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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
4.0

{4,5 stars ✨}
This book was absolutely fantastic. The pacing is excellent and sucked you in almost right from the start. It talks about sensitive topics, but I liked how it discussed them and resolved some issues around them.

I really enjoy books with more than one point of view, and this book understood the assignments with four different POVs. They are equal between the four main characters, so you don't get the sense of x or y mattering more or less than the others.

I loved the mystery and solving it alongside the four main characters. I suspected what had happened, and then once we got more information, it was set in stone in my mind that I was correct, which drew me in and made me need to finish the book. I've read other books by this author, so I already knew it would be some big plot twist about what happened, and I was pleased by how she executed it.

The story makes sense, and everything has an explanation and a reason behind it. This is a big thing for me with mysteries. I hate it when authors create this big plot twist, but they make zero sense and just end up creating plotholes.

I recommend this book for everyone looking for a quick-paced high school murder mystery!