A review by delz
The Chronicle of Secret Riven by Ronlyn Domingue

3.0

The Chronicle of Secret Riven must have been written to solely frustrate the reader. The story keeps building and building, but nothing ever happens. The main character Secret spends the entire book in denial, about everything. When she was born she was mute, but she was able to communicate with animals. She befriends a squirrel who leads her to secret woods where an Old Woman is there to tell her stories and give her guidance. She also befriends the prince of the kingdom and at times he accompanies her to the woods. As Secret gets older she becomes aware that her abilities and friends are not "normal" and begins to close herself off from her friends and even herself. The story never reaches any kind of climax or conclusion and I realize this the second in the series, but really you need to give the reader a tidbit of something. I kept waiting for Secret to have an epiphany, some realization and come out of her bubble wrapped life, but unfortunately it never happened.