Rating: ☺☺☺☺☺Synopsis: Tell me a secret, and I'll tell you one...
In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda’s death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister’s world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.
Then two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears. Stripped of her former life, Miranda must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister’s demons and her own.
Review:
Ooh, this book was so good!
I had pretty high expectations for this to begin with, and I'll gladly tell you that yes, Tell Me a Secret did meet them. Surpassed them even!
I haven't felt so emotionally drained from one title in the longest time. Lately I've been reading tons of so/so titles where something supposedly devastating occurs to the protagonist, and I'd just be sitting here shrugging my shoulders. Because who cares if _______ (insert name) lost all her friends due to some vicious, rapidly circulating rumor? So what if the protagonist's father died? Not my pop! ;)
And no, I'm not totally void of emotion. It's just that you can't muster up any feelings for a character you have no connection with. The whole point is: this definitely wasn't the case in Tell Me a Secret. Every cruel thing Rand's "friend" pulled felt like a punch to my own gut, and every, er, difficult conversation Rand had with her mom I totally understood. Rand wasn't just some fictional character. To me she was almost, like, a real girl. There were plenty of moments when I was beyond frustrated with Miranda/Rand, but that only added to her realness.
Not only are the characters great (including the ones I didn't love so much), but so was the writing. I've built this annoying habit where I begin composing my reviews in my head while reading. I'd be in the middle of a sentence, and my mind would begin drifting... In this case, though, I couldn't think of anything but the book. And though it's partially Holly's awesome story that sucks you in, a lot of it came from the way Holly told the story.
I definitely recommend this to anyone interested 13+. A powerful story that'll keep you from doing anything else!
Love, Hannah
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