Friday, November 2, 2018

Book Review: One of Us is Lying

WOW!  What an awesome debut novel from Karen M. McManus!  Definitely one of those "edge of your seat" murder mysteries.

When five Bayview High School students walk into detention, they didn't know that by the end of the day, their lives would be changed forever.  Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, and Nate become suspects in the death of one of their classmates, Simon Kelleher, when authorities believe that Simon's death was not an accident.  Each student comes from a different social background and each student had secrets to keep...  Secrets that Simon somehow knew and were about to be posted on his gossip app.  Someone is lying and is willing to kill a classmate to keep their secret buried.

If I had the time, I would have read this book in one sitting.  The book is written like a journal, with each suspect writing an entry.  Each character has one motive or another for killing Simon and you will find yourself trying to piece the puzzle together as you're reading.  First you will say to yourself, "Oh yeah, ___ definitely did it!"  But then in the next journal entry, you will think, "Eh, maybe ___ did it."  It's like the Breakfast Club meets Clue in a novel of Whodunit?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and so will any high school student who enjoys a good mystery.  Put it on your list of books to read!  You won't be disappointed!

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