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Format: audiobook
Author: Kiersten Modglin ~ Title: Our Little Secret ~ Narrators: Mandy Kaplan, Wyatt Baker
Content: 3.5 stars ~ Narration: 4.5 stars

Someone’s missing.
Someone’s dead.
Everyone’s lying.

A very gripping psychological thriller. Our Little Secret will keep you on the edge of your seat. Small town, everyone knows everyone. Gossip is part of their everyday life. And everyone has their own secret.

This is a quick read. We learn about the story from multiple POVs. I liked it, but I found most characters annoying, and they were almost all so painfully shallow. Also, their dialogs were sometimes too simple and superficial.

Despite that, I would recommend it. This novel might be an excellent choice for fans of psychological thrillers looking for a lightweight and quick read.

There are two narrators in this audiobook: Mandy Kaplan narrated women's parts, and Wyatt Baker narrated men's. They did an excellent job, and I liked both.

3.5 rounded to 4. Thanks to OrangeSky Audio the for the ARC and the opportunity to listen to this! All opinions are my own.

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Whoa! Our Little Secret, by Kiersten Modglin, is quite the twisted, psychological thriller with a whole lot of sick, twisted characters. I wouldn't want to find myself in a dark alley with any of them. They're all pretty terrible people. They're even insanely nosey and annoying. And if you love twists, at the end, you will love this ending.
I thought both narrators were great! Their narrating was smooth and enjoyable to listen to.
They had Wyatt Baker narrate the men's parts and Mindy Kaplan narrate the women's.
Cason Glen. Is the perfect town. The locals make sure that that's what everyone believes.
So, when one of their own goes missing, there's a tsunami of panic and lies all over their neighborhood.
They thought that they were safe but suddenly things feel a lot more dangerous. As, the cracks start to show, the dark and devious facts begin to reveal the neighborhood's secrets.

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This book was amazing! I listened to the audio version and loved the narrators- they added so much to the story. The book has so many twists and turns with different storylines that all weave together with a perfect flow. This book is shorter than a lot of others in the thriller genre but works to make an interesting book with no unnecessary fluff. The author was new to me but after looking to see if she had other books, I was pleasantly surprised to find that she is a popular author with quite a few (well rated) books! I’ve added a ton of her books to my list to read and will definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller!

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Another great thriller filled with twists by the queen herself. This one had me second guessing everyone and not knowing who I could trust. This would be the perfect read to add to your TBR this spooky season.

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“Evil lurks in the safe places, too. The quiet places.”

What happens in Cason Glen stays in Cason Glen, right???? Our Little secret is so addictive. It will make someone want to keep reading it so much that the person feels ill without it. It will keep you guessing who is deceiving who and what exactly does each neighbor know about the other one. Stephanie, Enzo, Michelle, Jude and Ted, what about poor old Ted? Is he really missing? What do the kids of Cason Glen have to do with everything?

“After all, what are parents for if not to protect their children however they can? The way I see it, we’re all part monster. Some of us just hide it better than…”

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I liked the alternating chapters and the small town vibe in this suspense/mystery where everybody knows everyone in their small town. As the story begins, Stephanie's husband, Ted, is missing. Ted's best friend Jude, lives across the street with his wife, Michelle, who is friends with Stephanie because their husband's grew up together and were best friends and then, both women were pregnant at the same time and now have teenagers in high school. You also hear from Enzo, whose wife Lesley left him single. So, right from the beginning, the reader wants to know what the secret the Michelle and Jude are hiding and where's Ted? What fell flat for me was the lack of character development. When you have characters that may be psychopaths, I would have liked to know the history of how they got to be that way. By the time I started to get involved with the characters, the mystery was uncovered and the story ended. #netgalley

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“Someone’s missing.”
“Someone’s dead.”
“Everyone’s lying.”
“We’re all part monster. Some of us just hide it better than others.”

OK, I’m in. From the start, the story pulled me in and held my interest to the end!
Mystery, drama, secrets, cover-ups.
Some good twists throughout, with an ending that throws a hard curve ball.

Audio Version narrated by Mandy Kaplan, and Wyatt Baker. Ms. Kaplan’s voice had (or used) an accent.
Her tone and accent almost reminded me of Reese Witherspoon. High emotion was almost constantly reflected in her voice tone. Mr. Baker read well and his emotional tones were appropriate for the emotions in the character he was portraying.

4 Stars

My thanks to NetGalley and OrangeSkyAudio for an advanced Digital Audio Recording in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own.
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Secrets are really deep and well hiden but one night things start to change. Everybody in this small town Cason Glen has something to hide.

Someone’s missing.
Someone’s dead.
Everyone’s lying.

It was so interesting to follow all the involved. More the story went on more there were people that wanted somebody dead. And more guilt come out.

I wondered if this missing and the dead was the same person. However, it was not that simple. The complication seemed like a lot of options that were a pleasure to read. 4.5

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I started this book with the hopes that it would cause me a similar emotional feeling that The Silent Patient did. I can say that it made me feel more. This book is quick from the beginning. I found myself continuously asking "What did you do? What do you want to hide?". We are kept out of the loop until the very end of the book, and I absolutely loved that writing choice. This book was such a quick read, and I appreciate the complexity of the relationships between the characters. The ending, like I anticipated, was VERY unexpected, and so worth the read.

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This book had so much potential. I was loving it but the thing that got me we’re the twists. I mean really lack their of. I felt like we had all this stuff leading up to twists but I didn’t think they were as great as I wanted them to be. I’ve read books by this author and the twists is what made me love them. Unfortunately this one fell flat. It’s not bad it’s just i wanted more from it.

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