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All hail Karen, queen of the mic drop book ending.

One of Us is Next by Karen M McManus

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Disclaimer: Karen McManus and I went to college together. I am very good friends with her old roommate. Karen has been a huge supporter of the Cannonball Read in the past. I would never review one of her books if I wasn’t going to give it a big thumbs up. And so, with that out of the way, I’m happy to report that One of Us is Next, the sequel to her fun and amazingly popular debut, One of Us is Lying, is just as […]

Whodunnit, meet Breakfast Club

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

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The Breakfast Club goes slightly wonky as five students enter detention, but only four leave. The nerd, the princess, the jock and the criminal are those left standing, while the deceased – the gossip blogger – had been about to ruin each of their lives by publishing their deepest secrets in his latest post. So who did the deed? It’s a slow burn to find out, following each of the group as they deal with the fall out from Simon’s death, the media having turned […]

Another super-addictive teen mystery (#Youths!)

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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Before I write the review for Karen M. McManus’ new book Two Can Keep a Secret, I want to urge everyone to check out her first book: One of Us is Lying, which was one of the best books I read a few years ago. Tightly plotted, with a great solution, and characters that actually felt like real teens. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who likes YA and mysteries/thrillers. Because of the category, I’m tagging this as my #Youths! bingo square. Or […]

There’s a Darkness at the Edge of Town

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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This is one of my super overdue and late reviews – I read this towards the end of January/beginning of February so let’s just say I’m not going to get super detailed on this review. This novel was a good follow up, and despite the two in the title it’s not a sequel even if it is her second book. I liked One of Us is Lying more, though, because it was more teen focused while this one had more adult involvement. This novel, in […]

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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One of the questions asked about this book on Goodreads is “Is this like a Pretty Little Liars fanfiction? It kinda sounds like it…” and honestly, that’s probably all you need to know (the answer is no, but probably could be without too much effort). But I have to give you more than that! “All of Fright Farm’s success is based on how much people love to be scared in a controlled environment. There’s something deeply satisfying about confronting a monster and escaping unscathed. Real monsters […]



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