This isn't my usual genre in books but I have to say I really enjoyed it.

I have an open mind and this book shows you just how lovely friendships and love of any type can form.

I think the book was very well written and it had a lovely story line with the right amount of content. It wasn't over the top either by any means.

Well done and thank you to Netgalley for letting me review this lovely book.

A very believable love story. So much hatred and bigotry clearly described and how it affected peoples lives.

The Secret of You and Me promised to be a great beach read with a second chance f/f romance (finally!). Sadly, I found the writing to be clumsy and the dialogues were extremely unconvincing. Characters would say things that didn't really rang true to life or they would make these very random comments that didn't really 'fit' with the type of character they are.
One of the main characters, someone who is presented as having been wronged by her family and community, who is ex-military and in her late thirties thinks the following:
"I'd rather be waterboarded than offer an ounce of sympathy".
Even I, with my dark sense of humour and preference for imperfect characters, did not find that amusing (to be honest, when I read it I felt disgusted). This thought doesn't belong to someone who has no idea of what 'waterboarding' entails. And I'm supposed to like this woman?

Then again, just because the writing in this book struck me as somewhat amateurish doesn't mean that it is. I encourage others to check out more positive reviews (but if you do find that 'waterboarding' joke to be incredibly insensitive you might want to approach this book with caution).

The Secret Of You And Me is a great read about reconnecting with your first love and trying to figure out of if you can move past the things that tore you a part. It has really defined characters who each have their own unique characters that make them very easy to connect with,