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Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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joan_salder's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

First of all, this was 'the best book' of all Karen books I have read till now (only 2). The ending is mysterious, but the last sentence brings up a lot of thoughts to our mind.

It brought up the thought of Sarah sleeping with Peter, because that is the only way he would think of Ellery to be her daughter. Secondly, Sarah knew something which Sadie didn't and that is her and Peter's relationship, because if it was only homecoming queens getting kidnapped and murdered then there is no chance that Sarah might have suffered, because Sadie was the homecoming queen. I am literally so sorry to the characters I suspected because they were not guilty and I just had crazy thoughts. So, well, that is literally it.

I loved the plot set up and everything. I even liked Ryan Rodriguez and Ezra and Malcolm and Declan. Of course who doesn't. But beware of the choices you make...

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thenonmouse's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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that_person22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I absolutely loved this book. I was making theories every five second

and when I discovered that the murderer was Peter I felt sick to my stomach. What a plot twist!

I absolutely adore the characters and love how there lives and family’s aren’t perfect! Absolutely devastated that the book is finished.

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harleighc's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.75

I can’t say much for the plot, since it took me forever to read this book. If you’re coming from One Of Us Is Lying, just be aware it’s a very different set of characters with the same good writing. I had trouble relating to the characters, so I didn’t enjoy it as much. The ending seemed kind of thrown together, but like I said it took me three or four months so I didn’t get the full effect. Still an okay book, just not my favorite.

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valpyre's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

[audiobook]

i never got super invested in the main characters tbh so i think that's why this was overall an average read for me personally. the plot/mystery itself was delightfully coherent with no annoying loose ends, so that was really enjoyable and satisfying.

listening to the audiobook confused me a little though -- sometimes i couldn't keep all the names straight, especially with the amount of twins and other sibling relationships, but it wasn't a huge deal. unfortunately, i really didn't like malcom's narrator, i felt he spoke weirdly formally and stilted so that made it kind of awkward, but i mostly got used to it by the end.

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