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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

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kfolezzz's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

wow what the brits don’t do in regularly talking about their feelings they in perfect, believable grand gestures.

only dinged a half star cos it could have been more diverse and it was a bit slow in the middle, but i did love it.

cherryhayburn's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

j3rkin's review against another edition

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5.0

My second O’Leary read, and definitely won’t be my last! I loved the unexpected twist and thought it was a cute story overall.

maiad9's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

I think I like the concept of this book more than the execution of it . I like the blended timelines but it made it a little bit hard to follow. Also, the first two thirds of the book was a bit boring, but like how it ended.

carinamiya's review against another edition

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2.5

2.5...?

Another reviewer said that she started off with The Flatshare which had 1 romance and that was great. Then, The Switch, which had 2 romances and felt a little rushed. Then, The No-Show, which had 3 romances and it was so so rushed and too full. I feel the exact same.

I didn't like that I spent the entire book trying to figure out the plot twist. This is a rom-com, feel-good type of book, not a thriller. I was bored for the first 60% because I knew that something big was going to happen to potentially negate all of the romances. Also, none of them felt real because of that big something.

My big theory was that it was a memory loss situation--the woman started off a someone, say Siobhan, and then hit her head, lost her memory, and took on a new identity--say Miranda. Then Miranda hit her head on a tree, and became Jane, and Carter was trying to romance the same woman multiple times. I know it was totally wild but 50 First Dates is a movie that exists so it's not outside the realm of possibility.

The real plot twist was fine. I didn't really care about

Siobhan

so I wasn't too upset about what happened to her. The last couple paragraphs in her POV did make me sad though.

Miranda was cool, I shipped her and AJ a lot so I'm glad thats how that worked out.

I feel like I should be relating to

Jane the most but she was so boring...she was giving Emma from Glee and not in a good way. I know it's because of her SA but still not enjoyable to read

Overall: the idea was interesting, the plot twist made sense, but it ruined the chick-lit/rom-com type vibe for me.