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One of Us is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
I've owned this book for more than a year before I finally decided to read it and I was such a fool for not reading it sooner! I really liked it, I literally devoured it in 2 days and I was wishing it was longer, because I really wanted to read more about certain characters!!
Regarding the plot, I liked the idea of a suicide crime, I never read a book like this and I thought it was a pretty clever idea! Overall, I thought it could be a little bit more suspenseful, I don't think it can classify exactly as a thriller, but that didn't bother me much, it actually felt like reading a movie, if that makes any sense! 😅
My favourite characters ever were Bronwyn and Nate! I loooved them and the love story was... 💥💥💥 I would really love a little bit more details about them, especially Nate had a pretty impressive character growth and I believe Bronwyn was one of the best things that could happen to him.
Talking about character growth, Addy had the best character growth ever! She really surprised me, I wasn't expecting that much development from her! At the beginning, I felt like she was the most cliche character ever, but I was pleasantly surprised and I ended up loving her!
The character that really left me with little to no impressions was Cooper. I really sympathized with him though, I cannot fathom what he went through when he was forced to come out to everyone, including his strict father. This is an experience no one should ever have and I felt really sorry for him. Apart from that, I just didn't feel a connection with him and I can't say that I hate him, but I don't like him either.
Simon on the other hand, is a character that really confused me. His need for attention and depression led him to fake his murder, but I felt like I needed more context to better understand him and his motives. Faking your own murder, while committing suicide and targeting "random" people isn't something that everyone who suffers from depression does and I just wanted more details about him, more insight to his mind and what was happening inside his head while he planned all of this. I think it would be very interesting if the whole book was from Simon's POV instead of multiple POVs.
All in all, I really liked this book. There were some things that I didn't like, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this book and I'm thinking that I might reread it in the close future as well!
Regarding the plot, I liked the idea of a suicide crime, I never read a book like this and I thought it was a pretty clever idea! Overall, I thought it could be a little bit more suspenseful, I don't think it can classify exactly as a thriller, but that didn't bother me much, it actually felt like reading a movie, if that makes any sense! 😅
My favourite characters ever were Bronwyn and Nate! I loooved them and the love story was... 💥💥💥 I would really love a little bit more details about them, especially Nate had a pretty impressive character growth and I believe Bronwyn was one of the best things that could happen to him.
Talking about character growth, Addy had the best character growth ever! She really surprised me, I wasn't expecting that much development from her! At the beginning, I felt like she was the most cliche character ever, but I was pleasantly surprised and I ended up loving her!
The character that really left me with little to no impressions was Cooper. I really sympathized with him though, I cannot fathom what he went through when he was forced to come out to everyone, including his strict father. This is an experience no one should ever have and I felt really sorry for him. Apart from that, I just didn't feel a connection with him and I can't say that I hate him, but I don't like him either.
Simon on the other hand, is a character that really confused me. His need for attention and depression led him to fake his murder, but I felt like I needed more context to better understand him and his motives. Faking your own murder, while committing suicide and targeting "random" people isn't something that everyone who suffers from depression does and I just wanted more details about him, more insight to his mind and what was happening inside his head while he planned all of this. I think it would be very interesting if the whole book was from Simon's POV instead of multiple POVs.
All in all, I really liked this book. There were some things that I didn't like, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this book and I'm thinking that I might reread it in the close future as well!