One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus

e-Audio, 10:13:05
Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Holly Linneman, Robbie Daymond, Jeff Ebner
Release Date: July 25, 2023
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: July 8-10, 2023
One of Us is Lying, #3
Source: PRH App
TW: Death, Gun Violence, Drink Drugging, Blood, Addiction, Alcoholism
For Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Mysteries, Series Ender, Multiple POV, Contemporary, YA

     From international bestseller, Karen McManus, comes the explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us… series.
     Ever since Simon died in detention, life hasn’t been easy for the Bayview Crew. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren’t killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it’s beginning again.
     At first the mysterious billboard seems like a bad joke: Time for a new game, Bayview. But when a member of the crew disappears, it’s clear this ‘game’ just got serious – and no one understands the rules.
     Everyone’s a target. And now that someone unexpected has returned to Bayview, things are starting to get deadly.
     Simon was right about secrets – they all come out in the end.
     The thing is, Simon was right about secrets-they all come out, eventually. And Bayview has a lot it’s still hiding.

*MY THOUGHTS*

When I heard there was another one of these being released, I knew I needed to get my hands on it. I have been a fan of McManus’ since the very first one. I’ve read every book she’s released. I think I’ve given all her books 4.5 or 5 stars. So when I saw we were going to take another visit to Bayview, I knew I needed to have it.

So basically I liked almost everything about this. I loved the fact that the mains were still there. And I loved that McManus gave us the info on each of them in case we forgot. But the problem was, there was still some things that I needed reminding about. With the amount of time in between this book and the one before it, I think there should have been some kind of thing that explained at the beginning of the book. Anything other than one year deserves that.

The writing style in this one just wasn’t up to her normal either. Usually there’s a huge ass bomb that’s dropped at the end of her books. I’m talking like I have to stand up because I’m like WTF. But with this one I guessed it as soon as they were mentioned. I was surprised by the other person,. but it wasn’t enough to write home about. Idk. I wasn’t as into it as I was with the others.

The mystery itself was ok, but there wasn’t that much going on. They spent a lot of the time discussing what was going on and finding the people that were kidnapped or whatever lol I just didn’t care for it. After having read all her work (like Nothing More to Tell and Two Can Keep a Secret) I just didn’t feel like this got the same attention? Idk how to explain it.

But even still. I still loved to see all the old main characters. It was good to be back in Bayview. Definitely not what I was looking forward to, but it wasn’t terrible. I don’t want to say anymore for fear of spoilers, but I will say this just wasn’t my favorite. I was expecting a huge SOMETHING at the end since that was the last in the series, but alas, there was nothing. Idk it wasn’t my favorite but I didn’t hate it. I hope you give them a chance, and if you do, tell me what you think.

Overall, I give this

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