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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

22 reviews

emmiesbooks16's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I’m in love with Tripp. She writes her all characters so amazingly.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Abandonment, Murder, and Emotional abuse

naisdayz's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

I slung this down in two days while working, though it was one of those books that are fun to read despite not being the strongest plot-wise. It felt a bit all over the place, and the ending was very unsatisfying

given that finding out who murdered Mr. Larkin was the entire premise of the book.

I really liked Brynn and Tripp together, though. I think the characters in this book were one of the main reasons I finished it so quickly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcoholism

hmbird's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed the plot of this book. As an avid mystery reader I appreciated that I couldn't predict the plot twist exactly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Gun violence and Alcohol

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

danielle_farris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good. There was a plot twist around every turn! It kept it interesting and entertaining. I would strongly recommend reading this book, especially if you have read One of Us is Lying by this same author. There might even be a reference, but if you don’t get it don’t worry, it won’t effect the plot or anything. It was kind of like an Easter egg! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, and Death

Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, and Kidnapping

The book does not go into detail about the death/murder very much. But if alcohol, car accidents, domestic abuse, gun violence, kidnapping, or death is a sensitive topic, you probably should not read it

lias_library22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Car accident

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Homophobia, Child abuse, Classism, and Cursing

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A teacher was murdered. Five years later, a former student proposes this case at her internship at a true-crime podcast show. When old stories are brought back up, the group of students who found the dead Mr. Larkins start to panic...though all for seemingly different reasons. 

This was a fine mystery novel that was quick-paced and will definitely draw in readers. I was invested in the story and was curious to find out more of what happened with each chapter. 

That being said, I didn't find the the plot to be very in-depth, it primarily stayed at surface-level, which is totally fine, but to make it a stellar book, it would have been nice to see the plot dive a little deeper in certain parts of the story. 

The same can be said for the characters. I thought Brynn was fun and she was ambitious, curious, and daring. Tripp was a bit mysterious and unhinged but overall a likeable character.

Overall, I think that YA readers will enjoy the journey this story takes on and will be draw in to the fast-paced writing of Karen McManus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child 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

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Classism, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Murder, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Gaslighting