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No Tomorrow

Twists and turns aplenty in this concluding story based around ex MI6 agent Eve Palastri and lethal assassin Codenamed Villanelle.

Villanelle is still killing in the name of...in the name of who? This is the question Polastri needs to uncover, but in doing so...she’s ruffling feathers in very dangerous areas...

Villanelle now has new orders...get rid of the trouble!

A good overall read...if I had one comment it would be why this was split into two separate tomes...both of approx 250 pages? The first book ended ‘in mid air’ with no natural break point?

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The book the series love both.I absolutely devoured this book just like I binge watched the series.Grab this book full of twists turns shocks,#netgalley #notomorrow #Johnmurraypress

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Having watched the TV series and read the first book I was more than happy to read the second. For me the second book was much better than the first and I really enjoyed it. For anyone put off a bit by the first book going from the TV series to the books I would strongly recommend that you give the second book a chance too. Thanks very much.

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Having enjoyed, if that's the word, the TV series 'Killing Eve', I wanted to read the books that inspired the series.

The story is adrenaline-fuelled, clever, dark, fast-paced and rich in vivid imagery. Obviously, the characters assume the faces of the actors in the TV series I watched, but the settings, horrific killings and the continually intensifying relationship between Eve and Villanelle are perfectly executed in the book. The thrills, twists and terrible events are delivered at a fast pace, making this a page-turner, even if you haven't seen the TV series.

Dark humour, multiple plot twists and characters who are larger than life, but remain believable make this story the perfect read, for lovers of spy thrillers, intense female relationships and hard-hitting action fiction.

I received a copy of this book from John Murray Press via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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Oh my goodness!!!! I liked Codename Villanelle, but loved No Tomorrow and completely devoured it. Having seen Killing Eve, the books are very much a complement rather than a substitute, with a richer story, and more insight into the characters from the books. Can’t recommend this enough - a fantastic, suspenseful read, and I also can’t wait for the next instalment!

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I watched the series and absolutely loved it. Read the book, and was left absolutely stunned. It so rarely happens that a book and the tv movie/series are both totally 5*, but this is absolutely one of those times. There are differences between the two, but this has been artfully done so as totally complimentary, and meant that reading the book (after watching the series) I was still totally engrossed right to the very end. Loved them. More, please!

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Thrilling and darkly clever, get ready for a deeper insight into this fantastic villain! I would also recommend watching the series!

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Wow. A highly intense book. This is such a high-intense read, pulling you from scene to scene. Really enjoyed it!

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I loved Killing Eve so I was desperate to read the original novellas the show was based on - and I wasn't disappointed!

Pacy, thrilling, dramatic, sexy - these are proper edge of your seat reads. The main difference between the TV show and the books is the portrayal of Villanelle. In the novels she's much darker, much more sociopathic and er, there's a lot more sex. The black humour that I loved from the show was missing but I enjoyed the novels in a different way. Delicious and dark, these are a perfect beach read or one to hole up with over Christmas with a glass or two of wine. Pure self indulgence and you're totally worth it!

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I'm glad I decided to give this series another go, because the second instalment is so much stronger than the first one. The story has a sense of urgency and a lot of imaginative details that make it a lot more fun to read. The writing of queer characters and women is still occasionally shaky, but there ae fewer problems than in the first one. I'm a little surprised by how much I enjoyed this, after being so annoyed by Codename Villanelle.

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I have to confess that I never read the first book, and came across the author's work from the TV series 'Killing Eve'. I (actually our whole family) found it exciting with entertaining, funny and unpredictable plot twists, and waited impatiently for the next in the series. I was so excited to read this, and it has more than lived up to my expectations, with great character development and plot. One of the highlights for me was Eve's faked death.....!

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Loved this as much as the tv series and that is saying something! Can’t wait for the next one and would absolutely recommend to everyone!

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Not my usual genre but this book had me gripped throughout. Will be looking out for more of the same!

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After enjoying the first Killing Eve book I had high hopes for this second. It again really lived up to my expectations, I really enjoyed the way the characters continued to develop and how their individual motivations drew them further into each others' lives. I'm so glad to have read the books as well as watching the tv series, they're very different and each one makes the other a richer experience.

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I really enjoyed Killing Eve, the series on the BBC, so when I saw the books, I thought I'd give them to read. It wasn't as good as the series, the writing was a little clunky and the plot was quite long and drawn out (which is more understandable now that I know it was a series of eBooks), I think that the way that they changed it for TV was better. It did however make much more sense in the books when they went to Shanghai. I'm not sure why they changed it to Germany in the series.

I did like having more details about the characters. Villanelle got a lot more background and detail in Codename Villanelle and it was so cool to see more about her life and the way she became an assassin. In the second book it was Nico who I loved to see more from. In series he was kind of in the background being there and getting annoyed at Eve's growing obsession with Villanelle. But in the book he was funny and quirky. He was so sweet and he had goats. It was worth reading for the antics of the goats.

The other thing that I liked better in the book was the ending. It was so different from the series and it was far more satisfying.

I think it was worth reading, but I was off-put by a lot of the sex and the gritty stuff that wasn't really needed. Villanelle was unecessarily crass in some scenes and it just wasn't my thing. I also felt that telling everything about Villanelle's identity in the first few paragraphs took away all the mystery and suspense. The series kept a lot of surprises so it kept you watching and guessing. The book was very lacking in this respect.

If you loved the series though and want to see more behind the characters and the parts of their personality that had to be dropped for the series, then it's worth reading, but perhaps not if you're not into grimy, gritty crime.

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Loved it rather more than I expected to, having found the tv series enthralling and assuming the book would fall short given its different agenda. Very much looking forwards to reading the rest of the series. Would have liked more character insight so hope to get more if that going firwards

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Another fast paced thriller from Luke Jennings, it continues right on after the first of the killing eve series ( I had to read the last few pages again just to catch up), with the insider being questioned by Eve but it's not long before Villanelle cleans up the leaks. Eve still thinks she's on the hunt for the assassin and her obsession with Villanelle means she's prepared to do anything to find her, she travels all over the world getting closer to Villanelle but further away from Niko her husband. Again a fast paced spy thriller with only a few assainations this time however they are pretty graphic and imaginative. The writing style is very fact based so runs along at speed and keeps you hooked, I'm sure a little depth of character and description of surroundings and feelings would allow a series of full length novels. Thoroughly enjoyed with thanks to NetGalley for an ARC to review.

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Every word is a sniper's bullet to trace right to its target. You. No point in hiding, just read about Villanelle and Eve and enjoy such accuracy!

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I loved reading the book. The only drawback of the story was that I felt it just ended on a cliffhanger and now I have to wait forever for the next one!!

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No Tomorrow picks up from where the last book ended.

Full of action, twists and turns.

The relationship between Villanelle and Eve and the fascination that they have with each other is alarming but understandable.

Luke Jennings has created two fantastic female characters and as in the first book, I found myself rooting for both of them for such different reasons.

I found this book better than the last as the characters appeared more rounded and stronger to me

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