Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Little Secrets

I was quickly invested in the book and wanted to read to find out the end. The main twist was predictable, but some of the smaller ones caught me off guard. I do think some parts were drawn out (especially some of the flashback scenes), but overall an enjoyable read.

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The queen struck again!

This is my third Jennifer Hillier book and I didn't think it would live up to my expectations considering everyone was raving about it. Plus I was sort of in a slump-ish mood to where the book I've been reading books that were just okay/decent in a row but not books where that I found good/great. So I had alot of high expectations for this book and I'm so happy I was not let down.

I do have to admit the beginning was a bit slow for me. I wasn't sure what direction she was gonna go into and nothing really sparked for me until

Marin found out that her husband was cheating on her with McKenzie. Also I hated how Marin was always blaming herself for Derek cheating. That part never made no sense to me considering how "girlboss" she acted. Also her blaming McKenzie and not Derek for cheating will never make sense to me. I don't know what blinds Marin from not seeing what an low-life Derek is. I didn't like him the entire time to be honest.

Also, I do wish the author would just do dual POVs between Marin and McKenzie because we would get the book in Marin's POV for multiple chapters (everything is told in 3rd person) and then we just switch to McKenzie out of the blue. You get used to it after the first time, but it should've just been dual POV to make it easier on the reader.

On a completely unrelated note, Chapter 8 literally has my heart! For most of the book, I ADORED Sal and Marin's friendship. It reminds me of own. I absolutely loved her and loved Sal.😍 I like their whole backstory too and how they met. I don't ship them together, but I loved their dynamic.

I'm literally a sucker for Jennifer Hillier's romance subplots. The backstories for them especially are so interesting. It make me want more. It lowkey makes me want her to write a romance book because I just can't get enough of her romance subplots.😂

Throughout the entire book I was hoping that it wouldn't be him (Sal). I hoping and begging that it wouldn't be him and I hate that it was. It wasn't much of a surprise that it was him, but I was banking on it not being him because I adored Sal so much. But that doesn't negate the fact that he was a disturbed human being and his actions were reprehensible and distasteful and UNFORGIVEABLE. I do still believe he truly loved Marin, but if he lived I would also never ever forgive him either.

This would've been a 10 out of 10 read for me but I will admit there were some things I didn't like and also there were some parts that dragged in my opinion but overall I loved this book

and I don't think I'll ever get over Sal. His death crushed me cuz I grew very attached to him.

I haven't had a book give me so many emotions like this in a while so I'm so glad I read this!

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I will say at the 65% mark I was wondering what the hell this book was supposed to be about 😂 thinking “um HELLO, Sebastian?!”
I went in blind which I like doing for any book that’s supposed to be a thriller or suspense. I wouldn’t say this is either of those two categories.
But! I did however not guess the plot twist we finally received 😁😂 that’s always a great feeling.
There’s so much to talk about this book but it’s hard without spoilers.
The audio wasn’t bad! It was enjoyable and easy to listen to.
Trigger warnings
Suicide attempt, suicide, suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol use, missing/abducted children. I wouldn’t say these things are graphic but have some details when being talked about.

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