Review: One of Us is Next (One of Us is Lying #2) by Karen M. McManus

Title: One of Us is Next

Series: One of Us is Lying #2

Previous book in this series: One of Us is Lying

Author: Karen M. McManus

Genre: YA, mystery thriller

Publication date: January 2020

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.

A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.

Until now.

This time it's not an app, though—it's a game.

Truth or Dare.

Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark.

Then comes Maeve and she should know better—always choose the dare.

But by the time Knox is about to be tagged, things have gotten dangerous. The dares have become deadly, and if Maeve learned anything from Bronwyn last year, it's that they can't count on the police for help. Or protection.

Simon's gone, but someone's determined to keep his legacy at Bayview High alive. And this time, there's a whole new set of rules.

My rating: ★★★★★

This book takes place about a year after the first book and follows different characters, but it was just as good as One of Us is Lying!

TV Show Review: One of Us is Lying (Season 1)

Title: One of Us is Lying

Based on One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Rating: TV-MA

First episode release date: October 7th 2021

Number of episodes: 8

Genre: Teen drama, mystery thriller

Production companies: 5MM, Universal Content Productions

Showrunners: Darío Madrona, Erica Saleh

Stars: Annalisa Cochrane, Marianly Tejada, Chibuikem Uche, Cooper van Grootel

Watch it: Peacock

Synopsis: A brain, an athlete, a princess, a criminal and a "basket case" walk into detention—but only the first four make it out alive.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I loved the One of Us is Lying book so I was very excited to watch the TV show inspired by the book, and I liked it overall! Not as much as the book, but it was a pretty solid first season.

Review: One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Title: One of Us is Lying

Series: One of Us is Lying #1

Author: Karen M. McManus

Genre: YA, mystery thriller

Publication date: May 2017

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: 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.

My rating: ★★★★★

I loved this book so much! The premise alone had me hooked! All you need to know is that 5 kids walked into detention one afternoon, and only 4 walked out alive.