THE SECRETS OF US is a decent psychological thriller about two friends, close as sisters, raised in foster care, who are involved in a tragic event that reverberates through their lives for year. Good taut plot that keeps you guessing. til the end. the ending made me think that there might be a sequel.

Thanks NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer and Lucinda Berry for an ARC to review.
I read The Best of Friends and absolutely loved it, it stayed with me for a long while after reading it.
And again she didn't disappoint. When Nichole gets committed to a psychiatrist hospital after burning down her house and trying to kill her husband in the process, her sister Krystal stops at nothing to support her and keep her safe.
A real page turner that will keep you guessing till the veey end.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Krystal and Nichole are sisters who did not have a great childhood. Krystal needs to figure what happened the night of the fire at Nichole and her husband Aiden's house. Thus book had many twists and turns.

The Secrets of Us tell the past and present secrets of two foster sisters. There is an usual touch of supernatural issues, or maybe this is simply due to the trauma of their childhood. One grows up to be a lawyer; the other a married teacher. I would have liked to know more about their college years.
Thanks to Thomas and Mercer and Netgalley for allowing me to read this.

East and entertaining, this mystery/thriller keeps you guessing. The friendship between Krystal and Nichole was built up and explained, so it made it more believable and true. There were some inconsistencies, but the book is so easy to read and absorbing that these minor flaws pass!

Ok Lucinda Berry is my literal favorite author and this book didn’t disappoint! I love the way she writes, I love the way she makes the characters come alive, I love the way she makes your jaw drop with her plot twists. The ending of this one wasn’t my favorite but I still devoured this book in 12 hours. Can’t wait for her next one!

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of The Secrets of Us. Unfortunately, this was not my favorite book by Lucinda Berry. I enjoyed the Perfect Child and The Best of Friends. But this one was just a little too ridiculous for my taste. I’m not a fan of the unreliable narrator and using it to turn the plot upside down.

The Secrets of Us starts with a fire and ends with a bomb! Must read for any psychological thriller lover! Krysal a day Nichole are foster sisters who over come their past in a fast paced thriller

I have been looking forward to reading The Secrets of Us by Lucinda Berry for months, and it did not disappoint!

Nichole and Krystal are foster sisters. Both had tough beginnings in life, but they both constructed what appear to be successful, happy lives. Nichole is married to an architect who loves her, and Krystal is a successful lawyer. They have stayed close well into adulthood, but when Nichole sets fire to her house in an attempt to kill her husband who she believes is an imposter of her real husband, she is committed to a psychiatric hospital. Krystal immediately begins an investigation to figure out what happened to her sister, revealing something horrible that happened in the sisters' pasts. The story unfolds brilliantly and is an addicting read!

This book had me hooked on page 1!! I love that! Gripping plot line until the end. The ending made me sad.

Krystal and Nichole are as close as sisters could be. Raised in foster care, they learned to rely on each other throughout their difficult childhood. Now Krystal is a respected lawyer and Nichole is happily married...at least Krystal thought so. But now her sister is locked in a psychiatric ward, hearing voices, and accused of trying to kill her husband. Krystal needs to find out the truth to save Nichole from succumbing to her demons forever. but it means dealing with their past...and what they did there.

As excited as I was by the premise, this novel fell a little flat for me. It's well written, but the last third, with all the twists and revelations, stretched my credulity a bit too much. It felt like a book of two halves - the first a detailed explanation of the sister's lives and their unbreakable bond, and then the second half becomes breathless and a bit ludicrous. And the ending just...ends. I enjoyed the first half very much, but the second left me wanting more.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publishers, who granted me a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review,

Such an intriguing story of these two woman from teenagers until the present.
Tragedy unfolds around them 'then" and it has shaped the way they live "now".

This is full of twist and turns that will keep you guessing until the end.

Wow. This was not what I expected. This is my first book by this author and it definitely won’t be my last. Secrets, sisters, a buckle in for the ride book !

Fast paced thrill ride &Totally unputdownable. I love thrillers with sisters, and this one was nicely twisted. I loved it and I really need to discuss that ENDING!! I will definitely be watching for more from this author.

A pretty good book. I liked the flashbacks and Nichole being a bit of an unreliable narrator, and her relationship with Krystal was interesting. However, I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style and therefore it was kind of hard for me to connect to the characters. I didn't really care for any of them, or what happened to them. I also found the actual plot pretty confusing and the ending a bit weak, it wasn't the most original and then ended pretty sudden, I would've liked some more explanation there.

I flew through this book! It’s got everything needed for a unputdownable thriller! I thought Krystals and Nichole’s relationship was very powerful. I LOVED this book!!

Whew. The only words that come to mind are A LOT.

This one was so much and the unpacking didn’t stop until the last word.

It is definitely one of those books that you need to sit with for some time before you even know your true feelings. However, I stand by my strict rule of writing my review based on my immediate feelings, so that is what is happening here.

The Secrets of Us is a perfect page-turner and if you’re wanting something to keep you on the edge of your seat with no clue what the hell is happening, THIS IS YOUR BOOK.

I’m notoriously good at guessing twists and figuring out an ending, but it is my greatest joy when I’m left wondering what’s next!

Whatever you do, add this one to your summer list. I promise you won’t be sorry!

3.5/5 ✨



Thank you to Thomas&Mercer for the lovely advanced copy!

Wow. The amazing Lucinda Berry does it again! She knocked this one out of the park. This book explores our darkest secrets and disturbing thoughts. What a brilliant psychological thriller. I read this in 2 sittings. Highly recommend this book.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Excellent psychological thriller! Lucinda Berry is one of the few authors that I will buy anything she writes without a second thought. Her books are impossible to put down thrillers and this one was no exception. The tension builds from the first page when Nichole sets her house on fire with her beloved husband inside. Krystal (Nichole’s foster sister) drops everything to come to Nichole’s aide because they have always been there for each other since they first met as young children. As the case unfolds and the girls past comes to light the heartbreaking tale of the girls childhood comes to light. Run, don’t walk to get this book.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book captured me from the right, and it was a great combination of both the present and the past flashbacks equally as intriguing.

I was hooked, finishing this book in 48 hours trying to figure out why did Nicole burn down her house, what secret was Krystal hiding for Nicole, and who to believe.

One of my favourite passage was Nicole's flashback regarding the piglets, so well written, so emotionally- charged.

I wish there is an epilogue to tell us what really happened.