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jslavensky's review against another edition
5.0
very gripping
I got into it quickly and couldn’t stop reading. Keeps you wondering what will happen next and on the edge of your seat the whole time, even at the end.
I got into it quickly and couldn’t stop reading. Keeps you wondering what will happen next and on the edge of your seat the whole time, even at the end.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
Rebecca Kelley's NO ONE KNOWS US HERE is an addictive, binge-worthy suspense thriller that would be perfect as a movie or tv series.
Emotionally powerful, packed with page-turning suspense, NO ONE KNOWS US HERE delves into the sordid, all-too-real world of relationships between wealthy, powerful men and the young women caught in their web.
The novel also explores the domestic lives of young girls caught in tragic dysfunctional home-life situations with abusive men who take advantage of young girls when their moms are not paying attention.
One woman's desperation to help care for her younger sister turns deadly, engrossed in a dangerous game of obsession, control, and deception.
Rosemary Rabourne left home after her stepfather sexually abused her. She left her half-sister in the home, thinking the girl's father would not harm her.
When her thirteen-year-old half-sister, Wendy, shows up at her door, she will do anything to protect her. She is a college graduate with a low-paying job at a kitchen retail shop.
She already lives in a smaller studio apartment with other people. She wants to go to law school and has put her dreams on hold. Her sister is her top priority.
When one of her roommates, that seems to be doing very well, offers her her entire contact list to pull her out of her financial situation, she feels like this may be her answer. Her roommate has made so much money she is now a dentist and has lots of nice things, from clothes to furnishings.
How bad could it be to become a well-paid escort? Things would be better. She is not sure she can do this after the first time.
After lunch with one of the contacts, Leo Glass, a good-looking, rich tech billionaire and CEO of a social app, wants to hire her. She thinks she will be getting a high-powered job.
However, he wants a girlfriend. He travels all the time, and he thinks Rosemary will be a perfect match. How bad could it be?
When she hears the amount she will make monthly and is wowed with a beautiful new luxury apartment to sweeten the deal, she is in. Plus, she would have enough to take care of her sister and go back to law school, and quit the kitchen dead-end job.
However, she does not anticipate the constant surveillance and demands she is on call 24/7. He knows her every move. He turns into a stalker, a control freak, and a monster.
They say when things look too good, watch out.
She feels she has no other choice, but how far will he push her to her breaking point? She must get her sister into rehab after trying to slit her wrist and her eating disorder.
Then she meets her neighbor, Sam Ferguson, a viola player for the symphony. They click immediately. A musician with a tragic past of his own. They fall in love, but then she must tell him she has a boyfriend because Leo will find out. She must break it off with Sam to protect him. She must stick with Leo despite being paid to be a girlfriend.
When things turn even more dangerous, Rosemary must protect herself, and her sister, while trying to escape.
How will this end? Will she be able to break free? He keeps her locked in for days. Will she have to commit murder before he kills her?
INTENSE! I listened to the audiobook (and e-book) and Merritt Hicks delivered an engaging and gripping performance. I listened in one sitting and could not wait to see how this would turn out.
A Pretty Woman tale turns toxic and deadly in this provocative thriller of sex, obsession, and murder. I enjoyed the highly satisfactory conclusion. A perfect book title and cover.
My first book by the author, and I was impressed! For fans of B.A. Paris's The Prisoner and Robyn Harding's [b:The Arrangement|42201920|The Arrangement|Robyn Harding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549340938l/42201920._SY75_.jpg|65814422].
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My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Pub Date: Jan 1, 2023
Jan 2023 Must-Read Books
Emotionally powerful, packed with page-turning suspense, NO ONE KNOWS US HERE delves into the sordid, all-too-real world of relationships between wealthy, powerful men and the young women caught in their web.
The novel also explores the domestic lives of young girls caught in tragic dysfunctional home-life situations with abusive men who take advantage of young girls when their moms are not paying attention.
One woman's desperation to help care for her younger sister turns deadly, engrossed in a dangerous game of obsession, control, and deception.
Rosemary Rabourne left home after her stepfather sexually abused her. She left her half-sister in the home, thinking the girl's father would not harm her.
When her thirteen-year-old half-sister, Wendy, shows up at her door, she will do anything to protect her. She is a college graduate with a low-paying job at a kitchen retail shop.
She already lives in a smaller studio apartment with other people. She wants to go to law school and has put her dreams on hold. Her sister is her top priority.
When one of her roommates, that seems to be doing very well, offers her her entire contact list to pull her out of her financial situation, she feels like this may be her answer. Her roommate has made so much money she is now a dentist and has lots of nice things, from clothes to furnishings.
How bad could it be to become a well-paid escort? Things would be better. She is not sure she can do this after the first time.
After lunch with one of the contacts, Leo Glass, a good-looking, rich tech billionaire and CEO of a social app, wants to hire her. She thinks she will be getting a high-powered job.
However, he wants a girlfriend. He travels all the time, and he thinks Rosemary will be a perfect match. How bad could it be?
When she hears the amount she will make monthly and is wowed with a beautiful new luxury apartment to sweeten the deal, she is in. Plus, she would have enough to take care of her sister and go back to law school, and quit the kitchen dead-end job.
However, she does not anticipate the constant surveillance and demands she is on call 24/7. He knows her every move. He turns into a stalker, a control freak, and a monster.
They say when things look too good, watch out.
She feels she has no other choice, but how far will he push her to her breaking point? She must get her sister into rehab after trying to slit her wrist and her eating disorder.
Then she meets her neighbor, Sam Ferguson, a viola player for the symphony. They click immediately. A musician with a tragic past of his own. They fall in love, but then she must tell him she has a boyfriend because Leo will find out. She must break it off with Sam to protect him. She must stick with Leo despite being paid to be a girlfriend.
When things turn even more dangerous, Rosemary must protect herself, and her sister, while trying to escape.
How will this end? Will she be able to break free? He keeps her locked in for days. Will she have to commit murder before he kills her?
INTENSE! I listened to the audiobook (and e-book) and Merritt Hicks delivered an engaging and gripping performance. I listened in one sitting and could not wait to see how this would turn out.
A Pretty Woman tale turns toxic and deadly in this provocative thriller of sex, obsession, and murder. I enjoyed the highly satisfactory conclusion. A perfect book title and cover.
My first book by the author, and I was impressed! For fans of B.A. Paris's The Prisoner and Robyn Harding's [b:The Arrangement|42201920|The Arrangement|Robyn Harding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549340938l/42201920._SY75_.jpg|65814422].
Blog Review Posted @
www.JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Pub Date: Jan 1, 2023
Jan 2023 Must-Read Books
marissabrake's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
laurenkapustiak's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
tembra615's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
carinadsouza's review against another edition
3.0
Expect this rating to change-
Honestly feeling all over the place about this book. It took me about a month as an audiobook to get to a point where I didn’t feel like I was wasting my time. Fast forward to this evening and I read the last 127 pages in one sitting.
I wish as an audience we could understand Sam as a person more and his relationship with Rosemary- it made her aversion to Leo feel confusing since their connection was so short and fleeting.
I never really saw the murder coming, which is why I was pretty drawn in towards the end. Understanding Leo and what motivates him and how his mind works was certainly confusing but what pulled me in for a while.
I think the idea was good, but the story development wasn’t there for me. I’m genuinely unable to understand why I went from hardly listening to the book to finishing it in one sitting.
Honestly feeling all over the place about this book. It took me about a month as an audiobook to get to a point where I didn’t feel like I was wasting my time. Fast forward to this evening and I read the last 127 pages in one sitting.
I wish as an audience we could understand Sam as a person more and his relationship with Rosemary- it made her aversion to Leo feel confusing since their connection was so short and fleeting.
I never really saw the murder coming, which is why I was pretty drawn in towards the end. Understanding Leo and what motivates him and how his mind works was certainly confusing but what pulled me in for a while.
I think the idea was good, but the story development wasn’t there for me. I’m genuinely unable to understand why I went from hardly listening to the book to finishing it in one sitting.
ericad_weber's review against another edition
5.0
(Audiobook) This books gave “behind closed doors” vibes and I was living for it. I was hooked from the beginning (when I thought the story was going in a completely different direction) and until the very last word. The way it was written made me double check to make sure that it wasn’t a true story and I was actually reading this woman’s first hand telling of it. Definitely a suspenseful read with a little romance here and there.
sambocky's review against another edition
4.0
I'll call this one 3.5 stars, but round up for the rating. Midway through I'd have kept it to 3; it's a bit of a slow starter and I did not particularly like the protagonist. But I enjoyed the last quarter of the book and appreciated the pace and vibe of the conclusion, so here we are!
kiara_t's review against another edition
2.0
DNF at 53%
I just couldn't make myself keep reading. Halfway through the book and I still don't care about the plot or the characters. I'm just bored.
I just couldn't make myself keep reading. Halfway through the book and I still don't care about the plot or the characters. I'm just bored.