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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
4.0
funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

4⭐
I am forever and always an Addy stan. 

This was quite good. I'll be honest, I was going into it thinking that this wasn't going to be for me, but I genuinely had a good time with this. Also, there are a lot of themes that I think readers of any age can get from this. 

I'm not gonna lie, the ending was a bit meh for me, just because all of it's coming out in one big "bang" and I would have preferred a "big reveal" type ending; but, that's just personal taste. I'll also say that the way McManus had me guessing throughout the whole book was quite well done; I didn't know who to believe and wasn't sure who did what. It built up suspense and made all of the characters seems suspect, which is what you want in a mystery!

Overall, a pretty dang good book! I might read the rest of the series at a later date, but the jury is out on that. Also, if you're not an Addy fan, don't talk to me...