The Secrets We Keep
by Deb Loughead
Published: Dec. 10th 2016
Hardcover, 184 pages
MY GOODREADS RATING 3/5 STARS
(Thanks to Dundurn and Netgally, I received an advanced copy of this book to review)
GOODREADS SYNOPSIS
First she blamed herself. Now she doesn’t know who to trust.
When Kit disappeared at a party and was found drowned in the quarry the next day, Clem knew who to point the finger at: herself. She was the last person to see him alive, the last person who could have helped. If she had just kept a closer eye on him instead of her crush, Jake, maybe Kit would still be here. She knows she made a mistake, and wishes she could just forget about it — but Clem’s friend Ellie says she’ll expose Clem’s secret if she doesn’t play along with Ellie’s lies.
Jake seems to have his own difficult secrets, and when he and Clem start to talk, they make a plan to help themselves move on. But when an unexpected discovery at the quarry makes everyone question what they thought they knew, Clem and Jake decide it’s up to them to uncover the truth.
MY THOUGHTS:
I love that the book was told from four different points of view, and each encounter seemed to come together. I would definitely consider this book extremely fast-paced, I'm sure being only 184 pages long helped. It also had a lot of mystery involved, and it was really great. I flew through this quick read mainly because of all the twists and turns, which kept me wanting more. It also slightly touches on Autism.
I like that the characters have very different personality traits. At the beginning of the book I found Clem extremely judgmental, and it really frustrated me. I didn't really like the fact that it was kind of a love story sold more as a mystery. I got pretty annoyed at each of the characters, it seemed they were all having a pity party for themselves, without letting anyone know.
Overall I thought this was a very solidly written book, that I enjoyed reading. I thought it started to get a bit repetitive and annoying at times.
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