One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus

Rating: 5/5

Summary:

This is a murder mystery book that takes place in the Towan of Bayview and at the high school five students walk into detention, Bronwyn, Cooper, Nate, Addy, and Simon, but only four walk out because one of them dies. After that student dies, the rest of the book is spent figuring out why, how, and who did it, but here's the twist, the next day that student who died, "Simon," was planning on posting secrets about the other students in that detention room which is Bronwyn ,Cooper, Nate ,Addy ,so that gives the students even more of a motive to murder that student so then those students are getting investigated there are more characters introduced there’s like sprinkled in .there’s toward the end you learned what happened . Main character : Bronwyn ,Cooper, Nate ,Addy ,Also Jake, who is Addy's boyfriend because he was the one who killed Simon .

Strengths

The entire tale was intriguing, with the plot's highlights being how Simon died and how, in the end, none of the children in the detention room were the murderers. I enjoyed the characters in the narrative and the fact that none of them were involved in the murder. The excitement of the events motivated me to continue reading the book.

Weaknesses:

I don't believe this book has any flaws, and there's nothing I dislike about it, but the one thing I would alter is that Nate didn't have to go to jail since it shattered my heart.

Opinion:

My own view of the narrative is that it was really well written and that I will recommend it to my friends, however it is not suitable for young people. I enjoyed how the other students banded together to figure out how the murder occurred, and I liked how the author constructed the tale so that everyone appeared to be guilty when they weren't.