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One of Us Is Lying

Written by: Karen M. McManus
Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Robbie Daymond, Shannon McManus
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Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus, read by Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus and Robbie Daymond. 

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. For fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, this is the perfect high school thriller.

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 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.

©2018 Karen McManus (P)2018 Penguin Audio

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A light breezy listen

This was my first audible listen. I am a huge book fan but lately I have been struggling to find time to read. With a heavy heart and ambivalent feelings, I took the trial subscription of audible. I wanted to listen to something simple to begin with, just to check it out. So going into this, I knew this book wasn't Atlas Shrugged or anything.

The story is simple, four typical teenagers get caught up in a mysterious death of a fellow unpopular student. The cause of it is revealed through their four PoV narration.

If you have watched high school movies or high school TV serials, there is nothing new here. All characters are exactly who you expect to be. You can predict any twists or reveals, chapters before it comes. The writing is simple. The romance is even simpler.

The narrators were very clear, consistent and showed good emotion throughout the novel. Based on the voice you were able to understand which character was speaking pretty easily. There was also slight accent as per what the character warranted, which was also helpful.

In spite of all this, I still had to concentrate to follow along. It wasn't like watching a chick flick while you finish writing your document. I had to pause and rewind at times to catch what I missed. I am going to attribute it to first timer syndrome and give it a few more audibles.

What other choice do I have, given the way my days are going!! If I need to continue my tryst with my beloved books, I better find a way to make this work!

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Underwhelming...

Well, that was underwhelming...

I've had this book on my 'to-read' list for years simply because the premise fascinated me. However, after finally getting into it - as I finished the last chapter, I felt the author conned me into reading a saccharine romance novel disguised as a nail-biting thriller.

This book is a sheep in wolf's clothing.

One of us was lying indeed.

The story centers around high-school students - Bronwyn, Addy, Nate and Cooper - tangled up in the murder investigation of a student. The four of them are the prime suspects and the plot revolves less around them actually unravelling the threads behind the mysterious murder, and more on their personal lives and how the investigation pushes each of them into unchartered territory with their family, friends and loved ones.

I was mildly taken in by the initial intrigue of trying to figure out which of the four students was possibly the killer - only to be blindsided by the most tedious, cringe-worthy and supremely clichéd romance thread between Bronwyn and Nate. I audibly groaned every time the author decided to focus on these two, and take away from the allure of the actual murder-mystery plot at hand.

I was hoping the last few chapters would surprise me with a twist that would make me go "Damn!" - only to be subjected to a fairly lazy reveal tied together by very convenient plot progression elements to assist that revelation.

Overall - it's ok. If you're into mystery/romance novels, this is definitely up your alley. If you're just a mystery buff, I'd avert your eyes to better books the genre has to offer.

PS: I listened to the audiobook - shoutout to Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Robbie Daymond and Shannon McManus for doing a great job voicing the characters!

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an esscape from the reality to a wonderland.

Stunning!! As a 16yr old myself, a lot of the struggles were real and I cud relate to it. However I couldn't relate to everything but still I enjoyed every bit of it! the story is beyond fabulous with a great mysterious/suspense plot. U will definitely be able to find yourself in the story through one of the characters. Truly it was an escape from the reality to a wonderland that I'm so glad I had the oppertunity to enter....... looking forward to read the sequel!

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Page turning whudunnit

Exactly what I was looking for. Rare book where you’re not able to guess till almost the end, despite many ‘clues’, kept light with the high school theme

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Spoiler ahead ‼️‼️‼️‼️

Spoiler free: Amazing narration. Although story flops at the end, the writing is pretty engaging. This is the first audiobook that I finished. I'm a sucker for these kinds of contemporary young adult/teen mysteries.

Recommendation: if you like this, you'll like 'I was dead for 13 minutes', 'Suicide notes from beautiful girls'.

‼️‼️ SPOILER ‼️‼️dudebro wants to schoolshoot but dudebro too hipster for that.

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A Good read for amateur murder mystery readers!

If your are just getting into this genre, this is a great book that i would heavily recommend.

Though one thing i didn't enjoy is how rushed the end feels. I would've personally loved information to be given out earlier in the book than where it was now.

But don't let me stop you from reading this awesome book!

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wait... So who is lying?

the best thing about the audiobook is hands down the audio. the narration is just perfect. even guys imitating as girls and vice versa is not cringe at all... the same can't be said about the finale. the story had a strong start, a well paced middle, and a meh ending... maybe I was expecting more but still don't regret reading it at all tho.

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