11.7.17

Review: The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham

The Secrets She Keeps The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Twisted tale of secrets,lies,manipulation and the human need for unconditional love.


How far would you go to create the perfect family

Agatha is pregnant and works part time stocking shelves at a Grocery store counting down the days until her baby is due.She spends her evenings all alone waiting for her absent boyfriend Hayden to maybe return her calls.The highlight of Agatha`s day is if she manages to catch a glimpse of glamorous Meghan.

Meghan has it all,two perfect children a handsome husband,a happy marriage,a stylish group of friends and her own popular parenting blog.

Then Agatha learns that Meghan is pregnant again so she musters up the courage to speak to Meghan.The two women strike up a unlikely friendship,a relashionship that unbeknownst to Meghan will change the course of her not so perfect life forever.

This twisted,gripping tale of secrets,lies,manipulation and the human need for unconditional love is told from the alternating perspectives of Agatha and Meghan.I know you where supposed to feel sympathy for Meghan but although what Agatha did was totally wrong and inexcusable I felt more sympathy for her character than I did for Meghan.As a sufferer of anxiety and severe paranoia I know what it's like to feel worthless,that you don't deserve to be loved.It's hard constantly having doubts about yourself and fighting that little voice inside that feeds your paranoia and anxieties.I had mixed feelings about Hayden as the story unfolded but it was hard not to feel a bit of sympathy for him by the time the story ended.

The characters where complex,well developed and realistic,I especially liked Dr Cyrus Haven,he reminded me of Dr Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds.The story isn't fast paced or full of twists but the chapters are short and snappy and the swapping between the two women has no effect on the flow of the story it is gripping story that had me hooked from the first word to the last.

Many thanks to Little Brown Book Group UK for a arc of this book via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review




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