One of Us is Lying, follows the criminal investigation of the murder of the student, Simon Kelleher. Simon was the author of the blog “About That”, the school’s source of drama. Where Simon ratted out all the gossip, there was no escaping him. The story revolves around the four suspects, who were all in the room at the time of the murder and, all had a motive.
Bronwyn Rojas, straight A student, most likely to get into an Ivy League, never missed a day of school basically the perfect person but not even Bronwyn could pass AP Chemistry, it can’t be horrible to take a peek at the answer key that was accidentally left open, right? Cooper Clay, baseball pitcher and the school’s best running back. But, how did he get that amazing pitch over one summer? Addy Prentiss, basic blonde cheerleader and dating a jock. When her boyfriend goes out of town, she gets in some pretty bad drama. And finally, Nate Mcaully, the school’s bad boy. Now, Simon didn’t really have anything that unusual on Nate, but he’s the obvious scapegoat.
This book was hard for me to get away from, once I started I just couldn’t stop. Every word left me needing to know more. It’s a mystery that keeps you waiting for the next plot twist, and it is the most unpredictable book which made it so much better. I rate this book a 10/10, it is one of the best reads that I have had in a while and is definitely one of the books I would recommend for people in their middle school years and up only because it handles a few mature themes.
Nishika Y. – Rust Library
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