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I Know Your Secret
by Ruth Heald
I Know Your Secret is an interesting read in most aspects.
This story is about Beth, a counselor who has a lot going on in her life. Her husband has recently left her, she found out (with some helpful photographs), that he was having an affair. She is now a single mother trying to manage her business and her young son Charlie. Beth is a bit of a mess, things are just not going her way. Beth takes on a new client and her new client is questionable right from the first session. You question the new client, Danielle’s behaviour constantly. Poor Beth is left wondering how her life has taken such a terrible turn and finds it very difficult to stay on the right side of things no matter what she does.
Although the story left me guessing, I didn’t have to guess too hard. I read it to the end just to see if I was right. I was. What I really struggled with was the characters. I did not like any of them, they were all awful. Beth was annoying, her husband was condescending and lacked any form of humanity and he treated Beth despicably. The client, Danielle, was a nutcase and her husband was even worse than Beth’s. Maybe they were supposed to be awful people. I am not sure and I’m still wondering. I just didn’t like them and I certainly couldn’t relate to any of them.
The premise of the story was interesting and it progressed well. I think the unfolding of the story is what I hung on to in order to finish this book. The way the story unfolds is interesting but the writing itself lacks something. I am not sure what, but I did struggle to stay engaged.
I don’t want to say this is an awful book. It’s not. It has an interesting plot that progresses at a decent pace and it ends in a pleasant way. It just lacks some things. It lacks those important elements that are needed to make a great story. It certainly lacks the elements needed to make this three star read a five star read.
This story is about Beth, a counselor who has a lot going on in her life. Her husband has recently left her, she found out (with some helpful photographs), that he was having an affair. She is now a single mother trying to manage her business and her young son Charlie. Beth is a bit of a mess, things are just not going her way. Beth takes on a new client and her new client is questionable right from the first session. You question the new client, Danielle’s behaviour constantly. Poor Beth is left wondering how her life has taken such a terrible turn and finds it very difficult to stay on the right side of things no matter what she does.
Although the story left me guessing, I didn’t have to guess too hard. I read it to the end just to see if I was right. I was. What I really struggled with was the characters. I did not like any of them, they were all awful. Beth was annoying, her husband was condescending and lacked any form of humanity and he treated Beth despicably. The client, Danielle, was a nutcase and her husband was even worse than Beth’s. Maybe they were supposed to be awful people. I am not sure and I’m still wondering. I just didn’t like them and I certainly couldn’t relate to any of them.
The premise of the story was interesting and it progressed well. I think the unfolding of the story is what I hung on to in order to finish this book. The way the story unfolds is interesting but the writing itself lacks something. I am not sure what, but I did struggle to stay engaged.
I don’t want to say this is an awful book. It’s not. It has an interesting plot that progresses at a decent pace and it ends in a pleasant way. It just lacks some things. It lacks those important elements that are needed to make a great story. It certainly lacks the elements needed to make this three star read a five star read.