Two Can Keep a Secret
The "must-read YA thriller" (Bustle) from #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying about a small town with deadly secrets.
"When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly
Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.
The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.
Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself.
Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!
"When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly
Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.
The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.
Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself.
Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!
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3.5
When I can, I typically try to avoid YA books... especially YA thrillers. I tend to find that YA thrillers heavily rely on foreshadowing, which in turn makes them pretty predictable.
I enjoyed the characters and the plot much more than One of Us is Lying. I found that OOUIL piggybacked too much off of The Breakfast Club, where as Two Can Keep a Secret had an interesting storyline that featured a Halloween theme park.
I had my suspicions about the ending, most of which I guessed correctly. I just don’t think YA thrillers have what I’m looking for in a good mystery... but will that stop me from reading them? No. For me, they are just a light palate cleanser. (Which totally won’t help boost my overall Goodreads average... 😬🤷🏻♀️)
When I can, I typically try to avoid YA books... especially YA thrillers. I tend to find that YA thrillers heavily rely on foreshadowing, which in turn makes them pretty predictable.
I enjoyed the characters and the plot much more than One of Us is Lying. I found that OOUIL piggybacked too much off of The Breakfast Club, where as Two Can Keep a Secret had an interesting storyline that featured a Halloween theme park.
I had my suspicions about the ending, most of which I guessed correctly. I just don’t think YA thrillers have what I’m looking for in a good mystery... but will that stop me from reading them? No. For me, they are just a light palate cleanser. (Which totally won’t help boost my overall Goodreads average... 😬🤷🏻♀️)
“We’re two sides of the same coin. Both of us are stuck in one of Echo Ridge’s unsolved mysteries, except her family lost a victim and mine has a suspect…”
Ellory and Ezra have moved in with her grandma while her mom goes to rehab. She doesn’t know what to think of the small town where everyone stares. Her aunts disappearance before the twins were born has kept them away but now she’s here and although her mother and grandmother don’t talk about what happened all those years ago Ellory is determined to find out the truth. She lives for true crime novels and now that there’s been a murder since her aunts disappearance Ellory is even more determined to follow the clues. With the help of her new friends, including the boy whose family has been caught up in it all Ellory finds herself getting close to finding the answers she has wanted for so many years. As a true crime fan myself I totally related to Ellory’s strong need to find the truth!
Malcolm’s mother has recently remarried but not even the marriage will keep people from talking about his older brother who was accused of murdering his girlfriend five years ago. Now that there’s been another disappearance Malcolm starts to understand exactly what his brother went through when everyone in town finds out he was the last person to see the missing girl. Malcolm is such a sweet character and I really liked that despite the criticism he is getting from those around him he doesn’t give up on helping Ellory find out what really happened.
Malcolm’s character was a really good balance to Ellory’s and I thought that having these two different points of view, the victim and the suspect, really contributed well to the mystery.
This thriller was so good and the twists at the end will surprise you! I enjoyed every minute of it and can’t wait to get more from Karen in the future!
https://thecleverreader.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/two-can-keep-a-secret-blog-tour-review
Ellory and Ezra have moved in with her grandma while her mom goes to rehab. She doesn’t know what to think of the small town where everyone stares. Her aunts disappearance before the twins were born has kept them away but now she’s here and although her mother and grandmother don’t talk about what happened all those years ago Ellory is determined to find out the truth. She lives for true crime novels and now that there’s been a murder since her aunts disappearance Ellory is even more determined to follow the clues. With the help of her new friends, including the boy whose family has been caught up in it all Ellory finds herself getting close to finding the answers she has wanted for so many years. As a true crime fan myself I totally related to Ellory’s strong need to find the truth!
Malcolm’s mother has recently remarried but not even the marriage will keep people from talking about his older brother who was accused of murdering his girlfriend five years ago. Now that there’s been another disappearance Malcolm starts to understand exactly what his brother went through when everyone in town finds out he was the last person to see the missing girl. Malcolm is such a sweet character and I really liked that despite the criticism he is getting from those around him he doesn’t give up on helping Ellory find out what really happened.
Malcolm’s character was a really good balance to Ellory’s and I thought that having these two different points of view, the victim and the suspect, really contributed well to the mystery.
This thriller was so good and the twists at the end will surprise you! I enjoyed every minute of it and can’t wait to get more from Karen in the future!
https://thecleverreader.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/two-can-keep-a-secret-blog-tour-review
3.5
I had a hunch who the killer was fairly early on and turned out to be right, but didn't have all the twists and turns fully figured out. It kept me interested and entertained and glad I took the chance on a book I borrowed from the local library. Not quite as good as OOUIL but definitely not a disappointment.
I had a hunch who the killer was fairly early on and turned out to be right, but didn't have all the twists and turns fully figured out. It kept me interested and entertained and glad I took the chance on a book I borrowed from the local library. Not quite as good as OOUIL but definitely not a disappointment.
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