Reviews

Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg

123tezza's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

caitlynkarrot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

lunaseline's review against another edition

4.0

Ni vet "död kvinnokropp hittas vid vattnet"-klyschan som vi gärna raljerar över i deckare? Jag skulle nästan säga att Goldberg lyckas använda den - lika klyschartat som alltid - men ändå göra något nytt. I likhet med Secrets of Happiness, men på ett klart mörkare tema, låter hon här löst relaterade personer berätta om ett brott. Vi vet vem som har begått det, vi vet vem som var offret, och vi får i var och ett av kapitlen veta mer om de som berörts.
Det är inte hjärnkirurgi det här, men faktiskt ganska elegant.
Jag tror kanske inte jag kommer bära med mig den här boken särskilt länge, men cudos för nytänk och fina personporträtt!

sophieiellison's review against another edition

2.0

When a young student, Sara, is killed by her boyfriend, Blake, many of those connected to the two characters seek to find justice or the “real” truth. The idea of having every chapter be a different character had its strengths and weaknesses. I enjoyed that we found a new perspective in each chapter and we found a new link to Sara or Blake. However, it did feel as though each chapter was its own mini story which didn’t get a chance to develop. I would have liked for some characters to show up again. The plot was very different to anything I have read before - we already knew the victim and who did it when starting the first page. There was no mystery but the book focused more on how each individual person in your life no matter how small a role they have, matters. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t really recommend this book to those who like the crime genre simply because there are other books out there that are better.

b00kh0arder's review against another edition

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for review.
Round up to 3.5-3.75 stars. A very well written, interesting take on the crime/real-crime type narrative: looking at the various people orbiting the incident - some closely connected, others loosely hanging at the periphery - and exploring how it effected them, directly or indirectly, rather than a straight-forward investigation. Not as clinical as it sounds and allows for some interesting perspectives to be explored as well as ruminations on the subjects of justice and violence. Would definitely recommend giving it a go if more conventional crime fiction isn't your thing or you want to try something different.

heressjojo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

maggiesasha's review

2.0

This book has a different narrator for every chapter so some narrators were interesting while others weren’t. I did really like the concept of how every narrator had a personal connection to the murderer or the victim.

holly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

this book had a lot of potential but in the end it disappointed me to be honest. i wanted more information i wanted more to be revealed. 

sheena_sherburn's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

1.25

cfranchi_'s review against another edition

2.0

i’m kind of really disappointed with this book, the ending and basically everything. I thought chapters on each character’s connection with sara, the victim, would be interesting and some how give us closure at the end. I usually enjoy true crime or books inspired by true stories, but I honestly could have done without buying this book and reading it.