“Five students walk into detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is only one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.”
What is the book about?
Five students are mysteriously tricked into getting detention: Bronwyn, Cooper, Nate, Addy and Simon. Simon – creator of the gossip app ‘About That’ at Bayview High – leaves detention without any hope of surviving. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. The death is investigated and investigators reach the conclusion that it is no accident and all four of them are suspects. The police have no evidence and no matter how hard they try every lead is a dead end. But is this murder investigation all it seems and could there be another explanation? Everyone has secrets they don’t want to share, what really matters is how far you go to protect them.
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
I have been reading murder mysteries for a few years now and have oved every single book. One of my friends also likes murder mystery book too and she recommended One of Us is Lying quite a while ago. Ever since she suggested that I read it, I have been desperate to read it and when I got the book I was so excited. I have never read a book by Karen M. Manus so I didn’t know what style of writing she had and was unsure if it would be as amazing as I had been told. I was incredibly surprised at how quickly I began to love the book and I knew that this was soon going to be a strong favourite of mine. By the time I read a few chapters I was already in the world of Bayview High trying to investigate a murder and work out who the killer is. I was really intrigued when I started reading it and it was really fun to have the opportunity to solve a murder. When the murder happened I knew that I wanted to find the murderer before the characters in the book and I knew that this was going to be a very mysterious book.
Who was your favourite character and why?
In this book there were many likable characters and I found that this question was really hard to answer, but, in the end I made a decision. I think that both Addy and Bronwyn were my favourite characters. I liked Addy because once the gossip ruined her life she became more independent and wasn’t the Prom queen stereotype that I thought she was at the beginning of the book. I also liked Bronwyn because she was brave and smart and didn’t let anything stop her from proving that she and her friends were innocent. Bronwyn didn’t seem that conscious about what others thought about her when her mistake was known and I thought this was a very likable trait. Both girls really showed how smart and powerful they can be if they are allowed to show their true personality. Even though both of them were murder suspects they didn’t let that get in their heads and made sure to discover the truth before it was too late.
What was your favourite part of the book and why?
My favourite part was when I finally discovered who was really behind everything. At one point, when reading the book, I realised that I was going about everything wrong and no matter how many clues and how much evidence was against the four suspects the police was investigating, they still didn’t seem like murderers but I still had to consider all the options. I knew that I had a feeling that the fifth person in the room was the person responsible for everything or, at least some parts. Even though I was sure that my feeling was correct it was still difficult to ignore all the facts leading me to a different person but, as soon as I finally had real proof to support my argument I was excited at how the rest would play out. I would have liked to have my suspicion confirmed earlier but I was still incredibly thrilled to read on and could not wait for the criminal to get what they deserved. Once I had read this part, I was also eager to understand how everything had been planned and why this had all occurred in the first place, and I was certain that I would soon have all my questions answered.
What was your overall impression of the book?
Overall, I really enjoyed reading the book and thought that it was really interesting. There were a few things that I didn’t really like though like, for example, the clues that led to the real criminal. I was really intrigued a how the murder and everything was pulled off and who was the mastermind behind it all but I think that one thing that would have made the book better would have been planting some more clues that would point to the truth. I think that there were too many red herrings and that it would have been much better if some small details were used from the very beginning of the novel to allow some clearer explanation. Although One of Us is Lying has some flaws, I still think that it was an amazing book because of how there were so many things that made all four of the suspects particularly suspicious. I thought that it was very smart to have the police so involved in the investigation because there are some things that children aren’t able to find on their own and much of the evidence was discovered by the police and their research. I think that it was really mysterious and it was very fun to try and work out who the true culprit was, especially because there were four very good options, even if I didn’t believe it was it was any of them, it was still interesting to consider all suspects and work out how it all happened and which one had the best opportunity.
Would you recommend this book?
I would 10000000% recommend this book not just for mystery lovers like me but for anyone who hasn’t found the book genre that really interests them because the book is just amazing. Although I think that everyone who reads One of Us is Lying will love it I think that it’s most suitable to be at least 13 before reading.
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
A thrilling and breath-taking read that you will never forget.
Reviewed by Jimena Gutierrez Reviriego
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