Sayantoni Das's Reviews > You'll Be the Death of Me

I was having a hard time finishing this book and almost dnf'd it. Then I picked it up again, and it felt different on the second try. I wonder if all the books we dnf deserve a second chance like this one? Having watched (yep, not read. Yet) Karen McManus' One Of Us Is Lying, I was eager to read my first McManus. Somehow, I felt the same vibe. I haven't read many YA thrillers, but I gathered this is what the genre entails (hence the similar vibe?).
I loved the trio of Ivy, Mateo and Cal. I love it when old friends come back together to renew that same flare they once shared. I was happy to see them united. But a murder and body makes it even more memorable than they would have wanted (gala time for the reader though, huhahaha).

Anyway, I guess no thriller is complete without the spices of lies, secrets and deception. And we're served just that. I loved how it kept me guessing until the very end. There always appeared to be a motive until the author swerved it (yet again) to a different direction altogether (thanks author!).
I wouldn't call this novel phenomenal. It didn't have that effect on me, tbh. But it doesn't make it mediocre either. So if you're new to the genre, I believe McManus is a decent choice. More than decent, actually.