Such a good way to infiltrate the world of New York’s Uber rich! This is the best and the sneakiest story one craves. A great domestic thriller!

A drama-filled, scandalous slow burn thriller that kept me entertained the whole way through!

This is a story about the filthy rich, the 1% of the Upper East Side parents whose main goal in life is to make sure their kids get into a top-tier private school while keeping a few deadly secrets of their own, which they regularly upload to an anonymous website until a hacktivist group bursts their safely guarded world and exposes their secrets in broad daylight. And someone is found murdered in an ongoing investigation in the aftermath.

We meet Heather, a high-strung type A tiger mom (you know the type) who uses questionable unorthodox methods to ensure her child’s success; Nora, a relatively normal working mom who is unconcerned with social status and etiquette and refuses to raise her kid like a spoiled brat; Poppy, a highly redeemed socialite married to a husband abundant in wealth and completely lacking in love. Throwing them in a pressure cooker environment with rampant competitiveness, gossipy neighbors and tempting extramarital affairs, you can imagine the level of tension that is present throughout the book.

I loved how realistic yet unpredictable most of the storyline is and quite enjoyed the cat fight between the characters, although it did feel dramatic and over-the-top at times but hey that was expected. The ending however left something to be desired and felt hurried and unrealistic, almost a bit offensive to the caliber of the police intelligence. But overall, I enjoyed the story and found this to be an entertaining read.

Although it's not a bad book, it definitely wasn't the book for me. At no point throughout the story did I feel as if I was reading a thriller. The writing and characters failed to spark and hold my attention consistently. Nothing of real significance seemed to really happen until there was a quarter of the story left and the pacing finally picked up. Even then (especially with the ending), the plot and dialogue felt random, stiff and mundane. Lack of character development and unfinished plot lines left the story feeling pointless.


Thanks to NetGalley and Bantam for providing a copy for an honest review.

This gossipy story about Upper East Siders’ secrets and lies was so much fun to read! I didn’t want to put it down as the secrets slowly came to light.

The three main characters (Poppy, Heather, and Norah) know each other from sending their children to the same uber expensive private school in the city. All three also post on the Urban Myth website, which promises anonymity to its users. Under the guise of secrecy, people spill their secrets about shoplifting, helping their children cheat, and adultery. When the site is hacked and the secrets begin to be linked to their posters, some of these secrets link the women to a current investigation.

I’m definitely not a filthy rich UES wife, but man were they fun to read about! The tone is gossipy and tense at times, the pacing is spot on, the mystery is intriguing as we only get small details at a time, and the whole book was just one entertaining ride.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine, Bantam for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Poppy, Heather, and Norah all live on the Upper East Side and have secrets from their friends, family, and each other, including some that may have led to a man's death. No One Needs to Know is an exciting thriller that explores what would happen if these secrets are uncovered when an anonymous neighborhood forum is hacked. I enjoyed the book but did struggle with differentiating between the three characters and their stories in the beginning.

Totally enjoyed this juicy story about the upper class parents from an exclusive private school. An anonymous online forum that most of the school parents use gets hacked. Now all the anonymity is gone, each bit of gossip and lies are tied to the original poster which sends everyone into a panic. When a well known and respected person from the community, who has used the site is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Fast paced, and difficult to put down.

“And families who have everything really can do anything.”

Anonymity, lies, and scandals are everything the privileged elite of the Upper East Side have going for them. Poppy, Heather, and Norah will find out the price each has to pay to continue their privileged lives unblemished.

This was such a well written book that kept me turning the page to find out what happens next!

This book was a juicy romp through a scandal in the the social media-laced world of Upper East Side moms. Definitely for fans of gossip girl, there’s certainly a little thriller vibes but nothing scary. I tore through this is about two sittings and think it would be great for a beach or plane read.

That said, the three main women - all with relatively forgettable, similar names of Norah, Poppy, and Heather - were nearly indistinguishable to be and I had a lot of difficulty telling them apart. I also felt like the book was a tad bit longer than it needed to be - some descriptions dragged a little and could’ve been cut short.

Overall this was fun and gossipy! Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book.
Was a real quick read once you got into it- three women whose children all attend the same UES prep school will do anything to bump their children ahead in life, whether it be college, sports, or popularity. This book gave me major Gossip Girl vibes, which I loved. I was a little confused by all characters and multiple points of view at the beginning of the book, but eventually it settled into a rhythm. The characters were ones you loved to hate, so once the plot got moving I had a hard time putting the book down. Only giving it 4 stars because the end felt a bit rushed to me- I loved the final chapter of the book (and who narrated it), but I think a bit more plot development would have helped bump it up a notch. Recommend for anyone in the mood for a Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl style book or anyone who likes books by May Cobb.

An entertaining thriller, once i got past not liking the characters. Rich women's concerns, over which fancy schools there kids get into, prenups, marrying for money, staying in loveless marriages etc.......Three women with secrets that get exposed when an online site that they confide in gets hacked, added in extortion and affairs and a missing husband and it became a more juicy store 3.5 rounded up

Thriller? Not really…
I’m sorry but it wasn’t really thrilling. I found it rather boring. I spent the whole book wondering what the prologue had to do with the book. Which was a bunch of rich characters with their own secrets and their own agendas. Sometimes the characters would be in the middle of dialogue and spend two pages describing something before continuing the dialogue. There was a lot of filler info that wasn’t necessarily to the plot, and I found myself skipping pages of info and continuing where I felt the plot contained.

Sorry this book wasn’t for me.

No One Needs To Know...but everyone probably does.

Everyone knows everything because the elite within a 3 block radius post all their naughty machinations on a site called Urban Myth. They believe they are safe doing so anonymously.

But then it gets hacked and whoooooo does this get good.

I bet you that you won't be able to decide whether Heather, Poppy or Norah is more awful. I couldn't and that's okay because it just made it better.

I really enjoyed this book. It was an engaging story; I liked the different points of view and the characters. I wasn't expecting the ending. I definitely recommend this.

A popular app UrbanMyth allows the Upper East Side to divulge their juiciest secrets with the promise of anonymity. No one ever took into account what would happen if that app got hacked. Airing all of the salacious secrets of New York City’s elite. Now there’s a missing person and they’re all under suspicion.

This book focuses on three main players:
Poppy - the woman whose life is what everyone wants. From the outside, her excessive wealth, massive penthouse, and breathtakingly sculpted features make everyone believe she has it all. But she’s harboring a huge secret, and now that veneer of perfection might just be cracking under the stress of it all.

Heather - the woman who is constantly boxed out of the Upper East Side. Never the biggest salary, the nicest things, or enough influence. She’s willing to do anything for her daughter, but will she take it too far?

Norah - the woman who grew from humble beginnings, and worked until she was making seven figures a year. Removed from the happenings of the Upper East Side - too busy in a work meeting - not even she is safe from being drug into the dark underbelly of living in the most sought-after zip code.

I flew through this one and stayed up entirely too late finishing it. I couldn't put it down until I had unraveled all of the interworkings of what happened, and exactly who had their manicured hand involved.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for providing an advance copy of this book for me to enjoy. As always, this book was read and reviewed voluntarily, and the above opinions are entirely my own.

An anonymous gossip forum used by the rich citizens of Upper East Side NY causes major drama after being hacked. Just type in a person’s email and you can see every post they had made under the veil of confidentiality.

Norah, Heather, and Poppy have frequently used this site, spilling their secrets freely and contributing to gossip. From shoplifting and cheating on spouses to the pressure of getting their children into the best schools, these women held nothing back. But when one of their husbands goes missing, they realize how much blind faith they had in sharing their deepest secrets on this once anonymous site.

I was hooked from the beginning! This book gave me Gossip Girl vibes and I did not want to put it down. The story alternates between the three women’s perspectives, whose lives often collide. I would recommend this book to drama/suspense readers.

I love some rich people drama and this had it! It was a fun quick mystery thriller that kept my attention. Maybe Gossip Girl vibes? I enjoyed it and look forward to other books from this author.

Rich moms will do anything to get their children to the top. This book brings money, greed, lies, deceit, infidelity, and family together for a perfect drama/mystery/thriller.
One of my favorite books so far this year!

I thought this book was just alright. I feel like nothing really stood out to me. But it was a solid mystery/thriller read.

I think I discovered or decided that books about rich snobby women aren’t for me. That being said if that’s your cup of tea then take my review with a grain of salt.

This is my second book by Cameron. Both books I didn’t necessarily hate but neither are ones I’d recommend. It took about getting to around 30% to get interesting, and then eventually just got to where I was thinking to myself “get to the point!”. I didn’t like any of the characters (and yes I can like a bad character) so I wasn’t invested in the story for any reason other than wanting to know the ending. I’ll most always be a sucker for finishing a book to find out the end haha. Also the actual plot was kind of ridiculous (just meh) especially since it was about kids in 8th grade & their obnoxious parents.

A minor thing for some I did notice some repetition in word choice or descriptions. Examples being splotchy red faces, digging fingernails into their palms, blinking rapidly - all mentioned multiple times. Plenty of times to where it was enough to be noticed. It had an interesting wrap-up to the mystery of the book but by no means was this one I’m going to suggest anyone go read. Unfortunately. For the most part I truly think Cameron is a great writer & I think she has the potential for a really great book. I think I’d give one more book of hers a try, see how she progresses as an author, because I do think she has what it takes to write a good book.

Thank you to the publisher Random House Publishing Group & to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

Another winner from Lindsay Cameron! No One Needs to Know brings the drama of an online forum into real life - I am loving this as a plot device lately - forums, podcasts, whatever it might be, I find myself enjoying this format a lot lately. And NYC rich people behaving badly? Say no more..