Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

45 reviews

mariamj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really really good! I was really invested in finding out who the killer was. I did not see the end coming at all. Enjoyed this so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

satuhurme's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Murder, Bullying, and Kidnapping

bea_reads_books's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book, but there were some issues I had with it. For one, a lot of side characters and plot elements kind of get picked up when it’s convenient and then set back down again for an indefinite amount of time.  Tripp’s mom, for example. She kind of just vanished two thirds of the way into the book even though she was part of the main conflict. 

There's this reporter guy who’s supposedly trying to make it look like Tripp and his friends are guilty of murder, and the set up in the first half made it seem like this would be a much bigger issue. But then it just isn’t. Nothing happens at all. 

Also, this author has her character profiles and just recycles them for new books, or at least it seems like that sometimes. She really likes the “deadbeat mom is back in town” trope too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

danilo_syrtis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

froggybooks's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

she slays again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

sleeping_unicorn's review

mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

emily_mh's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

The first 60% of this was a one-star read which is the main reason behind my low rating for this book. Instead of being a mystery/thriller it was actually a dry, insta-lovey romance with a mystery side plot. Little investigation was carried out. You could go entire chapters without new information being uncovered. To top it off one of the MCs, Brynn, was so bland. There was absolutely nothing that made her stand apart from other MCs in the genre. I was just so hugely bored and could find no redeeming qualities in this section. 

The last 40% was an improvement, being more like a four star read. There were some intriguing developments and actual investigation and for the first time I felt entertained. I ended up liking where the mystery ended up. Tripp became a dimensional character as we got insight into his guilt and shame. He underwent some serious development in offloading this, and trusting and connecting with others. Even the romance started to improve because the MCs were pretty natural around each other. 

However, even in this last section I had criticisms. Unlike Tripp, Brynn didn’t get any development. I feel like we were supposed to see that she had learnt to balance her journalism with people’s emotions, but this was not conveyed well as she still kept pushing for answers at other people’s expense until the very end. I also wish that the book had offered a critique of true crime seeing as it attempted to look at journalism with nuance (even though I don’t think this was well done either). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Stalking, Kidnapping, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Confinement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Major: binge drinking Minor: sick parent, divorce, adoption

danielle_farris's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so good. There was a plot twist around every turn! It kept it interesting and entertaining. I would strongly recommend reading this book, especially if you have read One of Us is Lying by this same author. There might even be a reference, but if you don’t get it don’t worry, it won’t effect the plot or anything. It was kind of like an Easter egg! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, and Death

Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, and Kidnapping

The book does not go into detail about the death/murder very much. But if alcohol, car accidents, domestic abuse, gun violence, kidnapping, or death is a sensitive topic, you probably should not read it

spookily's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Homophobia, Child abuse, Classism, and Cursing

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Blood