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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
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”Six hours and five minutes from then we were heading to detention. An hour later, he died.
Seventeen years, gone just like that.�


Six people
A detention room
A cup of water
1 teacher
5 students
4 students
1 dead body

This is the recipe this book was made of and since I enjoyed solving the murder mystery I decided that I won’t go into detail all too much.
This is the kind of book in which you get four POVs and have as much information as the characters that talk about the happenings. You have to guess with them, you have to experience what they see and you have to take all the pieces of their puzzle and try to solve it. ;-)
So who’s the culprit? Whodunnit?

Cooper Clay:

Athlete, Mr. Clean, honourable and honest soul, rising star, likable guy
BUT one hell of a secret that might eventually break his neck

Nate Macauley:

Outsider, Drug dealer, black sheep, intelligent loner, on probation, sexy bad boy
The obvious culprit, right? ;-P

Adelaide Prentiss:

Yes person, follower, submissive, one of the “cool kids�
BUT there’s a fire within her and it’s about to break out

Bronwyn Rojas:

Geek, nice girl, respectable, compassionate and driven
Smart enough to plan the perfect murder?

Every one of them has a secret,
all of them would have had a reason to silence Simon.
Yet, nothing ever is what it seems to be.

All I’m saying is:
Enjoy the ride and have fun guessing! ;-P
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I wanted to read this book for ages so I was very glad when I went for my and chose to “hug and read� it!

I really dunno how long “One of Us is Lying� was already on my list but it feels like it’s been on my TBR forever. *lol*
To be honest, I don’t even have a clue what it is about. I only know there’s supposed to be a murder and some sort of “Breakfast Club�? XD
It sounds promising enough though, so wish me luck! ;-P
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Reading Progress

July 16, 2017 – Shelved
July 16, 2017 – Shelved as: to-read
September 3, 2017 – Shelved as: young-adult
April 25, 2019 – Started Reading
May 2, 2019 –
page 30
8.33% ""Seventeen years, gone just like that."

I can already tell that this is going to be fun! Four different POVs, a dead student and plenty of reasons to get rid of him. Mhmm... whodunnit? XD"
May 8, 2019 –
page 100
27.78% "I like the way this is written! They'd all have a motive but so far none of them had thoughts that would actually admit their guilt. Oh well, one of them had quite interesting thoughts and I'll definitely watch that person closely. ;-)"
May 16, 2019 –
page 176
48.89% ""I don't know why it's so hard for people to admit that sometimes they're just assholes who screw up because they don't expect to get caught."

I really like Nate. *lol* And there were already two POVs that had compromising and incriminating thoughts. Mhmm..."
May 21, 2019 –
page 217
60.28% "I KNEW IT!!! I freaking knew it!! 😂😂"
May 27, 2019 –
page 250
69.44% "Aww poor Cooper! I feel so sorry for him right now. Damn, it really looks like Simon's page only existed to harm people. >_<"
May 29, 2019 –
page 309
85.83% "Now it's getting truly interesting. All those clues and the things that happened. I'm starting to get a clear picture and I'm beginning to scratch suspects from my list. XD Keep the evidence coming, I'll just continue to rule out other possibilities. *lol*"
May 31, 2019 – Finished Reading

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talia This was a fast read for me. I fairly enjoyed it - hope you will too!


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ talia wrote: "This was a fast read for me. I fairly enjoyed it - hope you will too!"

That sounds promising! Thank you, talia! I'm glad you enjoyed it! XD


Karen I really enjoyed this book! It's a fun, fast-paced book


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Arini wrote: "happy reading!! i hope you find it to your enjoyment. i liked two can keep a secret a little bit better, but this one was good too. �"

Thank you, Arini! =) I still haven't read "Two can Keep a Secret" so that's definitely going on my list too. XD


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Karen wrote: "I really enjoyed this book! It's a fun, fast-paced book"

That's awesome to hear! 😊 I'm sure I'll enjoy reading it!


Katherine I hope you enjoy it! I really liked to read it. The book is amazing!


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Katherine wrote: "I hope you enjoy it! I really liked to read it. The book is amazing!"

Thank you, Katherine! =) I'm really looking forward to read it.


Yna from Books and Boybands I remember how much I loved this.. Glad you had fun!


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Nicole � wrote: "I remember how much I loved this.. Glad you had fun!"

I'm glad you enjoyed it too! 😊 It was a lot of fun to guess! XD


&#x1f338; Tana &#x1f338; Haha I called the "twist" 1/3 in and was so proud of myself when it turned out to be right!! Felt like Sherlock Holmes lol


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Tana △⃒� ⚯� wrote: "Haha I called the "twist" 1/3 in and was so proud of myself when it turned out to be right!! Felt like Sherlock Holmes lol"

I already suspected it but I waited until I had proof! XD And haha! Yes, I felt like Sherlock too. 😂


Rashi I have a big line of book I wanna read and this book is on my top list


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Rowena wrote: "I have a big line of book I wanna read and this book is on my top list"

I really hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did! =)


Rashi Virginia Ronan wrote: "Rowena wrote: "I have a big line of book I wanna read and this book is on my top list"

I really hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did! =)"


now i am just looking forward for it!!!!! ;)


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Rowena wrote: "now i am just looking forward for it!!!! ;)"

=)))


message 16: by Joe (new) - added it

Joe Krakovsky Great review, Virginia. It sounds like a dark version of 'The Breakfast Club.'


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Joe wrote: "Great review, Virginia. It sounds like a dark version of 'The Breakfast Club.'"

I suppose you could call it like that! It was a lot of fun to read and guess! 😊


Red_Queen_Lover Grat review! This has been on my TBR for decades it seems like. so it's cool to see so many good reviews on it!


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Red_Queen_Lover wrote: "Grat review! This has been on my TBR for decades it seems like. so it's cool to see so many good reviews on it!"

Thank you! It's been on my list for ages too and I'm so glad I finally managed to read it! It was a really fast and nice read. =)


Brandice This was on my TBR list for a longgg time - I finally got to it earlier this year and really enjoyed it too! Great review! :)


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Brandice wrote: "This was on my TBR list for a longgg time - I finally got to it earlier this year and really enjoyed it too! Great review! :)"

Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it as well! 😊 It was on my TBR for a long time too. XD Thank you!


message 22: by MarilynW (new)

MarilynW Great and funny review Virginia!


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ marilyn wrote: "Great and funny review Virginia!"

Thank you, marilyn! I'm glad you enjoyed it! =)))


message 24: by Shannon (new)

Shannon Butler Hi! can u recommend any other books that are super similar to this? i need a book for school and i'm looking for something with an easy crime, a romance, and the povs


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Shannon wrote: "Hi! can u recommend any other books that are super similar to this? i need a book for school and i'm looking for something with an easy crime, a romance, and the povs"

Last year I read "Two Can Keep A Secret" by the same author and it ticked off all your tropes. Only there were just 2 POVs. Mhmm it's really not easy to find something similar. If I think of another book I'll write you. I need coffee to think and function properly. 😂


Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ Shannon wrote: "Hi! can u recommend any other books that are super similar to this? i need a book for school and i'm looking for something with an easy crime, a romance, and the povs"

Maybe "Stalking Jack The Ripper"!? It plays in another time but it would fit the bill as well. 😊


message 27: by Shannon (new)

Shannon Butler Virginia Ronan wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Hi! can u recommend any other books that are super similar to this? i need a book for school and i'm looking for something with an easy crime, a romance, and the povs"

Maybe "Stalk..."


Thank you!


message 28: by Jake (new)

Jake Hey There Virginia I beg to differ with your review. I think this is the worst book to ever be published. There is truly nothing worse than this book.


message 29: by Mae (new) - rated it 5 stars

Mae Sopt Agree to Disagree. I think that this book literally is the best. The Bayview four had such chemistry (and I'm not just talking about Nate and Bowen even though they are so cute together!) I read it and could connect with the characters and... I literally got chills when Addy was about to be killed. I wanted to know what happened and could not put the book down! I think the whole series are amazing and you could read the rest of the books.


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