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curls's review against another edition
5.0
“Keeping a secret was one thing. Living with it was another.”
Nicole is the youngest daughter of a wealthy lord. She has her older brother Erik, who is a soldier, and her older sister Chloe, who is very friendly and outgoing.
Her father is in need of soldiers and Erik’s closest friend Christophe is in need of a wife. An agreement is made and Chloe will marry Christophe and he will send soldiers to protect her father’s land.
Chloe is in love with Julian, who is living on her fathers lands. Christophe has no affections for Chloe, but is instead drawn to Nicole. When Christophe goes to her father to ask for Nicole’s hand instead of Chloe’s, she is shocked. Christophe has always been a kind friend of her brother’s, and changing the betrothal this close to the wedding would shame Chloe. So she politely rejects him.
Nicole overhears a conversation with Chloe and Julian that Chloe is pregnant. Julian knows if Chloe leaves Christophe for him, he will not get a dowry. So he tells her to marry Christophe and act like the baby is Christophe’s.
Nicole has a choice. She can tell her brother, she can remain silent, or she can tell her whole family.
Nicole was a great character and easy to relate. She’s kind, she loves her family, she loves Christophe as a family friend, and is truly agonized at the choices to be made. No matter who she picks, someone she loves is hurt.
I think what I love about this series is there is never a right choice. I’ve read all four books and only once has the protagonist picked the choice I would make. I wasn’t expecting Nicole to pick the choice she did, but after thinking about it, it did suit her character well.
Each book in this series is better than the last. There is romance, but it doesn’t overpower the story. I would love to see a little more character development in the next books, but it’s interesting to see how each choice affects the character’s personality and not just the plot.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Rebel Base for an ARC of this book. The opinions are mine own.
Nicole is the youngest daughter of a wealthy lord. She has her older brother Erik, who is a soldier, and her older sister Chloe, who is very friendly and outgoing.
Her father is in need of soldiers and Erik’s closest friend Christophe is in need of a wife. An agreement is made and Chloe will marry Christophe and he will send soldiers to protect her father’s land.
Chloe is in love with Julian, who is living on her fathers lands. Christophe has no affections for Chloe, but is instead drawn to Nicole. When Christophe goes to her father to ask for Nicole’s hand instead of Chloe’s, she is shocked. Christophe has always been a kind friend of her brother’s, and changing the betrothal this close to the wedding would shame Chloe. So she politely rejects him.
Nicole overhears a conversation with Chloe and Julian that Chloe is pregnant. Julian knows if Chloe leaves Christophe for him, he will not get a dowry. So he tells her to marry Christophe and act like the baby is Christophe’s.
Nicole has a choice. She can tell her brother, she can remain silent, or she can tell her whole family.
Nicole was a great character and easy to relate. She’s kind, she loves her family, she loves Christophe as a family friend, and is truly agonized at the choices to be made. No matter who she picks, someone she loves is hurt.
I think what I love about this series is there is never a right choice. I’ve read all four books and only once has the protagonist picked the choice I would make. I wasn’t expecting Nicole to pick the choice she did, but after thinking about it, it did suit her character well.
Each book in this series is better than the last. There is romance, but it doesn’t overpower the story. I would love to see a little more character development in the next books, but it’s interesting to see how each choice affects the character’s personality and not just the plot.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Rebel Base for an ARC of this book. The opinions are mine own.
especbooks's review against another edition
3.0
While the writing was good there was a GREAT deal of the book that was repeated verbatim throughout. This was not enjoyable to me. I really liked the premise of the three choices and seeing the different outcomes and the characterization was good, I just wish the author had taken the time to rephrase those parts of the story that reoccurred. I found myself skipping over the parts I had already read before looking for where things finally started to change.
mechbutterfly's review
3.0
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley, thank you! All opinions are my own.
What I love about the Dark Glass series with its fairytale-ish setting: Despite all fantasy it's about choices. Choices made by relatable characters and they always matter. This on its own is a great book premise. A Choice of Secrets hasn't been my favorite of the series so far, but again the author presented a dilemma I could relate to - at least in theory - and a heroine to root for. A series I'll definitely continue to follow.
What I love about the Dark Glass series with its fairytale-ish setting: Despite all fantasy it's about choices. Choices made by relatable characters and they always matter. This on its own is a great book premise. A Choice of Secrets hasn't been my favorite of the series so far, but again the author presented a dilemma I could relate to - at least in theory - and a heroine to root for. A series I'll definitely continue to follow.
mountainblue's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
annarella's review against another edition
4.0
I read and liked the first book in this series as well as I liked this one.
The series keep on being interesting and well written. i love the characters and their choices.
This book is entertaining and fun to read.
Even if this is the second in the series it can be read as a standalone.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC
The series keep on being interesting and well written. i love the characters and their choices.
This book is entertaining and fun to read.
Even if this is the second in the series it can be read as a standalone.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC
booksflowersmoon's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to netgalley for giving me an e-ARC for an honest review.
"Keeping a secret was one thing, living with it was another"
A Choice Of Secrets is the 4th book in the Dark Glass series of Barb Hendee and is a standalone novel. The story follows Nicole, a daughter of a lord whos father has made an marriage alliance with a neighbouring lord of her older sister in exchange for soilders to defend their lands. When Nicole learns a big secret she is at a cross roads of a choice that will change the lives of all those she loves. Suddenly a 3 way mirror appears and a witch trapped inside tells her she will show her what will come of her choices. She is forced to live out each choice and in the end must decide what path she will take. This is a story of family, love and sacrifice.
✅Interesting story concept, reminds me of the choose your own stories I read as a child.
✅The main protagonist is a strong female charecter
✅Easy and Fun read
✅Standalone Novel, you dont need to read the others in the series to under stand what was happening
❌Got a little repetitive, i ended up skimming those paragraphs but it didnt effect the main story too much.
I really enjoyed this read! If was fun and easy and i finished in only a few hours because i needed to know what was going to happen. I really liked how the choices affected everything that would happen, and that it wasn't always in the best interest of Nicole. It was interesting to read the same life played out over and over though (as i mentioned above) it did become a bit repetitive and i feel like it could have just been summarised and skipped over instead of reading word for word the same sentence. All in all though i liked Hendee's
writting style and will deffinatly be picking up the others in the series when I'm in the mood for a light easy read 😊
🌟🌟🌟💫/5
"Keeping a secret was one thing, living with it was another"
A Choice Of Secrets is the 4th book in the Dark Glass series of Barb Hendee and is a standalone novel. The story follows Nicole, a daughter of a lord whos father has made an marriage alliance with a neighbouring lord of her older sister in exchange for soilders to defend their lands. When Nicole learns a big secret she is at a cross roads of a choice that will change the lives of all those she loves. Suddenly a 3 way mirror appears and a witch trapped inside tells her she will show her what will come of her choices. She is forced to live out each choice and in the end must decide what path she will take. This is a story of family, love and sacrifice.
✅Interesting story concept, reminds me of the choose your own stories I read as a child.
✅The main protagonist is a strong female charecter
✅Easy and Fun read
✅Standalone Novel, you dont need to read the others in the series to under stand what was happening
❌Got a little repetitive, i ended up skimming those paragraphs but it didnt effect the main story too much.
I really enjoyed this read! If was fun and easy and i finished in only a few hours because i needed to know what was going to happen. I really liked how the choices affected everything that would happen, and that it wasn't always in the best interest of Nicole. It was interesting to read the same life played out over and over though (as i mentioned above) it did become a bit repetitive and i feel like it could have just been summarised and skipped over instead of reading word for word the same sentence. All in all though i liked Hendee's
writting style and will deffinatly be picking up the others in the series when I'm in the mood for a light easy read 😊
🌟🌟🌟💫/5
annarella's review
4.0
I read and liked the first book in this series as well as I liked this one.
The series keep on being interesting and well written. i love the characters and their choices.
This book is entertaining and fun to read.
Even if this is the second in the series it can be read as a standalone.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC
The series keep on being interesting and well written. i love the characters and their choices.
This book is entertaining and fun to read.
Even if this is the second in the series it can be read as a standalone.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC
eloiseinparis's review
2.0
I have read every book in this series, and I really like the format. However this is my least favorite book in the series. Like the last book instead of the heroine focusing on what would be the best choice for her, she focused on what would be the best choice for another character. Which wouldn’t be as bothersome if that character wasn’t selfish in every outcome. Honestly that character should’ve been the lead since every choice was about her more than the heroine, and that person never took into account how their decisions affecting others around them negatively. I also didn’t like that the last two choices outcomes were so similar, based on the heroine’s personality it was easy to see which way things would go. I also missed that unlike the first book the heroine didn’t get to see her whole life play out, decades down the line. I wonder if she would’ve made the same choice if things didn’t work out the way she assumed. I will read the next book, with the hope that the focus is on the heroine’s life not other people.
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