A review by horrorlesbian
The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
5.0
there are thousands of high school murder mystery stories out there and i think this one did a great job of standing out from that mass! there's some really strong factors that saved this book from being just another high school thriller.
first of all the descriptions of grief are so intense and well done in this book. losing a parent is a great fear of mine and this book just made that so much worse which definitely means it did it's job. even tho the book takes place over a period of only a couple months, i still feel like it really shows how grief is something you carry with you forever. also the writing style and wording is really beautiful and heartbreaking enough to make me cry at times.
secondly i really love how the main character is a lesbian. as a lesbian i don't mind reading straight books but especially if it's more romance heavy i just can't connect and relate nearly as much to those. this is the second wlw novel i've ever read and it's hard to describe but somehow reading about lesbian characters is just so healing. i also loved the lgbt side characters, especially leo (and his bf cause his 3 lines were funny) and i love leo and sydney's friendship so much
first of all the descriptions of grief are so intense and well done in this book. losing a parent is a great fear of mine and this book just made that so much worse which definitely means it did it's job. even tho the book takes place over a period of only a couple months, i still feel like it really shows how grief is something you carry with you forever. also the writing style and wording is really beautiful and heartbreaking enough to make me cry at times.
secondly i really love how the main character is a lesbian. as a lesbian i don't mind reading straight books but especially if it's more romance heavy i just can't connect and relate nearly as much to those. this is the second wlw novel i've ever read and it's hard to describe but somehow reading about lesbian characters is just so healing. i also loved the lgbt side characters, especially leo (and his bf cause his 3 lines were funny) and i love leo and sydney's friendship so much