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A review by pagesplotsandpints
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
3.75
Read Completed 1/5/24 | 3.75 stars
WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS, Kate Alice Marshall's adult thriller debut, was one of my favorite reads of 2023 and I absolutely fell in love with it so I was excited for and worried about NO ONE CAN KNOW. I really wanted to love it but also tried to go in with lower expectations. I had also seen some mixed reviews and that a lot of people were feeling middle-of-the-road about it, so I set my expectations even lower.
In the end, I enjoyed it! It definitely was not WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS level for me and felt a bit more "typical thriller" and less of a stand-out, but I liked the story and liked the sisters. The jumping around between past and present AND switching back and forth between the different sisters' POVs was a little too much jumping around for me. It just felt a little choppy and the book didn't really run smoothly.
Ultimately, the ending just didn’t do it for me. It was kind of a make-or-break aspect of the book and I was really interested in the mystery portion, wondering who really killed the parents. There were a few different reveals and I liked part of it but didn’t like the other. I felt like one part of the reveal was overused and overdone, and I just personally didn’t enjoy it.
I enjoyed the book and the journey, but it really probably won’t stick with me and it won’t be something I’m wildly recommending. I liked it but it felt a bit more average for a thriller.
WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS, Kate Alice Marshall's adult thriller debut, was one of my favorite reads of 2023 and I absolutely fell in love with it so I was excited for and worried about NO ONE CAN KNOW. I really wanted to love it but also tried to go in with lower expectations. I had also seen some mixed reviews and that a lot of people were feeling middle-of-the-road about it, so I set my expectations even lower.
In the end, I enjoyed it! It definitely was not WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS level for me and felt a bit more "typical thriller" and less of a stand-out, but I liked the story and liked the sisters. The jumping around between past and present AND switching back and forth between the different sisters' POVs was a little too much jumping around for me. It just felt a little choppy and the book didn't really run smoothly.
Ultimately, the ending just didn’t do it for me. It was kind of a make-or-break aspect of the book and I was really interested in the mystery portion, wondering who really killed the parents. There were a few different reveals and I liked part of it but didn’t like the other. I felt like one part of the reveal was overused and overdone, and I just personally didn’t enjoy it.
I enjoyed the book and the journey, but it really probably won’t stick with me and it won’t be something I’m wildly recommending. I liked it but it felt a bit more average for a thriller.