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Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre

9 reviews

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

You know I think I read this book on a great day. I only had a day left of the month and I wasn't having a good couple of days. I honestly wasn't in the right headspace to read, but I wanted to. I had this book on my list and it was short so I decided to give it a shot one afternoon and literally finished the whole thing.

Now, I've heard a lot of praise for A.R. Torre's thriller. Quite frankly, I'm not impressed. I hated "The Good Lie". Rated that 2 stars. And this one was just fine. I felt neutral the entire time I read this. To call her books thrillers is a huge stretch because they possess no thrilling aspects, especially this one. I saw someone describe this as some form of soapy drama and I'm inclined to agree with them. There's nothing thrilling about this book.

Almost everyone is extremely unlikeable

Neena being so self-aware of her actions and yet doing them anyway was a little jarring

, but I figured that was the point so that didn't bother me. Their motivations for everything they did were very loose. But the plot was basic and I didn't care much for this author after reading my first book by her so I let it go.

This isn't the best book ever, but it's not the worst. It did it's job. It was entertaining enough to keep me going (granted i did read this on 2x speed on audio). I don't think the past timelines provided much to the book. Everything in this book is predictable (not a bad thing just something to point out). This was literally a woman-hating-on-woman novel. Even worse, a woman hating on woman while fighting over a mediocre man.

Don't like how William literally got off scoff-free for everything. Also, his POV literally added nothing to the book. Whoopie! He knows his wife is psychotic.

So, if that's something you can't tolerate then I don't recommend this book.

Also, the last 15% of this book was a mess and not in a good way. Don't like what the author did to Matt's character.

He was the only decent character in this book until he pimp slapped his wife just for talking and trying to explain herself. Not trying to defend Neena at all. She's a terrible person, but he had no right to hit her just because he was angry. I'll never excuse physical abuse like that.

Also, what was with that ending? It literally made everything that was going on for nothing.

Cat all of a sudden feels guilty for ruining Neena's life even though she did all that methodical planning to ensure that nothing would be traced back to her and that Neena's life would be ruined. Girl, you were so ready to pull the trigger (figuratively), and now you wanna back out?! And she also helps her reunite with her husband so literally what was the point of this?!

Overall, this book was fine. I wouldn't recommend it because it's nothing special, but it wasn't the worst thing ever.

The whole railing thing with Matt was never explained. Did Cat do that too?

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faithsbookreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

(3.5 rounded to 4⭐️) this was probably the best thriller i’ve read in 2024 so far butttttttt the ending was extremely anticlimactic & disappointing. This book did a really good job of making me SO upset with characters (*Neena🙄🤨*) but also on the edge of my seat as to how everything was going to play out. I will say that Cat, though she is also not a good person, really did not come to play & somehow i’m not exactly mad at what she did???😫 I really enjoyed this book, other than the ending!🤷🏽‍♀️

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izzy_v's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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whats_miranda_reading's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Did not see the end coming. Another quick easy read by AR Torre. I like her style of making a lot of chapters that are short. Tricks you into reading more and finishing the book fast, in addition to craving more of the story.

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assesgrass's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i enjoyed this book, the beginning was hard to get through, im not into boring intros and to me it felt boring. however, after i made it over the 25% mark i was HOOKED. the plot twists really kept me going, i hated all the characters, especially cat. i think cat is so judgemental and rude. trigger warning for mentions of abortion she’s really rude about that bit.

the plot twists well some of them i seen but most of them i was actually shocked that i didn’t see coming.

the ending was interesting, i feel like it’s very hard to end a book like this without adding a whole lot of trauma. this ending was good, i think it really wrapped up the characters and their lives.

my favourite character was william. he was just so… predictable. very silly man in a good way i suppose.

overall i actually would recommend this book besides my rating i think that’s just a personal thing that i rated it like that. could have been 4 stars if something WORSE happened in the book for me personally.

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kturner_16's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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tormlen's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one started slow. I will say, if you picked this up after reading the Deanna Madden trilogy, this book is very different. The author really dialed down the sexuality in this one, which I think was a good choice, but may leave those looking for something very steamy disappointed. (Don't get me wrong, there's still a little steam, but it's not over the top.) I don't think I actually liked any of the characters except maybe Matt, but they were engaging enough. Think less warm and fuzzy children's book and more Real Housewives with a sinister twist. While this book is short, the first 2/3rds are mostly build-up. While I saw the end coming, it was still a satisfying conclusion.

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aditi_801's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely adored this book. Like the other two A.R. Torre books I read and DEVOURED, this was no different. Cat is, just as her name would suggest, and clever, sneaky, and deadly little human. Half a house cat and half a tiger who would rip your eye out given the chance. Both Cat and Neena are the definition of snobby bitches that you aren't meant to like. I honestly liked not none of the characters, which is rare, but didn't stop me from loving the book itself. The plot was so intricately designed for you to be surprised, disgusted, or in awe at every corner. Brilliant. I switched between hating every character throughout the book and enjoyed the experience. A.R. writes about the most clinically insane characters but in such a way that has you enjoying the stories. Or maybe I just like learning the stories of crazy people. Who knows. Either way, it was great fun analyzing each character and getting to the know the devil in disguise that is Cat Winthrope. While Neena is close and also insanely annoying, she remains runner up.

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jowould's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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