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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was really into this book for a while. I loved how the whole story was told from the interrogation room. I didn’t live all the characters and I saw the ending coming.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The twist felt kind of lazy, i enjoyed the journey but the end didn’t really feel worth it.
4.5 stars.
Roz Nay's debut, Our Little Secret, opens with lead protagonist Angela Petitjean being questioned by the local police in the disappearance of a woman named Saskia. It is not until Detective Novak starts interrogating her that she begins telling him about her tangled history with Mr. Parker, aka HP, and an interesting, and somewhat disturbing, picture begins to emerge.
Angela's family moved around quite a bit for her father's job and when they settled into Cove, VT when she was 15, she was a bit of a social outcast until HP befriended her. Thick as thieves and extremely close, the two were inseparable until after high school graduation. HP remained in town whereas Angela felt pressured by her parents to go to Oxford for a year of university. This decision is a HUGE turning point in both her and HP's lives and unexpectedly leads straight to why she is suspected in the disappearance of Sakia.
I have to confess that I initially felt very sympathetic toward Angela. Her relationship with her parents is rather strained and her mother is pretty horrid. The frequent moves made it difficult for Angela to maintain friendships and their move to Vermont occurred at a critical point in her life. HP was a lifesaver when he stepped in and became her friend, so it is no surprise she feels rather territorial and protective of what they shared.
It is not until after the situation in Oxford plays out that my empathy for Angela's plight took a nosedive. Had she made other decisions,everyone's lives would have turned out for the better. She refused to see (and accept) what was staring her in the face and she made choices that put her and everyone around her on a collision course with disaster. Even knowing this, the novel's ending took me off guard and I was a little stunned to discover the truth about what happened to Saskia!
An impressive debut by Roz Nay, Our Little Secret is definitely a page-turner even though readers might be a little hard-pressed to like the characters. The storyline is compulsively readable and I was genuinely surprised by the novel's somewhat stunning conclusion.
Roz Nay's debut, Our Little Secret, opens with lead protagonist Angela Petitjean being questioned by the local police in the disappearance of a woman named Saskia. It is not until Detective Novak starts interrogating her that she begins telling him about her tangled history with Mr. Parker, aka HP, and an interesting, and somewhat disturbing, picture begins to emerge.
Angela's family moved around quite a bit for her father's job and when they settled into Cove, VT when she was 15, she was a bit of a social outcast until HP befriended her. Thick as thieves and extremely close, the two were inseparable until after high school graduation. HP remained in town whereas Angela felt pressured by her parents to go to Oxford for a year of university. This decision is a HUGE turning point in both her and HP's lives and unexpectedly leads straight to why she is suspected in the disappearance of Sakia.
I have to confess that I initially felt very sympathetic toward Angela. Her relationship with her parents is rather strained and her mother is pretty horrid. The frequent moves made it difficult for Angela to maintain friendships and their move to Vermont occurred at a critical point in her life. HP was a lifesaver when he stepped in and became her friend, so it is no surprise she feels rather territorial and protective of what they shared.
It is not until after the situation in Oxford plays out that my empathy for Angela's plight took a nosedive. Had she made other decisions,everyone's lives would have turned out for the better. She refused to see (and accept) what was staring her in the face and she made choices that put her and everyone around her on a collision course with disaster. Even knowing this, the novel's ending took me off guard and I was a little stunned to discover the truth about what happened to Saskia!
An impressive debut by Roz Nay, Our Little Secret is definitely a page-turner even though readers might be a little hard-pressed to like the characters. The storyline is compulsively readable and I was genuinely surprised by the novel's somewhat stunning conclusion.
I read this book in less than a day. I haven't been captivated by one in so long. Psychopaths are always interesting to me. Love... love is pain. This story shows what can happen when we let love and pain consume us. I hope to see more from Ms Nay in the future.
Gut Instinct Rating: 2
Characters: 2
Believability: 3
Uniqueness: 4
Writing Style: 3
Excitement Factor: 3
Story Line: 4
Title Relevance: 4
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 3.33
Characters: 2
Believability: 3
Uniqueness: 4
Writing Style: 3
Excitement Factor: 3
Story Line: 4
Title Relevance: 4
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 3.33
This book was alright but it just didn't suck me in. I felt like I was just reading a story, but never quite felt like I was in it with them. The first half of the book took me several days to read but thankfully it picked up pace some and the last 130 or so pages I was able to read in a day. It was much slower than my typical reading.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book made me feel a surprising range of things...I almost cried and I’m not even really sure why - well, I am...but I’m not. Anyway, I really enjoyed it and could not put it down. It was a quick and addictive read.
Super easy and fast read! I was actually surprised at the end and I have been looking for unreliable narrator books ever since I finished this one. I loved being tricked and pulled around with the police officer