I am a huge Karen M. McManus fan. One of Us Is Lying is in my top mystery list. Nothing More to Tell was was right up there with it. It was truly an "I could not set this book down" type of book...I HAD to know what happened next!

Another quick read by Karen M. McManus! We follow Brynn and Tripp as Brynn moves back to her hometown after her dad is transferred back after moving to Chicago. When Brynn comes back, it 4 years after her favorite teacher has been murdered, and three fellow students found his body. Though they say they didn't have anything to do with the murder, is it true??

McManus keeps you guessing throughout her stories and it makes it an interesting read! The short chapters, different POVs, and flashbacks, make the story interesting. I 've been a fan of past stories, and also enjoyed this one. Though I thought I knew exactly what happened, I was thrown for a loop! It was good to keep me guessing and it helped get me out of a reading funk!

Thanks to NetGalley for this ecopy in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this thriller with its dual POV and true crime/podcast theme. It reminded me a little bit of A Good Girls Guide to Murder. My students would love this.

Brynn moved to Chicago and is hired to work with “Motive” which is a huge deal for a high school student. When she pitches the idea of investigating the killing of Mr. Larkin, a high school teacher, she opens up a can of worms she doesn’t expect. When her friend growing up, Tripp, is one of the ones who found Larkin’s body, she has to decide if she cares more about the truth or her friendship with him. Or are they one and the same and she can possibly help Tripp by solving Larkin’s death. So many twists and turns to this book, just like all the books by McManus! I enjoyed this book a great deal! Fantastic YA read!

Having read every McManus book that is currently available, this one was just okay.
The plot was great, the suspense was there, and I had no idea who the killer was.
The problem I have with this one was, there were so many characters and loose ends, that the wrap up felt rushed. My brain is going a mile a minute, gathering all these clues and angles... then we abruptly stop with a solution. Great story, and characters... pacing being perfect would have made this book superb.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Y’all- @writerkmc is a freaking GENIUS! I may or may not have begged and pleaded at #txla22 to get the ARC of NOTHING MORE TO TELL and it was so WORTH IT!
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Brynn has returned to Saint Ambrose (a private school that she used to go to until her family moved) for the last semester of her senior year. She lands an Internship with a true crime show where she pitches the mysterious death of a former teacher. Everyone around Brynn tells her to let it go and let the professionals investigate, but of course she can’t. Her investigation leads her to dangerous places, but allows her to help people who didn’t know they needed it. I LOVED how McManus wrapped up the ending so nicely and even threw in hints of her other novels. Overall a 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

Nothing More to Tell is a great YA mystery with a school setting and will keep you on the edge of your seat with all of the twists. It's an easy read for adults but I would absolutely recommend it to fans of school murder mysteries and perfect fall settings.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Four years have passed since Brynn moved away, the same year that a popular teacher was found by three students murdered in the woods behind her school. Now Brynn is back at Saint Ambrose and diving into the unsolved case thanks to her internship at a popular true crime show. One of the students who found the body was her ex-best friend, Tripp, who she hasn't spoken to since the day before the crime when he humiliated her in class. As Brynn digs more into the case she has to face Tripp and their former friendship as well as the fact she may not have known her beloved teacher as well as she thought.

McManus' strength is creating a rich plot around the central mystery, both with the lives of the teenage characters and in sprinkling smaller mysteries throughout. The characters are balancing their relationships, plans for the future, and this background of a murder that rocked their town. What happened with Brynn and Tripp is as much of a plot point and mystery as the murder. The murder itself is also complex; there's stolen money, a victim with seemingly no background or family, a second dead body that shows up... I won't give away any spoilers but the small pieces that need to be fit together keeps this book a page turner.

Towards the end these small pieces get a little too convulted; the red herrings and events leading up to the murder are overly complicated. But overall Nothing More to Tell is another solid thriller from Karen McManus that will keep you reading late into the night.

This was my first of Karen M. McManus' books and I really enjoyed it! I have a soft spot for YA mystery/thrillers and this book was no different. The mystery throughout had me hooked and I couldn't put it down. Definitely going to read McManus' backlist after this!

I felt the same way about this book as I have about the other Karen McManus books I have read. She writes a great story with plenty of twists that kept me guessing. Just when I thought I might be on to who was responsible, she threw in another suspect and possible explanation. The story kept my interest and I never suspected the final reveal. The biggest issue I had with the book was the language. Although I know this is a personal preference, I am especially critical of it in a book geared for young adults. It adds nothing to the story and I find it unnecessary.


Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

This book was fine. I didn't find anything super memorable about it, but I did enjoy reading it. It's a very quick read which I like in my thrillers.

Karen McManus does it again! She is a must read author for me and I’m so glad this one didn’t disappoint. I love a good YA mystery with a blog storyline and that’s what this one was. I loved the story being told from different perspectives, the character development, the love story, the twists, the problem solving, all of it! This was such a fun read. I’m already looking forward to her next book!!

I loved One of Us Is Lying and One of Us Is Next so when this became available I jumped right on it!

McManus has a way of telling a captivating story that pulls you in from the beginning and keeps you guessing until the very end. It’s a quick, easy read that’s perfect for fall and I highly recommend for those who enjoy mystery/thrillers!

It’s no surprise this a really good book. This is the fifth book I’ve read by Karen McManus and they’ve all been great. The writing is super easy to fall into and the plot was really interesting. I liked both main characters and their chemistry together. I liked that not everything was wrapped up perfectly in the end. I also appreciate, that unlike similar novels, the main characters take real accountability when things go wrong because of their actions.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me access to this eARC for my honest opinion!

I loved One of Us is Lying/Next, so I've tried to read other, standalones by Karen M. McManus; however, I just don't love them. While this one was good, it lacked the page turning anticipation I've felt with others by her. I do feel like I would have enjoyed this one more if I were still a YA myself (I'm 30), so part of why I didn't enjoy it as much could very easily because YA just isn't my favorite genre anymore!

Also, how perfect are all KMM covers?!

Reading Between the Wines book review #81/135 for 2022:
Rating: 3 🍷 🍷 🍷
Book 📱: Nothing More to Tell
Author: Karen M. McManus
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers | Teens & YA
Available now!

Sipping thoughts: Brynn is a young sleuth trying to solve a murder case of her favorite teacher. Only thing is that it happened 4 years ago, and she has since moved away and moved back. The main problem is the only person who can help solve this mystery is her ex-best friend and also the person lying about the whole night. I enjoyed watching Brynn put the pieces in place that the police could not do. It was pretty clear to me early on who the killer was but I did not know the reason. This book is titled a Y&A book and reads as such which is not a bad thing if you like Y&A books.

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Any book by Karen McManus is guaranteed to be a page turner for me.

In Nothing More To Tell, Brynn returns to her hometown and starts an internship for a true-crime show. She begins to investigate the murder of her teacher, Mr.Larkin, who was murdered four years ago right before Brynn moved away.

Again with a multiple POV book, it is a writing style I really enjoy as I feel it keeps the story moving.

There were some unanswered questions and a bit of suspended disbelief leading up to a rushed ending. That being said, McManus always does a great job providing a YA popcorn thriller that keeps me interested.

Four years ago, three eighth students found a favorite teacher murdered in the woods. Brynn was suppose to be with them working on a class assignment, but chose to work on a story for the school paper instead. Moving away shortly after, she continued to be interested in her writing career until she was stopped in her tracks by a malicious prank. Her family has now moved back to Sturgis and Brynn has secured an internship with Motive, a true crime show. Pitching her idea of finding out what happened to Mr. Larkin opens the floodgates and answers questions that have been simmering for years, healing some relationships while breaking others. Were the students innocent that day or could they be guilty of murder? With many a twist, McManus takes us on a windy journey from start to finish until we eventually find out what happened to Mr. Larkin on that disastrous day, or do we??? Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book

First of all, thank you to @prhinternational for the free book, especially because it's written by one of my favorite authors!
And McManus in this work, confirms herself as one of the mystery authors of my heart! Her writing style is amazing, fast paced but not for this sloppy, and I've found myself again intrigued by all the charaters she depicted.
You have no idea how hard I tried to figure out who the murderer was, but as in the majority of her works, it is virtually impossible to disentangle the web of connection McManus created until the very end. The rule remains to never trust anyone. In this case, the network of relationships and domino effects linked to this story is dense, intricate, with absolutely unexpected implications. The ending? Bittersweet but somehow with an opening that I really liked! Plus, an adorable tidbit: you'll find mini references to her other books.
What could I possibly want more?
Another book of her, please!

I picked up this book because I really liked The Cousins by Karen McManus. This book, while it had all of the aspects of a good high school based young adult book, simply didn't capture my attention like The Cousins did. I feel like a young adult might find the book more relatable than I did. The ending was unpredictable and good but didn't make up for the fact that the middle of the book just meandered along.