This is my first book by Ruth Heald and wooow y’all I was hooked. So this book follows Beth (a counselor) and Danielle(a patient)… Beth is a marriage counselor whose marriage is in trouble *sigh* who has a son *ncaaww* who meets Danielle whose face is scarred *sad face emoji* who also has tons of secrets. I didn’t know who to believe, who to feel sorry for, and who to cheer for and the ending *shocked face emoji* Huge thanks to bookouture and Netgalley for giving me a copy in exchange of an honest review.

I found this to be an OK read.

Beth is a counsellor with a little boy whose world falls apart when her husband leaves her. Then a new client comes into her life, Danielle, with whom she gets very close, but, what's Danielle's purpose for counselling? Is it legitimate, or something more?

It's an easy read, I just found it a bit boring and slow.

Thanks to Bookoutre and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview.

What a delicious book! This was my first book by Ruth Heald and I thoroughly enjoyed her writing style! I loved the clearly marked chapters telling which character was speaking in first person. I love first person in books because it’s like I’m in their mind more than in second or third person perspectives.
I did work out some of the ending early on but I loved that there were some real punches at the end! And I LOVED the ending! I don’t want to give away and details but it just might be one of my favorite endings to a psychological thriller!
I will definitely be looking for Ruth Heald’s other books. I highly recommend I Know Your Secret!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for allowing me the privilege of reading this ARC book in exchange for my totally honest review.

Great edge of your seat thriller. You're in for a ride with this book. Great from beginning to end.

Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for an early release of this book.

This was fine. It was a quick, easy read. I didn't really connect with the characters and some conversations, particularly between Peter and Danielle seemed to go nowhere. Overall, though, it wasn't half-bad.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this copy for review.

Beth's world falls apart when her husband announces he is leaving her. She gets a new counselling client Danielle, who seems desperate for help with regards to her marriage. But is Danielle really there for just counselling, or could there be another reason? Beth may just have to face events of her past as things start to go wrong... what secrets will be revealed?

This is the first book I've read by Ruth Heald and I loved it! It was well written with a great plot and interesting characters. I really liked how the story went between both Beth and Danielle and you were kept guessing as to what was happening. The twist at the end was fantastic and I loved how the story came together. Very much recommended, I'll be reading other books by Ruth.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It is told from the perspective of two characters in alternating chapters, both with secrets, and things from their past that are influencing their relationship. I think it is quite clear, and not a spoiler to say that they are some way intertwined and whilst clues to this come throughout the book it is not until the final few chapters that all is revealed. I would give this four rather than five stars as I thought the ending felt rushed, and I wanted to hear more from one character in particular.

An incredible thriller that I found absolutely fascinating. The storyline was exceptional and the characters engaging and believable.

A big and bold, screaming WOW! I didn’t expect to love this book so much. I ruined my plans with the husband dearest who is getting more annoying with my growing reading obsession during quarantine, even though the big plan was only about slurping noodles and binge watch After life’s second season. But this book took me into its palm, gripping me so hard and I couldn’t move an inch because I was already hooked like desperate Nemo and I wanted to read more, dying to see what’s gonna happen next.

This is underrated, fast, surprising, moving, mysterious, mind numbing journey with so many twists you may not see coming and the best thing about the book we have two heroines: both of them seem like strong, well-educated business woman from the outside but they are both keeping secrets, vulnerable and batshit crazy. Their narrations are not reliable because they both keep secrets and distort the realities. We don’t know which one is the worst! There are so many missing pieces of the puzzle but the story’s conclusion is perfectly smart and shocking.

Let me summarize the plot and stop at some point not to give you too much clues:

Beth is marriage counselor, in her 40’s, dumped by her longtime boyfriend Richard who recently cheated on her, trying to raise her son Charlie and resuming her séances with couples whose marriages are falling apart just like hers. Her life changes the day she meets Danielle whose face covered with burn scars, a successful and hardworking lawyer trying to save her marriage and having a baby with her husband but she doesn’t share everything with Beth like her secret past, tragic events about her parents’ lives and the scars she tries to hide at her wrists. Does someone hurt her? Did her husband intentionally let the accident happen at their garden BBQ so she suffered from third degree burn? Or does she keep shadier things from Beth?

Beth keeps so many secrets as well. She still grieves the loss of love of her life Nick before she met Richard. She was sacked from her teaching job she loved and hospitalized because of her delusions about somebody was stalking her. But was she the delusional one? Did someone orchestrate everything to change her life direction? And Does Danielle tell her the truth? Could she be the one Richard had affair?
Let’s stop here! Again I already blurted out too much. If Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl series’ secret voice over but at the end of the series, she miraculously turned into Joe Goldbeg a.k.a. Dan Humphrey) audio-review what I wrote, I could be a cool version West Coast Gossip-reviewer who is telling so much about books’ plots!

So I’m giving my five stars because this book really surprised me and I couldn’t foresee so many revelations and shocking twist which entertained me a lot! Maybe side effect of the quarantine is killing your spidey senses so you may not predict anything about the author planned to rock your world!

So much special thanks to NetGalley and Bookoture for sharing this fascinating ARC with me in exchange my honest review.

Beth s world is falling apart her husband no longer wants to be with her her little boy takes it hard . Beth is a counsellor and in Danielle walks in to her life .. Beth has only ever loved one man Nick but he died .she gets a bit to close to Danielle this book is about revenge loss and lies its a brilliant read very gripping and twisty

I got through this book quite quickly as it's a light, easy read. The plot was interesting and I liked the characters, although I found it hard to be sympathetic to either of the two main characters. I enjoyed the twist at the end also.

This book has structural issues. I'm not sure why the author chose to use the single quote marks to indicate dialogue, but it made it a little difficult to distinguish between the speaking and the normal text paragraphs. The individual chapters seemed to short which lead to the overall story feeling rushed. It did not feel like the author went far enough with the psychological thriller elements. The psychological thriller moments seemed to be a glossing over of events but never really "went there." Doors being unlocked, things being moved, but not much else. There were some traumatic events that happened to both the lead characters, but this wasn't revealed until the very end when things were being wrapped up. Well over half the book was setting the reader up for a really dynamic ending, but it felt a little anticlimactic.

I Know Your Secret by Ruth Heald is another devourable offering from one of my favourite new authors. I had high expectations for this one, having read and adored the author's two previous books, and I was not at all disappointed.

Told from the alternating perspectives of Beth and Danielle, we have an almost immediate sense that all is not as it seems. Beth is a therapist and mother to a young son, and recently separated from her husband. When new client Danielle seeks Beth's services, purportedly in an effort to save her own abusive marriage, Beth senses right away that the younger woman is not being altogether forthcoming. As Beth continues to struggle with her own domestic circumstances, a delicious suspense builds as the two women continue to evade whatever it is that has brought them together.

A sense of unease sets in quite early as we attempt to slot all of the cleverly placed pieces into place. This will keep you guessing until the very end.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.