The No-Show
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- Author：Beth O'Leary
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Summary
Three women who seemingly have nothing in common find that they're involved with the same man in this smart new rom-com by Beth O'Leary， bestselling author of The Flatshare。
Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate。 Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job。 Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth。
These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They've all been stood up on the same day， the very worst day to be stood up--Valentine's Day。 And， unbeknownst to them， they've all been stood up by the same man。
Once they've each forgiven him for standing them up， they let him back into their lives and are in serious danger of falling in love with a man who seems to have not just one or two but three women on the go。。。。
Is there more to him than meets the eye？ And will they each untangle the truth before they all get their hearts broken？
Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate。 Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job。 Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth。
These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They've all been stood up on the same day， the very worst day to be stood up--Valentine's Day。 And， unbeknownst to them， they've all been stood up by the same man。
Once they've each forgiven him for standing them up， they let him back into their lives and are in serious danger of falling in love with a man who seems to have not just one or two but three women on the go。。。。
Is there more to him than meets the eye？ And will they each untangle the truth before they all get their hearts broken？
Reviews
Dani Mendonca
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fofo demais （como tudo que ela escreve）
Michelle
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While I didn't enjoy this novel quite as much as some of Beth O'Leary's previous novels， it was charming and sweet in the end。 The first half moved slowly - probably because I wasn't sure where it was going and how the characters would connect。 The latter half picked up and was more fun to read。 The connections between characters are clever and unexpected。 There is a lot of love and friendship and the dialogue rings true， even when the relationships don't work out。 I liked this book a lot more t While I didn't enjoy this novel quite as much as some of Beth O'Leary's previous novels， it was charming and sweet in the end。 The first half moved slowly - probably because I wasn't sure where it was going and how the characters would connect。 The latter half picked up and was more fun to read。 The connections between characters are clever and unexpected。 There is a lot of love and friendship and the dialogue rings true， even when the relationships don't work out。 I liked this book a lot more than I expected to when I started reading it。 Stick with it！Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
NZLisaM
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3。5。 This was a tough one to rate as it had a lot of originality， but I was also quite bored。 Will get back to you with my review。
Jaimie
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3。5。 Not what I expected， but maybe in a good way。
Raquel Silva
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This had a great twist I didn’t see coming and was so glad it did。 I hated myself for liking JC。 I thought he was so great， hated the 3 different women scenario。
D。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *ETA: ended up 2-starring it。*Can't in good conscience give this book more than 3 stars， and I'm squeezing the third as I liked the ending and I am in my core an absolute O'Leary fan （which is why I'm so passionately disappointed and upset about this book） - so:1） O'Leary was a rom-com writer。 This is NOT （！！！！）， by any stretch of the imagination， a rom-com。 Waiting for a loved author's book only to end up with a whole other book than what they normally write， without nothing in the book's blurb *ETA: ended up 2-starring it。*Can't in good conscience give this book more than 3 stars， and I'm squeezing the third as I liked the ending and I am in my core an absolute O'Leary fan （which is why I'm so passionately disappointed and upset about this book） - so:1） O'Leary was a rom-com writer。 This is NOT （！！！！）， by any stretch of the imagination， a rom-com。 Waiting for a loved author's book only to end up with a whole other book than what they normally write， without nothing in the book's blurb to indicate the fact， feels dishonest。 If I'll save one reader from the disappointment I felt when I dove into this book and landed splat on my face in a story that didn't make sense to my expectations， I'll be happy。 Reader， be advised: not。 a。 rom-com。 2） The narration was mostly awful。 Miranda's character's narration was spot on， much more reminiscent of O'Leary's other books which have fantastic narration。 Siobhan's was ok （coming to show that a famous actor does not equate superb narration） but unfortunately Jane's narrator was barely listenable。 Excessively long pauses between sentences （I kept checking my phone to see if I accidentally hit pause）， and while hearing pages being turned is forgivable， hearing the narrator lick her lips and swallow saliva constantly was so uncomfortable that I considered DNFing the book。 Remembering it now sends a shiver down my back。 3） O'Leary has ventured before into the mental health / abusive relationships topics and she did it with grace。 This time it was too excessive。 [Spoilers ahead] Siobhan's utter breakdown， which included frequent dissociations and months of recovery， was barely explained。 Jane's behaviours were just baffling sometimes， considering she kept hinting at the completely different person she used to be Before。 At some point it felt like this was becoming a self-help book。4） （and here I'm guessing I'm in the minority）[spoilers ahead] the lockdown descriptions at the end were just。。。 Why。 We all just went through it in real life and it was hell， WHY would we want to read about it？ The book could have so easily been set one year earlier and not even touched lockdown。 WHY do I need to read about people working from home and forming bubbles。 What did it actually add to the book？ In truth， 85% of the book was a two-star。 The ending tied everything together beautifully so I bumped it up。 Not sure how I feel about any future books， this one was too much of a disappointment。 。。。more
Zoe Adams
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4。25。 Beth O'Leary did it again！ I have absolutely loved every one of her books， despite thinking on the basis of the synopsis that I'd hate them。 This has to be my favourite; I did not see the twist coming AT ALL， and thought the story was just so so clever。 And Beth O'Leary is just so good at creating believable characters。 Every character was different， and she did so well in differentiating between the voices of Siobhan， Jane and Miranda。 I really resonated with Jane in particular - the idea 4。25。 Beth O'Leary did it again！ I have absolutely loved every one of her books， despite thinking on the basis of the synopsis that I'd hate them。 This has to be my favourite; I did not see the twist coming AT ALL， and thought the story was just so so clever。 And Beth O'Leary is just so good at creating believable characters。 Every character was different， and she did so well in differentiating between the voices of Siobhan， Jane and Miranda。 I really resonated with Jane in particular - the idea of creating a routine for yourself to protect you against uncertainty just really made sense to me。 This was such an enjoyable read， and I'm just so sad it's over！ 。。。more
Accio Libris
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I just loved it！
Aurora
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First and foremost， it IS best to get into this story blind。 I did find that hard， but I think the payoff was worth it–not like epic and utterly mind-blowing， but fresh and unique。 At the end I felt like this was mainly Joseph's story told from these women's perspectives。 The three of them are so different but interesting。 I kinda wish I had seen more tidbits of the women's lives independent from Joseph， or perhaps even more of Joseph's POV。 Would I read this again？ probably not。 Would I recomme First and foremost， it IS best to get into this story blind。 I did find that hard， but I think the payoff was worth it–not like epic and utterly mind-blowing， but fresh and unique。 At the end I felt like this was mainly Joseph's story told from these women's perspectives。 The three of them are so different but interesting。 I kinda wish I had seen more tidbits of the women's lives independent from Joseph， or perhaps even more of Joseph's POV。 Would I read this again？ probably not。 Would I recommend this？ Absolutely。 （view spoiler）[I loved Miranda and AJ and wanted more of those two！ Absolutely LOLed when they were professing their love in front of a passed out Carter haha （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
T
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。The first thing you must know about a Beth O'Leary novel is that you will often feel discomfort or even dislike before the payoff。 But the payoff is so worth it。 This was true for THE ROAD TRIP， and so I reminded myself to keep reading THE NO-SHOW even though I wasn't sure where O'Leary was taking me or that I wanted to get there。 Trust in O'Leary's skill to bring the story full circle。The second thing you must know about a Beth O'Leary novel Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。The first thing you must know about a Beth O'Leary novel is that you will often feel discomfort or even dislike before the payoff。 But the payoff is so worth it。 This was true for THE ROAD TRIP， and so I reminded myself to keep reading THE NO-SHOW even though I wasn't sure where O'Leary was taking me or that I wanted to get there。 Trust in O'Leary's skill to bring the story full circle。The second thing you must know about a Beth O'Leary novel is that she covers heavy topics。 Mental health issues， abusive relationships， grief， trauma。 They're all there， and she doesn't shy away from them。Which leads me to the third thing you should know， or at least my third observation: I really like the covers of O'Leary's books， but I think they are quite misleading。 They make you think the book is going to be a typical rom-com with minimal angst， which is pretty far from the truth。THE NO-SHOW isn't my favorite O'Leary （that is still THE SWITCH）， but it has definitely stuck with me since I finished reading it。 I think if you go into this book understanding the three points above， you will find it a well-written， poignant story about people learning to free themselves of the pasts that haunt them。 。。。more
Vivien
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5read in 1 day， one small positive about getting covid is I don't feel bad reading in bed all day lol---went into it expecting something a little funny， a little 'oh no he di-int'， some shenanigans and 3v1 revenge plottingbut what I got was a very chick-litty heavy first big section， which was alright， appreciated the strong female support and characters I didn't see the timeline twist coming but was tbh done pretty wellbut it also definitely took a sharp turn a la 'one day' or 'just one night 3。5read in 1 day， one small positive about getting covid is I don't feel bad reading in bed all day lol---went into it expecting something a little funny， a little 'oh no he di-int'， some shenanigans and 3v1 revenge plottingbut what I got was a very chick-litty heavy first big section， which was alright， appreciated the strong female support and characters I didn't see the timeline twist coming but was tbh done pretty wellbut it also definitely took a sharp turn a la 'one day' or 'just one night' overall， a good readbut I guess it wasn't what I expected which kinda made me feel。。。 cheated？？but also， I guess that's o'leary's style to be more mental-health-character-work > rom-com and appreciate that it would've been hard to market without giving the twist awaygood characters and characterisation， and interesting to see the three stories come together in the end 。。。more
Hannah Markmann
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So clever， so wonderful to read， so hard to put down。 O'Leary proves yet again that she is a talented， skilled writer。 I already can't wait for her next release！ So clever， so wonderful to read， so hard to put down。 O'Leary proves yet again that she is a talented， skilled writer。 I already can't wait for her next release！ 。。。more
Jen
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Soooooo much better than The Road Trip！Longer review to come！
MiKayla
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I don’t know what to say except this book gives it ALL and it’s utter perfection。 In this story you get to view three of Joseph Carters pivotal relationships with Siobhan， Miranda， and Jane。 The story of his relationships with these three women are told from the perspective of the women and take you through the ups and downs of their very different relationships。 One thing that keeps you wondering throughout the book until the end is why did he stand each of these three different but wonderful w I don’t know what to say except this book gives it ALL and it’s utter perfection。 In this story you get to view three of Joseph Carters pivotal relationships with Siobhan， Miranda， and Jane。 The story of his relationships with these three women are told from the perspective of the women and take you through the ups and downs of their very different relationships。 One thing that keeps you wondering throughout the book until the end is why did he stand each of these three different but wonderful women up on Valentine’s Day。 When we finally unravel the story as the women’s time with Joseph aka Carter continues we start to understand pieces of the puzzle and the importance of Valentine’s Day。 I highly recommend having some tissues on hand for when the importance of Valentine’s finally unravels for Siobhan， Miranda， and Jane。 Beth absolutely knocked this one out of the park， if you haven’t gotten a copy， please order or grab one as it is out 4/12/2022 and pick up some tissues while you are at it！ Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Books for the ARC of this book！ I am so thankful to obtain a copy to read in advance of its release！ 。。。more
Wendy W。
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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary is an emotional story about three women who were all stood up by Joseph Carter on Valentine's day。 I read the blurb for this book， and wasn’t sure it was for me， but， I hung in there and I absolutely loved this book。 I ran through all the emotions while reading The No-Show， and it’s one of my favorite books of 2022。 Joseph Carter ends up standing up three women on the very worst day to be stood up， Valentine's Day。 All three women eventually forgive him and give him a The No-Show by Beth O'Leary is an emotional story about three women who were all stood up by Joseph Carter on Valentine's day。 I read the blurb for this book， and wasn’t sure it was for me， but， I hung in there and I absolutely loved this book。 I ran through all the emotions while reading The No-Show， and it’s one of my favorite books of 2022。 Joseph Carter ends up standing up three women on the very worst day to be stood up， Valentine's Day。 All three women eventually forgive him and give him a second chance， and eventually let Joseph Carter back into their lives， with varying degrees of success。 Siobhan is a busy life coach who is also a workaholic。 She’s determined to grow her business and doesn’t have time for a personal life。 Miranda is a tree surgeon， who is viewed as just one of the guys among her all-male co-workers。 She loves climbing trees and can’t imagine a job at a desk。 Jane suffers from low self-esteem due to a past relationship and works at a local charity shop。 All three women have one thing in common。 They were stood up on Valentine's day by Joseph Carter。 I will say that at more than one point in the book， I was angry with Joseph， and couldn’t imagine why he was so terrible at relationships。 But， I hung in there and trusted the author， and the payoff at the end of the book was worth it。 Even when I was angry with Joseph， I still wanted him to be happy， and I was rooting for all three women all throughout the book。 I love an emotional book， and this was heartbreaking， heartwarming， and joyful all at the same time。 I recommend this book to anyone who loves an emotional book about relationships。 I received a complimentary copy of this book。 The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Jenn
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I normally enjoy this author’s books but this one was extremely disappointing。 It wasn’t a romcom。 It had a good premise…three women dating the same guy…but that wasn’t really the case。 Ugh。 I don’t have anything else to say。
Eliza Noakes
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Oh my god。 I LOVE THIS BOOK。
Emelie Landenberg
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Don’t know what to think。 It’s not really a romance？ I think？ Didn’t see the twist coming so that was good。 Twist came too late， not so good。 All the characters were nice， but none of them stood out。 This is a 3。5 stars for me I think。
Miss Lorna Weightman
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Her best book yet！ I loved every page。 The ideal holiday read too！
Ashlee （bookswithnopictures）
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Based on the blurb， I fully expected The No-Show to be about three women dating the same man， finding out about it， possibly ganging up and forming a bond to get the ultimate revenge。 Or maybe they all rip each other to shreds and duke it out until they decide to become the best of friends。 It's far and beyond my expectations。Did I rate this 5 stars？ Yes， yes I did。 Did I struggle with reading the first half？ Also yes。 There are a lot of characters and POV switches that take a minute to get accu Based on the blurb， I fully expected The No-Show to be about three women dating the same man， finding out about it， possibly ganging up and forming a bond to get the ultimate revenge。 Or maybe they all rip each other to shreds and duke it out until they decide to become the best of friends。 It's far and beyond my expectations。Did I rate this 5 stars？ Yes， yes I did。 Did I struggle with reading the first half？ Also yes。 There are a lot of characters and POV switches that take a minute to get accustomed to。 If any future readers question the beginning， I can't say enough: push through， keep going！Here's the thing。 I've said it in previous reviews for books written by Beth O'Leary， but I'm pretty sure she's a women's fiction/contemporary romance genius。 She continually writes stories that I've not seen before。 There's no routine or retelling or reworking of someone else's work。 If this is incorrect， please direct me to where she gets these ideas because I need to read them right now。There are three POVs right out the gate: sophisticated and worldly Siobhan， timid and routine-driven Jane， and reliable and hard-working Miranda。 We meet them all at some point on Valentine's Day in which one Joseph Carter stands them up for a breakfast， lunch， and evening engagement party。I've gushed about Beth as an author mostly because I don't want to spoil anything and I know I'm hyping this up。 This is coming from a total fangirl。 I'd say I'm sorry， but I absolutely am not as I already want to re-read it。Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the advanced copy。 All thoughts in this review are my own。 。。。more
Susan Metallo
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Three women， three Valentine's dates， one man who didn't show up。 Is Joseph Carter cheating？ Or is there more to his story than meets the eye。。。I received an advance reader copy of this book。This is a well-crafted， moving contemporary love story about three women and one man all struggling to be true to themselves and their feelings。 A heads up: if you are turned off by stories about cheating， you should know first and foremost that there is more to this story than meets the eye （or shows up in Three women， three Valentine's dates， one man who didn't show up。 Is Joseph Carter cheating？ Or is there more to his story than meets the eye。。。I received an advance reader copy of this book。This is a well-crafted， moving contemporary love story about three women and one man all struggling to be true to themselves and their feelings。 A heads up: if you are turned off by stories about cheating， you should know first and foremost that there is more to this story than meets the eye （or shows up in the premise on the back cover） but also that the tension throughout the majority of the book surrounding the alleged cheating makes for a stressful read if that's not your cup of tea。 So if that's you， skip this one and pick up any other of Beth O'Leary's fabulous books。 But I will say as someone who does not like books about cheating myself， the resolution of this story （the whole last third， really） was deeply satisfying， heartwarming， and beautiful。 So I do recommend this book to fans of sweet contemporary romance and "women's fiction" provided that stories about cheating are not a major trigger for you。 。。。more
Nina
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I was really expecting to like this one， and it just fell completely flat。 Hot tip: It does not make a romance novel if you position the supposed love interest as a cheater。 Whether he is or not is another thing - but just the idea that he was put me off the whole thing。 So yeah。 It’s a big no from me。
Gia Salvaggio
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Why is it that I thought I was getting a cute rom-com and ended up bawling my eyes out in the bath？！
Denise
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After adoring The Switch and feeling medium on The Road Trip， I went into this book with cautious optimism。 It's completely blown me away and is by far my favourite Beth O'Leary book now （though I still need to read The Flatshare！）。 Highly recommend everyone grab this when it comes out！ Unexpected， creative twists and signature heart-rending moments made this a quick， wonderful read。 After adoring The Switch and feeling medium on The Road Trip， I went into this book with cautious optimism。 It's completely blown me away and is by far my favourite Beth O'Leary book now （though I still need to read The Flatshare！）。 Highly recommend everyone grab this when it comes out！ Unexpected， creative twists and signature heart-rending moments made this a quick， wonderful read。 。。。more
Annarella
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Beth O'Leary is back and deliver another riveting and compelling story， well written and gripping。The three different women and their stories are fascinating and I was surprised by the twists。I didn't know if I hated， despised or simply wanted to slap Joseph Carter， he's an interesting characters and an important part of this surprising plot。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine Beth O'Leary is back and deliver another riveting and compelling story， well written and gripping。The three different women and their stories are fascinating and I was surprised by the twists。I didn't know if I hated， despised or simply wanted to slap Joseph Carter， he's an interesting characters and an important part of this surprising plot。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
julia
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*big thanks to netgalley and berkeley for sending me an eARC！ all opinions are my own。beth o'leary once again shows that her romances are go far deeper than the surface。 "the no-show" starts out as a story based on bad timing and missed dates， but becomes a layered insight on love， grief， and life-changing people。 siobhan， miranda and jane are each very different leading ladies， but they all captured my attention immediately。 it was impossible not to root for them。 joseph， while he definitely do *big thanks to netgalley and berkeley for sending me an eARC！ all opinions are my own。beth o'leary once again shows that her romances are go far deeper than the surface。 "the no-show" starts out as a story based on bad timing and missed dates， but becomes a layered insight on love， grief， and life-changing people。 siobhan， miranda and jane are each very different leading ladies， but they all captured my attention immediately。 it was impossible not to root for them。 joseph， while he definitely doesn't start off in the best light， is given the time and space to be understood， and although i didn't love him as a character or a male lead， beth o'leary is amazingly talented at writing about loss， heartbreak and trauma。 as expected， the story has plenty of twists and turns， and i have to say， i really didn't see the big one coming。 it adds so many layers to the story and makes the emotions so much bigger。 while i loved each lead， miranda was absolutely my favorite （i'm also a huge fan of AJ， too） and i enjoyed how each storyline was tied together in the end， although more attention to that would have made the ending even more satisfying。 o'leary is phenomenal in her fourth novel -- it's a perfect showcase for her skills in writing love， loss and humor all while captivating her reader。 。。。more
Courtney Cogswell
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First of all， this was a one day read and I could not put it down。 I don't always love books that bounce around with different viewpoints but this was done very well。 The characters were all compelling and I really was rooting for them all individually yet wondering how everything was going to come together。 I have to say I did not expect the twist but I absolutely adore how the whole book played out。 Heartfelt and captivating read！ First of all， this was a one day read and I could not put it down。 I don't always love books that bounce around with different viewpoints but this was done very well。 The characters were all compelling and I really was rooting for them all individually yet wondering how everything was going to come together。 I have to say I did not expect the twist but I absolutely adore how the whole book played out。 Heartfelt and captivating read！ 。。。more
Sarah
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A simple tale told complexly。 This book follows three amazing women who have got amazing people to support them and that's about it！ Okay， maybe there's also this guy involved with them and he deserves some credit too。 I gave it three stars because this book， like the flatshare， made me happy。 I was giggly while reading it。 Beth O'Leary has that power over me。 The book was fine- not fabulous， not something I would like to reread， juts fine。 Our guy Joseph Carter was swoon-worthy but I found myse A simple tale told complexly。 This book follows three amazing women who have got amazing people to support them and that's about it！ Okay， maybe there's also this guy involved with them and he deserves some credit too。 I gave it three stars because this book， like the flatshare， made me happy。 I was giggly while reading it。 Beth O'Leary has that power over me。 The book was fine- not fabulous， not something I would like to reread， juts fine。 Our guy Joseph Carter was swoon-worthy but I found myself falling for AJ- who was only there for 20% of the book。 But when it comes to our female lead。。。I just can't help loving them and rooting for them。 There are also these side characters （mainly Fiona） whom I wish to take out for dinner。 I would say， if you want to smile and simp， just go for this！ 。。。more
Naomi （aplace_inthesun）
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The No-Show by Beth O’Leary alternated between three women’s stories - Siobhan， Miranda and Jane。 Each share a connection with one man - and they know him by variations of his name - Joseph Carter。 I don’t want to go too much into the plot of the book for fear of giving it away， but through the progression of the novel， let’s just say things aren’t what they seem。 And I ended up thinking very differently of Joseph at the end， from the vibes I was getting in the beginning。 This aspect of the nove The No-Show by Beth O’Leary alternated between three women’s stories - Siobhan， Miranda and Jane。 Each share a connection with one man - and they know him by variations of his name - Joseph Carter。 I don’t want to go too much into the plot of the book for fear of giving it away， but through the progression of the novel， let’s just say things aren’t what they seem。 And I ended up thinking very differently of Joseph at the end， from the vibes I was getting in the beginning。 This aspect of the novel and the way it unfolded was wonderful story crafting from O’Leary。 It takes some time to get to know these women， and for me it required a little patience， as it’s largely character based rather than plot-based （though there are some major plot points to take note of as being significant）。 I’ll be really interested to see others views of this one。 I quite liked it once I got into it。 Thanks to Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this book to read and review。 My thoughts are genuine and my own。 。。。more
Jane Gregg
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Clever， clever， clever Beth O’Leary。
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