Simon created the “About That” app, which had information about who cheated with who, when someone was in the closet and other secrets people didn’t want their peers to know.Īlthough the book did mention Bayview’s principal is a big advocate for free speech, most schools would try to get an app like that shut down because it’s a severe distraction to the learning environment. One aspect I didn’t like about this book is how some parts were unrealistic. The rest of the book was from the perspective of the four students as the homicide investigation happened. There were four other students in the room at the time of the incident making them the main suspects of Simon’s death. The paramedics took him to the hospital, but he didn’t survive. His epi pen wasn’t in his backpack and there weren’t any at the nurse’s office. As he drank it, Simon went into anaphylactic shock from a peanut allergy.

One of the students, Simon, got a cup of water from the back of the room. The book started with five students in detention at Bayview High School. “One of Us is Lying” kept me engaged from the first chapter to the very end and I cared about the characters. They either have too much action and not enough character development, making it so that I don’t care about the characters, or the other way around. I often struggle to find books I truly enjoy. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who s still on the loose?Įveryone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.Warning! This review contains spoilers about “One of Us is Lying.” 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. And according to investigators, his death wasn t an accident.

Before the end of detention Simon's dead. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.Ĭooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.Īnd Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High s notorious gossip app. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.īronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.Īddy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Pay close attention and you might solve this. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.

One of us is lying by karen m mcmanus