A review by kcmg710
Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I have such complicated feelings towards this book I kinda liked it but also really hated it. I liked the ‘who done it’ idea but hated the cheating and affair aspect of it (which was pretty much all the book) which is just down to personal opinion I suspect but I really frickin hated it.

 Hated 2/4 of the main characters (Neena and William if that wasn’t obvious aka absolute scumbags) and only carried on reading because I was heavily rooting for Matt and Cat to get revenge. Like I get it Neena had a very tough beginning to life with an abusive father and a lot of unresolved trauma but that still doesn’t justify you being a shitty person and attempting to ruin multiple peoples lives and constantly having affairs on her loving husband. She was also a huge hypocrite so was William tbh just overall horrible people. I also hated the fact Cat stayed with William but justified ruining Neenas life you can’t do one without the other like I get it’s ‘your husband and you love him’ but fuck that! He cheated on you and made you think you were ‘crazy’ when you suspected things 🤮 I also saw the author said she wrote Neena to have relatable aspects but I just could not find a single thing I liked about her except maybe her ‘drive’ (I guess we’ll say) to have a better life ‘that she deserved’ but the actions she made to to get to that point just are not justifiable.  Also everybody’s husband/boyfriend/partner annoys them at times but I just thought at times it was almost abuse? Emotionally and physically, in my head I imagined it the other way around and if Matt told Neena not to eat certain things or elbowed her in the gut when she said silly things and stuff it would be completely different I think anyway. 

I saw a lot of people say in the reviews that the ‘plot twist’ was predictable and I’ll back that tbh but it was still good I guess. Pretty much all the way through I was rooting for the exact thing to happen anyways!

I will admit this is my fastest read of 2023 so far I was addicted to this book and couldn’t put it down, even though I pretty much eye rolled through every page I still couldn’t stop and I just had to find out if my two faves got justice. I also loved reading about their lifestyle, I loved gossip girl and some of the things they did kinda reminded me of that ‘elite’ type of lifestyle which I loved. 

I feel really bad and feel like I’ve been super negative about this book which I don’t like, their were some parts I enjoyed as stated above but I just couldn’t get over the whole affair storyline it just wasn’t for me 🤷🏽‍♀️
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