Member Reviews
I love books about high class/society leaders, and I love books about social media. This book combines both of those things. Think Gossip Girl meets Reddit, but make it dark and twisty. Lindsay Cameron is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors for a thrill ride.
I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.
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𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙪𝙢 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠’𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩—𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧—𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡.
📍 Read if you like:
• Big Little Lies x Gossip Girl
• Rich People Vibes
• Anonymous Secrets
• New York City
This was such a fun and silly read about a group of wealthy NYC women spilling secrets in an anonymous app. There’s so much gossip… that eventually leads to murder.
I liked the idea behind this and I always love the “rich people” vibes from stories. It was interesting seeing these characters spill tea: secrets, affairs, deception, fantasies, and shoplifting.
We get multi-pov from Heather, Poppy, and Norah. They were each unlikable but interesting in their own way.
This was more of a slow burn so it did take me a while to get invested. In a way, it was satisfying to see their lives implode in front of their faces.
This story as a whole was super silly and over the top. It was addicting, but it wasn’t very memorable.
Also, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the ending. It felt like most of the story was pointless and I really wish it ended in a more satisfying way.
I enjoyed this book for the most part. It has Big Little Lies x Gossip Girls vibes with scandals and chaos from an anonymous app. Overall, it was fun and entertaining!
Thank you so much NetGalley and Bantam for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!
•𝗧𝗪/𝗖𝗪: Infidelity, murder, bullying
I don't know what I was thinking requesting this book as it didn't do it for me at all. This is now three in a row that I didn't care for the characters enough that I didn't care if I finished.
Upper class NY women with more time on their hands than they need, they are all cut throat in their dealings with others. I want mine and I want yours, too seemed to be the attitude of doing whatever they needed to get them or their children into what matters most. A neighborhood social media account ties them all into the mess. Only those within 3 blocks can post and all posting is anonymous.... until it isn't anonymous any more thanks to hackers.
Sorry, but I can't imagine anyone writing to one of these chat boards that she just had the best sex of her life with a man who is not her hubby, Seriously, how do you deny that when it all becomes public? I'm not believing that these people are successful enough to be considered in this class and yet stupid enough to do as they di, yet it wasn't satisfying watching it implode.
Not thrilling, not interesting, not likeable people. Thank you NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review. 2.5 stars
A great fit for anyone who loves rich people problems. Very big little lies meets admission scandal. I enjoyed some of the rich people elements, but felt the plot was a bit slow for me. The characters could have been a bit more built out, but overall worth a read
Loved the pacing of this. Drama, scandal, suspense - this book contained all of the makings of a great book for me! This is the first book I have read by this author and can not wait to read more.
No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Camero was a very good read. The reader follows the lives of 3 mothers Norah, Poppy and Heather, who live in NYC's rich upper east side. The story starts with you learning about each woman's issue which may seem separate but you slowly see how their lives collide into each other.
Heather will do anything for her daughter to be accepted in the best schools. Norah is wealthy and also wants her daughter to get into the top schools but she doesn't subscribe to the intricacies of the Upper East side snooty crew of women. Poppy was seen as the ultra rich mother and wife that looked down on everyone. She also will do anything to get her son to the best schools even though his grades were subpar. Several scandals within this group of women happen and it was very surprising how it all connected together. I did like the ended because it left you thinking that the story was far from over. I loved this novel.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I enjoyed this immensely.
This domestic thriller with a glimpse into the lives of an indulgent upper class and all of their secrets. The storyline feels somewhat akin to other popular novels of the same trope where the reader is entertained with the undoing of a cast of unlikeable wealthy women. As the plot unfolds so does the elaborate web of their secrets.
Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #NoOneNeedsToKnow which was read and reviewed voluntarily.
This book was a fairly quick read but filled with drama. It gives me desperate housewives vibes. It follows a group of wealthy moms in New York that are all using an online anonymous website where you can post your secrets. Each mom has their own problems to deal with when the anonymous website is hacked and all of their posts are revealed. Along with this, one of the husbands is missing, which adds a hint of mystery to this book as well. I enjoyed following along with these ladies and seeing their truths come to light. I think this book kept me guessing and wanting to read more.
Urban Myth is a social media website and no one has a profile because it's all anonymous. It's a discussion board where you just enter your zip code. The Upper East Coast disclosed it all. All you need to do to create an account was to use your email.
The posts were juicy gossip, things that you wouldn't want any one to know. Lots of secrets!
Poppy, Heather and Nora would do anything to get their children in the most prestigious boarding schools and universities.
The online group then gets hacked and everything is no longer confidential. Each of them has something to hide. They don't want anyone to know about their secrets and this is where things become dangerous.
This one was such a fun read! When I first found out that this one was a social media book I went in with low expectations because I don't like social media books. I was so surprised how much I loved it. Most of the characters are so unlikable. I didn't know who to trust. I could not put the book down. I loved reading about all the juicy gossip and all of the secrets. I loved the twist at the end. Loved that jaw dropping moment.
I want to thank Netgalley, and Bantam for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, Kaye Publicity, and Lindsey Cameron for a physical and digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. I truly LOVED this authors previous book, Just One Look (check it out)- so I was thrilled to receive a copy of No One Needs to Know! I’m not sure why I love reading about the wealthy’s problems, but I’m always here for it!! As someone who lives in the Midwest, it’s so interesting to read about a different class of people. This book is full of scandal, helicopter parents, and betrayal! I was truly shocked by the ending but also very pleased. After her last two books, Lindsey Cameron has made it to my auto buy author list. This one is out now and I hope you take the time to enjoy it!
4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for GR!
An anonymous neighborhood forum is hacked which reveals the darkest secrets of its residents. Some secrets revealed are worth killing for, and someone will end up dead.
Overall this book was highly entertaining and I enjoyed it. The characters were mostly just bad people and it was funny to watch their lives go south. I feel that the ending could have been a bit better though. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.
I Could not connect with any of the characters and I really did try. This one just wasn’t it for me.
This was so much fun! It's a twisty mix of Gossip Girl and Primates of Park Avenue. I loved all the drama and the unexpected way everything is pulled together at the end. Great weekend or beach/poolside binge read!
Set in NYC, parents of middle schoolers will do anything to further their kids education. All that fake ass kissing and perfect personas they show to the world is draining. Now a taboo tell all app offering total anonymity is the hot trend to write your dirty secrets with no chance of it knowing it’s you. Until it’s hacked and it’s not anonymous anymore…
“Never played with. Never truly cherished. Harris Ridley liked to collect beautiful things. He had a Maserati he never drove, a Monet he hadn’t hung, a vintage Rolex he never wore. And he had Poppy.”
Three private school moms living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan have something to hide. When they anonymous social media app they all use is hacked and their secrets become available to be found, the damage control begins, but not everyone is going to survive the fallout.
This was interesting at times and I kind of loved the Gossip Girl feel of it, with the anonymous posts to the app and all. I also always enjoy a multi-POV so that was a plus for me. However, this wasn't all that thrilling. It read more as a Desperate Housewives style drama, maybe with some mystery, but you don't even know there is a murder to solve until it is all uncovered. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it.
I absolutely LOVED Just One Look. The book this author came out with last. If you are interested in this one, try that one instead. It is VERY UNIQUE and FUN. This one however seems like a story I've read many times before. I think I am over the Big Little Lies troupe of rich people behaving badly. It's just not working for me anymore. I want to read about people that seem more real to me. I will definitely look forward to the authors next book even though I didn't love this one. The audio narrator did a great job in this one of conveying emotions in this story. But not enough to save the story for me. Thank you to Kate Publicity for my copy and also to publisher/netgalley/PRH audio for my digital and audio copy.
A bunch of 1 percenters on the Upper East Side and their anonymous online message board? What could go wrong?
This book really scratched my itch for domestic suspense featuring rich people behaving very poorly. That is a genre/subgenre I return to time and time again, and sometimes, these books can be hokey. This one is not. It’s just deliciously soapy. It was a fun story, a quick read and I loved the voice. I realized I’ve had the author’s “Biglaw” on my Goodreads TBR for years, and now I’m excited to check out her backlist.
This is deliciously soap opera-y in the very best way! SUCH a fun read! Twisty, dramatic, often over the top, and fantastic!
It was all confidential. Right up to the moment when it wasn’t.
UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms—an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of juicy gossip. These are the same parents who would go to astonishing lengths to ensure their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity behind each poster, the repercussions resound down Park Avenue with a force none could have anticipated.
And someone will end up dead.
Will it be Heather, the outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite’s good graces and into even better schools? Norah, the high-powered suit failing to balance work and the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, perfect on the outside but hiding more than her share of secrets?
Each of them has something to hide. Each of them will do anything to keep their secrets hidden. And each of them just might kill to protect their own.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine for the free ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed herein are my own.
A slow burn focusing on three mothers from the rich Upper East side and their kids messes and their own. Throw in a murder and you have a scandal worth reading.
Suspense filled, clever plot that left me thoroughly entertained. Thank you netgalley and publisher for this arc in exchange of an honest review.