A review by limonik
Secret Smile by Nicci French

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This was a very good thriller that kept me hooked from the start. I liked reading this book but there were two points that kept me from giving a higher rating. So the story follows Miranda who dates a creep and breaks up with him after a few dates. That creep comes back to haunt her, firstly by starting to date her sister. He tells everyone another version of their past relationship and the way they broke up. So far so good. However, the fact that Miranda was so passive and reluctant about telling her sister about what a creep Brendan was, was definitely not convincing enough for me. Why would your sister or your family believe a total stranger rather than choosing to listen to you and your recollections of what a creep he was or how you broke up. I tried to ignore this unconvincing starting point and continued reading, then came a point where a police officer Rob was so unconvincingly supportive of Brendan and insisted on never listening to Miranda, ignoring her complaints and suspicions. That was, again, not realistic enough for me.