One of Us is Lying is a murder mystery book. It features five characters: Bronwyn, Simon, Nate, Cooper, and Adelaid (Addy). In the book, these five students are sent to detention, and while there, Simon suffers a fatal allergy and dies. However, it is announced the next day via a tumblr post that Simon’s death was not an accident and that he was murdered by one of the 4 students who were in detention with him.
I really liked this book because throughout the story, it was very hard to predict who the murderer was. The author did a very good job of making the clues confusing, but also making sure they made sense. The story had a bunch of twists and turns, so when the big reveal at the end happened, I was very unprepared. The ending was very shocking, and although it seemed like an obvious answer, I wasn’t able to predict it. Overall, this story was very captivating and was very difficult to put down.
Review Written by Victoria, 9th Grade