One of Us Is Lying
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"Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club" (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. 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 Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock! And don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, One of Us is Next!
"Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club" (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. 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 Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock! And don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, One of Us is Next!
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I really canât write reviews without talking about plot or characters so ya. I really enjoyed Addys character because I thought she developed the most from feeling worthless to being a badass and realizing she doesnât need a man to show her her worth. Also, I liked the plot twist about Cooper being gay because it wasnât hinted at throughout but u just thought it was another girl. It didnât feel like a PR stunt but genuine and fit with his character. Plus, Kris is a vital character at the end who helps fit the pieces together.
I did, however, guess that Simon was the one who orchestrated everything. Iâm not saying this to brag or say itâs bad writing, but that it has been done before. The whole plot with the gossip and emerging felt very Pretty Little Liars-Esque to me. Although I did enjoy it a lot.
I feel like they should have pieced things together sooner given all the evidence they had but thatâs just me being picky. I highly recommend this book for YA readers and mystery lovers.
I really canât write reviews without talking about plot or characters so ya. I really enjoyed Addys character because I thought she developed the most from feeling worthless to being a badass and realizing she doesnât need a man to show her her worth. Also, I liked the plot twist about Cooper being gay because it wasnât hinted at throughout but u just thought it was another girl. It didnât feel like a PR stunt but genuine and fit with his character. Plus, Kris is a vital character at the end who helps fit the pieces together.
I did, however, guess that Simon was the one who orchestrated everything. Iâm not saying this to brag or say itâs bad writing, but that it has been done before. The whole plot with the gossip and emerging felt very Pretty Little Liars-Esque to me. Although I did enjoy it a lot.
I feel like they should have pieced things together sooner given all the evidence they had but thatâs just me being picky. I highly recommend this book for YA readers and mystery lovers.
This is the second time I read a YA mystery-thriller (the first being Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas), and I've got to say that I definitely enjoyed this more. It's because of this book that I'm seriously considering picking up another of the same genre very, very soon. Going through the creeped out phase again is something I can handle for something this good.
Aside from the mystery case, I am in love with how the lives of the five of them unfolded. They were realistic, and all their stories were so well-built that I can't help but enjoy them. I especially adore Addy's growth throughout the story! What I didn't like, though, was the way these characters are forced to have their secrets revealed, and some of them can be very sensitive. I feel it would have been better if the author hadn't written it that way.
Looking forward to this author's next book!
Aside from the mystery case, I am in love with how the lives of the five of them unfolded. They were realistic, and all their stories were so well-built that I can't help but enjoy them. I especially adore Addy's growth throughout the story! What I didn't like, though, was the way these characters are forced to have their secrets revealed, and some of them can be very sensitive. I feel it would have been better if the author hadn't written it that way.
Looking forward to this author's next book!
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