Nothing More to Tell – Book Review

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.

The kids who found Mr. Larkin are her way in, and her ex–best friend, Tripp Talbot, was one of them. Without his account of events, the other two kids might have gone down for Mr. Larkin’s murder—but instead, thanks to Tripp, they’re now at the top of the Saint Ambrose social pyramid. Tripp’s friends have never forgotten what Tripp did for them that day, and neither has he. Just like he hasn’t forgotten that everything he told the police was a lie.

Digging into the past is bound to shake up the present, and when Brynn begins to investigate what happened in the woods that day, she uncovers secrets that might change everything—about Saint Ambrose, about Mr. Larkin, and about her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot.

Four years ago someone got away with murder. More terrifying is that they might be closer than anyone thinks.

This is I think about the fifth book I have read of Karen McManus.

The story starts with Brynn who returns back to St. Andrews and working for a true crime newspaper. She was determined to find out what really happened to Mr. Larkin, who was her eighth-grade teacher and who was found murdered in the woods. His body was found by three other students–Tripp, Shane and Charlotte, Tripp being Brynn’s friend. And Brynn with her investigative journalistic skills start investigating what really happened to Mr. Larkin on that day.

The story is told mainly from Brynn’s and Tripp’s POV. It started out interesting but it kind of grew a little boring although it started getting interesting and gaining momentum towards the end. I do like how Brynn and Tripp couldn’t get along with each other and in the end romance develops between the two. I also like the action and all the drama that is described towards the end. There’s still a cliffhanger in the end, as still the person who murdered Mr. Larkin is not solved yet and I thought the ending was a little confusing.

Overall this was an OK book–worth 3.5 stars!