Who doesn't love to read about true crime?

Lizzie Borden lived in Fall River, MA. One hot summer day in 1892 she loses it and murders her dad and stepmom. Common knowledge, right? Well, this book, though fiction, delves into the lives of the Borden family and what set Lizzie off. It's an American tragedy that still makes people wonder, did she do it?

Learning about Lizzie, her family and the era she lived in is fascinating, this story draws you in and it's hard to put the book down.

Two thumbs up!!

I've always been fascinated by the story of Lizzie Borden...and this is the best fictionalized version of her life I've read. It is so believably written that you almost feel it's an autobiography. I've personally never believed that Ms. Borden was guilty, but after reading this book, I can see how it might have been possible.

The depiction of Ms. Borden's life after her acquittal is heart-breaking as she naively trusted people over and over and had that trust destroyed time and again. She spent nearly all of her life alone, and died the same way.

This is the first book I've read by this author, but it will most definitely not be the last. I'm already looking forward to reading The Boleyn Bride in the near future (another of my historical obsessions).

Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed how the author weaved historical facts throughout an engaging story. I through that the author did an interesting job with fanning the story out after the murders. This is not the first book I've read about this particular subject, but the author's take proved intriguing.

Fascinating story of Lizzie Borden's life. How she was treated by her parents, and her life after the trial.

This story was just alright for me. I'm a huge fan of the history/mystery around Lizzie Borden, and while I found the take on her interesting, some of it seemed too out there to be believable, and a little too TMZ. But it was thought provoking, and stayed with me for a long time after, so I definitely will give this author another go.

"The Secrets of Lizzie Borden" is a novel from the first person point of view of Lizzie Borden. In it, we experience the infamous Borden murders, as well as what came before and what came after. The book was readable and the psychological portrait of Lizzie, for the most part, very credible.

Where it fell short for me: There's a trope when discussing female killers that I, at least, don't see as much with male killers. And that's a warped connection between the blood of murder and women's biology, which then transfigures to become a focus on the woman's physical urges. I've read novels about Jack the Ripper and physicality was certainly an issue there (given the nature of his crimes), but his lust wasn't front and center. (Maybe I'm not remembering those Jack novels correctly, it is true, but I have just read 2 Lizzie Borden books back to back and good grief, I'm over people contemplating her romantic life or lack thereof.)

*I never got around to reading and reviewing this book. I may do so in the future*