Ashley

I talked shit about the twist, but I still cried my eyes out.

Is this what swooning feels like?

This book is a first for me, I have never read a book that deals with a hostage situation. It made me realize that I have a hard time with human monsters because I can't possible empathize with the characters because what they are afraid of is so far from anything I have ever felt (and so indescribable). I realize I'm rambling, but this book gives me a lot to think over and has an interesting central idea.

This book was graciously provided via netgalley so full review to come once it all processes ;).

It amazes me how different relationships are now compared to in the past, but romantic and platonic. I enjoyed the action of this book, but was not too thrilled about the mental deterioration. Its important to life, yet rather boring to read.

There is no way I could be productive until I finished this book. Not the strongest of endings (my swoony self wants more), but it was satisfying -Let's just say I can begin my after-book hangover in a blissful state. :)

Enjoyed the writing, adored the examples, and I learned a few tricks and tips, but I am no where close to being able to get the truth from others. ;)

I am so happy I gave in and started this series despite the plot of the first book being a bit too SciFi for me. Great series seem to allow people like me to cross genre without second thoughts.

I can see why this is a well loved series - can't wait to read the next book!

Lots to learn here! This is a very distracting Audiobook - I had to keep pausing, rewinding, and repeating because of all of the information I needed to ponder. Good for the car, bad for work lol.

I love this book. Wow. I want to laugh and cry and read more dammit.

I received this book from netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review

No One Knows is another book touted as the next Gone Girl, but most of us know better by now to expect that level of surprise. The plot is similar as the husband disappears without a trace and the wife is assumed guilty, but never fully charged due to insufficient evidence. What I am trying to say is, if you enter this book thinking of it as the new Gone Girl, you will be disappointed. (So don't! This book holds its' own.)

We being our story five years after the husband's disappearance, just as the state legally declares him dead. Unfortunately, it's hard to find closure knowing what happened or, at minimum, finding a physical body. As the wife stumbles into a new love (who has strong resemblance to her lost husband), the web of mystery becomes tangled with new information and missing pieces – not to mention the million dollar inheritance.

There is a lot I really like about this book. The simplicity of characters of this book was a huge relief. My last book had seven narrators in the first five chapters – I had a hell of a time figuring out what was going on. Here, there was no need for guessing who's mind you were in. Also, our two main characters didn't get along, which I absolutely love. The story wasn't “gossipy”, but the tension and insight into how a person feels about another and vice versa makes me happy. The rivalry and twisting of situations keeps it interesting.

I love that this book did not ignore the obvious.I won't go too far into detail here – I want you to read the book after all – but there is an instance in the story where the answer is obvious. Like ‘OMG, narrator, you are stupid, author, why did you do this obvious thing to me?!' status. But, you know what? The main character did not ignore the obvious and actually obsessed about it like a normal person (and the readers) does. I was impressed.

The one part that killed me: the endings. In fact, my four star rating is fully based on the first ending and pretending the story ends there. I am blissfully blacking out the epilogue.

Why? Well.. It's mostly a spoiler alert, but what I can tell you is that it tries reeeally hard to twist the story into something it can't possible be – something that is too unbelievable, even for me.

I don't want you to read this spoiler alert because I want you to read the book, but.. if you can't stand it.. here it is: The first ending plays perfectly into the story and what we know of the characters and the situation.The second ending – grrr – it tries to turn the entire story around saying that our MC was in on the scam the entire time. This COULD be a reasonable twist of events, but not with the way the story is written. This worked for Gone Girl because, while we were reading from the missing wife's diary, we were not in her head. If we were in her head, we would know what she was really up to and how she really thought. You can't tell me throughout this whole book that the MC forgot that she not only planned the scam and somehow convinced herself that she didn't, but also that the husband forgot her major role. Nu-uh, no way.The third ending (Epilogue Part 1*) looked promising, but the news story ended too soon to be satisfying. If this piece included the whole expose on the couple, I would have been content. But.. It didn't.The fourth ending (Epilogue Part 2*) was just frustrating. It set the book up for a second, but not really because there is nowhere else for the book to go. It creates another unsatisfying loose end.*I lied above by stating I was only blocking out the Epilogue. The second ending is a part of the story.]

Overall, I think this is a relatively forgivable flaw as I can blissfully pretend it never happened.

Doesn't really fit in with the fifth book.

Same shat different book. If I hadn't read book #0.5, I would probably be out of my mind at this point, but.. since I have.. its just like.. meh. Entertaining and light enough to keep the day going :)

My interest in this book resembled a bell curve: rough start, interesting middle, mediocre ending.

Is it possible to enjoy the way a person writes but not the stories they write? This became interesting to me a little over half-way through with thr mutations, but didn't keep my interest. Well written, but not an interesting story to me. Perhaps I'm not a fan of zombie-type apocolypse stories though as I wasn't a fan of the last few I read either.

Well, we find out who A is.

Not as juicy, but the characters are different growing.

I was torn between “OK” and “I like it” for this book, but, in the end, I don't think I ever really cared about thr characters. Sure, I was rooting for them and appreciated the growth.

I had mistakenly thought this author wrote 39 Clues book #3, which I found disappointing, and was pleasantly surprised that this book was much better than I had originally hoped for. It's a Middlegrade novel so it's light, but I think my boy would enjoy the pranks and the humor.

Are you kidding me? I'm so mad at myself everytime this happens with Shepard's books. This is yet another book that ends in the middlr and, guess what? It was no where near as good as book #1. I could leave right now and be happy (which, if we are being honest, is mostly because I read book #0.5 which I'm fairly certain gave everything away..)

What? How can this book end without any real explanation? I would have given 3 stars If the main secret was explained or even if a few of the side secrets were. Instead, we are simply reflecting on a persons past and a little bit of their present with absolutely no point or enlightenment. (The only secret that was explained ended up being along the lines of “suddenly, his mind changed” and lacked any real meaning or realism.)

Also... The whole quote from Steven king calling this an eerie and suspenseful novel had me expecting horror or anticipation that would be satisfied. Neither were applicable.. (If we are being honest, I have myself to fault for this assumption as I haven't read or liked much Steven King..) Not to mention, the only suspense it had was for answers which we never receive..

I want to cry and laugh. I'm not ready to let go.

Cute story book. Crayons seem a little more than peeved to be left out, but I'm sure the kids would enjoy the scenarios the crayons are running away from.

YA with a twist. boy falls in love with girl, but can she get past the secret he's keeping? There is not enough action in this for me to consider it a full vampire novel. More like.. vampires are a side consideration on this YA novel and provide the minor conflict, almost an after thought, to the remainder of the book. The way the author writes draws me in though.

DO NOT READ THIA BOOK UNTIL YOUVE READ BOOK 2!!

I figured I would read this book before I got too far in the series. BIG MISTAKE. There are spoilers in here you just can't forget.

Besides that, this is the best transition book I have ever read. It overlaps with Book 1 and explains so much about Ali and her personality. Like I said above, it also contains huge spoiler alerts that will completely change how I look at book 2 (and would have completely ruined the surprises in book!)