An unsolved murder of a teacher, an ex best friend who was there when the body was discovered, and a true crime intern who is hell bent on solving the case. Brynn left Saint Ambrose School four years ago after the murder of her favorite teacher, who was found by her ex-best friend Tripp and two other popular students Shane and Charlotte. When applying for her dream internship for a true-crime show she pitches the case, and to her surprise she gets it. Now that Brynn is moving back to her old school she’s determined to find out what really happened. The facts of the case are this: Tripp, Shane, and Charlotte found Mr. Larkin’s body in the woods while they were working on a science project, Shane had found the bloodied rock thus why his fingerprints were on it, they heard yelling and found the body, and the police summed it up as being a drifter who had killed him. Brynn knows thats not the truth and in order to get the truth she’ll have to reconnect with the one person who humiliated and hurt her, her ex best-friend Tripp who has suddenly become best friends with Shane and Charlotte. The more time Brynn spends with Tripp the more she realizes that he is hiding something and covering for someone, and that there was more to the events that lead to the end of their friendship and despite how popular he might seem and how cold he is, Tripp actually does still care about her. Tripp has been reeling from the events of finding Mr. Larkins body and he is crumbling, under the pressure of his family situation, of his crush and ex-best friend Brynn who is suddenly back in town and spending time with her, and the fact that she is looking into the murder of Mr. Larkin. The more Brynn digs into the case the more she is starting to realize that Mr. Larkin wasn’t as good and innocent as he seems and someone out there is determined to keep the case shut. Family secrets, romance, mystery, and friendship all come together in this book ( as well as a little name drop of our favorite Bayview Four group). I absolutely had a blast reading this, I’ve always enjoyed Karen M. McManus’s books and this one really focuses on the mystery aspect and friendship between Tripp and Brynn. I would definitely recommend this for fans of mystery and true crime shows, it’s fun and its got a little hint of romance too!

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

With the exception of the occasional YA fantasy I don't tend to read very much YA anymore but I have been hearing great things about Karen M. McManus and her mystery/thriller YA novels and this one did not disappoint. The storyline was believable, the twists were unexpected and I had a great time reading this book. Looking forward to checking out more my McManus.

This was my first exposure to McManus’ work, though I have seen her books flying around social media for ages. I can definitely understand the hype! I do not read a lot of YA books, but I found this to be engaging, twisty, and a lot of fun! I will definitely be picking up more books by this author.

A super fun YA novel focusing on a teen who has returned to private school after four year. Brynn had left her school after the murder of her favorite teacher. Brynn has returned to school and at the same time has landed an internship. at a true crime program.

At school Brynn discovers a very different social structure, which includes her old childhood friend Tripp at the top. Tripp and several others were involved in the discovery of Brynn's teacher. It's not clear what happened and if they told the truth to the police. Can Brynn navigate the social strata of her school, the new internship and. possibly solve her teacher's murder? If you love YA, school-based mysteries and just a fun novel all around then Nothing More To Tell is for you! #RandomHouse #netgalley #Netgalleyreads #Nothingmoretotell

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This author's books are always so very engaging and readable. Fast-paced, well written, and twisty, with this author's signature multiple POVs and time jumping. The only minor issue I had was that the ending was rushed. Two huge thumbs up for this one.

**ARC Via NetGalley**

I was in need of a good YA thriller and the Queen Karen M. McManus pulled through!

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher—a story that made headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she’s determined to find out what really happened.

I was super invested in the outcome of this book, mostly because I loved the characters. Brynn, Tripp, and Ellie were fun and extremely easy to root for. I had a lot of theories for who could have been the murderer, but every time I was proven wrong. I love not figuring out the ending and being surprised! If you need something fast and thrilling to read, I recommend picking this up when it releases August 30th, 2022! Thank you to NetGalley, Karen M. McManus, and the publisher for the gifted e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The pacing on this was incredible, I couldn’t put it down! I did feel like I wanted a bit more depth into the characters. The ending kept me guessing, and I loved the aspects of Brynn working in true crime.

This wasn't my favorite Karen McManus book, but I did still like it a lot.

The book is told by both Brynn and Tripp. They were friends in middle school, but something changed and Tripp was mean to her at school. He told everyone that she was obsessed and in love with him. Then one of their teachers was murdered. Tripp, Shane, and Charlotte find the teacher, Mr. Larkin, in the woods. The only fingerprints on the rock that killed Mr. Larkin was Shane's. But the three kids tell their story about how they found them there and Shane just picked up the rock. The murder was never solved. Brynn moved to Chicago for a few years, but her family is moving back to Sturgis and she'll finish the last part of her senior year there. Brynn wants to be a journalist and applies for an internship with Motive. She pitches Mr. Larkin's murder and they are interested in it. Brynn starts looking into it again. Tripp is surprised to see Brynn again. He's only been really hanging out with Charlotte and Shane and he knows he hurt Brynn. But Tripp is keeping a big secret and it worries him that Brynn will find out. Even with that, Tripp does help Brynn a little bit when she starts finding out more about Mr. Larkin. He was also keeping secrets. It's almost the anniversary of his death and the school is planning a memorial. But the posters get written on and scratched out. No one knows who is doing it. Things get dangerous as Brynn continues to push to find the truth.

I liked Brynn a lot. I also adored her sister and her best friends. The pacing was good. I liked the small twists, but it just didn't have quite the impact as books like The Cousins did. I did still enjoy it and found it hard to put down at times.

I gave this book 4 stars.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my earc.

A high school girl, working as a intern for a true crime podcast, works on solving the murder of her high school teacher four years ago. While she is at it, she uncovers lots of secrets that keep the truth from coming out and makes peace with who she is. She is a smart, likeable character with friends and family that are also relatable

Pros: This book reminded me of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and Veronica Mars—both of which are very good things! It is a fast-paced, murder mystery set at a prestigious high school, and the main character interns at a true crime show. I thought I had the murderer figured out early in the book—but I was wrong—which made me like the book even more. I am hoping this ends up being the first in a series.

Cons: None really—I think this book is great for the YA mystery/thriller genre. My star rating isn’t a reflection on anything the book does wrong—I just save higher ratings for more literary books.

3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press for the opportunity to read this book.

Brynn left Saint Ambrose School 4 years ago following a devastating event. Her favorite teacher was murdered! The killer was never found and now Brynn is starting an internship at a true-crime show and wants to finally solve this case. As she digs into the past events she is finding more and more reasons to doubt the stories told by the students who found Mr. Larkin on that tragic day.

Having read some of Karen McManus books in the past, I was expecting something great and I found it! NOTHING MORE TO TELL is an excellent mystery in the YA genre. I have to say that YA is not my typical favorite genre but I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the Karen McManus books that I have read so far!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This review will be posted to my Instagram Blog (@coffee.break.book.reviews) in the near future.

I love her books! So much creepy good fun! I rarely read YA but always make an exception! Full of drama, action with a side order of murder and you have a terrifically balanced novel! Delicious twists and turns and an edge of your seat ending! Thank you so much!

McManus brings back her standard teenagers + murder mystery + secrets writing style once again in NOTHING MORE TO TELL. I picked and set aside this
book more than twice, might be because I got a little too familiar with this sub-genre. But I was also intrigued to read what Karen had written. because she successfully delivers what we colloquially call in India a pakka entertainment. I wasn't disappointed on that front! It was like watching a movie; fast paced page-
turning plot. In this RIVERDALE era, I didn't care much if high school students really were this dark and twisted. Its interesting that with altering povs slowly disclosing the secret surrounding Saint Ambrose
School and the murder of Mr. Larkin, NMTT isn't fresh on the twisty murder mystery front, but it sure provides a diversion from monotonous reality with it's consuming plot.

Thank you Delacorte Press via Netgalley for the eARC.

Fans of Veronica Mars and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will love Nothing More to Tell!

When her dad's job gets relocated, Brynn, a high school senior, returns to her former hometown in Massachusetts. Having a lot more free time, she applies for an internship at a true crime show and pitches the idea of digging into the unsolved murder of her favorite teacher. Of course, poking into the past shakes up the present as Brynn begins to investigate what really happened in the woods four years ago. The story is also told from her ex-best friend Tripp's perspective, in both the past and present, as he shares his side of the events that happened while also hoping to get a second chance with Brynn.

This is hands down my favorite book by this author. I was hooked after the first chapter and loved the fast-pace and gripping premise. There were so many twists and turns, which really threw me off when trying to figure out the big reveal. I was a big fan of the cast of characters in this academic setting and loved how McManus weaved together multiple storylines that were complex but also easy to follow. Also, there's mention of the other McManus books (One of Us is Lying and You'll Be the Death of Me) throughout the story when they talk about the well-known teen true crimes. I loved that!!

The one reason this is not a five star read for me is that there is one scene at the end that I just did not think was necessary. I think the story would have been just as great without it and it seemed a tad out of the blue.


Read if you like:
-YA crime fiction
-High school setting
-Diverse cast of characters
-Satisfying endings

Thank you Random House Children's and NetGalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review

You know when you see something on "Read Now" that you absolutely know shouldn't be so you race your little fingers as fast as you can on over to hit the button 3904839483290 times to make sure it goes through?

Yes, that was me.

When I saw Nothing More to Tell, pop up on "read now" I knew it had to be an error but I was going to 100 percent take advantage of the fact that Netgalley had just put literary gold in my finger tips.

I loved this book, did you hear me? I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!

Karen M. McManus, has made quite the name for herself and its not as though she doesn't deserve it. This woman is an absolute genius and just about everything she writes is worth obsessing over.

McManus' style of writing is impeccable. Every story is detailed, twisted and perfectly narrated. I can not rave more about Nothing More to Tell. All I can say is, head on over to Amazon or where ever you buy books from and make sure you pre-order. You do not want to miss this.

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𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 #1 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙨 𝙄𝙨 𝙇𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚-𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮. 𝘽𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 . . . 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧.

🏫 Let me start by apologizing because this doesn’t release until later this year and you’ll probably have to wait 😆 but holy crap this is by far my favorite book by this author. I’ve read four of hers so far and none of them have impacted me the way this one has. I haven’t had as much fun with a YA thriller in such a long time. It was so good, this author has such a great technique at grabbing the reader’s attention and not letting it go.

🤫 These characters were just superb and so interesting. I enjoyed following Brynn and Tripp and found them to be so fascinating. I enjoyed the mystery and these two reuniting after not seeing each other for a while. I found Tripp to be so relatable and therefore I felt an attachment towards him. Karen M McManus always does a great job with her characters, but the development in this one was just above and beyond!

🏫 If you love a good dark academia setting then this is something you’ll enjoy, honestly, anything by this author would be a good read. I definitely think Tripp and Brynn were the most interesting and likable characters this author has ever written. The only reason this one took me a while to finish was that I have a hard time with e-books, but it has nothing to do with the story itself because that aspect was amazing. You should definitely put this on your TBR and “patiently” wait for its release!

✨Thank you @netgalley and @delacortepress for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review✨

I've read all of the author's books, and they never disappoint. The plotting is clever so you never quite know who to trust or how all the clues and details will tie together, but they always do. Another solid mystery.

This may be my favorite Karen McManus book yet. The pacing is great, and the mystery is intricate and well-plotted. The two main POV characters, Brynn and Tripp, are written with distinct voices and given equal footing in solving the many unanswered questions, right up to the nice twist at the end when everything comes together (and leaves a nice opening for a possible sequel, which is good, because I was left wanting more). The supporting teen characters are strong as well, and the adults are realistically flawed, absent by design in ways that fit with the story and make sense with the struggles of their respective children. McManus fans will find plenty of reasons to keep reading, and I'm certain this book will resonate with many new readers, as well.

She's done it again. Another great light thriller full of twists and turns. Even when you think you know how it all turns out you have no idea! It's hard to live up to your reputation after a hit that gets turned into a Hulu show, but Nothing More to Tell does not disappoint!

This is my second McManus book and I absolutely love her writing! She’s very good with twisty-turny stories that pull you in. I thought the dual POV worked well for the story and I liked the few flashbacks we got with Tripp. I thought Brynn was a really likable main character and I liked her and Tripps friendship growth. I loved the inclusion of true crime reporting and thought this way of a teen investigator worked pretty well and didn’t seem unbelievable like some YA thrillers can get. The ending was satisfying in a way that you eat a good dinner but then there’s no dessert and you were really hoping for a really big slice of cake. You’re full but you want more. That being said, I really enjoyed this story and thought the second half was really good and it really held my attention to find out what was going to happen. Nothing More to Tell comes out on August 30th, and I would definitely recommend it to those who like mystery/thriller books!