No One Needs to Know is a slow-burn story that would be best suited as an easy beach read or a lighter mystery without significant tension that could make this more of a "thriller". The characters are pretty stereotypical, unlikeable, Upper East Side moms, and their struggles and strife are not groundbreaking. I found it slightly challenging to keep track of each of the characters and their backgrounds, given the similarities between all of them. The overall pacing of the story is slow and the reveal at the end is somewhat anti-climactic given the lack of tension in the first 75% of the book. Thanks to NetGalley and Bantam for providing a copy for an honest review!

Technically I shouldn't rate this because I'm DNFing it at 33% but I feel like if I were to continue it would fall somewhere in the middle for me. I was excited to read this because of the grown-up secrets being published like Gossip Girl. I'm not exactly sure when that part of the book happens but it was so slow I can't wait to find out. The idea - great. The writing - great. The world - great. The characters were a smidge annoying and it felt like entirely too much time was spent in each of their heads. I think given the nature of the book, potentially more characters would have been helpful to spread out some of the gossip? It felt like the three families were way too linked and overlapping. I've never read a Lindsay Cameron book but I'll happily pick another one up based on the writing. She has intelligent writing with a little bit of sass, I really loved that. Thank you Netgalley and Random House for the chance to try it early!

The residents of the Upper East Side use an anonymous online group to disclose all their secrets. Until it’s not so anonymous anymore…

I love books about rich women behaving badly. I liked reading Lindsay’s letter about online anonymity and the background of her book idea. I liked getting to know all the women and watching the downward spiral. The ending seemed to happen pretty fast but I would not have expected the outcome.

“Every mammal protected it’s young. It was hard wired into our biology. It was basic animal instinct. You can’t fight nature.”

No One Needs to Know comes out 5/9.

Welcome to the Upper East Side, where money and social status mean everything. But what happens when everyone’s anonymously posted dirty secrets are suddenly not so anonymous?

This story is told from the perspectives of 3 Upper East Side moms whose kids all go to the same school - Poppy, Heather, and Norah. What lengths will these women go to to avenge a child accused of dealing drugs, or cover up something more sinister?

Generous 3 stars from me for this book. Honestly, it was so slow to me. I can see the comparison to Gossip Girl, but with older and less likable characters. It was definitely an interesting insight into the lives of powerful and rich UES socialites and just how far money can go, but I personally wouldn’t even call this a thriller. I found it slow and kind of boring, and the story finally picked up at maybe the 60% mark. Not by much though. And the ending was SO anticlimactic!

I can see why people seem to enjoy this book, but I guess it just wasn’t for me🤷🏻‍♀️

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Gossip girl vibes for adults? Yes, please! I loved the characters, loved the story line, and we all love some drama and gossip!

Thank you Bantam Publishers for the opportunity at reviewing this Advanced Readers Copy! This is around a 3.75 star read to me. The problems and constant drama of a bunch of rich people tends to always drag me in and keep me wanting more. In No One Needs to Know, we get the different points of views of multiple mothers on the Upper East Side that would do just about anything to ensure that their kid can get ahead, while also retreated to the safety of an anonymous online forums where they can spill their secrets and transgressions. That is, until those secrets become known to everyone and someone ends up missing or dead.

This seems to touch on ideas of women tearing down other women, our own competitiveness at the cost of others, that the rich get ahead (put enough money into certain schools, clubs, socialite groups and who cares what grades your kid has- They can go Ivy League and Old Money lives on!)

The ending actually wrapped things up nicely. Maybe it was a little too neat of a solution at the end, but I appreciate how the author didn’t leave things unanswered. This was a solid, enjoyable thriller.

Without giving too much away, I can confidently say this book is PERFECT for those of us who love a good neighborhood drama + social media “whodunnit.” The ending left me feeling a little less than satisfied, but all in all, I truly enjoyed reading this title.

A story about private school mothers and the secrets they hold. There is cheating, blackmail, and intrigue in this story. I think it could've done more flashing between detectives and the buildup to add more intrigue. It also was clear (at least to me) who was going to wind up dead. I think having it be more of a twist would've been more suspenseful.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Humm a number of women that conspire. To what you will need to read and then figure out if they did or didn't. Women with their phones attached at all times. Made me wonder if they sleep with them instead of their men.

Not a bad read.

4.5 stars raised to a 5! The novel basically tells the stories of Heather and Oliver, Norah and Bennett and Poppy and Harris. All three couples are Upper East Siders with children in the 8th grade at a posh private school. The women are all deeply involved in the school and in ensuring the enrollment of their children in the “right” boarding school for high school and ultimately an Ivy League College. They are also involved in not great marriages, misinforming their spouses whenever convenient and leading the lives that are most beneficial to them. None are particularly likable people but, thanks to a complex and well written plot, the reader really wants to know what happens next. Thanks to Net Galley and Bantam books for an ARC for an honest review.

3.5 stars. This was a very good domestic suspense novel. The characters were believable although for the most part unlikable. You could totally see the super wealthy behaving like these parents to give their children every advantage. It can be a little slow at times but the story will pull you in. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

This was my first Lindsay Cameron book and it was a quick and fun read. A glimpse into the lives of Manhattan's wealthiest people - check, adults behaving badly - check a secret message board that exposes everyones posts - check. The chapters alternate narrators giving you a glimpse into the different lives of parents, the ridiculously wealthy mom, the working mom and the one who will do everything she can to make sure her daughter has every opportunity out there. This was a slow build , which had the ending feeling a little rush, but for me, but the last 50 pages FLEW as secrets push people to the edge, the pieces start coming together and you learn what people are willing to live with. No One Needs to Know would be a great beach read or one you pick up when you're looking to get lost in a light read that feels reading a gossip magazine (with a darker side of course)!
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Thank you NetGalley and Bantam for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I was so excited to read this one. It was just ok for me. I was hoping for more of a thriller. It did have good suspense and drama but I was hoping for more. I've read a few books lately about rich people, popular schools, etc so maybe I am just over that premise at the moment. I would still recommend to others!

This book introduced the "Upper East Side" of wealth and entitlement, when it comes to the future of the off-spring...and the secrets the "Upper Crust" holds.

You get to know the three main-characters: Two ladies that grew up in splendor and one that had to work at it.

Some do not have to do much, to get their children's start in life, while another has to fight for it - no matter, what clubs to join and thousands of $ to shell out.

Sometimes I felt sad, about how shallow the characters were - I can't imagine, that there is any joy in "Keeping up with the Joneses" and that money and status are even something to endlessly work towards to.

However, other than the Upper East Side High Society, those ladies have serious issues AND secrets.

The more I read and the better I got to know the characters, the more I enjoyed it.
It reminded me a little of such old shows as "Dynasty" or "Falcon Crest" for some reason...

The end was not what I expected, but it made me feel good.
Everybody got their share - it's like justice was served.

I would recommend this book !

‘Rich women doing bad things’ is definitely one of my favorite tropes! This one is about competitive parenting for coveted boarding school spots and the game is ON even if someone has to die! I really enjoyed reading the “UrbanMyth” excerpts, a place where locals can anonymously post anything from a simple question to confessing their own bad behavior (ie. “I shoplift for the fun of it” or “how do I take out a loan without my husband knowing?”). The comments were hilarious! I thought this book was smartly written and compulsive to read. Fans of Big Little Lies will enjoy this story. Thank you Netgalley, Random House Publishing-Ballantine, and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will release on May 9, 2023.

This felt more like a domestic suspense novel than a thriller, but I still liked it. It reminded me of Big Little Lies - rich people, private school, lies, deception, and death. It wasn’t my favorite book by Lindsay Cameron, but it was a solid read.

This one totally missed the mark for me. I was expecting more of a thriller angle, but what I found was nothing more than gossip and drama about a small part of society I couldn't relate to. The app with anonymous posts want interesting, but it wasn't enough to carry the storyline and keep me engaged. The format of the book was a bit confusing. There are too many shallow characters to try and track, and I never grew to care about any of them. If you're looking for a mindless beach read, this may fit the bill.

Talk about more money more problem. What a bunch of unlikeable, corrupt, lying, stealing , cheating characters… and you can’t stop reading.

No One Needs to Know is more Big Little Lies than a thriller. It was a very slow burn story and I think it was misclassified as a thriller. It reads more like Gossip Girl for grown ups. The book did pick up around the 60% mark and the ending was good which is why I gave it 3 stars.

No One Needs to Know is a novel about 3 women who are apart of the higher class in New York. These women will do anything to either excel further in their social class or to keep that high status, but how far will they go? Tragedy strikes when there is a huge data leak on a their neighborhoods forum revealing their dark secrets, and someone ends up dead.

This book was really fun to read, the dramatics were perfect and i really liked how this book made me feel like i was watching an episode of dynasty with how much drama was going on. This isn’t much of a thriller like i originally went into this book thinking. Also there was no character development like I would’ve liked , and the ending seemed really rushed in my opinion. For that i will be giving a rating of 3 stars. I feel like if this story wasn’t as lackluster in the end it would’ve been 4 stars but i really feel like it didn’t hit the mark.

Thank you NetGalley and Bantam for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.