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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

32 reviews

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

geo_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Violence

naisdayz's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

I slung this down in two days while working, though it was one of those books that are fun to read despite not being the strongest plot-wise. It felt a bit all over the place, and the ending was very unsatisfying

given that finding out who murdered Mr. Larkin was the entire premise of the book.

I really liked Brynn and Tripp together, though. I think the characters in this book were one of the main reasons I finished it so quickly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcoholism

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

princerhubarb's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Violence

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

lias_library22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Car accident

spookily's review against another edition

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

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't necessarily bog a book down if I can predict the murderer (a lot of the twists were fun though). while this may not be my favourite Karen M McManus book, I had one hell of a ride as usual and will probably still read whatever she has coming out lolz

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse