Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC - this read was absolutely delightful!

This page turner kept me up past my bedtime - a perfect easy, action-packed summer read.

I loved both protagonists and the author did a great job balancing action, drama, and a touch of gore with humor, spot on one-liners, and a touch of romance. I felt totally absorbed into the story and was completely satisfied by the end. This will be a top recommendation I give, for sure!

I really enjoyed this book. The comedy that was sprinkled throughout the book was refreshing. The Characters were loveable. The Villain's were written very well. This was a 5 star book for me.

DNFing this book for now, the narrator is absolutely GRATING on the ears, and I can't subject myself to her voice. If I had a physical copy of this book on my hands, I would be into it. To the publisher - I wouldn't recommend hiring this narrator again ...

No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe continues the author's talent for writing thrilling, action packed stories, with incredibly intelligent women.

The story follows Mel as she tries to track Chloe down, after having disappeared years prior. There are alternating timelines, going from the past to present day, which work together to create a cohesive story at the end. The suspense kept me on my toes, as I was trying to figure out just where everything was going to end up.

My one criticism of the novel, is how YA it felt, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially for someone who loves the author's other works of "The Girls I've Been." I was about halfway through the novel before I realized the characters were adults, granted, likely just older than their teenage years. I felt like there could have been more grittiness, since it was for an older audience. Additionally, the characters acted very much like they were still teenagers.

Overall, I really did enjoy the novel, and I do love that the author narrates her own books, as it adds such a unique perspective to the story. I cannot wait for the novel to publish and be able to share it with others looking for an action packed novel.

This book was FUN. It was convoluted and action-packed and had a tone reminiscent of Candice Fox’s books as secrets and gotchas were unraveled and main characters Chloe and Mel try to outwit dangerous adversaries. There were a few “out there” moments, but I could waive my suspension of disbelief because of the genre and style of the book. I sat down and listened to the audiobook (almost) in one sitting.

I will say, though, I kind of wish I’d read this one with my eyeballs. Sharpe’s narration tended towards shrill this time around (compared to The Girls I’ve Been/The Girl in Question) and I found it hard to differentiate between the characters with the higher voices (they lost some of their defining characteristics, especially when emotions were high). Plus I generally don’t like higher voices for audiobook narration anyway (personal preference).

This is funny and intense! Normally I’m not too fond of a dual timeline, but it works really well here and helps keep the story engaging and adds to the tension. I also enjoyed how the plot twists are set up. The bad guys feel like a parody of awful henchmen, they are dumb, but in a funny way.

The dialogue is a major issue, sometimes it would just stop abruptly and switch to something happening which felt jarring and pulled me out of the story.

I would have loved more rekindling of the relationship and to hear more of the actual events of what happened 6 years ago and how they fell in love. But they do have great yearning throughout.

The narrator doesn’t differentiate her voice enough between Mel and Chloe, so in the beginning I couldn’t be totally sure who was talking, other than that I felt like the delivery of the story was great, the tone of voice, timing, and pauses were all perfect.

This was a no for me. I listened 25% in and struggled with the back and forth timeline. I think part of it was the narrator didn’t really distinguish between the characters voices so it was easy to forget if it was Mel or Chloe. It all seemed jumbled to me which took me out of the story.