Synopsis:
Five teens walk into the detention room. Only four walk out alive. Bronwyn is Yale bound and has never broken a rule publicly, Cooper is the all star athlete who can only make decisions on the baseball field, Nate is the bad boy who is on probation for drug dealing, Addy is the perfect homecoming princess and Simon is the nerd who has Bayview High’s notorious gossip app. This death isn’t an accident. Everyone has secrets it’s the problem of how far you would go to keep them.
Review:
One Of Us Is Lying is a great book. My favourite right now. It is Gossip Girl mixed with Pretty Little Liars. It is the perfect teen thriller. This book was amazing. I really enjoyed it. The writing style was amazing! Karen M. Mcmanus’s characters are plain and real. She doesn’t make things up. The writing style is not perfect. It’s interesting and entertaining and intriguing. The novel is made up of POV’s of the characters. My favourite character was Bronwyn the brain. She is the most interesting character. One negative aspect of the book was that the climax was a little too complicated for me. All in all though, a wonderful and entertaining book that will make you very satisfied at the end.
Recommended ages 12 and up
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