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onmalsshelf 's review for:
Nothing More to Tell
by Karen M. McManus
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you Random House Press and NetGalley for an ARC.
YA is not a genre I pick up a lot. In fact, this is just the second YA I've finished in 2022. This is also my first Karen M. McManus.
Overall, I had a fun time. Lots of red herrings and some nosey high schoolers similar to Good Girl, Bad Blood, however I wish this had more of Brynn doing actual journalism or podcasting.
One thing that made me uncomfortable was the very liberal use of high schoolers drinking a lot. I'm not naive, I used to be in high school. I'm aware there was alcohol around, but for one to go binge drinking for a week? Maybe shouldn't be in a YA book.
Had a good time, but as it happens with YA, it was all tied up at the end. So if you like that, try this one out! I'll consider picking up more work from McManus and can see why this ended up in the Goodreads Choice awards, but didn't win.
YA is not a genre I pick up a lot. In fact, this is just the second YA I've finished in 2022. This is also my first Karen M. McManus.
Overall, I had a fun time. Lots of red herrings and some nosey high schoolers similar to Good Girl, Bad Blood, however I wish this had more of Brynn doing actual journalism or podcasting.
One thing that made me uncomfortable was the very liberal use of high schoolers drinking a lot. I'm not naive, I used to be in high school. I'm aware there was alcohol around, but for one to go binge drinking for a week? Maybe shouldn't be in a YA book.
Had a good time, but as it happens with YA, it was all tied up at the end. So if you like that, try this one out! I'll consider picking up more work from McManus and can see why this ended up in the Goodreads Choice awards, but didn't win.