314 reviews for:

Friends with Secrets

Christine Gunderson

3.8 AVERAGE

debbjo12's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennhesler's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-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: Yes

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Two different moms become unlikely friends, solve a murder and take down some gross guys. Listened to the audiobook. Lots of women standing up for and empowering other women to be themselves. Still felt like a light book even though it dealt with heavy topics. 

kristenprobably's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Yes

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This was a free First Read of the Month book from Amazon. I enjoyed the two main characters, and the book was better than I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

angelac's review against another edition

5.0

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: No

queenalpo's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gayathri_reads's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-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: No

erm86's review against another edition

4.25

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

kfont42's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I liked Nikki and Ainsley, and the story was interesting. Some of the other characters, like the husbands and Lady Godiva, felt 2-dimensional and not realistic. Overall, I enjoyed it though.

melissasbookbliss's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes