Secrets they can eat you up from inside. So, when someone tells you they have someplace you can go and let them go safely, why not they can’t hurt anyone right? Well, there is this funny thing about secrets. They don’t just disappear. While you may no longer feel burdened by them, that doesn’t mean that someone else doesn’t carry their scars. And scars from secrets can run deep. While they may not always be visible to the naked eye, they can eat someone up until there is nothing left but pain and revenge. What would you do if all your secrets you thought were buried suddenly were being threatened to be revealed? That is what happens to Sam and his friends. The secret place is where they go every year to unburden themselves from secrets that are eating them up inside. There is never anyone there with them when they go and speak their secrets into the dark, yet suddenly Sasha seems not only to know all their secrets but she is more then willing to use them to get Sam and his friends to do her bidding. Can Sam and his friends figure who Sasha is and why she is out to get them before it is to late?
This book is filled with twist and turns. You will never see a secret coming until it is revealed and everyone has a secret. Get ready for a twisted ride. The biggest downfalls of this book truly was pacing. There were parts that dragged on when it wasn't needed, and other parts that needed more time which were rushed.
Thank you to St Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for allowing me to review this book.

I really did enjoyed this book. Thanks so much for the review copy of it. Vincent Ralph books are so suspenseful and fun to read. I even love the cover to it. I'm looking forward to more read by this aurthor.

I loved this exciting and intense read! The characters were jumped off the page and the twists kept coming. Vincent Ralph is really adept at weaving a really complex story which maintains momentum all of the way through. You won't be able to put this book down!

A Halloween ritual gone wrong?

Child Star - Sam is a child star with a big secret

Halloween Ritual - he and his friends head into a hut in the woods called The Dark Place, to throw those secrets in the wind

Threats - Sam and his friends start receiving threats and dares, not to mention menacing encounters

Blackmail - Someone knows these secrets, and Sam needs to find out who, even if it could be one of his friends

This book is a true ride especially if you like YA books. I was compelled to just keep reading to find out who was doing these things and why. When the kids' secrets are revealed, honestly they aren’t that bad, but the final twists really do shock you in the end. It’s for sure one of those books that could go either way with someone though.

This book will transport you back to the days of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps.

This was a YA Horror (so not too horrifying) about a group of kids. They have a secret place in the woods that they refer to as "the dark place," where they go once a year on Halloween to whisper their darkest secrets into the darkness. The friends don't know each other's secrets.

One day, they all start receiving texts from a mysterious person calling themselves Sasha, who knows all of their secrets. They think it is impossible, no one other than them knows about the dark place. The situation escalates when Sasha is blackmailing them, breaking into their houses, and forcing them to do things.

Eventually, they are forced to bring their parents into the situation, and the secrets only get worse from there.

I loved how the plot twist fit together really nicely. It was somewhat unrealistic to me that they didn't go to their parents with the problem sooner, but other than that, I thought it was a fun and fast paced quick read.

Keeping in mind that it was YA, I appreciated that there was a moral at the end of the story, and the main character learned a lesson.

This was my first ARC and my first book by this author. I enjoyed the short chapters. I also enjoyed the suspense. There were a few twists I did not see coming, but I felt were a little weird/out there. I also really did not feel a connection to any of the characters. They were just kind of blah and there to me. Overall, I enjoyed the book. I am interested in reading more by this author!

I was soo honored to read an arc by this author, I heard he does the YA/Thriller hella exciting, and a page turner, and he did just that for me. The plot in the book was promising, and it was exciting even though at times it was really repetitive, and a little bit of a slow burn, Sam was like an on him when a ton of layers and right when you thought you knew the kid, something else comes up and THATS what made me want to keep reading. As a matter a fact the whole book was an ONION!!! Lol the author set this up so each and every characters secrets got revealed little by little and then the BIG surprise is when the people these teen least expect ALSO have secrets that might harm them too…….

Ok I don’t want to give anything away like that, but towards the end everything felt a little rushed, and I wished it wasn’t, certain parts were dragged a little too long, and the added characters was great but I wish I had a little more….. but aside from that the ending left me SHOOKETH…. Which is a good thing….. thank you NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This is a classic YA thriller/horror! It starts with a big Halloween party and an annual "ritual" in the woods that turns creepy and ominous. Sam and his friends are being tormented and blackmailed by "Sasha" and the secrets they've left in the woods over the years. I was definitely feeling the YA-ness of it in the beginning as the secrets seemed more like horrible misunderstandings of childhood than anything worth tormenting over but it definitely picks up as the story goes on. This was a really fun read! I love a good I know What You Did Last Summer esque YA horror.

A propulsive and nerve-racking novel! The premise is very interesting even if the execution is not wholly original. The characters are likeable and relatable, making the reader want to know their fate that much more urgently. A great thriller!

I really, really enjoyed this book up to the last 10%. Then it went completely off the rails. The twist came out of nowhere and there was nothing about it that made you say, “Oh I guess that thing foreshadowed it.” The friends secrets were a little dull too. Still I enjoyed it enough to probably give it another read closer to Halloween.

I wanted this book to be for me, truly, I did.

I've had a lot of friends read things by this author that they loved. When I saw him come up in my mailbox, I was thrilled. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't quite connect to the characters. The mystery itself wasn't compelling enough for me to care about when I barely felt any sort of feeling towards what happened to our protagonists.

That being said, I did think the book was fun and the mystery played out in a way that made sense. The motive was a little weird, and I couldn't make myself care *that* much about the secrets. However, it was an enjoyable quick read on a rainy day.

Thanks to the publisher! I will post the review on goodreads closer to pub date!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my copy of Secrets Never Die!

Another YA thriller exceeding my expectations! This was really well done. I like the writing style, the short chapters and the way everything unfolded in the story.

The characters seem like your typical teenagers except the MC, Sam, is a retired child actor. Along with his girlfriend, Elisha, and his two best friends, Haran and Dom, and Dom's sisterr, Lauren - they make up the main components of the story. Also Molly sounds adorable. I love how Sam is so protective of his sister. I enjoyed every single character in this novel, even the parents.

The only thing stopping me from giving this a full 5 is who the "stalker" is and why they were doing it. It just didn't sell well to me. But every mystery and "action" scenes were so well written. Really, really recommend this to everyone!

A group of teenagers find their secrets come to life in this new YA horror novel. I think this had potential, but I think the writing style was too dialogue heavy, especially early on. It made it hard to focus on the story and really get the spookiness. I did like the overall idea though.

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars but I'll round up to 4.

I am a huge fan of YA mystery/thrillers. This one however fell a little short for me. It honestly reminded me of Pretty Little Liars and how A was tormenting the girls making them do crazy things or their secret was out, also sprinkle in a little I Know What You Did Last Summer and you've got this book! The secret in question in this book are so juvenile I laughed when I came across them. I felt like is was so played up, their secrets, and then I felt like I deserved better secrets.

I did not like the ending, it was not wrapped up completely, which I guess could lead to another novel but I still felt like the book ended and I was just eh.

The twist in the book came out of nowhere. While you would think that was a good usually there is some foreshadowing. This had NONE.

Still a good book but it felt very familiar reading it.

Secrets Never Die, but my social life did while I was reading this book. OH MY GOSH! I was floored with how amazing this book was. I usually don't love YA thrillers, but this one peaked my interest, kept my interest, and then became my personality. FANTASTIC!!!

After really loving 14 Ways to Die and now Secrets Never Die, I'm excited to say that Vincent Ralph is definitely an auto-buy YA author for me!⁠
In his latest we follow a group of friends who go to 'the dark place' every Halloween to share their deepest secrets and put them to bed, however this year someone is listening, and they're bringing all of their dark secrets to life. With short chapters and a quickly moving plot, this action-packed novel will have you questioning who is hiding what, and what they will do to protect their own secrets. ⁠
I thought I had this one figured out, but the ending presented so many layers that I didn't see coming, so I was pleasantly surprised at how everything unfolded. ⁠
This is a fun one for your fall TBR or to get you out of a reading slump!

Such a well crafted, quick read!!! I really enjoyed the writing style as well as the twists!!! For a YA book, it had me on the edge of my seat a few times! I also really enjoyed that the chapters had titles-random, but it was nice.

Thank you @netgalley @wednesdaybooks for the #gifted copy of this e-arc!

Every year, Sam and his group of friends get together at The Dark Place to hold funerals for their secrets. This year things seem to be a bit different as someone has thrown blood filled eggs at the cabin. Finding it odd and disturbing they brush it off. By the time the next day rolls around, each of them are receiving texts messages from someone they don’t know. Their secrets are being used against them…someone is blackmailing them and Sam doesn’t quite know who he can trust.

Thoughts: I am going to start with the positives of this book! The idea is unique around trying to bury secrets with your friends each year. The setting was written and did feel eerie which I liked. The chapters were short which I also love and made it so I flew through this book. I unfortunately struggled to connect with any of the characters making it so I just was not invested in this story. There was almost no background about the characters in the start and I didn’t end up caring much about what they were doing. The ending was wrapped up tying everything together but this felt like it was too little too late.

An interesting read with some twists and turns. I didnt care much for the characters but maybe that was intended.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

3.5⭐️Just finished this book. It was good ride, a few of the twists got me and a couple a figured out. This book takes the idea of what happens when people try to keep secrets, and flips it on its head. Good storyline and characters.