Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

118 reviews

tabby09's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

It was relaxing for a thriller/mystery book for me. Something fun, but I wasn't constantly trying to figure it out and didn't think about it much when I wasn't reading it. Definitely wasn't as invested in this one as book 1. 

Listened to the audiobook. Enjoyed that format, although I didn't love Knox's narration. 

I guessed one of the twists early on, but didn't guess the last one. I laughed when they revealed it, it was absurd but I appreciated the curveball. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Alcoholism

annamwallace66's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Alcohol, Grief, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, Medical trauma, Murder, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gaslighting

beccarox7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide attempt

alyssa_brown's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Bullying, Child death, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

THE ENDING WHATTT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Cancer, Alcohol, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cursing

emilygunshon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

so trash compared to the first, I really liked the first book but this one was so disappointing it just jumped from one traumatic event to the next and strayed soooo far from the main story line. Also there were so many characters to keep track of I found it difficult to know who was who most of the time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

janahy55's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really liked this, possibly more than the first book. It was twistier, and I really liked the narrator that read for Knox, who was a great cutie character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Bullying, Child death, Death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Medical content

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A solid ya mystery. Definitely felt that the ending was somehow super slow (I got the twist just before it was revealed and hated having to wait for it) and also rushed at the same time 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Bullying, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Infidelity

paronomaniac's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Sexual assault