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bookmarkedbybecky's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Special thanks to @reafrey @stmartinspress and @getredprbooks for the #gifted copy of Secrets Of Our House in exchange for an honest review.
Desi manipulated events to portray her life and family as happy and successful, sweeping long-buried secrets under the rug. As the family spends the summer in their new gateway home, the secrets start to unravel, and the strength of the family is tested.
Calling all fans of Family Drama and Women’s Fiction...this one won't disappoint, so add this to your February TBR!
I rarely quote lines from books, but I love this one: “Hard is where the good stuff is.” There's a lot of hard in this book.
For someone who outwardly appears to have it all together, Desi is a hot mess. You want to root for Desi and yell at her
simultaneously. She is self-centered and controlling, never realizing the ripple effect of her lies and need for control. I wasn't surprised by Desi’s secret, but I enjoyed how Rea Frey slowly unraveled it. The tension felt real as Desi and her husband Peter struggled with their long-term marriage - love lost in the acts of co-parenting and career building. Her relationship with her daughter isn't much better - always choosing work over family time. The emotional contagion of Desi’s actions ripples farther than she could ever imagine.
Please review the trigger warnings before reading. Rea Frey successfully showcases both emotional and physical survival. The tragedies devasted me. And my heart raced as the characters battled the wilderness, so please beware that some scenes are not for faint of heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
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