Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

9 reviews

emily_mh's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

The first 60% of this was a one-star read which is the main reason behind my low rating for this book. Instead of being a mystery/thriller it was actually a dry, insta-lovey romance with a mystery side plot. Little investigation was carried out. You could go entire chapters without new information being uncovered. To top it off one of the MCs, Brynn, was so bland. There was absolutely nothing that made her stand apart from other MCs in the genre. I was just so hugely bored and could find no redeeming qualities in this section. 

The last 40% was an improvement, being more like a four star read. There were some intriguing developments and actual investigation and for the first time I felt entertained. I ended up liking where the mystery ended up. Tripp became a dimensional character as we got insight into his guilt and shame. He underwent some serious development in offloading this, and trusting and connecting with others. Even the romance started to improve because the MCs were pretty natural around each other. 

However, even in this last section I had criticisms. Unlike Tripp, Brynn didn’t get any development. I feel like we were supposed to see that she had learnt to balance her journalism with people’s emotions, but this was not conveyed well as she still kept pushing for answers at other people’s expense until the very end. I also wish that the book had offered a critique of true crime seeing as it attempted to look at journalism with nuance (even though I don’t think this was well done either). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Stalking, Kidnapping, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Confinement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Major: binge drinking Minor: sick parent, divorce, adoption

carloscapy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a bit confusing and took a while to get to the point, but it was good in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Alcohol, Confinement, and Death

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Not my favorite by Karen M McManus but def better than You'll be the Death of Me.
I liked the twists and turns and finding out who really was responsible for Mr Larkin's death. I wasn't expecting the whodunnit but I am notoriously bad at figuring that sort of thing out. Also liked the little nod to One of Us is Lying.
My only complaint with her books overall is the lack of diversity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Classism, Car accident, Cursing, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Bullying

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I inhale Karen McManus' books like nobody's business. This was entirely implausible and yet great fun -- nothing like a YA mystery to get you out of a reading slump. The fact that it's set in Boston (home) in a private school (my current life) was just added joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Confinement, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

themoodreader's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really loved Nothing more to tell and pray that it's true to its title because phew!!! This was just overwhelming. Atleast the Law and Order series gives you a break every now and then with the  DUN-DUN sound. This is one of those titles where I felt it was necessary lol. The Plot kept thickening and twisting. I kept thinking "GOOD LORD!!! WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN?!?!?!?😩😰"

I honestly could not have predicted so many plot twists and gave up guessing what was happening next. This book feels like those videos of erratic, twisting slides people, for some reason, enjoy and you see them unable to grip  anything and slamming into the walls.. Well, that's how I felt while listening to the audio....I LOVED IT!!!🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, and Confinement

a_alves00's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

If you've followed Ms for long enough, you'd know by now I much I love Karen McManus. And as soon as I saw that she was releasing a new book, you can bet that I pre ordered it straight away! 

I love, love, love YA Mysteries!! And this one did not disappoint! It had the romance part which as much as I know it's a mystery book, I can't leave without! I didn't see the twist coming at all and the ending was just damn! 

I always love McManus' characters! Even though they're supposed to be teens and I am a couple years past my teens, I can still relate to them pretty well! Not entirely, because mind the UK school system is very different from the US but some things just don't change. 

Even though it does involve death, its not too graphic unlike so other YA Mysteries I have read. Which to me is great. My brother is 11 and I still probably let him read it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail