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A review by anaisniz
Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
⭐️ My Rating: 2/5 ⭐️
🔎 Plot: 6.0 /10
🏫 Setting: 5.0 /10
💼 Characters: 5.0 /10
✍ Writing (style): Good.
📚 Would I recommend it? If you want to kill time, sure.
“I know that you can have the best intentions and still get the worst results.”
👍 Up's:
1) The premise of the book
2) Mr. Larkin
1) I was very exciting with this book. By that summary it sounded like something really cool. And everything was there to go right, but it was bait.
2) I liked the layers of Mr. Larkin's character and all his background. He wasn't just a victim, instead he was someone with secrets and he might not be what he seemed to be- This was what kept me most interested in the story and it was the best twist. He carried this book.
👎 Down's:
1) Bland and boring
2) So many characters (and for what)
3) Not much of a thriller
4) Ending
5) Some of the writing was cringe
1) It was painful to start the book. Very slow paced and also uninteresting, I had to pull myself to go through the pages. After maybe 100 pages, it got easier to read and the mystery started to be intriguing.
Mason's twist was very unnecessary, messy and lazy. I would have preferred that the half brother was actually Shane and not a random friend of the protagonist.
2) It felt there was so many characters just for everyone to be another suspect or to be called out. Just to provoke shock and mystery. Good thing that actually most of them are rememberable and distinct (Brynn friends are probably the only ones I always forgot they existed). However I didn't care for most of them and it was hard to connect with any of them.
Brynn and Tripp grew more and more annoying. By the end, the only thing Brynn cares about is solving the case and Tripp is crazy over Brynn. So there's kinda of a annoying circle here: Tripp is obsessed with Brynn > Brynn is obsessed with the case.
Shane and Charlotte had my interest because of their weird relationship but unfortunately, they were not explored enough.
3) Maybe it's because it's a YA for the thriller to be so light, or maybe the romance was in the way... *Rolls eyes* Not to mention that the romance was super boring.
4) I'm still confused of how a 13 year old strike a grown man so hard enough to kill him? Also, wasn't he hit on the head? How did she reach him? (Unless he was super short).
✨ Final thoughts:
It's really a fine and "meh" book for me, I gave 3 2 stars since it was a fast and simple reading. Had one good twist, bearable characters, a fine setting and a close ending. However I expected much more.
🔎 Plot: 6.0 /10
🏫 Setting: 5.0 /10
💼 Characters: 5.0 /10
✍ Writing (style): Good.
📚 Would I recommend it? If you want to kill time, sure.
“I know that you can have the best intentions and still get the worst results.”
👍 Up's:
1) The premise of the book
2) Mr. Larkin
1) I was very exciting with this book. By that summary it sounded like something really cool. And everything was there to go right, but it was bait.
2) I liked the layers of Mr. Larkin's character and all his background. He wasn't just a victim, instead he was someone with secrets and he might not be what he seemed to be- This was what kept me most interested in the story and it was the best twist. He carried this book.
👎 Down's:
1) Bland and boring
2) So many characters (and for what)
3) Not much of a thriller
4) Ending
5) Some of the writing was cringe
1) It was painful to start the book. Very slow paced and also uninteresting, I had to pull myself to go through the pages. After maybe 100 pages, it got easier to read and the mystery started to be intriguing.
2) It felt there was so many characters just for everyone to be another suspect or to be called out. Just to provoke shock and mystery. Good thing that actually most of them are rememberable and distinct (Brynn friends are probably the only ones I always forgot they existed). However I didn't care for most of them and it was hard to connect with any of them.
Brynn and Tripp grew more and more annoying. By the end, the only thing Brynn cares about is solving the case and Tripp is crazy over Brynn. So there's kinda of a annoying circle here: Tripp is obsessed with Brynn > Brynn is obsessed with the case.
Shane and Charlotte had my interest because of their weird relationship but unfortunately, they were not explored enough.
3) Maybe it's because it's a YA for the thriller to be so light, or maybe the romance was in the way... *Rolls eyes* Not to mention that the romance was super boring.
4)
✨ Final thoughts:
It's really a fine and "meh" book for me, I gave 3 2 stars since it was a fast and simple reading. Had one good twist, bearable characters, a fine setting and a close ending. However I expected much more.