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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
3.75
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An interesting but messy mystery! For fans of A good girl's guide to murder and One of us is lying: a high school mystery and drama. Had no notes for the first 75% since it had a well rounded plot, back story and characters. I was really invested and shocked by every twist. Then it got a bit messy: The ending felt too "low stakes" in comparison to the middle and the reveal was... lazy but tried a new concept to reveal the murder (I guess). Warning, plot hole!
Brynn stops her internship half way through to show Tripp support. I expected this to come up again, maybe as a sad answer email from the internship team or Brynn regretting her choice..? NOTHING. Weird.

The characters worked well and sometimes it felt more like a high-school drama than mystery but nothing that I wouldn't enjoy :) 
Overall, I would recommend this, it's a nice plot to get immersed in but I've read better mysteries before.