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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

15 reviews

leximarie06's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

huge let-down. it was unnecessarily slow for pretty much half the book almost but once things finally started falling into place, everything was sort of jam-packed together. i usually like when there’s constantly something going on to keep me from growing bored but theres a right and wrong way to do it, and this was the wrong way.

not to mention the lack of closure at the end of the book. nothing ever really even happened to the killer and i get Karen was probably going for one of those “you decide the ending” things but i personally just am not a fan of them so that didn't sit right with me, especially after reading 300+ pages just to have like …4-5?? pages of the killer being confronted… and thats it. the end. no justice was ever really served, it felt a bit lackluster.

another note- the book had a surprisingly strong focus on this blooming romance but considering its a Y/A book thats understandable but honestly at times it felt like that was becoming the main focus as opposed to the whole murder mystery focus which is the entire plot-line but again at least it gives readers something to focus on for that whole first half of the book that move on the slower side. I hate to admit it but i am pretty disappointed with the book considering all the hype ive heard about it. on top of everything else, there wasnt much mystery to this murder mystery at all. half the plot twists you could see coming from a mile away, they made the killer obvious way too early on in my opinion (i feel like the clues were printed boldly across the pages and the mc just never picked up on them until the VERY end), and the fact that the mc had this whole teenage sleuth thing going on and yet, all of the major  information she gathered, she never really had to dig for. Everyone handed over their stories to her as she asked for it. I will admit tho, i was invested. i wanted to make it to the end to find out the truth. im heavily conflicted on the rating. im torn between a 2.5-3 ⭐️ but regardless, i dont regret reading the book, it gave me something to do and it wasnt all bad so i wouldnt say “oh never read this its trash😠” but i wouldnt push towards this one getting added to your TBR list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

michey2015's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement and Medical trauma

gmp09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

I absolutely loved this book it was such a fun read and was able to pull me out of a reading slump

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Grief

naisdayz's review against another edition

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

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Not my favorite by Karen M McManus but def better than You'll be the Death of Me.
I liked the twists and turns and finding out who really was responsible for Mr Larkin's death. I wasn't expecting the whodunnit but I am notoriously bad at figuring that sort of thing out. Also liked the little nod to One of Us is Lying.
My only complaint with her books overall is the lack of diversity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

klara_sch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

capybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

m4rtt4's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not as top-tier as her other books have been, but still a compelling and addictive read! There were too many little subplots for my liking, it was a little too confusing to keep up with all the new names and roles. Props for the author for always managing to write great YA mysteries, I don't usually read that genre but her books are an excellent exception! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

I really loved Nothing more to tell and pray that it's true to its title because phew!!! This was just overwhelming. Atleast the Law and Order series gives you a break every now and then with the  DUN-DUN sound. This is one of those titles where I felt it was necessary lol. The Plot kept thickening and twisting. I kept thinking "GOOD LORD!!! WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN?!?!?!?😩😰"

I honestly could not have predicted so many plot twists and gave up guessing what was happening next. This book feels like those videos of erratic, twisting slides people, for some reason, enjoy and you see them unable to grip  anything and slamming into the walls.. Well, that's how I felt while listening to the audio....I LOVED IT!!!🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism