This was a great book and I really enjoyed it.
The characters were well developed, relatable and likeable.
I look forward to reading more by this author.

When I started reading this book, I wasn't aware that it was a sequel, however it can easily be read as a standalone novel too.
The storyline was intricate and intriguing, and the family dynamics added an extra depth to an already wonderful story.
The story flowed beautifully from the start, and kept me interest piqued until the very end. I would certainly recommend this book to others.

This was a fantastic read and one I thoroughly enjoyed.

I read a lot of books, but I don't often come across a book where a character's personality matches mine so completely. This happened in this book with both Eve and Shelley. Both are introverted and some of the issues they had when it comes to interacting with people couldn't have been more relatable! As I read, I found myself nodding along with Eve and totally understanding where she was coming from.

I loved Eve especially as she was an architect and architecture being a subject I'm quite intrigued by. Shelley was great too, what with her weird sense of humour. I loved the relationship that blossomed between her and Eve. Then there was a Abigail, who was hilarious. I loved how she just came out and asked questions and said what she thought without worrying about filters!

Matt, Eve's boyfriend, I found way too controlling. I get he had his issues, but honestly I felt he was just bringing Eve down and thought she was too good for him. Clayton on the other hand...now everyone needs a Clayton in their life. He was amazing!

Oh, and although I'm not keen on pets, I have to mention Eve's dog, Marx...his reaction when Eve, Abigail or anyone else got upset (crying) was hilarious!

Talking of hilarious, I loved the humour in this book, which had me laughing out loud at times!

On the whole a thoroughly enjoyable read, with well written characters, who were so easily likeable and relatable.

Thank you to NetGalley, Muna Shehadi, and publishers, Headline Review for the chance to read this book.

Hidden Truths is the second book in a family saga. It tells the story of Eve and her two sisters after discovering their mother is not their biological mother.

This novel was a lovely read. I didn't know it was part of a series -I definitely didn't notice whilst reading it. This is good enough to read as a standalone novel but I have liked it so much that I will be reading the rest of the books in the series.

The story is told in the present time with a few chapters in journal style -easy to follow the story line and get a bit of insider knowledge of how things came about to be.

There is quite a bit of family drama but done in a respectful manner, and you do get to understand why things happened the way they did. The characters are likeable and you find yourself rooting for them.

All in all, this was a nice read and I can't wait for next installment of the trilogy!

Disclosure: I would like to thank the publisher for my advanced reader copy of the book. This is my honest review.

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My first journey into Muna Shehadi's stories and what a first story to read. I will be purchasing the first book in the trilogy and hope I'm lucky enough to get a Netgalley copy of the Olivia's life. Hidden Truths is just that - about hidden Truths, telling Eve's version of life and what happened with some other ribs going on which are really well thought out. I feel this tale is very apt and on point. I loved it

I was initially drawn to this book because the story was was said to be similar to Lucinda Riley, one of my favourite authors, but the lovely cover helped too!

This is the second book in the series and even though I haven't read the first one I don't think it detracted too much from the story, itjust made me want to go back and read about the first sister's story. Eve is one of three sisters whose mother was the famous movie star Jillian Croft and their father a famous acting coach. But years after her death they discover that actually she couldn't have been their biological mother as she couldn't have children, but their father is their real father.

This book is about Eve, the middle sister, a budding architect stuck in a rut in a boring job, and a relationship she's not sure she wants to be in anymore, who decides to throw caution to the wind and accept an independent job designing a cottage for her step-mother's best friend on Washington Island.

Whilst there she ends up helping a runaway trying to get up the courage to speak to her biological father who lives there, and slowly gets to know Shelley, the taciturn lady she is designing the cottage for - and there is more to both stories than initially thought, one secret completely unexpected.

The story is set mainly in the current time, but has snippets of Jillian's diary throughout showing us her feelings and how she came to be mother to three daughters when she couldn't conceive. A very enjoyable story with some interesting characters and a slight mystery running through it. I look forward to the next in this series, and will be going back to read the first book too. A really good read.

An easy read full of family drama. The setting by the lake is inviting, the characters interesting enough. The family secrects show up in diary excerpts throughout the long chapters. Good writing but too slow paced for my liking.

Thank you Netgalley and Headline for the ARC.

Hidden Truths Muna Shehadi

I hadn’t read the previous book in this family saga series but enjoyed reading this book as a stand alone. In view of this I will definitely read the others as I loved the sisters and the dynamics of the family and their interesting lives. It was a really good story line that flowed right from the beginning as the story unfolded.. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes a series of books. Very well written.
Many thanks to both the author and Netgalley for allowing me to read this really good book.

This is the second book in the Fortune's Daughter series and it follows the first book 'Private Lies' written by Muna Shehadi.

Normally I wouldn't be too interested in a family saga but I genuinely felt myself becoming more and more engrossed in the series as I was reading it.

This book was an ARC from Netgalley and as it was the second book in the series I purchased the first from the Kindle store.

The story follows three sisters, Olivia, Rosalind and Eve who were born to a very famous actress and her equally well established husband. To the outside world the family had it all but inwardly the family was falling apart.

The first book sets the scene where the sisters are in their parent's house in Maine going through belongings and documents in order to sell the house as their father has just had a stroke. Their mother at this point has died in 2001 and their father has re-married. They stumble across a document that will cause massive upheaval and the three sisters each process the news in their own way. This first book follows middle child, Rosalind's story but the second book, the one I'm reviewing follows youngest child, Eve's story.

It starts off with Eve living in Boston with her difficult boyfriend and not wanting to deal with the news she has learned about her mother earlier. Eve does not like having to deal with difficult emotions which you will see as you read the book.

The characters are extremely well written, I really enjoyed reading about them. Shehadi has a lovely way of writing, so that you feel deeply about the characters. I was genuinely engrossed in their lives! She also has a talent of describing the environments of the characters without being overly descriptive to the point where it can feel forced and bore the reader. All the descriptions of places and homes made me just want to be there!

The book is cosy at times but there are very poignant parts that deal with mental illness, sexual assault and infertility which are handled well. Shehadi forces you to see things from all sides which can be difficult. Sometimes I wanted to shout at Eve!

Would I recommend this book? Yes, I would. It's hard to do this review justice as it is the second book in the series and I don't want to give too much away from the first but as far as family sagas go this is a particularly interesting one. I am very much looking forward to reading the third book when it is released.

If you are looking for a series to read around families that is not too fluffy but deals with genuine hard hitting issues then look no further.

I really enjoyed this book and it made we want to read the others in the trilogy. It was well set out, good characters, engaging story line and good plot. All things I like in a book! Thank you.

Brilliant novel - delighted it's part of a trilogy and looking forward to reading the other two. The characters were easily likeable and the book moved at an enjoyable pace.

Hidden truths continues the story of three sisters who discover that their movie star mother was not their birth mother.
This is Eve's story.
Interesting story that gripped me from the begining.

This was a fascinating novel with an exciting group of characters. The storyline flow was seamless. Highly recommended.