A review by suspensethrill
Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra

3.0

I’m such a sucker for books set in Australia; I’m not sure what it is about the setting, but they feel atmospheric in a way that reading about stories happening in the United States just doesn’t compare to. I was a huge fan of Snoekstra’s last book, [b:Only Daughter|29095402|Only Daughter|Anna Snoekstra|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456412033s/29095402.jpg|49331400], and when I saw she had another book coming out I couldn’t request it quickly enough. While this was a good read, I want to be clear that it is completely different from the style and pacing of her debut novel. Where [b:Only Daughter|29095402|Only Daughter|Anna Snoekstra|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456412033s/29095402.jpg|49331400] was tense, mysterious, and compulsive, Little Secrets was more of a slow paced, lighter read that left me feeling halfway engaged, but invested enough to want to view the outcome. One thing I felt was done really well in this book was the slow building sense of paranoia in this town. What started as brief, snippets of second thoughts turned into full blown mistrust and delusion. If you enjoy authors such as [a:Liane Moriarty|322069|Liane Moriarty|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1459827224p2/322069.jpg] who are excellent at blending domestic drama and a suspenseful mystery together, you may enjoy Little Secrets. I must point out it’s one of my favorite covers of the year. :)

* I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.