A twisty, elite, family drama story that you could finish in one sitting …
Martin and Ben used to be friends. The past was the past until Martin receives an invite to Ben’s sister’s funeral. Martin can’t resist the chance to exact his revenge on Ben and the entire Fitzmaurice clan.
Where privilege meets drama … you don’t want to miss this family drama.
My initial reaction to One of Us was actually slightly negative. I’m writing this review after a few books as a buffer and I’m not quite sure why I gave it 2 stars at first. Full disclosure, I bumped it up to 3.
This novel isn’t a happy-go-lucky story. It’s not about romance. I bet you won’t even like most of the characters. It’s a story about class. Social norms. The elite. What can you get away with and what must you pay for?
After sitting with it for a while, I found that I did like the overly complex characters. I thought they were all deeply flawed (in an attractive way). All with their own anger and morals and feelings and reasons for doing things (whether I agreed with them or not).
There were a lot of layers to this story that I found attractive. Even though the author got a bit into the weeds how it’s unfair ‘they’ are rich and I’m not I still had plenty to be entertained about.
I didn’t know when I picked up this book, but it is a sequel. I don’t think I was missing out on anything from the first book because it was a sequel. I think this could be a perfectly fine standalone book. Which kudos to the author for that.
I enjoyed the way the author wrote. An overall well done and well structured novel.
I’d walk away from this book saying I would recommend it to my reader friends. Although I’d warn you that my first reaction was two stars, so take that as what you will.
Amazon Link – One of Us By: Elizabeth Day
Stats: 352 pages – Expected publication September 25, 2025
**Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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