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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

60 reviews

anne152's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Erstes Drittel war etwas schleppend, zweites Drittel war ok, aber das letzte Drittel war wirklich dynamisch und fesselnd

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Stalking, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

saffronbunny's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Infidelity

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

There's just something about Beth O'Leary that is absolutely incredible. Every single one of her books has a different feel to it and they all are SO good. The versatility and variety of her writing continues to amaze me.

As for The No-Show you can't really say much because you don't want to give anything away. I was confused and trying to figure out what was going on for literally 75% of the book. But, whenever everything finally clicks together, I was left speechless. I was sobbing with a broken heart but then it gets pieced back together. Even though a lot of this happens at the end of the book, it doesn't feel like it wraps up too quickly.

If you love slow burn books and commit to the long haul, this is definitely the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Dementia, Grief, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

nitroglycerin's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Miscarriage

laurataylor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Dementia, Grief, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Stalking

quasinaut's review

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I have such mixed feelings about this book! The especially good: I love a story that captures when two people are perfectly decent together, but just not right for each other long term -- that's most relationships, right?? 

I figured out what I thought was going to happen pretty early on, and ended up being mostly right, though the way each perspective unfolded certainly kept me guessing. There were moments that were absolutely heart wrenching, moments of joy, moments of humor. All in all, just what I've come to expect from a Beth O'Leary novel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Miscarriage, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcohol and Stalking

kellyung's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Misogyny

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Dementia, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Self harm, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Alcohol