About 70% of the way through this book I woke up in the middle of the night and realized, “OMG! Xxx is xxx and xxx!” I won’t spoil it, but once I realized it I couldn’t wait to finish and see how it all wrapped up.

Marin and Derek seem to have the perfect marriage, including the perfect little boy, Sebastian. Their world falls apart when Bash is kidnapped. Sixteen months after the kidnapping they are both falling apart in their own way.

Instead of turning to each other, Marin turns to her best friend of over 20 years, Sal, while Derek turns to a much-younger Kenzie for comfort. Their relationships with these two are complicated to say the least.

The story deals with some ugly topics, and the characters aren’t always likeable, but the story is riveting and the book is a page turner.

I’ll definitely be recommending this one to friends!

Unbelievably captivating and thrilling, Little Lies is an unputdownable story of a woman on the edge whose living every mothers worst nightmare. I found this book to be fast paced, finishing it in one sitting. When I first read the description I was a bit weary because there are so many thriller out there that deal with child abductions but my god, this turned out to be completely out of the box. Hillier intricately weaved multiple storylines together to create such a diabolical and manipulative story filled with twists and turns that left me speechless. I found the writing to be beautifully done while also being powerful and emotional. With the characters, I found each to have such a strong story of their own. Let me just say that ending though!!!! OMG! Little Lie is a must read for 2020! Jennifer Hillier is 100% st her best with this one. I can't wait to see what she does next!

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow this book! THIS BOOK! I could not put it down, what an amazing read. All the feels! Im telling all my friends to one click this one!Thanks Netgalley for the Arc

Four hundred and eighty seconds is all it took for Marin’s life to be forever changed. That’s also about the length of time that it took to completely and utterly pull me in to this book. I lived every single word through Marin’s eyes. I identified with the characters. I either loved or hated them and was shocked by the conclusion when I learned that I had the opportunity to change my mind on a few.

Little Secrets, by Jennifer Hiller is easily going to be a best seller for 2020. It’s impossible to read this book as a wife, as a mother - - as a HUMAN and not have feelings...ALL the feelings. There were parts of this magical thriller that were so difficult to read; impossible to not think about your own family. The way it was done though, was nothing short of perfection. The author writes beautifully about some of the most awful topics imaginable. I am truly blown away.

Jar of Hearts has been one of my favorite thrillers of all time. I recommend it to everyone. If I’m being honest, I wanted to read this next book by Jennifer Hiller because it sounded good, but I KNEW there was no way it would be even close to as good as Jar of Hearts. I was positive, but wanted to give it a shot anyway. I hate being wrong, but in this case, I was SO wrong.

Little Secrets is everything. I feel so lucky to have had a chance to receive an ARC of this one. Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press and to Netgalley. And thank you to Jennifer Hiller for being brilliant and leaving me emotionally stunned. I can not wait to obtain a physical copy of this one for my shelves!

All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book!!! What a roller coaster ride!!! Loved this book to the very core and saw every bit playing before my eyes! I loved every character even when they made me so mad! I can’t imagine these feelings but I know this is real life for some families. Unputdownable five star domestic thriller right here!!
Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy!

This is one of my fastest read I’ve lately done because this soul haunting, gripping, mend nerving, page turner truly captivates you from the beginning. You get hooked. You cannot resume doing your basic things like watching TV (thankfully I finished this one before binge watch Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, because reading this book or binge watching one of my favorite series may force me to invent a new activity like binge reawatching- read one page, look at the tv for one minute and repeat this action several times- till you start to think your favorite stand up star lost her son and deals with her cheating husband,- see how two storylines merged perfectly- well at least both Mrs. Maisel and Marin suffers the same kind of assholish husband’s betrayals. ), eating proper food (I bribed my husband to feed me but he backstabbed me and ate whole pizza by himself, I hope he gains 100 pounds and I’ll reject to push him out of the door!), taking bathroom breaks (adult diapers are the best invention of the history, what, you said: there is no such a thing as adult diapers! Okay this is humiliating! I’ll kill those so called best friends who notoriously pranked me so bad!)

I went back and forth between 4 and 5 stars. Writing, pacing, story-building, ending, twists and surprises (some of them could be foreseen but they were still amazing) are intriguingly stunning and excitingly gripping. But I hate most of the characters. The husband, the mistress, even the shady best friend!

Marin is probably my favorite even though she is pretentious, self- destructive, unpredictable and inconsistent but I didn’t care about her flaws, the mistakes she makes over and over again which makes her more human and connectable character. She can be considered mean and unfair for using her best friend and ex-lover Sal as a shield to protect herself not to feel unwanted and undesired but Sal never seemed like a great and trustworthy personality to be chosen as a future husband figure.

Her son has been kidnapped and her husband douchebag Derek is having an affair ( he should get a statue because he also cheated her when she was pregnant so I don’t know which one made me pissed off more, the cheater or accepter of his wrongdoings!) with a 24 year old art student and here’s the big blow: this girl could have involved with the people who had kidnapped her son! Did I get your attention? I think the blurb of the book gave too much information about the mystery but thankfully they hid the most delicious and mind blowing revelation!

McKenzie is the another woman ( let’s say, the other girl!) and it’s so normal to detest every particle of her. But the reason I hate the guts and have an urge to rip her eyes out, when I read her story, I couldn’t find anything concrete to feel sympathy or empathize her. She knows exactly she’s doing something so terrible but she kept doing it for years like a parasite to suck people’s blood to have a better living.

The part Marin visited McKenzie’s coffee to see her own enemy, I couldn’t decide to appraise her or scream at her face when she wanted to cut the girl’s head off, she kept calm and said nothing. ( she might be aquarius woman because an Aries woman like me throws the hot coffee at pink bleached haired homewrecker’s face and shove the cookie to her… okay you may imagine the rest!)

So Marin hardly functions after her child’s loss and committed suicide before, seeing a therapist and joining a grief club at a donut place with group of people she normally never considers to engage if it isn’t for their common grief and shared experiences. And now she is about to lose her husband, too. But will she let the other woman take him away from her? Hell, no! So take a seat, grab the book and start devouring the pages with full excitement because the book is getting so much better.

Overall even though I wanted to hire contract killers from other books (yes, my shrink told me this is literally impossible and consciously it’s really mean thing to think about) to torture viciously some of those despicable characters, I’m rounding up 4.5 stars to 5 because I had really great time when I’m reading it.

Thankfully I also have “Jar of Hearts” on my reading list now so I’m looking forward to get my hands on it, too.

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for sharing this one of the most promising 2020 thriller’s ARC COPY with me in exchange my honest review.

Everyone has their little secrets and in this story, they can be heartbreaking.
Marin is Christmas shopping with her son when she stops to reply to a text. In that minute, her son Sebastian disappears. The footage in the market shows that he has been kidnapped. Marin and her husband, Derek, are naturally devastated so sixteen months later, their relationship is strained. This estrangement only gets worse when Marin discovers one of Derek's secrets, his affair. It plunges Marin into a deep dive into darkness where she strives to fix everything that is going wrong in her life but the consequences may be too much to bear.
I read this book in less than 2 days because I couldn't put it down. Even though I had a hunch about who the kidnapper was, my reasoning behind it was slightly off the mark. This tale takes you on a thrilling journey to find her son. It makes you feel Marin's grief and anger. The twists and turns keep you guessing as you try to figure out what is happening to these characters and how they got to this point in their lives.
This is an excellent fast paced story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Little Secrets, once unraveled, will leave you amazed.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book. The opinions are my own.

I binge read this book in less then two days! Another amazing book by Jennifer Hillier! I was immediately hooked and could not put the book down. Thank you for the chance to read this ARC ! Can’t wait to buy a physical copy when it is released in April!

Terrifying thriller with seemingly unrelated twists and turns that satisfyingly all come together by the book’s end. While I had my suspicions about who kidnapped Marin’s little boy (which happens in the first pages of the story , so no spoiler there!), I was definitely caught off guard as the elements of the story unfolded.

The book captures what a fraction of the agony of not knowing where your child is and if the child is alive or dead. But as captivating as that is, the concentric circles that seem like unrelated subplots but aren’t is what make this book almost impossible to put down.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

I have read all of Jennifer’s books and she is absolutely one of the most talented writers out there. She is excellent at capturing emotions and putting them down on paper. The kidnapping of Sebastian is so unnerving. I read this book in a day and could not read fast enough. I can’t wait until it is out so I can purchase it for my collection. I can’t wait to see what Jennifer writes next.

This is the third book from Jennifer Hilier that I’ve read, and it hit close to home as a mother of young children. That made it a little hard to read at first, but it was a fast-paced book that I read over two days, with lots of curveballs that I didn’t see coming. Marin loses sight of her child for a minute at Pike’s Place Market and that’s all it takes for someone to snatch him. Slowly watching her marriage fall apart afterward, she decides to take action against her husband’s mistress and the plot unravels swiftly from there. I would recommend this book after you’ve tucked your children safely into bed, and don’t let go of little hands to answer your phone.

Thanks to all involved with me getting this early ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve been anticipating this book for months and was beyond thrilled to be approved. Jar Of Hearts blew my mind - and I couldn’t wait to read her next book.

Well it did NOT disappoint one bit. This book is so crazy in a dark but great way. This topic is not for the faint of heart but I was impressed to say the least.

I binged read this in two days and did not want it to end. There are so many twists and turns and multiple story layers here. Hillier pushes the limits here and it’s brilliant writing.

I was able to pretty much figure out the scenario and who the bad guy was - but for me that took nothing away from the story.

I give this amazing read 5 (black) stars and patiently await for her next masterpiece.

Squeeeeeeeeee!!!! When I put in the request for this book, I was holding my breath for approval. I absolutely loved " Little Jar of Hearts" and I have been anxiously awaiting the release of this, or the opportunity to have it as an ARC. My wish came true and I devoured this book in 6 hours. I could not put it down. I got nothing done for the day. This book was everything I have been waiting for and more. It WILL BE one of my top books for 2020. I cannot wait for the buzz to generate for this book.

Now, on to the book. Marin was at Pike Place Market over a year and a half ago when her son was taken from her and still hasn't been found. We follow the story of her and her husband Derek, whose marriage is fading from the stress of it all. The POV switches between characters and past and present. It really allows you to get to know each one and root for some you wouldn't think that you would. Enter Kenzie who is having an affair with Derek. Marin finds out and she is not going to go down fighting. The things she does and the reasons behind them will shock you. What will shock you even more is that Kenzie may know what happened to Marin's son. So where do they go from here? Will they find Sebastian? Will she have lost him forever? Is everyone you trust, who you really should? You have to read to find out. The ending will shock you.

Get this book when it comes out. Right meow.

This one was B-A-N-A-N-A-S! I thought I was reading a story of about a couple coping with the loss of a child, and I was, but it was also so much more. This story quickly veered into adultery and murder for hire! This one kept me swiping to the next page. Marin was a great character and the author did a good job making her motivations clear and sympathetic. I enjoyed most of the characters except for Derek. Derek was a cipher. He came off more like a device to move the plot forward than an interesting character. He was pretty meh.

The resolution was kind of strange but also fitting. You can say that about the whole plot though. I really recommend this one. I've never read the author before but I will keep my eyes out for more of her work.

Another exciting read from Jennifer Hillier. Even though I knew the outcome by 80% of the way through it was still very fast paced and held my attention throughout.

Can’t wait for her next book.

Five enthusiastic stars.

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I loved Jar of Hearts and was excited to be approved for Little Secrets. What I wasn't prepared for was the intensity of the storyline! Hillier is brilliant in her depiction of a family in trauma after the kidnapping of their four-year-old son. The book grabs you by the throat and shakes you around like a little rag doll as you experience a range of emotions that you hope no parent will ever have to endure. We witness Marin and Derek's grief, guilt, abandonment; at the heart of the novel we empathize with Marin as her downward spiral leaves her sporadically suicidal, and when she discovers Derek may be involved with another woman, her life falls apart. But there's more to Marin than meets the eye and her inner strength surfaces as she is determined to set things right, while never giving up hope her son is alive. There is SO much more to this book! It's called Little Secrets but know there are HUGE, SURPRISING, and CRAZY secrets throughout! I absolutely adored this novel and now will go back and read her first three. Just...wow!

This book is amazing. Jennifer Hillier does NOT disappoint, yet again. I finished this book in less than 24 hours and now I’m mad I read it so fast but I couldn’t stop. The majority of this book takes place 16 months after Marin and Dereks 4 year old son goes missing. Their marriage is in trouble and Marin soon learns from her PI that her husband is having an affair. From that moment on the book is a roller coaster of emotions and events. So many feels. As a mother myself it was extremely easy to relate and identify with Marin. Losing a child is every parents greatest fear and the author captured those feelings that rip your heart out.

Ps...does this review warrant any karma Louboutin’s?

Jar of Heart was my one of my favorite reads in 2018. The bar was set very high, as were my expectations for this new book. And man, what an amazing, mind-boggling read it’s been. Little Secrets dives right into a fast-paced action-packed story with every mother’s worst nightmare: the disappearance of her four-year-old in a crowded Christmas market. Like a car going from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds, you go from carefree happiness to utmost horror in a few pages. Having lost one of mine when he was around the same age in a similar situation—though thankfully for a shorter time—I could immediately relate and care for the main character, Marin.
Reading the blurb of the book, I figured I could predict the ending. Little did I know—although I should’ve known better… The twists grabbed me when I least expected them, and I would have read it in one sitting if I hadn’t needed my beauty sleep. I can’t recommend this book enough; it’s tense and crazy and you really feel like you’re on the edge of that precipice where Marin threatens to fall at any moment. Jennifer Hillier is a true psychological-thriller mastermind.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and St. Martin Press/Minotaur and Mrs. Hillier for the chance to read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of LITTLE SECRETS by Jennifer Hillier in exchange for my honest review.***

4.5 STARS

Marin’s preschool son Sebastian goes missing from a crowded market. Sixteen months later he’s still gone and the statistics of him being found alive aren’t in his favor. When Marin discovers her husband is having an affair, she’s not about to lose what’s left of her family.

LITTLE SECRETS might have been better titled Humungous Secrets. In some ways, having a missing child is probably more difficult than having a dead child. Not knowing, holding out hope, realizing you may never have answers is the kind of hell I hope to never experience. What if, to me would be more devastating than the worst has happened.

I could understand with the tragedy of a missing child why marriages would splinter and break. While I don’t advocate affairs, I could understand Derek’s desire to distract himself from the pain by straying. I couldn’t wrap my head around Marin considering a hitman (hitperson?) to kill the mistress when her husband could have easily found another lover. Her issue was with Derek, not Kenzie. My inability to understand Marin’s desire to have Kenzie murdered kept me from fully embracing her journey.

Hillier plotted twists and turns I never saw coming. In hindsight, no surprise came out of left field, felt random or manipulative. Hillier ability to surprise me is one of the reasons I enjoy her so much.

LITTLE SECRETS should be preordered ASAP by mystery/domestic thriller lovers.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC.

Wow. It is not an easy feat, to write a story with so many storylines that are woven together perfectly. I’m a little speechless, after finishing this book mere seconds ago. I am a new mother, my son is just under two months old. I started reading this book with him in my arms, and I couldn’t imagine the horror of losing your child. It was a very real experience for me, something I had never really thought about before I had a child. This book kept me up. When I should’ve been sleeping, I found myself unable to look away. I still am at a loss for words. This book was that incredible. Read it