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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Community Reviews
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... 😬🤷🏻♀️)
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.
Interesting plot for the most part, but the climax didn’t really do it for me and the killer didn’t feel like a surprise by that point.
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