abookishtype's profile picture

abookishtype 's review for:

The Secret Place by Tana French
3.0

Imagine a thermometer. At the bottom at the people we consider acquaintances. We say hi when we see them, but that’s about all. At the top are the friends we would do absolutely anything for, up to and including committing crimes. Where things go wrong is when the thermometers are not at the same levels between people we consider friends; a person we would bury bodies for might not do the same. The events of The Secret Place, by Tana French, are set at that point of disconnection. And, like all tragedies, the characters who are misaligned friends have no idea that they are misaligned.

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.