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spicygordita's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
helgamharb's review against another edition
4.0
Some secrets are not safe to keep.
Archie, Alice’s 8 year old nephew, has a secret. A secret which could cause irreparable damage if revealed. He has seen something, something awful and the dark shadow of this secret follows him everywhere.
Alice has agreed to take care of Archie while his mother Louise, Alice’s sister, attends early morning or late night meetings. As their relationship develops, Alice notices that Archie is withdrawn, worried and afraid all the time. She resolves to get to the bottom of things and find out what is troubling her young nephew.
The Secret is full of surprises and will keep you on your toes! This was my first book from K.L. Slater and I really enjoyed reading it.
Thanks to K.L.Slater, Bookouture and the NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy.
Archie, Alice’s 8 year old nephew, has a secret. A secret which could cause irreparable damage if revealed. He has seen something, something awful and the dark shadow of this secret follows him everywhere.
Alice has agreed to take care of Archie while his mother Louise, Alice’s sister, attends early morning or late night meetings. As their relationship develops, Alice notices that Archie is withdrawn, worried and afraid all the time. She resolves to get to the bottom of things and find out what is troubling her young nephew.
The Secret is full of surprises and will keep you on your toes! This was my first book from K.L. Slater and I really enjoyed reading it.
Thanks to K.L.Slater, Bookouture and the NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy.
happycrafter207's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 3th or 4th book I have read by author Kim Slater and I can honestly say she never lets me down. This is another excellent psychological thriller and yet again I was totally gripped.
This is a story of two sisters Louise and Alice, Louise is a working mother who has debt and very little time for her son Archie. Alice on the other-hand is housebound, short of confidence and is more than willing to spend time with Archie. Her life is spent watching a stranger in a tram from her living room window, imagining what could be. Louise is far from helpful to Alice's predicament and loads her problems on Alice while criticising her for not having a life. Eight year old Archie likes to play on his own at his auntie’s flat until one day when he sees something he shouldn’t. Now he has a secret of his own. One he can’t tell his mum. One that could put him and his family in terrible danger.
I really enjoyed this book and was a quick read mainly due to the fact I found it so hard to put down.
This is a story of two sisters Louise and Alice, Louise is a working mother who has debt and very little time for her son Archie. Alice on the other-hand is housebound, short of confidence and is more than willing to spend time with Archie. Her life is spent watching a stranger in a tram from her living room window, imagining what could be. Louise is far from helpful to Alice's predicament and loads her problems on Alice while criticising her for not having a life. Eight year old Archie likes to play on his own at his auntie’s flat until one day when he sees something he shouldn’t. Now he has a secret of his own. One he can’t tell his mum. One that could put him and his family in terrible danger.
I really enjoyed this book and was a quick read mainly due to the fact I found it so hard to put down.
calliek_reads5's review against another edition
4.0
Another K.L. Slater that was great in my opinion. She's become my go-to when I'm trying to "cleanse my palate from a lot of disturbing horror novels or stories, and her thrillers haven't let me down yet! Since I usually catch them on Audible, they end up being pretty quick, easy-to-follow stories, and always have a fantastic narrator too.
I'll definitely continue to read/listen to her stories.
I'll definitely continue to read/listen to her stories.
namitakhanna's review against another edition
5.0
Alice and Louise ,two sisters lead completely different lives. Alice is homebound and suffers through anxiety attacks meanwhile Louise is a married, hardworking mother who feels Alice has it too easy.Taking advantage of Alice’s situation Louise often asks her to take care of her 8 year old son Archie.Soon Alice starts noticing signs that something or someone is troubling Archie and she plans to get to the bottom of the problem.
The Secret by K.L.Slater is a gripping , tense ,psychological thriller that is told by different POV’s and switches back and forth in time. The characters are well drawn and the story has lots of twists and turns with a few secrets making it difficult to put it down.
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
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nickyskene's review against another edition
5.0
Having recently started reading psychological thrillers I jumped at the chance to read ‘The Secret’. The book did not disappoint, the two main characters - Alice and her nephew Archie are extremely well written and quite lovable characters. The story kept me gripped from the beginning to the end, I literally couldn’t put it down and read it in a day. Secrets and devastating truths come to light! I can’t wait to read another book from this author.
m_a_bicket's review against another edition
1.0
I found this a terrible read.
I am sure there was an attempt to build tension, but it just came across as a slow drag through different events with hints of "something" being dropped along the way.
The conclusion felt rushed and convoluted and frankly quite silly.
I honestly only bothered finishing it because I want to reach my goal of books read for the year.
I am sure there was an attempt to build tension, but it just came across as a slow drag through different events with hints of "something" being dropped along the way.
The conclusion felt rushed and convoluted and frankly quite silly.
I honestly only bothered finishing it because I want to reach my goal of books read for the year.
elsshelves's review against another edition
3.0
Slow paced with lots of character development that I really enjoyed but honestly the ending was so rushed and dissapointing that it kind of ruined the book for me!