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No One Knows Us Here: A Novel by Rebecca Kelley

9 reviews

kaitinreallife's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

…And the boning knife. When he said he loved me, I plunged it straight into his throat.

This book was so freakin good. I loved the twists, the suspense, the humor, and how the story itself was told. I loved hearing everything from Rosemary’s POV, but in the past tense.

I really liked all of the characters and the dynamics each one had with each other. This book was so hard to put down and would recommend reading it on a weekend you have nothing planned 😅

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peachani's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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kassielovestoread's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Reading this book felt like a slooooow march to the end of a long, winding journey. This book had a lot of pacing issues for me. In fact, too much in No One Knows Us Here consists of nothing really happening. Yes, there are some unsettling scenes with Rosemary and Leo but I kept waiting for the pace to really pick up (this is supposed to be a thriller, mind you) and it didn't really do that until 75%-80% of the book was done. There's a lull in the story where it's just Rosemary's chaotic day to day and it was overall not an engaging novel for me.

However, I can appreciate that I knew what the purpose of this book was. A cautionary tale and/or a fictional story that has the echoes of familiarity if you watch the news regularly. Rosemary's story is not something out of the realm of possibility (statistically speaking)- it happens to millions of women each day and for that reason, I would recommend this book to others because I feel it could be deeply cathartic to someone out there.

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