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A review by serenityyou
The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood
4.0
I found this book hard to get into and thought I was going to hate this book, but so glad I read it because it was a really good read.
The book goes between the past, 12 years ago when one of Sean Jackson's twin daughters goes missing during his 50th birthday weekend celebrations and to the present, 12 years later, to the weekend of his funeral.
For Sean Jackson's 50th birthday he decides to celebrate by having a few friends and their kids over to his new house to celebrate. He has forgo that his two eldest daughters from his first marriage are supposed to visit him that weekend, and his a bit peeved about it, has he doesn't want no one spoiling his birthday. And his new wife Claire, is always nagging, and his is secretly having an affair with one of his friend wife, Linda. On the last day of the party weekend end, Claire, discovers Sean and Linda in the pool together. She leaves and plans on leaving him. But the next morning Coco, one of the 3-year-old twins in missing.
Claire and the other twin Ruby move away and live a sheltered life in the country. But When Sean Jackson dies, Ruby want's to go to his funeral. Camilla, One of the daughters from his first marriage agrees to take Ruby to the funeral with her. But when the go to stay at her new step=mothers house for the fun al, Camilla finds Coco's bracelet, the one that she went missing with. What really happened to poor little Coco. You will find out, but not the whole truth will come out and and it left me with mixed feelings. It was a really good ending to the book. The characters where great, there was some a really hated and some a loved. There are a few unanswered questions too that leave you wondered what actually happened.
I would give this a 3.5-4/5 stars , as I can't make my mind up.
The book goes between the past, 12 years ago when one of Sean Jackson's twin daughters goes missing during his 50th birthday weekend celebrations and to the present, 12 years later, to the weekend of his funeral.
For Sean Jackson's 50th birthday he decides to celebrate by having a few friends and their kids over to his new house to celebrate. He has forgo that his two eldest daughters from his first marriage are supposed to visit him that weekend, and his a bit peeved about it, has he doesn't want no one spoiling his birthday. And his new wife Claire, is always nagging, and his is secretly having an affair with one of his friend wife, Linda. On the last day of the party weekend end, Claire, discovers Sean and Linda in the pool together. She leaves and plans on leaving him. But the next morning Coco, one of the 3-year-old twins in missing.
Claire and the other twin Ruby move away and live a sheltered life in the country. But When Sean Jackson dies, Ruby want's to go to his funeral. Camilla, One of the daughters from his first marriage agrees to take Ruby to the funeral with her. But when the go to stay at her new step=mothers house for the fun al, Camilla finds Coco's bracelet, the one that she went missing with. What really happened to poor little Coco. You will find out, but not the whole truth will come out and and it left me with mixed feelings. It was a really good ending to the book. The characters where great, there was some a really hated and some a loved. There are a few unanswered questions too that leave you wondered what actually happened.
I would give this a 3.5-4/5 stars , as I can't make my mind up.