time it seems like no secret will stay hidden. With mysterious billboards appearing around town, Jake getting released from prison, and the Bayview Crew still defending their names, McManus' conclusion to the One of Us Is Lying trilogy promises a captivating, thrilling, and secret-filled finale.

While neither follow up to the original book was as tantalizingly addictive as the first, McManus has managed to keep the series alive, and One of Us Is Back was not only an acceptable conclusion, but also one that left the reader feeling hopeful about our main characters while still being unsettled by the pervasive murder that continues in Bayview. I'm excited for McManus to conclude this series; while One of Us Is Lying launched her career, I feel that the need to continue it may have hindered her writing, and I can't wait to see what new standalone and series she begins now that this trilogy has been wrapped up. One of Us Is Back is a brilliant conclusion, and McManus continues to be the unchallenged queen of YA thrillers!

I loved that the author was able to come back with another One of Us is Lying books!! This is by far my favorite one in the series (so far). We were able to get the orignial character back together, even the villians from book one had their own narratives. The different narratives in this story were so unique. You not only got to read from the villians, but you also got to read from Simon, but Simon from 6 years ago!! With the different narratives, we were able to get a lot of questions answered that had been hanging over our heads from the last two books. Overall, the storylines were fantastic. It was very uniquely written, fast paced, and a great read. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an advanced copy of One of Us is Back. Karen M. McManus is one of my favorite YA suspense authors and this title did not disappoint.

Karen M. McManus is the queen of young adult mysteries, and you will never change my mind about that. This has been in my classroom library for the last few months, and I cannot keep this series on my shelves. So good!

I liked this third installment but not quite as much as the first two. I rounded up to 4 stars just because I did enjoy all of the characters in this one. Unfortunately I felt that there were too many characters and past storylines to remember and the quick reminders didn't fully bring them back into my memory so I was a little lost at times trying to recollect what happened in the previous books.

I have loved this series since the start and it was so nice being able to return to Bayview.

After going to an event where Karen M. McManus was discussing this book and the series overall, I learned that this book was partially inspired by the initial draft she had for the first book in the series, ONE OF US IS LYING. This book provides a lot of backstory as to why certain characters were angry, held grudges, and even why they did the things that they did. The secrets are revealed, and we learn just who the puppet master had been all along.

This is one of my favorite YA mystery series. I will definitely miss the Bayview Four.

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for giving me the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I hadn't read the first two novels in this series for several years, so I decided to revisit them before proceeding. I'm glad I did; having the full story and all the characters freshly recalled made this book even better than I had anticipated.

Karen M. McManus's skill in maintaining the momentum throughout the entire book, and indeed, the whole series, is exceptional. She excels at keeping me guessing, delivering just the right amount of ambiguity to hold my attention from beginning to end.

With so much having occurred to the Murder Crew in Bayview, I thought this was an appropriate place to conclude the series.

Karen McManus does it again with her conclusion to the One of Us is Lying series. You will see the characters back from the first two books to solve yet another set of problems in Bayview. Don't miss out on this wonderful mystery that will keep you entertained until the very end where secrets always come out. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love this author and she did not disappoint with yet another 5 star read I love everything she writes!

McManus is a master at her craft! I pride myself on figuring out the mystery lomh before it's revealed, and I was clueless until the end. What a great story!

One of Us is Back was a great ending to the trilogy. It's no secret that I HATED the first book - or more so the way some of the characters were written in the first book (among other things) - but I actually found this one to be an enjoyable break from that. The twists were well done and kept me guessing as well as the characters well written. It was fun to revisit this world as well, bringing it to an interesting end.

I must admit, it was a wonderful experience to have more time with the characters I truly adore. Both Nate and Cooper hold a special place in my heart!

I couldn't figure out the culprit until the very end. The pace was incredibly gripping and filled with excitement, keeping me on the edge of my seat, nervously biting my nails, barely regaining my composure, and munching on popcorn as if I were watching my favorite thriller movie.

I'm uncertain whether this will be the final encounter with the Bayview Crew, and I'm always open to another installment.

However, let me assure you, this is the finest book in the series, and you shouldn't overlook it!

Special thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This was a great ending to the One of us is Lying Trilogy.

4/5

Great conclusion to what has been a favorite series of mine! If you’re looking to get some closure on some of the holes or cliffhangers in the previous One of Us books this is a must read.

The mystery this time around was a bit incredulous and requires you to suspend some reasoning to really buy into. That being said I wasn’t actually here for the plot anyways so it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the book! But given the genre of the book I will say the big reveal seemed out of left field and not quite up to the standard the other books set up.

From a character development perspective I was very happy with the conclusion to these characters! I loved the different perspectives that were included this time around and it seemed fitting that it was the characters who didn’t quite know their next steps last time we saw them. The Bayview Crew closed their story exactly where’d I hoped they did and I can’t see what else K. M. McManus has in store in the future.

Thank you to Netgalley and Karen M. McManus for the advanced read of One of Us is Back in exchange for an honest review.

A really fantastic ending to a series I loved reading! I will say a lot was forgetting from the second book and with SO many pieces working together, it did get a bit confusing but otherwise I really loved how it played out!

I loved diving back into the mysteries and dilemmas faced by the Bayview Crew. I equally appreciated the character reviews in the form of the contact list at the beginning of the text and brief character re-introductions. We tied up loose ends from book two that had left me with questions and got to revisit the original characters as their life continues on. This book seems to exist for just that reason and therefore could have been shorter or adjusted to actually add new content. I still enjoyed it, but I am worried about this series continuing when there is little left to work with. How much can reasonably go on at one high school involving the same few groups of people? I get that it is fiction, so it doesn't really need to be reasonable in that way, but still!
3.5 stars rounded down