ann_sc's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Logistically faulty but interesting mystery
shanonkluttz's review against another edition
1.0
Didn't get out of the first chapter. The premise was good...the writing style was not for me. Too melodramatic.
mrsjkamp's review against another edition
2.0
Not one of my favorites by her. Predictable and uncomfortable. The stories of the characters seemed disjointed, and it is difficult to connect with Sophie. I don't find the characters to be all that likable.
gr8reader's review against another edition
4.0
Kept reading to find out just what the secret was.......although some of it was predictable, the unknowns kept me reading up until the last page.....
jhahn's review against another edition
4.0
Somehow I had read the first few chapters of this book before. I dont know why I didn't finish it. I really liked the book.
vhardman's review against another edition
5.0
The problem with keeping secrets is that sometimes you have to make up stories to keep the secret hidden. The problem with that is, when you tell the story enough, it becomes your reality.
The Art of Keeping Secrets is a story that will draw you in from the beginning and will not let you go until you’ve finished. This is a story of loss that makes the very people the loss affected question everything they believed. This is a story of unrequited love and the emptiness that feeling brings. This is story of two families and their friends that are deeply entwined in a struggle to understand.
Patti Callahan Henry is an incredible writer that is able to take a story and have it transport you into it. There is so many feelings wrapped up in this one story that you continually have to go back to it until it’s finished.
I absolutely loved this story. This was the first of Patti Callahan Henry’s books I have read and I can guarantee it will not be the last.
I highly recommend this book!
The Art of Keeping Secrets is a story that will draw you in from the beginning and will not let you go until you’ve finished. This is a story of loss that makes the very people the loss affected question everything they believed. This is a story of unrequited love and the emptiness that feeling brings. This is story of two families and their friends that are deeply entwined in a struggle to understand.
Patti Callahan Henry is an incredible writer that is able to take a story and have it transport you into it. There is so many feelings wrapped up in this one story that you continually have to go back to it until it’s finished.
I absolutely loved this story. This was the first of Patti Callahan Henry’s books I have read and I can guarantee it will not be the last.
I highly recommend this book!
ladrumm's review against another edition
3.0
This was my third book by Henry and my least favorite of the three. I'm not too worried about that, as it's one of her earlier novels and my absolute favorite work by her is one of her latest. I went through this when my Kristin Hannah obsession first started; I began with her latest novel, fell head over heels in love then was not as impressed with her earlier works. The title of this book drew me in first, followed by the cover artwork. Then the storyline got me: Annabelle Murphy's husband is killed in a private plane crash in a remote area of Colorado. Two years later, they finally recover the wreckage and discover he was not in the plane alone - there was also a woman on board. The rest of the story follows Annabelle's search to discover who was with her husband on that plane and why. I had a really hard time liking Annabelle because she was so weak. She couldn't stand up for herself, not even to her teenage daughter (who I wanted to slap, by the way. Thankfully, she was a minor character.). The other main character, Sofie, was also weak and I have a very big problem with weak women. The whole book kept building up to the revelation of who this woman was and why she was with Annabelle's husband and it just seemed like it took forever to get there. Finally, we do get there and, although the ending was far from surprising, I just don't believe it. Yes, it's the author's story and characters and she can make them do whatever she wants, but in my mind, from the picture I had conjured up of Annabelle's husband, I didn't believe for a second that this was the true story.
kcs41's review
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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