A review by novelvisits
If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

2.0

My Thoughts: I reserved a copy of If Only I Could Tell you from my library mostly because it was a Book of The Month club selection, so I thought it had to have some good things going for it. It started out well, as Beckerman introduced her three main characters, two sisters who haven’t spoken in nearly 30 years, and their mother who’s never understood why. The “big secret” that caused this catastrophic rift was hinted at and danced around for FAR TOO LONG. By midway the story had slipped into melodrama and by the end this “big family secret” began to feel absolutely ridiculous, especially since the women were now fortyish and certainly should have been able to see events that happened in their childhood from an adult lens. By the end, I felt completely frustrated!

Originally on Novel Visits: https://novelvisits.com/november-mini-reviews-four-novels-to-read-or-not/