Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

31 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

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

mariamj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really really good! I was really invested in finding out who the killer was. I did not see the end coming at all. Enjoyed this so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

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

marit_1305's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Grief

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

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Blood

notapenguin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

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