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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

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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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amandab0514's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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michey2015's review against another edition

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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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erinn2008's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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its_yousuffff's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I like Karen McManus so much. Her books are super easy to ready but at the same time really gripping. I finished this book in like 2 days because of how good it was

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