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The No-Show

The No-Show

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  • Create Date：2022-12-30 00:51:41
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Beth O'Leary
  • ISBN：1529409144
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Summary

Three women。 Three dates。 One missing man。。。

8。52。 Siobhan's been looking forward to her breakfast date with Joseph。 She was surprised when he suggested it - she normally sees him late at night in her hotel room。 Breakfast with Joseph on Valentine's Day surely means something 。。。 so where is he？

14。43。 Miranda's hoping that a Valentine's Day lunch with Carter will be the perfect way to celebrate her new job。 It's a fresh start and a sign that her grown-up life is finally falling into place: she's been dating Carter for five months now and things are getting serious。 But why hasn't he shown up？

18。30。 Joseph Carter agreed to be Jane's fake boyfriend at a colleague's engagement party。 They've not known each other long but their friendship is fast becoming the brightest part of her new life in Winchester。 Joseph promised to save Jane tonight。 But he's not here。。。

Meet Joseph Carter。 That is， if you can find him。

The No-Show is the brilliantly funny， heart-breaking and joyful new novel from Beth O'Leary about dating， and waiting， and the ways love can find us。 An utterly extraordinary tearjerker of a book， this is O'Leary's most ambitious novel yet。

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Reviews

Lauren ，

This was such a surprise read。 I didn't know much besides that it was considered a rom-com。 I'm surprised I even started this at all since I really disliked the only other rom-com I have read。 But this story was so well written and the details were so well done。 I found myself sobbing and I was not ready for that。 I will for sure recommend this book to almost anyone。 This was such a surprise read。 I didn't know much besides that it was considered a rom-com。 I'm surprised I even started this at all since I really disliked the only other rom-com I have read。 But this story was so well written and the details were so well done。 I found myself sobbing and I was not ready for that。 I will for sure recommend this book to almost anyone。 。。。more

dearbhla ，

Conflicted。 Loved some characters and the satisfaction of the reveal at the end， but it felt very disjointed at times。 It would have benefited from less main characters， I think just 2 would have been fine as side characters were hard to keep track of and more development could have happened with more time for the central girls。 There is a lot of Beth O’Leary charm abruptly contrasted with hard and deeply emotional plot points so not the light read you might expect。 Probably a 3。5 star but evil Conflicted。 Loved some characters and the satisfaction of the reveal at the end， but it felt very disjointed at times。 It would have benefited from less main characters， I think just 2 would have been fine as side characters were hard to keep track of and more development could have happened with more time for the central girls。 There is a lot of Beth O’Leary charm abruptly contrasted with hard and deeply emotional plot points so not the light read you might expect。 Probably a 3。5 star but evil goodreads won’t allow that 。。。more

Claire Hanrahan ，

4。5/5

Lauren Campbell ，

Damn this one was a lot deeper than I thought

Anouk ，

This did pull together quite nicely in the end but I had a hard time getting there。 It was boring and tedious for two thirds of the book。 Plus there were too many characters and story lines all at once。

Carla Atalla ，

should be a movie。 wish the twist was more apparent because i was not rooting for that man at all， and kept waiting for new love interests to come in for each of the women

Haninah Husaini ，

feelings were felt and tears were cried

Shiran Farbman ，

What a weird book this was

Zohal ，

I am impressed at how this book is marketed versus the actual story。 Super refreshing！

Kaitlyn Penzone ，

THE TWIST WTF！ did not expect it at all。 i knew going in there would be a twist from booktok but i could’ve never guessed this。 pretty damn good。

Bri Young ，

4。5⭐️

Jessie Waschek ，

3。5 ⭐️I enjoyed this book in the last 100 pages or so but it was kinda confusing and boring in the beginning。 I did really like the ending and how everything tied up。

Callie Craig ，

v predictable， v drawn out， but still v enjoyable - 3。5 stars rounded down

Carous ，

Nota oficial: 4，5。Ninguém está mais surpresa do que eu com o notão que dei ao livro já que foi uma leitura que oscilou bastante pra mim （prova disso é o tempo que levei para concluí- la - longo até para uma leitora tartaruga como eu）。Havia momentos que encheram de alívio porque ENFIM parecia que íamos a algum lugar， ENFIM a história se desenrolava， ENFIM conhecíamos os personagens， ENFIM características sobre eles e a história eram compartilhadas。E havia momentos em que eu pensava que dediquei 2 Nota oficial: 4，5。Ninguém está mais surpresa do que eu com o notão que dei ao livro já que foi uma leitura que oscilou bastante pra mim （prova disso é o tempo que levei para concluí- la - longo até para uma leitora tartaruga como eu）。Havia momentos que encheram de alívio porque ENFIM parecia que íamos a algum lugar， ENFIM a história se desenrolava， ENFIM conhecíamos os personagens， ENFIM características sobre eles e a história eram compartilhadas。E havia momentos em que eu pensava que dediquei 20 minutos， 46 minutos - que era o tempo de duração de cada capítulo porque eles são GRANDES neste livro - pra nada。 A história estava no mesmo ponto que 3 capítulos atrás。 Era bem frustrante。Só não digo que é o livro que menos gostei da Beth O'Leary porque Teto para dois existe e esse eu nem consegui terminar。 A Troca continua meu queridinho e The Road Trip e este empatados em segundo。 Ironicamente， os dois têm suas semelhanças。Além do ritmo lento， da sensação que eu tive de não saber pra onde a história estava indo - e a sensação de que nem a autora sabia o que estava escrevendo -， The No Show é um ame ou odeie pelos leitores。Nenhuma resenha brasileira que vi elogiava o livro， mas foram as resenhas em inglês que atiçaram minha curiosidade; estimulando a dar uma chance， prometendo uma história além da aparência， apostando tudo na reviravolta da história， jurando que o meu queixo ia cair com as conexões entre as histórias。No fim das contas， não estou na turma dos leitores que odiaram o livro， mas o plot twist não me surpreendeu - era minha aposta o tempo todo desde quando bati o olho na sinopse （era a opção mais óbvia）。Mas preciso tirar da minha cabeça de que Beth O'Leary escreve chick-lit。 Eu sempre acho isso e sempre quebro a cara。 Que bom que eu gosto no mesmo nível de romances contemporâneos femininos。No começo do livro eu simpatizei com todas as três mulheres。 Depois comecei a desgostar da Miranda。 Uma chata de galocha neurótica e ciumenta。 O pior tipo de mulher que existe: que implica se o namorado conhece outras mulheres por causa da sua insegurança。 Digo， ela tinha motivos para desconfiar de Joseph， mas escolheu as pistas erradas。 Não ajudou o fato d'eu desgostar dos personagens secundários que compunham sua história; as irmãs folgadas e inconvenientes e um colega de trabalho mulherengo interessado nela que me irritava até o último fio de cabelo。 Não dei a mínima para a profissão dela， embora seja incomum。Porém tenho que admitir que Beth me surpreendeu em como lidou com o mulherengo: havia mais camadas do que ele aparentava e isso foi bem legal。 Mas minha opinião de que ele era um chato não mudou， infelizmente。Jane é um cristalzinho que quero proteger com todas as minhas forças; Siobhan eu quero ter como amiga， irmã， chefe。 Forte， badass， mas que também precisa ser cuidada。 Não entendi bufulhas do que ela fazia da vida， mas tinha personagens secundários para compensar。 Claro que os melhores personagens secundários são os presentes na história da Jane。E o Joseph。。。 Meu Deus！。。。 Esse personagem é tão complexo que nem sei por onde começar。Apesar da dificuldade em engrenar na história - acontece lá pelos 60% do livro - julgo como saldo positivo da autora。 Ela escreveu outro livro bom， com uma história completamente diferente de seus trabalhos anteriores （é o que mais gosto dela: a capacidade de escrever histórias tão diferentes uma das outras）。 Os personagens são sólidos。 Fico admirada como a autora consegue escrever relacionamentos （românticos e não românticos） tão autênticos e tão bem。Talvez nem pegue outro livro até o ano que vem e deixe que esta seja minha última leitura de 2022 já que minha opinião foi positiva。 。。。more

Erin Ouellette ，

3。5/5 idk why I just don’t like Jane she was kinda annoying

Jalyn Fasting ，

Took be a bit to get into but the last half was AMAZING。 I was crying so hard it was insane。 I actually can’t think about it without tearing up

Holly Shouse ，

Well dang， I didn’t expect that ending and it honestly made up for the whole book。 I also liked how it wasn’t like any of her other books。

Leanne ，

I only read it because some girl on tiktok said the plot twist made her cry but it wasn't that great and I only realized it was the "big plot twist" after I already passed it LOL。 I wouldn't really call it a plot twist。 I also think it could have been shorter。 It was just ok 👍🏼 I only read it because some girl on tiktok said the plot twist made her cry but it wasn't that great and I only realized it was the "big plot twist" after I already passed it LOL。 I wouldn't really call it a plot twist。 I also think it could have been shorter。 It was just ok 👍🏼 。。。more

Aline ，

I don’t know what I was expecting from this book but it was definitely not this lol… I just had to finish it and figure out what the hell is going on

Melina Terebinto ，

plot twist， did not see that coming

allee puglisi ，

jaw dropped， head empty

Joslyn ，

📖

Leyla ，

Slow start， great finish。 I don’t want to give any spoilers so I’ll just say I enjoyed the twists of this book！ It made me feel many emotions！ Somethings I would have done differently but I liked the twists and ending so solid 4！

Ciara ，

I don't know that I'd consider this to be very romantic， and maybe that defeats the purpose， but it's intriguing and had me consturcting a mental conspiracy theory board à la Charlie Day which is its own fun。 I don't know that I'd consider this to be very romantic， and maybe that defeats the purpose， but it's intriguing and had me consturcting a mental conspiracy theory board à la Charlie Day which is its own fun。 。。。more

Tracey Inglis ，

An intriguing read didn’t play out like I expected。

Sydney Zimmer ，

I want to start out by saying that I thought the way this was written was so so clever of Beth O'Leary。 However， it was almost too clever。 I spent most of the book disliking and building Joseph into this villain and when everything clicked into place it was very hard for me to pivot and root for him。 But I loved these women and getting their stories。 Miranda ended up being my favorite perspective。 I want to start out by saying that I thought the way this was written was so so clever of Beth O'Leary。 However， it was almost too clever。 I spent most of the book disliking and building Joseph into this villain and when everything clicked into place it was very hard for me to pivot and root for him。 But I loved these women and getting their stories。 Miranda ended up being my favorite perspective。 。。。more

Lucy Brancaccio ，

I have such mixed feelings about this。 It was hard to get through cause this book is just so long and digs into mundane things。 But jeez when the twist comes in it’s so painful and well done it’s hard not to get emotional。 I feel like a lot of people’s main complaint after finishing a book is “it was great， but the ending sucked”… the opposite is true for this book。

Jandira Pimentel ，

Beth O’ Leary didn’t disappoint。

elizabeth ，

giving it four stars purely for the twist but i wanted to rip my hair out practically the entire time

vic ，

4。5☆

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