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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

93 reviews

isabeldotml's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I enjoyed this loads, I got on board with all the characters and was along for the ride. It tackled some pretty heavy subjects, I thought with care, but remainded a fun read overall. Exactly what I needed.

The audiobook was really well done, and I was glad of the constant reminder of which point of view we were in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Stalking

thebankofbooks's review

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Self harm, Car accident, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

billyshipton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Self harm

graceybookster's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

🎧 Listened via audiobook 🎧 

This is the second book I’ve read by Beth O’Leary and  WOW WOW WOW! 

What a clever clever story!! It’s funny because as I was listening to this, even though we were being pulled along the story in a certain way, I never quite hated Joseph. I always felt there was a kindness and sincerity about him (possibly due to the talented actors who read this audiobook) and with that niggling feeling, I couldn’t quite understand why such a seemingly nice guy would cheat on 3 women at the same time! Were we being duped along with these ladies or was there more to it? What was his reasoning? Was he trying to decide who to choose or was he just a complete arsehole? I just HAD to find out. The intrigue had me hooked!

WELL….just as you think it’s going to hit the fan, this story transforms and suddenly things make perfect sense! It’s so difficult not to give things away so if any friends see this review, PLEASE READ THIS SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT HAHA! 

I really loved this book and it’s probably one of my favourite’s now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Death, and Dementia

Minor: Miscarriage, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Cancer

zoebill96's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

kaddictwithapen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

bethtrigg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Death, Miscarriage, and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

ciarag88's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Enjoyed this book. I did not see the ending coming. Not sure what I expected but did not expect that. I didn't love the characters and it definitely isn't a rom com but I did enjoy how their stories all linked up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Car accident

Minor: Dementia, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

This so was flipping good!! This is really more a mystery than a romance I feel, even though romance is a key part of the story.

There’s a lot of underlying themes about grief and mental health that was unexpected but handled with care.

The mystery of Joseph Carter kept me intrigued. At times though I was getting a little frustrated on how there were more questions than answers as the story got going that was I was beginning to lose interest a few times. I’m really glad I stuck with it, especially as I got to buddy read it with a friend, which I found helpful to keep going (it was fun coming up with theories as to what was happening, with my theory being it was a whole “Time Traveler’s Wife” situation). The more the story progressed though and pieces started to come together, the results broke my heart. 

This is really a book you have to go into blind because just giving the smallest detail or reaction is a spoiler on its own. I will say though, read it and read it to the end. It all comes to together quite beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Self harm, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

rad_reads_123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Dementia, and Infidelity