My review
Secrets are a minefield, be careful where you step -— you never know when a blast would occur and all would be lost!!
Francesca’s husband Robert jumped off a railing on to the ongoing traffic and he died!! A suicide!! But why? Weren’t they a happy couple with their tiny daughter Alice?
Welcome to the Tennants – a dysfunctional, weird, and secretive family where appearances were to kept at all costs. And oh, they were Francesca’s in-laws!! Each one reminded me of a rat with their beady eyes and furtive ways, where truth was an unknown factor, even to themselves.
The mother-in-law Camilla was the worst, enabling the lies, being a drug pusher for the son, and with a past which clammed her up faster than she could say the word ‘clam’. The father-in-law Patrick was nothing great; he knew everything but pretended to be the monkeys (yup the see no evil hear no evil kinds)
Then we have the lovely younger son John, who played the victim card in certain situations and certainly had his own hand in a lot of secrets. His wife Dilys was a nasty piece of work, oh boy, did I love to hate her. A bully to the end!
After her husband’s death, Francesca is thrown into this lot due to financial reasons, and she finds a loose thread unravelling from the yarn of secrets and on she follows it up, till she realizes that the ball of yarn comes from her sweater too…
My second book by author Clare Boyd, and she blew me away with the unlikeable downright awful characters. And that was the best part of the book. Secrets could be guessed easily as pages turned, but the nastiness of the characters just oozed its slime right to the last page, till it coated my fingers. Absolute fun!!
The ending though different felt a bit rushed and unbelievable, (let go of analysis) epilogue showed how a brain can take sudden decisions, the story did drag at certain points. But it is the characters by Clare Boyd which were awesome — horrible and hateful!!
Three secrets turned out to be many secrets pretending to be the truth.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Bookouture, and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating : 4 stars
Book blurb
Two years after the death of her husband, Robert, Francesca and her young daughter are leaving London for a fresh start. Money is tight and Robert’s mother has found them a little cottage in her village. Still grieving her loss, Francesca is grateful for the help, but why does Robert’s mother want to keep them so close?
Does she know about what Francesca did in the hour before Robert’s death?
Soon Francesca begins to suspect there was more to her husband’s death than she realised, that there might be even darker secrets hiding in his past than her own…
The closer she gets to uncovering the truth, the more she asks: is her own life in danger now too?
Product Details
Publication date : 17th May, 2018
Publisher : Bookouture
Language : English
Available on Amazon
Secrets, secrets, guess my secrets…
44 Responses
Great review ❤
Thanks Priyasha
I don’t know off hand who my favourite author is but i know who my favourite reviewer is.
By the way she promotes a fb group of authors and others. So she is now more than my favourite reviewer 😊
Ah Kurian… Who is she? Do I know her? 😱😱😂😂
Exactly Shalini. You are right. You are much more than you know you 😊
I am trying to discover me and know me
I can say one thing. I will be able to say soon that a celebrity is my friend ❤️
Ah Kurian, from your mouth to God’s ears. I just want to do good work which helps me look after my parents well
Such a noble thought and humble in behaviour. I truly admire you. All the very best to you 👋👋👋
Thank you so much, Kurian. When the world hurts me too much and life becomes difficult, it is people like you who are sent at the right time to uplift a weary spirit
You are most welcome Shalini. All the best
Celebrity is a hyperbole, indeed an exaggeration
I have already said, humble 😊
Exactly Shalini. You are much more than you know you 😉
well written, good review, amused to see you reading and reviewing in your tight work schedule. The story seems to be too dark.
It is not dark at all, but the characters are very very mean.
I am trying to manage my time, in the middle, I had lost my way but slowly getting back to reading
OK mean is fine😉
Hahaha… Yeah… It is fun to read about mean characters
Tough to deal with them in real life😉😊
Hahaha true
Very true 😊😎
Nice review, Shalini! I have to agree with Kurian. You’re awesome, and my favorite reviewer, too. Looking forward to the next one. 🙂
And Leslie, you are my favorite author, and you know that… ❤️💜😘😘
I often imagine on the trampoline with your daughter whenever I think about you 💜❤️
Haha. You should join us sometime. It’s great fun. 🙂 Really, you’re too sweet. If you ever decide to visit America, you’ve got a place to stay. 🙂
Awww…. Too emotional to reply to this 😘❤️💜
🙂 🙂
Excellent review Shalini. And I liked the author bio too. She certainly is well traveled.
Thanks 😉😉😂😂
Sorry, I thought I was commenting on The Forever Night Stand. 🤦🏽♀️
Both reviews were excellent though. 😊
That’s fine, I didn’t review forever night stand it was an excerpt. I reviewed three secrets and don’t you dare. Both were fab😉😉😂😂😘😘
I think I’m all mixed up Shalini, I’m sorry. That’s what happens when you’re reading stuff early in the morning and the posts are rolled up under one email. 😟
Hahaha that’s cool. It is fine I understand. It is fun to tease you
😉
Hmm…this is your idea of fun now? I’m concerned 😉
a drug pusher for the son??? I’ve heard of being a supportive mom but that may be pushing it a bit 😄
Hahaha… Yp I get my hoots through such depraved stuff…
Do you think DEVILESS Nicole’s effects? I always main I AM INNOCENT
Yes you do maintain your innocence, don’t you? 🤔😄
Always… The babe in the woods look goes with my persona 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😘😘
Omg… Shalini, they wrote a book about those crazy people in your neighbor’s house!! How did they write it so fast?? … Weren’t WE supposed to write it?? They STOLE it! 😵😱
We are going to find better suspenseful story, we need a roaring bestseller 😘😘😂😂
Oh, I’m on it! 😨😨