How well do you really know the people you love the most? Cancel all plans while reading - I inhaled this amazing book over one weekend and resented everything that kept me away from it! The writing was top notch and the characters were very real.

Everyone has secrets was a great book with a TON of secrets. I was so intrigued by each chapter and all the secrets that were being told in this book. The plot was interesting to read and it kept catching my attention. It was an easy read and it kept me guessing all throughout the book. Just when I thought I had it figured out there was something else that was more and more shocking as I read through each chapter. Amazing read. This is a book you’ll definitely want to but on your TBR list.

The book lives up to its title! Everyone in this story has secrets and some of them will do anything to keep them from coming to light. There is a large cast of characters, but not so many you get confused. The story centers around best friends Eve and Lisa, and their teenage kids. When Eve’s son wants to celebrate his birthday with an unsupervised party, Eve is apprehensive, but her husband reminds her nothing can go wrong, until it does. Eve is called with news of an emergency at her home involving Annie, Lisa’s daughter. With Annie’s life in the balance, Eve is determined to find out what happened.

There is a lot going on in the story, with everything tying together in the end and everyone’s secrets coming out all along the way. It’s also a story that tests the women’s friendship. While I always try to put myself in the situation with story lines like this, I can’t say that I would have had the same feelings the characters ended with, but it was a quick suspense that’s good for an afternoon read.

👍🏻 PROS 👍🏻
- reads just like a British crime limited series, so that’s exactly how it played out in my mind
- No waiting around for the drama, it happens right away
- Personal growth of the main character
- Decent twists

👎🏻 CONS 👎🏻
- the husband is such a jerk to the wife and she never even retorts. I hate reading things like that
- SO many characters, and many are just there to be red herrings so even if you manage to remember who they are, they disappear
- Loose ends! Many questions remain, many stories not given an end, many problems not resolved.
- Wildly unrealistic interactions
- Drama for the sake of drama, but in a telling way and not a showing way.

First, thank you to NetGalley, author AJ McDine and Bookotoure publishing for the ARC and opportunity to review this book.

I’m normally a big fan, but I have to be honest and say this book fell well below my expectations of this author. I feel is just dragged on and on with filler nothing really gripping or suspenseful. I almost DNF a few times sadly.

The plot was good, it was realistic in the sense that this absolutely could happen to teenagers. The police were made to look incompetent and there really was no focus on an investigation other than a a godmother was a god complex! 🤷‍♀️

I did not like the main female character. I felt she was annoying and childish. I had many an eye roll moment and that should not be in a psych thriller book.

I feel this plot had so much potential and the author could have taken it so much further and it could have been a 5 star. Add more character development, probe further into a real investigation, Billy’s character could have been developed so much more!

In my opinion, this book fell short of this authors normal ratings from me. I will still read more by this author because we all have ‘bad days’ and ‘one offs’

3⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the 3rd book by A J McDine that I’ve read this year, and I already have another one waiting on my TBR list because, let’s be honest... they’re really good! 🤩 One of the strongest points for me is her female lead characters—not only are they relatable and likeable, but they’re also quite level-headed and don’t rush into dumb decisions.

Like in her previous books, the writing style is engaging, the dialogue sounds natural, the characters feel genuine, and nothing is too far-fetched. I always wanted to keep reading to find out which secrets everyone is hiding.

I won’t spoil anything, but this one deals with some strong themes, including drug use and a very honest take on the highs and lows of parenthood. There’s a spot-on description of children’s night terrors that even gave me goosebumps—who knows, knows! 😓

5 stars for this fast-paced, page-turner domestic thriller and for a fantastic writer who has quickly become one of my favourites!

Holy Cheezits, Bookouture canNOT put out a bad book! Everyone Has Secrets is one of the latest must read thrillers on the market. Don't sleep on this one, folks! Highly recommend for book groups and will purchase for libraries.

WOW Everyone Has Secrets a psychological thriller by A J MCDine was an edge of the seat read which I could not put down.

Eve Noah and their son Joe live in one of the most envied homes in the village of Langley and Eve is making ready for Joe's sixteenth birthday celebrations. Noah suggests that Joe is old enough to have a few of his friends round to celebrate and Eve and Noah would stay across the street at the home of Eve's best friend Lisa who is a widow and has a daughter called Annie who is also Eve's Goddaughter whom Eve adores and treats like her own daughter.

Eve has doubts that Joe and his friends should be allowed to be unsupervised but Noah insists that everything will be fine.

Eve receives an urgent phone call from Joe to come over to the house where she finds Annie on her kitchen floor struggling to breathe and is rushed to hospital where she will be fighting for her life.

The party is over and Eve is on a mission to find out what really happened to Annie but who can she trust, who is lying and who is hiding what really happened to Annie who is now in a coma in hospital.

There are a lot of red herrings in the midst of this thriller and the truth will out.

I am curious to see if there is to be a sequel to Everyone Has Secrets as the ending hinted that someone had revenge on their mind.

Well this book doesn’t disappoint. It tells the sad tale of two friends who have raised their children together but when one of their children ends up in a coma after taking a drug at the others birthday party it looks like the friends will be torn apart forever. Who was responsible for giving Annie the drugs and could Eve’s son be more involved than she can bare to think. As she tries to rescue her friendship and find out the truth about what happened that night she is also dealing with a husband who is keeping secrets from her and fears her marriage may also be in trouble. Don’t miss this great read with characters that stick with you long after the book ends and makes you ask your own questions about what you would do if the unthinkable happened.

Everyone Has Secrets is a drama-filled, suspenseful novel that dives into some of the hardships and obstacles of family, friends, and community. While the book is described as a psychological thriller, I do not agree. The book mainly focuses on the trauma of loss in a family and the danger of drugs in a community and among teens. I found the book to be quite uncomfortable at times (which, I'm sure, was the goal). I almost stopped reading at multiple points because I just didn't really care who was at fault. The whole story was just overly depressing. I also did not find the end satisfying at all; no one was held accountable for their actions. I was more angry at the end than happy to have read the book. Everyone Has Secrets was definitely not a book for me.

I always love this authors book and wow this was no exception. I absolutely loved everything about it the suspense the twist and turns amazing thriller with a bit of everything murder, drugs lies and a whole lot more. Eve lives with her husband and teenage son she lives across from her best friend and goddaughter so both family are really close so when her son throws a party Eve thinks it will be fine until she is called to say you need to come home now. With her goddaughter life now hanging in the balance Eve needs to dig in to what happened at the party but by doing so she may be putting herself and everyone else in danger. Some people will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.

This was one of my favourite thrillers from this author. I loved the writing style the character development and fast pace. I will definitely be recommending this fantastic thriller to everyone. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this excellent book.

Teens. Drugs. Divorce. and Death. This book follows Eve a truly dedicated wife(Noah) and mother(Joe). Joe is your typical upper-middle class 16 y.o who wants to have a few friends over for his birthday this weekend, however Eve cant quite shake the feeling that something terrible will happen. What's the worst that could go wrong Noah reassure her. They're across the lawn at their friend Lisa's house even able to watch as Annie, Lisa's daughter, heads inside to join Noah for his party. They were having a wonderful kid free evening chatting when the frantic call came through "Mum, you need to come home."

As the story unravels you learn Eve is not the saintly wife she appears to be, and started dating Noah knowingly while he was married. That's pretty much all you need to know to figure out how this story unfolds.

Eve, her husband Noah, and son Joe live in a beautiful home in South Langley, living across the road from her best friend Lisa and her daughter Annie. The two families have always had a close bond, having first met when Joe and Annie were only two weeks old and have been there for each other through lifes up and downs.
The night of Joe's 16th birthday, he has a few friends around for a small party. While Joe and Annie party across the street, Eve tries to relax and have dinner and drinks with  Noah and Lisa but her instincts are telling her something is wrong and then she gets a terrifying phone call from Joe telling them to come home Annie is unconscious and not breathing.
Now Annie is in a coma, and Eve is determined to find out what happened to her. But when she starts asking questions  she realises that someone close to her has been lying.

Everyone has secrets, which is a domestic thriller that I enjoyed. It's a story filled with secrets, lies, and pulls at the heart strings at times. I gave it three stars as I lost a bit of interest in the middle of the book, it just seemed like the story was going around in circles for a bit, but near the end again I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened. It's definitely another book to add to your TBR.
Thanks to @bookouture A J McDine and @netgalley for this ARC that will be out 21st October.

I will start by saying I love this author. I feel absolutely awful giving this book a low rating. However, I promised an honest review. Eve is married and has a 16 year old son. Her life is perfect. She has the family she wants, the house she's dreamed of and a neighbor who is her best friend. Until it all goes wrong in one night. The unthinkable happens when Eve's son Joe asks to have a few friends over for his 16th birthday party. Although she would rather be there chaperoning, her husband convinces her it's time to give Joe some room to grow up and cut the apron strings. Eve and her husband go across the street to her best friend Lisa's house. Lisa's daughter, Annie, is Eve's godchild. Eve receives a frantic call that something awful has happened to Annie and to come home. This starts the implosion of Eve's life as well as Lisa's.

Eve is determined to get to the bottom of what happened at the party. Even if her own son is involved. To me, this was more a drama than a thriller. We go back and forth between Eve interviewing the kids who were at the party to Eve's conscience. I will say I really related to Eve's feelings about her son growing up and soon leaving the nest. I am in that same boat and I could be Eve. Her love for her son and the need to tend to him and protect him gripped me.

The writing was excellent. I liked Eve's character. I did not like the other characters. I simply felt I read a whole lot for a very mediocre ending. This book gets great reviews, and as I said, I love this author's books so I do recommend it.

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC. I greatly appreciate it.

Absolutely loved this book and finished it in just a few sittings!! I included some relatable, real world problems which I loved as it made you feel less alone going through it. I trigger warning for drug misuse should be included, when a young girl takes an ‘e’ and I loved how every chapter was left on a cliffhanger you it made you want to keep on reading. There was character development between Joe and Eve as at the start of the book she was smothering and protecting his son but towards the end she grew out of that and let him learn the hard way! Really recommend go give it a read!!!

A J McDine never fails to entertain! This book definitely kept me reading, all night. The story was great, heartbreaking and something parents of teens should read. In my opinion, it really isn't a thriller, it seemed more like a family/friends drama. But with very good information. The last chapter, hinted at thriller....maybe we haven't seen the last of the Griffiths?
Thanks to netgalley, bookouture and AJ McDine for the chance to read this ARC for a fair review.

Another excellent book by A J Mcdine. A twisted story of family,secrets and lies, how well do we really know them?. I was gripped from start to finish and I couldn’t put it down. A very enjoyable book that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. I will definitely read more by this author. A solid and easy 5 stars 🌟

Another fabulously twisted family drama and thriller from AJ McDine. I read this book in 2 sittings, which easily could have been one if I didn’t start it so late at night. As a parent it hit me close to home as what happens at this party could very easily happen. I really felt for the mother, Eve and her situation.

A 16 year olds birthday party and disaster strikes. Just like that, the lives all there and their families are changed for ever. For Eve, it is the start of her seemingly perfect life imploding. She is happy, a great husband, a clever son, the house she always dreamed of and a job she loves. But the more she tries to discover what really happened at the party, the more secrets and lies threatened to take all that away from her.

I am being deliberately vague here and I feel you just want to read this without knowing too much. This is a page turner that will draw you in and not let you go until the very last page.

Thanks so much to the author and Bookouture for my advanced copy to read. Published on October 21st.

Wow! Another fantastic read by AJ McDine. I started a cross country journey and this novel was my travel companion. Never has a plane ride been so enjoyable This was gripping from start to finish. Wonderful characters that kept me flipping pages as fast as I could. Secrets, lies and family ties.
Thank you NetGalley, AJ McDine and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you Netgalley and author AJ McDine for the advance copy of this book.

How well do you really know the people you love the most?

The leafy village of South Langley is the sort of place where someone might kill to live. The Griffiths family has the best home of all – the climbing ivy framing their double bay windows. You can always spot Eve laughing with her husband and their sixteen-year-old-son. And Eve’s best friend Lisa and her teenage daughter Annie live in a charming cottage right across the street. Everything is perfect… Until one night something unthinkable turns the peaceful neighbourhood upside down.

Annie is found on the tiled floor of Eve’s kitchen struggling to breathe. As the blue flashing lights of police cars shatter the quiet streets, everyone is looking at the Griffiths family for answers.

With Annie’s life hanging in the balance, Eve is determined to find out what happened. But as she gets closer to the truth, she begins to question who she can really trust. Because someone is lying to her – is it her best friend, her husband or her son?

After all, we all have secrets. But how many of us would kill to keep them?

This is the first book that I've read by this author. I look forward to reading!

This book had my full attention from the first chapter. I read it in one sitting. I really enjoyed how the book unravels and we learn ghe truth about what really happened that fateful night. I was continually guessing after every twist and turn of the storyline!

4 out of 5 stars