Download Two Can Keep a Secret Audible Audio Edition Karen M McManus Sophie Amoss Kirby Heyborne Listening Library Books

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Two Can Keep a Secret Audible Audio Edition Karen M McManus Sophie Amoss Kirby Heyborne Listening Library Books Reviews

• Ellery and her twin Ezra move from Hollywood to Vermont after their mother winds up in rehab. Living with the grandmother they hardly know in a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business would be enough of a shock, if she didn’t become embroiled in a decades old disappearance.
  Malcolm is no strange to drama. His brother, the main suspect in a murder five years ago, makes Malcolm persona non grata, and a suspect when another girl goes missing.
  
  Karen McManus’s sophomore effort exceeds her wildly popular debut ONE OF US IS LYING. From the first page of TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET, I was pulled into Ellery and her story. I thought about cancelling my day’s plans so I could read nonstop.
  
  As a true crime buff, I identified with Ellery. Like her, I can become obsessed with the details of an investigation or other interest, and I’m sure others don’t always understand. Ellery is much braver than me. Malcolm was also an interesting character as were the minor characters.
  
  I don’t want to say too much about the plot, but rest assured McManus crosses all her Ts and dotted all her Is when it comes to little and big details. The red herrings were real possibilities for culprits and just because people might not have been the murderer doesn’t mean they were decent or innocent of everything.
  
  TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET is a must add for every mystery and psychological thriller lover.
• **SPOILERS** Do not read my review if you have not read this book!
  
  I honestly enjoyed reading this book (i was hooked and read it completely the first day I got it) but ultimately I felt let down by the lack of explanation on many subjects throughout the book. Like why was Sadie targeted? Just because they went on a few dates and didnt click? How did he meet Lacey? When did Brooke and he start a relationship? How long did it last? Who exactly was the twins father...we were giving flimsy details about him and a name but his character had as much depth as the stuntman who Sadie said may have been the father. It would have been way more interesting if he was one of the characters in the book that we could have gotten to know. The last line in the book sent a shiver down my neck but once again WHY?! And why such long time spans b/t disappearances/murders? A lot of it just didnt feel resolved...I finished that book wanting more explanation. Where was Sarah? None of it seemed to mingle together well. I felt like the killer revealed was out of left field...and when he did reveal himself it was so out of no where. Pretty sure he could have talked his way out of being a suspect if Mal and Ellery accused him but instead decided to go completely crazy after keeping it cool and charming for 20 years?
• One of Us is Lying was one of my favorite books from 2017. It was a no-brainer to buy Two Can Keep a Secret as soon as I got the chance.
  
  I've been in a huge reading slump and Two Can Keep a Secret was able to pull me out of it for which I'm very grateful for.
  
  Echo Ridge is a town full of secrets and known for the disappearance of two beautiful teenagers. Let me give you a little background on the main characters.
  
  After their mother, Sadie, is sent to rehab for crashing her car into a tree, the twins, Ellery and Ezra will have to leave California and move in with their grandmother who lives in Echo Ridge. Ellery has always been drawn to true crime stories after Sadie's twin sister, Sarah disappeared as a teenager and was never found. Ellery believes the person who took Sarah might still be out there.
  
  Next, five years earlier, the prom queen, Lacey Kilduff, was found murdered. Her boyfriend Declan was a person of interest and because of the way the town treated him, his father walked out on his family and Declan moved to another town nearby. This left Malcolm (Declan's younger sibling) and his mother by themselves until Peter, a successful attorney married his mother. Now Malcolm is living with Peter and his daughter, Katrin, who's Malcolm classmate. They are civil to each other but they don't like each other.
  
  When the life of another teenager is on the line, Malcolm, Ellery, Ezra, and Mia will join forces to keep the people they care about safe.
  
  Two Can Keep a Secret had a good narrative. I was interested in the characters and their fate. I was sure the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the two young women was related yet I can honestly say that I didn't guess who the culprit was until the very end.
  
  The last line of the book is also a winner. What a great way to close the story!
  
  Cliffhanger No
  
  4/5 Fangs
• I went into this book with high hopes because Karen is my favorite YA-Mystery writer. With that being said, I enjoyed parts of this book. The small town theme is something I liked and the homecoming theme. The characters were pretty good for the most part.
  
  Now, I felt as if this book fell a bit flat for me. The main character Ellery, was interesting at first but became a little annoying with the Junie B. Jones act. There were so many useless characters that I got confused and had to start over and write them all down for clarity. Also, there were a lot of side stories to build up the mystery element, but if anything it just made the book more of a task to read than enjoyable. The ending was short lived and I was disappointed with it because I figured it out early in the first chapter.
  
  Long story short, clear your expectations and just enjoy the twisty ride.
  
  3.5 stars, looking forward to the OOUIL sequel. Karen’s still my favorite YA-Mystery writer, I have faith in her!