I really enjoyed reading ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen M.
McManus. This young adult novel reminds me of a 1980's movie
mixed with the television
show, Pretty Little Liars. There is a mix of high school
drama, suspense from trying to find a murder suspect, and
the friendships that are formed along the way.
When an unlikely group of high school students are all sent to
detention for breaking the no phones in class rule
something unexpected happens. One of them does not make
it out alive! One question remains throughout this book,
who did it?
McManus takes you on a roller coaster of a
ride as you read from all four characters points of view.
Each one telling you bits and pieces of why they could
have done it. Slowly you learn what each one has to hide
and why. Some of these secrets are more shocking than the
others, but all can hurt and destroy lives just the same.
I really like the high school setting and I feel that it
helps to explain the reason behind the app that Simon
created that was eventually the reason someone wanted him
dead. The suspects are the four who did make it out of
detention. Could it be Bronwyn the brain, Addy the
beauty, Nate the criminal, or Cooper the athlete? Who killed
Simon in detention and why? That
is the ongoing question throughout this read. I found
ONE OF US IS LYING to have many surprises, with love,
friendship, hope,
anger, and suspense weaving together to create a
truly unforgettable read. It's one you will read again and
again. I cannot wait to read more from Karen M. McManus.
“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club”
(EW.com)in this “flat-out addictive” (RT Book
Reviews) story of what happens when five strangers walk
into detention and only four walk out alive.
Pay close attention and you might solve this.
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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