Member Reviews
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was well written, easy reading, and a good mix of twists, and ongoing mysteries as the book unfolds. You occasionally have to suspend belief at some aspects of the plot but this did not detract overall. |
I feel like I've read this book before. The plot follows the same plot as quite a few others - college friends reuniting and dealing with trauma from their collective past. This didn't surprise me or really keep my interest. I've already forgotten the 'reveal'. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book. |
Another fantastic read from one of my favourite authors which held my interest throughout. It was a great page turner which I found hard to put down, all the characters had their own story to tell and I devoured every page from beginning to the fantastic ending. Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read this book which I can thoroughly recommend. |
I loved this book. It was mysterious and creepy and I couldn’t stop reading it once I started. Characters were incredibly believable to me. They made the story even scarier. |
After battling cancer, Amy is now in remission and ready to celebrate her birthday with her university friends. But that's not the only reason she wants to get them together. While still at university, the group was faced with the death of one of their closest friends. Hannah's death was ruled a suicide, but everybody in their group has suspicions. Amy is ready to bring closure to those long ago events and finally find out the truth about what happened to Hannah. I'm usually a big fan of Lesley Sanderson. I have all her books and loved them all. But, sadly, this book just didn't work for me. This story is told through the perspective of Louise, and she's such an unlikeable character (as are all the characters except Amy). I found the relationship between the characters to be disingenuous, the dialogue was awkward and the big twist at the end was predictable from the very start. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. |
Lucy S, Reviewer
Good premise to the story with Likeable lead characters. Friends form university reunite after many years as their relationships have been strained due to another fried dying whilst at university. Slow in places but a good plot with twists built in. An easy and quick read |
When Louise receives an invitation to her old friend Amy’s birthday weekend in a cottage in the country, a chill runs down her spine. This was simply a great book! I love a good book about friendship and secrets. Lesley really held my attention with this thriller! Characters were great! Setting was amazing! Plot is twisted! |
The storyline of this book was actually excellent, but to me the book felt a bit rushed. It was very short, which isn't always a problem but it would have been nice to get to know the characters better and feel a deeper connection with them, maybe some flashbacks to their university days and a time when they were all actually good friends would have been nice? I really enjoyed the plot itself and was greedily reading to discover all the new information that was being revealed bit by bit, that part was done really well. I didn't like the dialogue, to me it felt clunky and unnatural. The way Louise and Theo spoke to one another was more like vague acquaintances than a couple who have been together for years. Talking of that pairing, not convinced by their ending at all! It's difficult for me to rate this because the idea was so good and there were plenty of surprises but unfortunately I feel like the execution let it down. I feel that if a bit more time was spent on polishing this novel it could have been a 5 star read. Instead I'll give it 3.5 stars rounded up. |
caroline w, Reviewer
This was a great read and read it in one go as I wanted to find out what happened. It was an interesting set up every one having a reunion back where it all began. It was a great plot device with the game. I did struggle with Theo and Lou's relationship though especially at two instances at the end (can't say due to the spoilers). That is the only thing that let the book down for me, but I could get over it for the whole story. A cracking read and do fully recommend the book it is well worth a read and I was gripped. I was given an advance copy of the book by netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review which I have done. |
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced e-copy of Our Little Secrets!!! I really enjoyed this book!! Lou is invited along with three old university friends to celebrate their mutual friends birthday. While there they begin to reminisce about their friend Hannah and the circumstances that led to her death all those years ago. This book was a great read. The characters are all interesting and the plot twists work well. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves psychological thrillers. |
joanne D, Librarian
Oh how I loved this book. I love it when books are set in a holiday home or a getaway, old friends invited and secrets spilled over drinks - just great! I wont give away much as i don't want to spoil it, when old friends from University get together for a birthday at Amy's recently inherited cottage you can bet that long kept secrets about their friend Hannah come out over a game of Truth or Dare.. I read this book in two sittings, such a page turner. I wouldn't have done what Lou did at the end with Theo but each to their own. This is a cracking read which i am thoroughly recommending! |
Our Little Secret by Lesley Sanderson is another suspenseful and gripping mystery from an author who has become a fast favourite of mine. Full of lies, deceits, truths, and dares, there is nothing little about the many secrets contained within. Louise is caught by surprise when her college friend Amy reaches out to her with plans to reunite their old college gang as a way to celebrate her 35th birthday. The group of five friends had more or less disbanded following the mysterious death of a sixth member, Hannah, under suspect circumstances. Even more surprising is the fact that Amy plans to have the group return to the very scene of the incident, having inherited a cabin near the woods where Hannah went missing. What follows is a tense and revealing weekend, and Louise begins to question just how well she really knows this group of individuals she has long considered friends. I am always thrilled to read a new release from Ms Sanderson, and anxiously await the next. Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC. |
#OurLittleSecret #NetGalley A perfect read. Louise receives an invitation to her old friend Amy’s birthday weekend in a cottage in the country, a chill runs down her spine. Of all the places they could go, why there? Why would they want to go anywhere near the scene of the worst thing that ever happened to them? In their final year of college, their friend Hannah, part of their close-knit gang of six, went missing. Her body was found in the woods near their campus, and her death was ruled a suicide. The remaining five dealt with their grief and guilt at not being able to save her by drifting apart, trying to put the past behind them. So why has Amy brought them back now? I loved all the main characters of this book. Its main strength is its narration. I'm doing more promotion of this psychological thriller on its release date among my fellow Authors Bloggers Family Friends and followers. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me an advanced copy of this psychological thriller. |




