![]() While the first half was an atmospheric, vaguely creepy story about grief and associated unhealthy coping mechanisms that also talked about what it's like to be the only girl who is out as a lesbian in your high school, the second half was about the main character trying to piece together a mystery whose resolution seemed - at least to me - obvious from the beginning. The second half did feel more like a thriller, but I also thought it was the weakest part of the book. That's because to me this book felt more like an exploration of grief than a thriller, at least for its first half. ![]() I'm seeing that this is being marketed as an f/f thriller, but while it does have a mystery element, I'd recommend it more to those who loved Nina LaCour's We Are Okay than to fans of Far From You or People Like Us. ![]() ![]() The Truth About Keeping Secrets is a quiet, slow-paced contemporary novel following a girl who has lost her dad in a car accident - but was it really? ![]()
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