I really enjoyed Lindsay Cameron’s “Just One Look” and was excited to be able to read a galley of her newest book. “No One Needs to Know” was Gossip Girl for adults: UES socialites, backstabbing, cheating, and drama. It was a quick, easy, decent read. I felt like the short chapters and the various intertwined mysteries made for a really fast read. I liked the alternative viewpoints, but none of the characters were likeable. This story is a fast-paced race to untangle the web of clues surrounding the disappearance. A wealthy resident of Manhattan’s Upper East Side goes missing after anonymous posts made by the residents have been hacked and culprits revealed. The story is told by Norah, Poppy, and Heather, all mothers of students in a very competitive market for boarding schools. I found it somewhat odd that the “hacktivist” event referenced in the book’s blurb, which I thought would be a catalyst for much of the story, didn’t occur until almost 2/3 of the way through. At that point, you’re looking forward to the chaos because hardly anyone is likable and anyone that hides behind anonymity yet posts online for all to see deserves to be outed. The best part of the hack was how anyone could search the site by email address to see if someone ever posted and if they did, you would see every post they made. I do wish they added a follow-up chapter or two on the rest of the characters, as the ending did seem somewhat abrupt. I would recommend this to my fellow readers. You won’t want to put it down! I think that this would make a great limited series for a streamer or a cable channel. Thank you to Lindsay Cameron, Netgalley, and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for an e-arc in exchange for my thoughts. I do look forward to seeing what Lindsay writes next.

This book took me almost a month to read. It was a extremely slow burn thriller. I thought this book was misplaced in the genre when I requested it. I couldn’t tell if it was a thriller until 60%

Parents on the Manhattan Upper East Side are ruthless. They will do anything to get their kids into the best and I mean anything.
When I website goes up that anyone can post anonymously things start to blow up.

Where is the thriller? Well it’s about 60-65% into the book. I had to keep putting the book down and read something that isn’t about a bunch of housewives. When it hit that 60 mark it started to get interesting and I stuck to it. You did very well with the ending twist. I did not see it coming which is why I gave it 3⭐️

my interest in Cameron’s work was piqued last year when i really enjoyed Just One Look, and this one was also a really fun time. I’m a sucker for thrillers about rich families so it was perfect for my taste - think Robyn Harding books - and I flew through this in less than 24 hours. we follow 3 narrators (none really that likeable) as they do everything they can to ensure their kids get into a prestigious high school.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC! This book reminded me of a mix between Big Little Lies x Gossip Girl. It’s set in New York— and I LOVE books set in the city.🗽 Upper East Side parents are trying their hardest to get their children into an elite private school, and everyone has secrets they would hate to get exposed. Not a spoiler because it’s right in the description: they do, and it’s a lot of fun.

Took off a star and a half because while I enjoyed it, it was definitely a very slow burn. There also are a lot of characters that get introduced (who do all end up contributing to the larger story) but it’s hard to keep track of them. I ultimately loved digging into each of their motives into why they do what they do.

It wasn’t my absolute favorite but I had fun figuring out where it was going and would say it’s definitely worth picking up! It comes out on May 9.

Upper East Side mothers, kids, and competition. Cheating spouses and anonymous internet confessions. Overall, this novel seemed to have it all on the surface, but it seemed to be lacking something. Maybe it was the ending leaving something to be desired, or the mention of school drama with kids that never fully resolved. Overall, it was a quick read and I enjoyed it, but feel like there’s room for improvement.

The dog-eat-dog world of New York's high society includes those at the top who are trying to maintain their position and those just a few rungs down the ladder of success who are trying to reach new heights of social standing. Having your child attend the right private school, the right clubs and excel at various sports, clubs and music takes a toll on the parents both emotionally and financially. When a "ladder climbing" mother's daughter is targeted on social media she will stop at nothing to get revenge on those who would ruin her daughter's chances of achieving that which she herself could not. But would she resort to murder? When the local "chat app" gets hacked and everyone's formerly anonymous postings are now traceable, it appears that more than one woman wanted Bennett Stillman to disappear; the question is, "Which one of them actually did it?" Weaving background stories into the narratives of her circle of exclusive private school mothers, author Cameron gives us a glimpse into the lives of New York's upper crust. Alternating chapters give readers each woman's viewpoint on one another and the world in which they live.

Y'all, this was just a solid domestic thriller! Told primarily through the perspective of three women (each with something to hide), this is a thriller where you know something's going to go down, but you're just not sure what and when. Each of these women is navigating deceit, betrayal, and harm in her own life (and within her marriage and family, too), and there are also intersections of this within the lives of the other women. The additional layer is the anonymous app UrbanMyth where community members share their darkest secrets and questions. Throughout this tale, no one can trust anyone, and that's what made this one such a pageturner. As a reader, you're not sure who's done what, who know what, and what they'll do to keep the truth hidden, but you're so drawn in that you just HAVE to find out. Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this May 2023 release!

This isn't an incredibly memorable read and the story line was pretty predictable BUT I could not put this book down. Read in under 24 hours. I would likely read another book by this author.

This book is about a group of well off women who live on the Upper East Side and have alot of secrets. They reveal these secrets on an app which ends up leading to murder, The site is used to confess all sorts of bad deeds. But when it leads to target a 13 year old student thats where the real problems happen. The narrative shifts between three women. Heather - a parent who will do anything for her daughters success. Poppy- A leader of the pack who is hiding a big secret and Norah- an exec who has her nose to the grind a bit too much with work. There is alot of info shared that is threatened to come out and it plays out in normal fashion with everyones life exploding. I enjoyed the book but wish there was a more satisfying ending.

Rattled, Revenge, Resolve.
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Time to pop some popcorn and watch a small prominent community unravel. Anonymous and internet are two words that should never be put together in any circumstance. But when they do, you have a story that is very entertaining from the beginning to the end! A special thank you for my first digital ARC from NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/Ballantine in exchange for my honest review. This book is being published Tuesday, May 9th!

Big Little Lies meets Gossip Girl? Sold. The quick chapters centering around three Upper East Side moms whose common thread is their kids all attend the same private school, alternating points of view between Heather the social climber from New Jersey, Poppy the old money socialite, and Norah the bland "career woman." Their secrets and life as they know it threatened by the "anonymous" chat board UrbanMyth being hacked, and identities revealed for anyone to see. An entertaining, page-turning palette-cleanser, though requires a fair amount of suspension of disbelief, tolerance of very dislikable characters, and willingness not too look too deeply into unanswered questions. Won't stick with me as a particularly memorable read, but absolutely the right book at the right time.

3.25 stars, rounded down. Thank you to NetGalley the publisher and author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

No One Needs to Know was such a fun read! It focuses on wealthy couples and all the drama going on in the Upper East Side. The community uses a social media site to share dirt on everyone and things get juicy! Definitely recommend this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for providing this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The story gives super Gossip Girl vibes with a darker twist. It was a quick attention grabber from the jump but slowly became too hard to believe and a bit too junior/teen read for me. Good suspense and story telling but I could not get past the junior drama, 3⭐️

A huge thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of this title via NetGalley.

Another winner from Lindsay Cameron! Part thriller, part drama, this is a smart and well written book that gives you a sneak peek into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of the Upper East Side and what parents will do to ensure their children stay ahead.
Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was hesitant to start this one and when I finally did, unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed. This was an extremely slow burn that didn't really hold much mystery until the last quarter of the book. This was mostly just a drama with a bunch of rich, spoiled women complaining about every and anything possible. Maybe being on the poor side made me dislike this more than I should but reading about that kind of lifestyle usually intrigues me. The story that was there was just okay to me. I wasn't sucked into this, reading late into the night needing to know what happens next. However, there is potential and I do look forward to seeing this author's progress. Three Stars.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this ARC.

Life is tough on the Upper East Side!! All that matters is appearances, getting your children on a path to the right schools, and lots and lots of gossip. Add in a website (UrbanMyth) that promises anonymity, where people post their most dangerous inner thoughts and concerns, and you have a recipe for deliciously decadent drama. Follow the (mis)adventures of Poppy (grand poobah), Norah (vice poobah) and Heather (poobah mostly in name only) and things get very complicated and interesting. This is very much a story where all the characters are hard to like, yet there is no looking away as you watch the trains collide. When UrbanMyth gets hacked, secrets are exposed and lives implode. The old advice of "never do (or in this case post) anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to know) has never been truer.

“No One Needs to Know” is the latest thriller by Lindsay Cameron.

Poppy, Heather and Norah are East Side mothers with kids in a high-brow private school. But even the elite school kids don’t have a guaranteed pathway to the Ivy League and the secondary schools that can get them there. These women reveal their secrets on an app called UrbanMyth, which, naturally, is hacked. A resulting murder leads the women to becoming possible suspects.

If you enjoy a face-paced thriller, you will like this book. The problem was that I did not care for the main characters. I thought the idea of the app was novel, and Cameron’s writing was animated. Hence, I would give this story three out of five stars.

Thank you to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for my advanced copy.

This was an intriguing book! It kept me wanting more and more! A fantastic read with great characters and storyline. Definitely recommend this book!

I received a free copy of, No One Needs to Know, by Lindsay Cameron, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Imagine if you are posting in an anonymous chatroom, telling your secrets and gossiping about neighbors and friends. When all of a sudden the chatroom is hijacked and no one is anonymous anymore. Someone or someones has outed everyone, and then someone ends up dead. What a great thriller, I could definitely imagine this happening in real life.

A dead body. Three wealthy women with secrets and cracks in their marriage. And all fiercely protective of their children. Have I read this before? Is this Big Little Lies 2023?

The premise of No One Needs to Know is interesting. UrbanMyth is an anonymous online forum for wealthy Upper East Side residents to post their secrets, their shameful moments, maybe advice on how to kill someone? You know, stuff beyond the typical Nextdoor inquiries.

The book follows Poppy, Heather, and Norah and they are kind of the worst. At least Heather and Poppy are, Norah is ok. Heather is desperate for her child to gain acceptance into a prominent boarding school even though her family's finances are meager compared to the rest of the parents at her daughter's school. Poppy is a trophy wife in a loveless marriage who gets seduced by a fellow parent. Norah is a super successful business woman recently married to a man who may not be as wonderful as he seems.

I have no problem with unlikeable main characters, and I feel like this book could have gone even further and had a little fun with their faults. I wanted more of the gossiping parents. I wanted more from the competitive students. I wanted more for the big reveal at the end. This one felt a little flat for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the ARC for my honest review.