Our student library workers have been reading this summer, this review comes from Jenna.
One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
Five students walk into detention. Four walk out alive. Simon’s death surrounds these four surviving students as they try to decipher what happened. Is it worth revealing their deepest, darkest secrets? One of Us Is Lying is a modern and sinister twist on the classic Breakfast Club. Featuring a brainiac, beauty, criminal, athlete, and outcast, their seemingly different lives must come together to solve the mystery. Author McManus uses fast paced writing to keep the reader’s interest as they try to answer, “Who dunnit?” The suspenseful tone reminds us of the serious predicament these characters are in. During all of this, the story switches between the different characters and captures the mystery from their different perspectives. If you’d like a fresh but disturbing take on The Breakfast Club, pick up One of Us Is Lying.
