313 reviews for:

Friends with Secrets

Christine Gunderson

3.8 AVERAGE

meganreadssome's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

oliviacarew's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ericarobinson's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

atische's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ctin2's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

jzkeen32's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eeclayton's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Nice story of a friendship with some Bad Moms vibes and sleuthing. Some bits were a little hard to believe

-- especially how the rich husband was a bystander for most of the story when he could have paid private detectives, bodyguards and whatnots to move Ainsley's investigation forward --

but all in all, it was a pleasant read. 

shannonscotteditorauthor's review

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking

allihkpreads's review

2.0

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This wasn’t a bad book, just not my cup of tea.

katetipp's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark

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A story of friendship as a stay at home mom grieving her professional identity and a politicians wife with a secret work
together to expose an abusive leader. This was an okay read, albeit predictable that highlighted the power of secrets and the challenging realities of income disparity. Major trigger warning for sexual abuse.