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Want to Know a Secret?

By: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Alyson Krawchuk
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Publisher's summary

Everyone has secrets.

YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April; secrets she’d rather you didn’t know - like where did her son go when he snuck out of the house? What was she doing with the local soccer coach behind fogged windows? And what’s buried in her backyard?

Everyone has secrets. Some are worse than others. April’s secrets are enough to destroy her. I’ll make sure of that.

©2021 Freida McFadden (P)2021 Freida McFadden

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Great story!

This is the perfect physiological thriller. I had no idea what the outcome was going to be. Narrator was perfect!

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The main Character is so clueless!

The actual story could have been so much better if the main character wasn't so ridiculously ditzy! It was very irritating, especially toward the end. I cannot count how many times I rolled my eyes and yelled at her!

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Wow

When you read people talk about books and the saying “I never saw that coming” clearly meant they read/listened to books like this. The twists and the turns of this story just blew me out of the water! Another listen that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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Refreshing

Great story! Kept my interest the whole way through. Told in a truly unique way. This is not about social media, even though I kind of thought it would be based on the description. Great mystery, very refreshing change of storytelling!

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Frieda McFadden is queen

I love her books and twist was shocking! I did NOT see that coming at the end.

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Different, kept me interested

the narrator was great. the ending blew me away. never saw that coming at all

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Awful

This was the dumbest book I have ever read.

1. Endless flakey chatter and thoughts.
2. Emotionless narrator.
3. Shallow plot.
4. Amateurish writing.
5. Characters so bland it's hard to take.
6. Like a very very bad episode of "Desperate Housewives".

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Ridiculous

Nobody in this world this clueless. This would have been an okay book if the main character handled anything realistically. It was so ridiculous I rolled my eyes a million times. I have 2 hrs left and don't think I will finish.

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Not a single tolerable character...they all are the worst.

This was my second try on this author. I read rave reviews, yet I’m not excited about the content. The characters are so vapid, stupid, selfish...I found myself rooting for them all to die. Terrible, I know, but I can’t recommend. It was almost a DNF, but I powered through. Narrator was pretty good based with what she had to work with. I didn’t enjoy it.

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Let down

I love this author, but I didn't like this book. April starts very caring and then at the end is a completely different person. There were no likeable characters and the ending seemed like a throw away ending. Disappointing for this author.

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  • 06-11-23

Don’t bother

Promising start and then a ridiculous plot. Complete waste of a credit.
If you read Housemaid series, you’ll be disappointed with this.

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  • Benedicte Hovda
  • 05-27-23

Love the twists and changed of pov.

I love this author and find her quite adroit in building up suspense involving everyone on the street.

i would recommend anyone to read it while doing chores or going for a nice walk.

Definitely worth a credit. My fave is still a couple of her other ones.

You're on for some twists and turnes that takes a while and could have been written in a more clearifying way-just my personal opinion.

Please come with suggestions for books like these ones!

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  • Ayse Tecmen
  • 05-25-23

Great narration

I liked this book, especially the narration. The story was easy to follow with a few twists.

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  • Jeanette Lambert
  • 12-05-22

A good page Turner

Loved the story, I particularly liked the way the story suddenly changed from one person's perspective to the other. A nice easy listen

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  • lesley lloyd
  • 05-29-22

Slow start but plenty of reveals and twists

I had the audiobook version narrated by Alyson Krawchuk who does a good job with distinct voices for each of the main characters.

April Masterton is a you tube baking sensation. While recording for her baking chanel she left her 7yr old son Bobby playing in the yard, she only goes to look for him when she gets a text to say your son isn’t where you think he is. The texts keep coming which divulge secrets April doesn’t want revealing.

The first half is from April’s POV. Then the POV and perspective changes. It starts slowly, and feels like a character study then things step up a gear. The second half is eye opening.

April really isn’t a likeable character, but then non of them are. They come across as self serving rich suburban mothers, but they are very focused on what they want.

The foundation laying of this one was a little bit drawn out for me, which has affected my rating. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending.
It has plenty of revelations twists and turns and is an easy enjoyable listen.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 06-26-23

Enjoyed

If u find the first part of the book a bit tedious hang in there, it’s a great finish! That said, as with the only other book I’ve read from this author, the final twist is a bit of a stretch.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 06-25-23

A disappointment!

This book was nothing like Freidas other books - which is why I am so shocked and disappointed with this book. A complete departure! I’m loathed to ever give a negative review but the book was long, boring and the plot was so transparent….

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  • AR Temis
  • 06-14-23

Absolutely loved it!

Possibly one of my favourite Frieda McFadden books. The character's were so interesting the suspense riveting.
If you're after a fast paced thriller with intriguing characters, then you've come to the right place.

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