Review: The Secrets We Keep - Nikki Lee Taylor

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The Secrets We Keep

Review: The Secrets We Keep - Nikki Lee Taylor - January 2021


I am in two minds with this review as I started reading the book as the cover drew me in and the premise sounded great and reminded me of the book Disclaimer by Renee Knight when a manuscript that mirrors truth and a dark secret comes to light and the spiraling rabbit hole of the mystery and thrill that comes with separating the manuscript and the reality of the truth. However, as I got reading it, I found myself struggling a bit as the book for me was a bit too slow-paced as I love to have my books fast-paced otherwise I read it and I find my mind wandering and myself getting distracted and losing interest in the story which is what happened with me as I struggled to read the remainder of this story. I also found the characters hard to connect with as we had Sophie whose husband and child in an accident but she seemed intent on wallowing but not and she felt too pity-party for my liking and then her boss Madelyn-May just rubbed me up the wrong way and reminded me of Meryl Streep's character in the Devil Wears Prada and it's like Hello, you are the boss of a freaking parenting blog yet you are a stuck-up cow. Overall, though this book does touch on some edgy topics like child abuse etc and to those who find this area triggering will find The Secrets we Keep a heartwrenching read and how sometimes secrets can destroy someone's life in a single heartbeat and it does make you reflect and wonder whether is the truth always the best option? This book is also a borderline 3P's read for me.

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