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A review by maryehavens
The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Arnold
2.0
What do lies and bitterness get you? Heartache and wasted years. I wanted to abandon it but I just wanted to find out what happened to Gabriel. And then I did and it was like "yeah, I figured."
So, this book. Are you in love with literature? Love? Secrets? What is your point?
All the characters ran away from their problems. I've seen it compared to Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale but this book didn't have that kind of staying power. It should have ended 100 pages before it actually did.
Started off strong but then just hung out in the codependent zone for too long. It's like: the people weren't messed up enough ala Gone Girl to keep you on your toes but they weren't stable enough to think they had any redemption ala Light Between the Oceans.
Am I better for reading this? No. Would I recommend it? No. But I didn't abandon it so that gives it an O.k.
So, this book. Are you in love with literature? Love? Secrets? What is your point?
All the characters ran away from their problems. I've seen it compared to Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale but this book didn't have that kind of staying power. It should have ended 100 pages before it actually did.
Started off strong but then just hung out in the codependent zone for too long. It's like: the people weren't messed up enough ala Gone Girl to keep you on your toes but they weren't stable enough to think they had any redemption ala Light Between the Oceans.
Am I better for reading this? No. Would I recommend it? No. But I didn't abandon it so that gives it an O.k.