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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

130 reviews

ttnnllrr's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

In this book, we follow three women, Siobhan, Miranda, and Jane, as they are all stood up on Valentine’s day. We also learn that they are all stood up by the same man, Joseph Carter. We watch as they each forgive him the very next day and begin to catch deeper feelings. It’s clear to each of them that Joseph is hiding something, but it’s not enough for any of the women to get suspicious until it all comes crumbling down.

I love the way O’Leary writes books. The way she writes her characters and the word choice is just fabulous. Not to mention the back and forth between time, the detail, the subject matter she touches on in a ‘lighthearted’ romance… phenomenal!

I really enjoyed reading this book in particular, it had so many twists and while I caught on at times, I never truly understood what was happening (or what had happened, I guess you could say.) until the New Year’s chapters.

About halfway through I was noticing some timeline discrepancies, like Miranda recently finding out about Joesph’s mother’s dementia and how he had to move back home to take care of her, while Jane knew the entire time they were friends. Or Scott knowing Fiona without mention that they had ever met. Or Joesph’s mom knowing Siobhan even though at the time, all they did was sleep together once a month. At one point during Siobhan’s point of view I became completely convinced that Jane had been Blue Steel’s secretary, so I knew their points of view were at different times, but Miranda’s made that confusing because it felt like she was around for both of them, but I wasn’t sure how.


This book was really like a romance mystery, trying to figure out how he’s three-timing all these girls and then the twist ending explaining it all. It was overall a very fun read!
Siobhan’s death was sad of course, I was NOT expecting that at all.
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fleur____'s review

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emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.25

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zaramartin97's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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ciarag88's review against another edition

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

3.75

Enjoyed this book. I did not see the ending coming. Not sure what I expected but did not expect that. I didn't love the characters and it definitely isn't a rom com but I did enjoy how their stories all linked up. 

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khronreads's review against another edition

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sad

1.0

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teresa_mastrobishop's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

3.75

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rad_reads_123's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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agirlnamedellie's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-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

3.5

Another good easy read from Beth. I didn't see what the plot twist was going to be and I think it's best to go in blind without knowing the plot so it doesn't get revealed. Felt like the ending was slightly rushed though. 
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stabilesero's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am not a romance reader, but this book had me. At first, I despised Joseph but as the story progressed; I slowly seen the twists O'Leary very smartly hid for the progression of the story. I liked Siobhan, Jane and Miranda for their unique personalities. 
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dryftveil's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

i've only given beth o'leary books 5 stars and this one is no different. i love the way the author writes female characters and their stories, it always leaves me in awe. the writing style of both the dialogue and scenes is also fantastic.
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