Jennifer Hillier has crafted an engrossing page turner of a read in Little Secrets. Well worth the read!

Predicting @jenniferhillierbooks Little Secrets will be one of the biggest, most smashing hits of 2020.
An unthinkable tragedy happens to a couple and the wife discovers her husband’s way of coping is cheating on her with a younger woman.
I compulsively tore through this book. Loved getting both women’s perspectives; the accomplished working mother notices how fresh-faced and youthful, wrinkless and carefree her husband’s girlfriend is and this college graduate notices how polished, confident and poised her boyfriend’s wife is.

This book has heart, suspense, complete intrigue. I nearly passed on reading it because the main storyline is not an easy one to read as a mother. And I recommend going in blind. But I found myself experiencing the gut wrenching grief along side this woman.

You guys know I’m a huge fan of original twists, big and small. The main twist here I never saw coming. And never in my life of reading have I cried at the end of a mystery suspense novel.
I loved it even more than Jar of Hearts.💥

Wow, this book was amazing! Child abduction turned into SO much more! This one had me on the edge of my seat. I loved the flow of this book and the title is a perfect representation of how many little secrets can make a huge impact!

I absolutely love when I just cannot wait to get back to a book! This is a great thriller from beginning to end with no slow down and creative twists. Highly recommend!

Marin has the perfect life. She's married to her college sweetheart, runs a successful upscale salon, and has a beautiful son. Her life comes crashing down on her one day after she lets go of her son's hand, and he's kidnapped. In a fog of grief, Marin won't give up looking for her son and hired a private investigator. She's unprepared for what her PI tells her eighteen months after her son disappears -- the PI hasn't found her son but has found evidence that her husband has been having an affair right under her nose. Marin is understandably furious and will do whatever it takes to take down her husband's mistress. But just how far is she willing to go?

Unlike other similar thrillers, I found Little Secrets to be very plausible. Jennifer Hillier did an exceptional job of developing her characters, making the story come to life. Particularly with Marin, Hillier creates such a 3-dimensional character -- I could feel her grief radiating off the pages. Well worth the read!

Where do I start? Great book! I love suspense/thrillers and this has both. Marin is going through every mother’s nightmare. Her son Sebastian is taken when she lets go of his hand at the marketplace for just a minute. A year later and he’s still missing, and her husband has turned to another younger woman. Marin hasn’t given up hope. Fast paced with a twist at the end I never saw coming.

Whew!! this book brings forth the words of Sir Walter Scott, "what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve". Great mystery,lots of twists, turns and it will keep you reading. Fairly fast paced and only a few places you might want to take a break. I am afraid to say more without giving a spoiler. If the jacket cover piqued your interest, then read it, you will not be disappointed.
I received this book as a complimentary copy for an unbiased review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Thanks to the author,publisher,and NetGalley for the ARC.

I LOVED Little Secrets. As a mom of young children, something like this happening is my biggest fear. As such, this book was one I could not put down as I wanted to get to the end as soon as possible to find out what happened!! The characters were very likable to me and intertwined in ways I could have never imagined. I honestly never saw the ending coming!! I definitely plan on recommending this book to others and is also one I plan on reading again. Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

Little Secrets was engaging from the very first page and I just loved Jennifer Hillier’s writing style so much. Her characters are multifaceted and the plot has enough twists and turns to keep me guessing but not so much that they just felt like they came out of nowhere.

I love a book where things look a little too perfect on the outside to be true and this book has all of that and more. It does involve the kidnapping of a small child but it has so many other elements that made it rise above this common thriller plotline. I l really enjoy a good domestic thriller and this one is a roller coaster of suspense with a super satisfying ending.

I loved it so much that I am now listening to Jar of Hearts on audio. It’s the best when you read a book you don’t know a lot about beforehand and then leave with a new to you author to follow along with.

Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

Marin was in a terrible place, in a downward spiral, after losing her four year old son, three days before Christmas, in a busy store while shopping.
Marin was the hysterical and inconsolable wife while Derek was the frozen and helpless husband, after the disappearance of Sebastian.
As Marin copes with the disappearance of her four year old son, her husband got busy with a younger woman. Twenty years of marriage destroyed by a mistake, a way to cope after detaching himself emotionally. While Derek was shacking up with a younger girl, Marin was grieving, blaming herself, beating herself up, and self-medicating with all manner of pharmaceuticals and alcohol.

Overall:
I wasn’t particularly interested in the group therapy scenes, but I understand the need for them as a means for Marin to redirect her grieving.
There were a few scenes where the attention to detail was too extensive by stating the obvious. Ex. “They sell the extra-large rose-gold-tinted tumblers at all three locations for sixty-five dollars, an outrageous price for what amounts to a coffee mug,..” Who cares? How is this related to the case of finding her son? It’s not. Given the nature of the young girls character and her obsession with expensive items it’s understandable why these scenes were mentioned. I didn’t need them to drive the point home.
The story was divided into four parts. Part one began with Sebastian being taken. While I thought this was going to be a kidnapping story it really wasn’t. Part two was full of surprises. This is where I realized the story changed gears. Part three concluded what initially began as a kidnapping story turned into an affair and then something else. Part four was closure.
Had I only read part one I would’ve been disappointed with the story because this part wasn’t interesting. Part two is where the story comes alive. I really liked the change in storyline. There still were some scenes about expensive items and living standards that I breezed over. The overall premise was very exciting once I got over reading part one.

I was hesitant to read this book because it includes a child abduction and I'm the mom of two. Abduction is one of my biggest fears. I knew I would read it anyway because I liked a previous book from the same author and I am so glad I did.

A few seconds is all it took for Marin Machado's perfect life to fall apart. She's Christmas shopping in a place packed with people with her son Sebastian and is looking to buy that last perfect gift. He's tired and cranky and he wants a treat, she's tired and cranky and she just wants some caffeine. She lets go of his hand for a minute to answer a text and in an instant he's gone. Surveillance video shows that he left with Santa Claus.

Let that one sink in for a minute. Kids all over the world love Santa and think he's safe. Some wouldn't give leaving with him a second thought.

Move forward a year and a half later and the case is cold. The FBI has no new information. As frustrating as that is, it's the reality for many across the country. Marin and Derek are more like roommates than husband and wife. Derek seems to have given up on Sebastian as well as giving up on Marin. She is determined to find out what happened to her son, good news or bad. She hires a P.I. who comes to the same conclusion as the FBI, they simply have no leads to go on.The P.I. has discovered Derek's little secret however. He's having an affair with a younger woman named Kenzie.

This energizes Marin and gets her moving out of the rut she's been living in. The anger of betrayal fuels her. Her son may be gone and her life may be in shambles but no one is going to take her husband. This is one thing she CAN fix.

This book goes through a series of twists and turns from there. Marin goes about taking care of this younger woman in an unexpected way and once she sets the ball rolling the pace of this book kicks into high gear. All sorts of secrets are uncovered, from Derek to Marin to her best friend Sal to Kenzie.

You simply cannot skim this book. There are a million little "secret" details hidden along the way that will make sense as the ending gets pulled together. This book was a well written puzzle that I read in one sitting because I just HAD to keep going. Mystery and thriller fans, this one is for you!

Many thanks to Netgalley.com, St. Martin's Press, and Minotaur Books for giving me and advance copy to read in exchange for an honest review.

Dear Lord in Heaven, Jennifer Hillier, and good folks at NetGalley-- thank you for sending me a book too good to put down. Novels that center on a missing persons case are my favorite kind of thriller so I had high hopes I'd quickly get submerged in the plot, but this exceeded all of my expectations.

I also enjoyed the backdrop of the novel. Too often, the folks swept up in glitz and glam that we meet in fiction are trophy wives or the people on top of the food chain. I appreciated that Marin was a self-made woman that catered to elite clientele as a hairdresser, and in turn, built herself a solid reputation and hefty fortune. Her drive made her a lot more sympathetic character than she might have been otherwise.

What a ride! The characters were fleshed out, for better or worse. The main character Marin felt a bit flat at times, but that seemed realistic, as we didn't learn much about her before losing her son and after losing him her only personality treats were motivated by grief. I could have done with some chapters from the POV of Derek or Sal, as the author is clearly very talented in writing about a character's motivations.

The mystery really fit together well by the end. My only complaint would be that certain aspects of the ending were a bit too clean for the story that was told. Hard to describe my thoughts on this without spoilers, but it was a very dark story with a relativaely light ending.

This is the first book of Jennifer Hillier that I've read, and it has been intrigued to read more.

This book was a wild ride. I was hooked from the first chapter, and I could not stop reading it! This is the kind of book where I don't mind hating basically all of the characters.

The writing, pacing, twists and surprises (one of which I did figure out before we were informed, but it did not detract from the story at all! It felt more like we were given bread crumbs to figure it out before we were explicitly told). Every chapter was completely gripping.

Marin and Derek's son is kidnapped, and 16 months later, they are no closer to finding him. Marin then finds out her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman, and this last straw unravels Marin who was barely hanging on by a thread.

While I'm at it, please read this authors previous book, Jar of Hearts. So many have been sleeping on this unforgettable thriller!

Thank you to @netgalley for this amazing ARC! Make sure to grab this book when it comes out April 12, 2020!

The story starts with a kidnapped/abducted child. There is no ransom demand despite both parents being well off. Several months later and the child has still not been found. The mother blames herself for not paying attention. Her marriage starts to fall apart. Then she finds out her husband is having an affair. This is the moment she decides to take matters into her own hands and the story unfolds. A fast-paced thriller with lots of little twists. Enjoyable but predictable.

This is my first book by Jenifer Hillier and it definitely will not be my last! I love thrillers and this one did not disappoint! It is a story of a mother’s son going missing, and no leads or information from the police has helped find him. Marin decides to take matters into her own hands and hires a private detective, without her husband knowing. Unfortunately, Marin finds out more information then she was expecting to….

This had all the qualities a good thriller should have! Twists and turns, suspense, a likeable character, and of course an ending that you don’t see coming. I’m glad this 5-star read was one of my first books of 2020!

Marin and Derek have life figured out. They are successful, have a beautiful home and gorgeous son Sebastian. Everything is perfect until Sebastian is taken. It’s been a year and Marin is cotinueing to fall apart. The police have given up their search, but Marin has hired a PI to continue the search. Imagine her surprise when the PI calls to tell her, not about Sebastian, but that her husband is having an affair. Kenzie is an art student struggling to make ends meet. Derek isn’t the first married man she has dated, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Until she actually falls for the man that was just supposed to be a paycheck.

This book was not what I expected at all. While Marin certainly had her own issues, I felt for her so much after everything she had been through. I did not see the twists coming at all, and I really enjoyed them! I can’t imagine being in Marin’s position, and I could 100% understand her reactions to both her sons disappearance, and Derek’s affair. Kenzie definitely drove me insane. I felt for the fact that she was caring for her ill mother, but still…using married men is not the way! This book will keep you on your toes with what is going to happen! You won’t regret picking this one up on April 21st!

Summary:

Derek and Marin Machado are a successful and wealthy couple whose 4 year old son was kidnapped in plain daylight from a mall by someone dressed as Santa Claus. Marin has a private investigator who has been working for her for a year and a half since Sebastian was taken. Her private investigator has uncovered information that her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman, Kenzie Li. After doing some investigating on her own, Marin decides to take matters into her own hands by making sure she doesn’t lose her husband as well.

My Thoughts:

Wow this was amazing! I liked Jar of Hearts but this was even better!! I loved the protagonist, Marin, and I felt so tortured for her losing her little boy and feeling so guilty. The perspective flashed to Kenzie for a few chapters, which helped clear up why this young girl would want to date an older man, especially Derek.

I was so fortunate to be granted an early copy of this book, which I am sure will be a hit when it is released in April!!

I was up until midnight finishing this thriller!

Make sure you remember to pick this up in the spring!! You won’t regret it!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Little Secrets turn into Big Secrets!!! This is a thriller that will keep you up turning the pages. Just a simple trip to the mall for Marin and her son turns into a nightmare of child abduction. The only problem nothing is as it seems and nobody is who they say they are. This takes obsession to a whole new level. I have to say as a thriller fan this is a must read. I personally thought it was better than Gone Girl and many others in this genre. READ IT!!! YOU WONT REGRET IT!! But beware because everybody has Little Secrets!!!

OMG! I could not wait to read Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier! I knew it would be good, but it was even better than I expected! If you loved Jar of Hearts, you definitely need to read Little Secrets!