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As a huge fan of “what lies in the woods” I have to say I enjoyed this one even more!

“No one can know” follows the lives of 3 sisters whose parents where m*rdered when they were children. The situation surrounding the incident was suspicious at best, but all the sisters agreed to stick to the same story, they were all having a sleepover together in the treehouse, despite evidence pointing elsewhere.

What reason could the siblings have at such a young age to lie about their parents deaths?

Now fully fledged as estranged adults, they find themselves reunited when one sister has to return to their childhood home. After not being on speaking terms for the longest time tensions are high and grudges are being held.

But moving home will drag up the past and unearth secrets that are better left buried. Secrets that people would kill for.

I loved the alternation between past and present and seeing their childhood play out over time leading to current day events. I was a fan of the m*rder mystery aspect and the unique personalities of each sibling, their childhood selves and the people they grew into as adults.

I enjoyed the narration by Karissa Vacker she did a great job of portraying the characters. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillion audio for giving me the chance to listen to the audio narration.

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The story revolves around Emma and her estranged sisters and the horrific event that happened when they were just kids/teenagers. Their parents were murdered. When Emma returned to her childhood home because of some drastic changes with her life and her husband's then the story begins to unravel the truth. of what really happened that one dreadful night...

This books is full of twist. It keeps me on my toes and I feel like I've been playing the guessing game the entire time as I was reading this book. I definitely enjoyed the twist and the agony that it made me feel. It such an engaging book and I definitely feel like if psychological thriller and mystery is right up your ally then consider reading this book. You might enjoy it like I did. =)

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the advance audio copy of this book.
Pub Day: 01/23/2024

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Thank you to @NetGalley for letting me listen to the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

The twists and turns had me going and I was not expecting the ending! I liked the writing style of jumping back and forth in time to figure out whodunit. I also enjoyed the found family, with the happy ending.

The only thing lack luster for this book was the lack of depth for their years apart, 14 years can really make or break people.

Overall a good twisty story, I will have to check out her other books!

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4.25⭐️

3 estranged sisters. One horrible night. No one knows the truth. Lots of small town rumors. Set in a home whose walls are filled with secrets.

An absolute page-turner, twisty roastercoaster of a read. I absolutely loved it.

I can’t explain it, please do not ask me, but I cannot get enough of plots that involve returning to homes/or places with sorid secrets buried in the walls but this delivered in spades.

Run don’t walk to pick up this amazingly fun and shocking thriller.

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Another solid novel by Marshall. Her books are consistently entertaining and the narration of this was great. While I guessed the ending I didn’t mind. I was all in on this story and there was one part that actually totally shocked me so that’s a win in my book!

Huge thank you to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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3.5 ⭐, rounded up

I enjoyed the plot of this book, but it was very repetitive.

Three sisters were tortured at the hands of their parents who were murdered, most likely by one of their daughters (who could blame them honestly). The lack of communication between the sisters leads to them all covering for each other and nobody knowing what really happened. Years later: Emma is a simpering idiot (not an idiot, traumatized and allowing herself to continue to live that way), Daphne is a psycho, and Juliet acts tough but cares way too much.

The narrator did a great job portraying all the characters, present and past.

I enjoyed the book, would absolutely recommend it, just wish there was less back and forth in the middle.

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I enjoyed this book, but not as much as "What Lies in the Woods" by Kate Alice Marshall. She does a great job with setting, but I didn't feel as connected to the characters in this book. I figured out several of the plot twists before they happened so it just fell a little flat for me. Overall though, I did enjoy the book and think it was solid.

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YIKES!!! This one totally help my attention and I was listening as fast as I could (which in this case was x2 lol) This was amazing!! Oh these poor sisters!! Personally, I would have killed their sucky parents myself - they were horrible!! I did NOT see the ending coming (and I'm surely not going to share it here either) WOW!!! Would have appreciated a more grisly death for one of the mains, but eh - I can't have everything I want lol Thank you to Netgalley, Kate Alice Marshall, Karissa Vacker (Narrator) and Macmillan Audio for an advance listeners copy of No One Can Know. I LOVED IT!!

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This book just wasn't for me. I couldn't connect with any of the characters and the twists were just meh. One thing I did like was the different timelines. I am always up for flashbacks.

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I enjoyed this. I love the unreliable narrators and the way the story unfolded slowly, with details being added in as characters were revealed and/or opened up.





I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

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This book held my attention throughout. It was filled with well developed characters, whose narration was totally unreliable. I really never figured it out, which I absolutely love! I was wrapped up in the storytelling in this novel. I enjoyed the time jumps and all the back and forth really worked to keep the reader on edge and wondering what they would learn next. Very well done and enjoyable to listen to.

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I've recently started listening to audiobooks, and this is one of the best that I've gotten through. The story is intriguing and kept me wanting to keep listening. The voices are easy to differentiate and the timeline is easy to keep up with.

I do think I could have enhanced the experience by reading a physical copy along with listening, but overall this is a story I could see myself picking up a physical copy of later.

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This twisty and intricate psychological thriller follows three sisters - Emma, Daphne and Juliette. The story picks up when Emma and her husband Nathan buy a new house. In the weeks after, Nathan loses his job and Emma discovers she is pregnant. They have no choice but to move into her parents family home, where they were tragically murdered fourteen years earlier.

The sisters haven’t spoken or seen each other since the death of their parents. With Emma’s return, old wounds, secrets and lies are reignited. Marshall totally nails sibling and familial, complicated relationships in this twisty, entertaining whodunit.

Pub date: 23 January 2024

Many thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for ALC

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A family murder and estranged sisters? Sounds like a good time. And for the most part it really was. The sister dynamic and the overall family dynamic was well done and we definitely hated the characters that we were supposed to hate, thats for sure. I think that part of the plot was painfully obvious once you got to know the cast of characters which did take away my enjoyment of the book overall the slightest bit. I already knew what was happening and there was just no way to be surprised. There was some decent tension building, but it was not an edge of your seat type book. The audiobook narrator is one of my favorites, she did an excellent job. I think this was a very just okay book overall though. I would still read more from Kate Alice Marshall though and I do have several more of her books on my TBR.

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Ooh! This book was so good! Woven together with amazing atmosphere, this story kept me guessing until the very end! I loved it! And the narration by Karissa Vacker was perfection!

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Yooooo, so I was a little nervous about this one after hearing a negative review saying that it started off strong and then got a little boring, but personally I found myself invested the whole way through. I don't think everyones actions fully made sense but it was still pretty entertaining and I'm not mad at how it turn out in the end.

I was pretty upset on their behalf regarding a lot of the stuff that happened, which I'd say was pretty successful. And maaan, that husband tho..

(Spoilers on goodreads review)

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2.5 stars rounded up

We have the story that is told mainly in the present but some passages from the past, as well, of three sisters that seem to hide a big secret. They might know who killed their parents but they are not saying.
15 years later one or them, Emma, moves back with her husband, in the house where it all happen and that stirs up things again. Her old flame shows up, her sisters that have been out of the picture for over ten years are reaching out.
Things get a bit tricky when someone else gets killed and suspicion lands once again on the three sisters.
Overall the book is not bad, but it feels like it's been written and read many times before. The ending is a bit of a letdown.

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audiofor allowing me to read this book!

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Thank you netgalley and Macmillan audio for the opportunity to read/listen to this book!
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No one can know was a dark and twisty page turning thriller that literally had me guessing until the VERY end. That’s just way I like my thrillers.👌🏻
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3 sisters, 3 different POVs, dual timelines, both past and present, unsolved murders, and so many secrets.
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3.5 stars

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This book was very eerie, dark and intriguing! It had me guessing and kept me entertained with the twists and turns. There ended up being two major "whodunits" in this story and while one was a bit predictable, the other was more surprising! The relationship between the sisters was my favorite part of this story and in the end, this was a book about family. I definite plan to continue picking up books from Kate Alice Marshall in the future.

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I love Kate Alice Marshall and think she did a fabulous job with this suspense/thriller, but I want to mention the narration of this audiobook. I think the narration deserves an A+ and a raise because I was hooked!

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