Thanks to netgalley, Bookouture and Ruth Heald for the advance copy in return for my honest review.
I Know Your Secret is a book about two women. Beth is a therapist and Danielle is the patient. Told from alternating points of view, Both women have differing memories of the same event. Lots of intrigue, especially toward the end. I enjoyed this book.

Totally sucked into this story that I could not put it down until I was done.
Beth is a marriage counselor, her long term partner Richard recently cheated on her, Leaving her to be full time primary parent to their son Charlie. Things in Beth’s life majorly change when she meets Danielle, face covered with burn scars, successful attorney trying to save her marriage and having a baby. But Danielle doesn’t share everything with Beth, like secrets from her past, tragic events with her parents and scars hidden on her wrists. The questions about Danielle’s life are many. What really happened at the BBQ the day she suffered third degree burns on her face? Is her husband trying to hurt her? Or is there something more she is just not sharing with Beth?

Beth has her own challenges. She is still mourning the loss of the love of her life Nick prior to meeting Richard. In the past she lost a teaching position she loved and ended up in the hospital because she was convinced someone was following her. Was someone actually following her then and is it starting again? Is someone trying to change the course of her life? Will Danielle tell her the truth? Is it possible Richards affair occurred with Danielle?

Thank you Netgalley for my complimentary copy. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

When a book grabs ahold of you on page 1 and doesn’t let go until the last, you have highly recommend it. Loved the many twists and turns and the revelation as the story unfolds.

Gripping and absorbing. This book caught me right out of the gate and I found that I kept the kindle close by at all times to read “just one more chapter!” There were so many angles and directions that kept me guessing and reading with just one eye open! I don’t personally care for stories that set me on edge or make me so worried that something horrible is going to happen. This story did not do this but made me want to find out more. Who are these people and how do they fit in here. Realistic enough that it makes you look sideways at your neighbors. Very well written.. I highly recommend! #bookotoure #netgalley

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of I Know Your Secret.

This was a great book! I haven't read any of Heald's other books but will certainly be adding them to my TBR pile. I really enjoyed the writing style, the shift in POVs and the suspense. I love books where the chapter kind of ends with a little cliffhanger but you have to read a chapter from another person's POV before getting back to the cliffhanger. These kinds of books really keep my attention and leave me begging for me!! This is about Beth who is a psychologist in the early stages of a divorce and her new patient, Danielle who is having marital problems in regards to having a baby. You think Danielle is only seeing Beth to get her advice and find out how to deal with her husband, who isn't sure if he wants to have kids or not... But is that really why Danielle is seeing Beth?? There were so many little hints about Danielle's story not being completely accurate but it takes until the end to really figure out what her deal is. Beth also has some secrets in her past and each mention of them keeps you guessing what could've possibly happened... I have to admit, I did put two and two together a little before the big reveal BUT this book was still unputdownable. I mean that literally... I picked up yesterday at 23% complete and finished it 5 hours later! Pick it up, you won't be disappointed!

Beth is a therapist whose marriage has fallen apart after her husband's affair.
Danielle is a damaged woman who has had more than her fair share of tragedy.
As Beth provides therapy for Danielle, it is clear that both women have a dark past that they'd rather keep hidden at any cost. Lies, betrayal and manipulation ensure.

There were a lot of twists and turns in this novel.
The characters were well developed and human in their flaws, feelings and vulnerabilities.
There's a lot of dark here, but it's also fairly sentimental.

Why 3 stars? Because it's sentimental. Some people tick that way, I'm just not one of them so it's a personal bias. Also, the character of Beth didn't feel genuine. Therapist are more perceptive than most, but Beth was very naive and easily manipulated. Two things a therapist should never be.
Otherwise, this was a nice, twisty and dark story that I think fans of psychological thrillers will enjoy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! I absolutely loved this deliciously dark psychological thriller! This storyline dipped into the dark recesses of our minds and hearts. How many secrets each and every one of us hold.
Brilliant job of weaving this story together. About the time I recovered from one twist another dark turn was right around the corner. Could not put this down! Definitely one of my top favorite reads.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A great read, such a roller coaster! It pulled me in from the first page worth its twists and turns. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to others!

I Know Your Secret by Ruth Heald is my favorite kind of book a psychological thriller with two unreliable narrators. I was hooked by this book almost immediately, and I didn't want to read anything else until I finished. I found the writing to be very good, the characters had separate voices and I really felt like I could see them. They were both flawed and misinformed which I really liked and I felt sorry for both of them. There wasn't really a stunning twist but there were enough loose ends to keep me wondering what was actually going on. I would read more from Ruth Heald

Oh my! This book was a nail biter for sure! I loved it and the way the author tied all the characters together for a climactic ending. Add this to your “must read” shelf!

I mean who doesn’t love this title?! It instantly makes you want to read until the very last page, which is exactly what I did. An outstanding thriller!! Go ahead and read this one!

Aside from my initial intrigue after reading the synopsis of this book, I wasn’t’t sure what to expect going in. But I ended up really enjoying this book. It was a solidly written, fast paced thriller, filled with suspense, mystery, and so many twists that you never see coming. This book had me hooked from start to finish, and I was pretty much gripping my iPad the entire time I was reading it, as the suspense definitely had me on the edge of my seat. What else can you really ask for in a thriller novel, right??

This novel is told in alternating chapters and POVS from two women, Danielle and Beth.

Beth is a woman in her 40’s, mother of one, and recently dumped by her long-time boyfriend Richard, who also recently cheated on her. Beth is trying to hold the pieces of her crumbling life together while also trying to raise their son, Charlie, and manage her career as a marriage counselor. It’s through her career that she meets our other main character, Danielle.

Danielle is a successful, hardworking lawyer, who has a face covered in burn scars after an accident (or was it?). She seeks counseling from Beth in an attempt to salvage her marriage with her husband, Peter, who she is also desperate to have a baby with. But there is also a lot more layers to Danielle, and a lot more lurking beneath the surface, and a whole lot of secrets that she is hiding. She hides and conceals many things from Beth in their counseling sessions, such as her secret past, tragic events about her parents lives, and the scars she tries to hide on her wrists. What exactly is truly going on with Danielle? Does someone hurt her? Was the accident that led to the permanent scars on her face truly an accident? Or did her husband intentionally let the “accident” happen at their garden BBQ so she suffered from third degree burns? Does she keep even shadier things from Beth? What’s truly lurking beneath the surface?

Beth isn’t exactly innocent or forthcoming either, as she is harboring a deep well of secrets of her own. She still grieves the loss of an ex love named Nick, whom she considers to be the love of her life; A man she knew before meeting Richard. She was fired from a teaching job she loved and cherished and ended up being hospitalized due to the fact that she was having delusions about someone stalking her. But was she actually delusional? Or was there more to it? Did someone orchestrate it in order to change the path in which she was on in life? And does Danielle have something to do with all of this? Is she the one Richard had an affair with?

Clearly, Both women are damaged in their own ways with things that have happened to them, have some issues (to say in the least), and baggage that they are clearly dealing with. Both women have secrets hidden away inside of them, and when their stories intersect, we know that there is something that is going to come about between them, but just not what or why.

This story is full of twists and turns, and takes us on a crazy ride of lies, betrayal, revenge, and all kinds of devious plotting and happenings. Just when I thought I had it figured out, another twist was thrown into the story. I wasn’t sure who to believe and what was real because I kept changing my mind in regards to what was going on in the story.

This book really took me by surprise, and was thoroughly entertaining the entire way through.

Excellent plot as far as psychological thrillers go! It keeps you questioning Beth and Danielle’s motives right up until the truth is revealed.

Highly recommend!

A bold, unique, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Just when you think you have an idea of the truth, something unravels and new parts of the story are discovered.

Beth is a therapist with a failing relationship after her husband was discovered to be having an affair. Danielle is her client who seeks help for what is seemingly an abusive or failing relationship and her desire to be a mother, something she's jealous of Beth for already being. The point-of-view in this story switches every chapter between Beth and Danielle, and as it does we learn new facts about their lives, their secrets, and their lies- and how they all might be connected.

I Know Your Secret was an amazing, well-executed thriller. With every chapter finished I was eager to read more to see what would happen next. The narrative never dragged and I never lost interest. At one point, almost to the climax of the story, my heart actually felt like it dropped as a bombshell was dropped. Ruth Heald told an incredible story and I can't recommend this enough. Heald has made me want to read more thrillers.

An incredible amount of thanks to Ruth Heald, Bookouture, and Netgalley, for allowing me the pleasure of reading this DRC for an honest review. I couldn't put this book down.

This was a great thriller! It was captivating, intense and suspenseful! There was quite a twist at the end that made my jaw drop. Highly recommend this book!

WOW. Finished in less than a day, I couldn't put it down. Gripping, and twisty. I love the twists that make you say "ooooh" out loud! So so good!

A book told by two characters, one chapter from Danielle's perspective then from Beth's.

I enjoyed this book. Reading how two characters think and perceives the same situation is always an interesting read. I enjoyed how Danielle and Beth both the same story differently and how the characters wormed their way into each other's psyche.

I read this book quickly and found it hard to put down.

Beth, a therapist who’s own life is falling down around her, meets Danielle and offers to work with her. Danielle is a very damaged woman with a lot of baggage. Both women have secrets and we know their stories intersect but just not sure exactly where. This story take us on a crazy journey of betrayal, lies and devious plotting. I wasn’t sure who to believe and what was real. I thought I fingered it out about of a third of the way in but then some good twists were thrown in to offset what I thought I knew. I was definitely engaged the whole time with their story and the ending was a rush. The epilogue was a nice cap off as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this and offer my honest opinion.

This book started out really great. As it went on, I started to really dislike Beth AND Danielle. When there's not one character I can root for I get kind of bored. The end was a surprise, though, and I realized there had been clues sprinkled throughout the book.

Title: I Know Your Secret
Author: Ruth Heald
Rating: 3/5

A huge thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for letting me read this advanced reader copy.

Synopsis:

Beth is a marriage therapist, despite her own marriage falling apart it is her job to help fix other peoples. Danielle seeks help from Beth, her marriage is on the rocks, she has low confidence due to her disfigurement and more than anything she still wants a baby. Both these women have dark secrets, a past of grief and turmoil and unknown to Beth both these women have crossed paths before. The past is about to come back and haunt them both and change their lives as they know it.
Review:
It was the cover of the book that initially caught my attention and drew me in, but then after reading the description I was hooked, questioning what little information was given to me, therefore I was eager to get stuck in. The reviews had also looked promising and gave me high hopes for this read.
The story starts off with a prologue, a very descriptive one at that, the story is kickstarted and you are pulled in. I Know Your Secret is told from both perspectives, Danielle’s and Beth’s, it is easy to follow and evident that these women have not had it easy from the beginning. However, you are left wondering you can actually trust them both and is Danielle a liar?
The characters were quite complex with a lot going on and I wouldn’t say either of them we’re particularly likeable but I was eager to know their background and their truths. You do feel for both woman at times, they suffer from mental health which the book touches on brilliantly and it shows how women have a bad habit of comparing themselves to other woman, bringing themselves down.
As for the story itself, some of the chapters leave you in suspense so you have no choice but to keep on reading which was cleverly done. There are small twists that start to add to the tension and build up the story and halfway through the story finally begins to unravel. Personally, I feel the pace of this read was too slow for my liking and after the half way part I was really hoping it would pick up so we could get to the big revelation, the tense atmosphere the story created soon wore off due to the lack of pace.
When we eventually got to the climax, I found I was able to predict a lot of the events making the read less thrilling for me. The connections on how the characters came together were also confusing at first, but this did come together in quite a clever way. The book does keep you on your toes however, because despite guessing many of the twists, the final one did catch me off guard, the story finally began to kick off and I got the type of ending I wanted. In fact, the ending did catch me by surprise because it was unexpected, so it took a while for the book to deliver but it did in the end.
So, for me, I had a bit of a rollercoaster relationship with this book, it was full of twists and turns some predictable some not but for me it just missed the wow factor. However, I did really enjoy the author’s style of writing.

I Know Your Secret is a book that will keep you up at night. Full of twists and turns, it's a book that spins you round more than a ride at the fair ground. A gripping page turner you will not regret reading.

Ruth Heald is one of my favorite new authors! I’ve now read all three of her books, and they’re all been amazing. She just gets better and better. I love psychological thrillers and especially when they’re about moms with young children. Ruth nails the dynamic and fears. I Know Your Secret had tons of twists and turns and I couldn’t put it down! Definitely read this one!