Such a well woven, well told story. I wasn’t sure how everything would work out in the end (duh, kind of the point) but Tess did such a masterful job of tying up all the loose ends and making everything make sense. I was invested in the characters and the plot which I think was bolstered knowing they
the author was also the narrator.

This was fast paced and intense from the start. There were lots of twists to keep you on your toes. A fun action packed read! 4/5 stars

Tess can literally do no wrong. The perfect mix of action and emotion, romance and mystery. Excellent for new adult readers.

I've always been a big Tess Sharpe fan, and this one was a clever, suspenseful ride from beginning to end. I always appreciate the shifts of perspective and watching a strategy unfold, and the grit of these characters is always appreciated.

Tess Sharpe is one of my favorite YA authors. She perfectly captures the big feelings and sharp angst that come along with first loves while crafting unique, loveable characters that are fun to follow and puts them in page-turning stories full of deep emotion. And she has effortlessly translated that skill into this novel for adults. I was pulled in by the characters and the mystery and had a blast tearing through the pages. The villains strayed into cartoonish territory, but it helped keep the tone light so it’s okay. I can’t wait for her next book!

I was so excited to receive an ALC of this book. A sapphic thriller sounded amazing but, in the end, No Body No Crime did not work for me at all. I do not think this story benefited from the split timeline. It made the story move very slow. This type of storytelling did not work for a thriller. The book was also marketed as having romance and had very little romance elements in the actual character interactions and story. The characters also fell very flat to me. When the narrative switched from one woman to another there was not a distinct tone switch.

No Body No Crime was also not my favorite book for an audiobook. I did not like the dual POV mixed with the dual timeline. This made the book hard to follow on audio. The characters were also VERY hard to distinguish from. In addition to the lack of variation in narrative voice, the narrator did not have a different voice quality for the two women and this made it even more confusing.

Overall, this audiobook was not for me. I did not connect with the characters or the storytelling method and did not like the audiobook format.

No Body No Crime was a super fun and enjoyable mystery, that managed to incorporate both serious and at times softer tones as we navigated some of the romance and friendship aspects of the relationship between the two FMC’s. In my opinion, the plot was unique and just believable enough to keep this story grounded in reality, which I really enjoyed!

DNF
I had to stop listening to this story. I was 40% into it and I still was totally confused. It kept jumping back and forth from birthday, to plane crash, to Dick's planning revenge...for what? Totally confused with no explanation in site. Very uncomfortable read.
And the narration was not good. The women characters weren't too bad but the men ...well..not good.
I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

No body no crime by Tess Sharpe
-The music put me right into action movie vibes and I’m here for it . We get right into action with a crash, drama and my heart is poundinggg.
-Chloe is a badass for surviving in the woods but I’m so intrigued about why and what happened
-Mel is so me being confused and wanting to understand
-I think I’d feel even more in it without 3rd person writing and more their POVs if that makes sense
-I love the murder, on the run and mystery vibes
-the tension and connection between them is chefs kiss
-their spit fire back and forth is too good
-Rick had me questioning everything
-girl the drama and twists truly had my brain ready to pop like damn but also intrigued
-this was a thrilling adventure wow
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I’m a big fan of the author and ‘The Girls I’ve Been’ is still one of my absolute favorites. I was excited for another Tess Sharpe adventure with some badass women and this didn’t disappoint. It was fun to get to know Mel and Chloe and go along for the ride as they fight to keep each other and those they care about safe. I enjoyed the witty banter, their impressive survival skills, and the drama. The hardest part for me was separating these characters from my favs in the author’s previous books - largely I think because I listened to them all as audiobooks and they give off a lot of the same energy. I enjoy the author’s narration, but at times it wasn’t always easy to keep the characters’ voices separate, which made it a bit less seamless to follow. If you liked Tess Sharpe’s other books and love women kicking ass, you’ll like this one too - check it out.

Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook.

The narrator was great and had a great reading speed and voice. As for the story it fell short for me. At times it felt all over the place and was easy to get behind. I did enjoy the sort of tortured love story tho

LETS GO LESBIANS 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

THIS WAS SO SO SOOO FUCKINGGGG GOOD!!!!

Another Tess Shape book for the win!!! I loved both books in her “Girls I’ve Been” series, so I was super excited when she announced she was coming out with “No Body No Crime”! The vibes of this book are similar to her earlier series - badass women getting into messy situations involving dangerous powerful men - and I ate it right up! The plot is chock full of action, secrets, violence, and drama, and it kept me guessing up until the very end which I LOVE. I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy in July!

And as if Tess wasn’t already amazing enough, she also absolutely crushed the narration! She puts so much energy and emotion into her performances, and they make for such a fun listening experience.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!! 🫶🏼

This was so close to being a 5. I will be highly recommending it to everyone. Amazing characters, setups, and twists. I just wanted more from the later half of the novel. But the romance was great, and the buildup was perfection.

This was so fun, the fast paced, timeline swapping, queer adventure I love from Tess Sharpe. The audiobook is narrated by the author, who does an amazing job differentiating between the different characters and her reading makes funny scenes even funnier.

Tess Sharpe you beautiful bastard. I loved your teenage queer girls and dare I say I love your mid-20s queer girls more. Mel is annoying (/pos) and Chloe is stupid (/pos) and they're even dumber together (/pos). I love them so much. I wish I got more of their backstories- I couldn't tell if we liked Chloe's dad or not- the bits we did get rounded them out well and in the right spots to match the other.

I love a mystery and a chase through a forest, and while I was confused about how we were leaving the forest at like 70% through you did not disappoint. Finishing this whole thing with a political game with the matriarch of the house was so much more satisfying than a fight to the death.

As much as I enjoyed Witney (Whitney?) being alive in the end, and I kind of saw it coming after Mel couldn't find the body, it also felt just a smidge too neat. But I'm also a huge sap who wanted her alive and that side of me is winning in the end, so. Oh well! I really enjoyed Rick's chapters, listening to his scattered inner monologue was incredibly entertaining, and made the relationship between the men pretty funny in the end.

Overall, I loved this. Never stop writing (what I have come to think of as) my queer girls please!!!

Absolutely enjoyed doing an ARC for this one!!!

-Romance/thriller but also romcom-ish
-Found family
- LGBTQA+
-Family justice
- Amazing plot twist !!! I did not expect it at all it was perfectly done

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

Classic Tess Sharpe! This book follows two ex-girlfriends whose lives diverged on a fated night in their teen years when they committed a crime together. Since then, one has been on the run, the other not knowing where she is. When the latter discovers her location and is hired by her family to bring her home, she heads to the Canadian wilderness...where both her perfect ex and all her secrets will face her down.

This just didn’t work for me. The concept and timeline jumps between past and present had potential, but the characters all sounded the same—like they never grew up, even years later. The stakes were high yet the characters dont take them seriously. Most of them also feels one-dimensional, like cardboard cutouts with no real depth. On top of that, the narrator made it even harder to stay engaged—some of the reactions were so over-dramatized, they came off as unbelievable. I really tried to like this one and give it a fair shot, its just not it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC

It's hard to find books that thrillers and romance and also queer. And those being my two favorite categories this was perfect! I really enjoyed the suspense and humor in this.

I gave the book itself a 5 but the audio gets a 2. I didn't enjoy the narrator and got lost sometimes when differentiating the characters