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No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

23 reviews

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

Minor: Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Cancer, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Vomit, Addiction, Body shaming, Infertility, Outing, Car accident, and Eating disorder

flaminggecko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Blood, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

morgan77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use

nika_nix's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

This is insanely readable and the sisters keeping secrets no matter what was really interesting to read about. I devoured this book and even though there wasn't anything new and unique about this thriller, I think it was done so well and I really enjoyed both the past and the present storyline, it kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time. Kate Alice Marshall is becoming one of my new favorite thriller authors and I'm so here for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Blood, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity

rosesandstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

For me It didn’t really pick up until about halfway through when some of the secrets start having answers, before that I just felt bombarded with questions and it was hard to keep track. After that there were just enough seeds to start really putting the pieces together, but not enough to prevent me from being shocked.

For example, I did not put together Nathan’s affair or him getting ready to dip, but in hindsight the foreshadowing was there!

I also felt like this is a rereadable book to look for foreshadowing, near the end I noticed an awesome use of chekhovs gun that I wouldn’t be able to miss if I reread it, it would change the whole interpretation.

For those interested, it’s the bridge with the gap in the guard rail Nathan almost drives into.

I really loved Juliette’s perspectives and overall the bouncing between “then” and “now”, although the timeline of “then” confused me a bit sometimes. Would definitely recommend giving it a read if you want to try and figure it out, I’m semi-new to mysteries like this and I’d say I was about half right with my predictions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Drug use

laurrelise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book had way too much happen at the end.  I felt that there were way too many false leads and unnecessary twists. I certainly didn’t know what was going to happen at any given moment, but not in a good way. Everything was “resolved” very quickly and left me not even knowing exactly what happened. I had to read the last chapter twice just to make sure I had the right facts in order. I didn’t particularly care about or like any of the characters. 

That being said, this book was still okay. I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone I know, but it was not a total waste of my time. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gore, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage and Death

Minor: Police brutality and Abortion

thefoxicorn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I dove into "No One Can Know" as my one of my first introductions into the world of thrillers thanks to Book of the Month Club, and it was an interesting ride! I found myself enjoying this book more than I expected.

Being someone with childhood parental trauma (not the same kind as in the book, mind you), I resonated with the struggles of Emma, Juliette, and Daphne. I'll be honest – some of Emma's decisions & thoughts had me frustrated more than a few times but then, I had to take a step back and remind myself that childhood trauma isn't exactly a smooth ride. It shapes you into the person you need to be to survive, no matter how illogical those decisions & thoughts may seem. It's sometimes too easy to label characters (or even real people) as "frustrating" or "unlikeable" without having first-hand childhood trauma experience.

What I liked most was how the story unfolded through the eyes of each sister, jumping between past and present. It gave this cool, multi-dimensional vibe to the whole thing. The ending wasn't a complete surprise but if a story can keep me guessing even a little bit, a little predictability isn't exactly a deal-breaker for me.

In the end, I really enjoyed "No One Can Know" and I can't wait to explore more of this genre!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity

alliluh's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

honestly just fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Death