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These murder club meetings are becoming a regular thing. We need a new name, though.

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

March 30, 2021 by Catticus Finch Leave a Comment

The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. The five students who land in detention for breaking the “no cellphone” rule are: Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: contemporary, high school drama, karen m mcmanus, mystery, One of Us is Lying #1, YA

Catticus Finch's CBR13 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: contemporary, high school drama, karen m mcmanus, mystery, One of Us is Lying #1, YA ·
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“He Had It Coming, He Only Had Himself to Blame”

June 5, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I can’t believe how much I liked this novel!  I also was surprised that some of themes addressed in The Dirty Girls Social Club overlapped with this novel since two characters in this novel have similar issues to two characters from my previous read.  Then again, both novels have what could be considered stock characters but imbued them with enough life and personality to make them feel original and interesting so it shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. Another discovery I can blame on […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: gossip, high school drama, karen m mcmanus, one of us is lying

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:105 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: gossip, high school drama, karen m mcmanus, one of us is lying ·
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