A Book Review of One of Us is Lying

 Hello!

    While this has been a crazy month for getting to sit down and read a book I've found a lot of comfort in the time I made the effort to enjoy a new book! The book I choose to read about this cycle is called One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. 

    As I've previously mentioned in past blogs, my favorite genre of books is any sort of mystery book so when I was looking for a new book to read, it looked perfect. This book shows the perspective of five students each bringing new things to the table, the brains, the beauty, the athlete, the outcast, and the criminal with them all being trapped. With suddenly the outcast died, but they knew it was no accidentally. With everyone else becoming suspects the book leads us on a trail, figuring out this mysterious death.

    This book reveals secrets that the characters are going to far to try and protect. From trying to dodge the media to a homophobic father, this book takes us into how much these characters lives will change since becoming suspects in a murder.

    I really enjoy reading this books, and it fit exactly what I look for when finding a book. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys and mysterious triller.

Comments

  1. Henry GApril 23, 2024 at 12:16 PM

    Hi mysterious blogger (maybe cecilia?), I've read One of Us is Lying as well and I also think that this is a nice mystery and thriller book. Also, your blog is formatted a little weird as the lines are "flowing" out of the webpage so can you please fix it?

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  2. mirandaApril 24, 2024 at 6:47 AM

    Hi mystery blogger who likes mystery books! I found this review to be very interesting, so I will probably have to read this book! This blog also offers a new fun way to read a blog posts, so I certainly appreciate breaking the norm! Great post!

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  3. ElliotthegreatApril 24, 2024 at 5:15 PM

    Hello Anonymous Blogger/Cecilia, I'm starting to get into mystery genre book's and this book is a good opportunity to start from. Good Job

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  4. ShannaApril 25, 2024 at 7:46 AM

    Ooh, secrets! Hi Mystery Blogger, this book sounds like quite the ride. I'll be sure to check it out sometime! I remember seeing the cover somewhere and being intrigued, so this kind of affirms my speculations of it being an interesting read. Thanks for the review!

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