Reviews with content warning for Murder - Tell Me What You Did

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Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson

76 reviews

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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laurenmagat's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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skyroxy's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alliekeat's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-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

I enjoyed the fast pace of this book, and it hand enough twists and turns to keep me hooked.

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wikstromkatie3's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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erinnh's review against another edition

3.0

fast-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

Tell Me What You Did is a thriller in which a true crime podcaster, Poe Webb, has her own podcast used against her when a mysterious guest appears to make her confess to her own long hidden secrets live on air. This guest looks oddly familiar to Poe, and he claims to be her mother’s killer, but that can’t possibly be true - because Poe killed that man years ago. Now Poe must find a way to uncover her guest’s identity and motives before he can get to her, and before it’s too late.

The premise for this story is definitely an interesting one. I enjoyed the general suspenseful tone and how quickly the story reads despite being a longer book. Overall, it’s certainly entertaining and you can probably finish it in a couple of sittings. In terms of narrative structure, some chapters are told in standard format, while others use a podcast transcript format. I tended to prefer the standard format, just because, at times, the dialogue in the transcript chapters could veer into cheesy territory. It wasn’t anything too egregious, but it’s just my opinion. I also guessed the approximate overall solution very early on. It didn’t ruin the experience for me by any means - the story was still told well - but I think this story might not be for readers who prefer super twisty thrillers.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!*

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defyinggravity's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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tavossen10's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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v_nerdbooks's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 stars

This one started great, a super interesting concept, and an 😳 moment straight away, but by the 3/4 mark I was shouting at my phone!
At some point in the story Poe our MC is talking about her book club, and all the different acronyms we use, and specifically mentions TSTL (too stupid to live) and even says to herself "that's what they would be saying about me" and by the end of the book YES, YES WE ARE 🤦🏻

I'm on a podcast-in a-book hyperfixation at the minute, I love an audiobook that has one incorporated, and this one kinda has, although it's just the reading of the script, not the actual music and things like some books, I was excited to hear it but unfortunately it didn't come.

Look, this book has some really good reviews, so take my one with a pinch of salt, but if you like your thrillers thrilling, I'd pass this one over, but if you want a quick little popcorn filler as a pallete cleanser, this would be great 👍🏻

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kimmberr's review against another edition

3.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

not the best, not the worst, had a fun time

None of the characters are specifically lovable, there’s a few questionable plot points, but it’s a quick and easy read that kept me interested as a good ol myst/thriller should

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