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This was a very frustrating book to read. A lot of it made no sense for example, the names were switched often, Johnathan when it should have been Joshua and vice versa, and one minute a character is on the scene and the next they are walking through the door! An example is towards the end it states the Johnathan moves hair off of Claire’s forehead, and the next paragraph he is rushing through the door.
The plot was predictable, all of it. Everything that was supposed to be shocking just had me rolling my eyes. The characters made no sense on the choices that they made.
So let’s get to the writing, the chapters are broken up for each character in the book. I would not mind this, but it goes back and forth from first person to third and that gets very annoying. The other thing that I hated was that all of the people were the same. What I mean is, if I am in a chapter for one character and put the book down for a bit and pick it back up I have no idea who the chapter is about. It could be anyone of the characters because they all have the same voice. Aside from Allison and Brynn being the only two who are in first person that is the only difference.
The only reason I finished this book was because of the amount I paid for the book. Not even worth being free let alone $8.


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These Things Hidden A Novel of Suspense Heather Gudenkauf 9780778328797 Books Reviews

At age sixteen, Allison Glenn was sentenced to ten years in prison. After serving five years, she's being released early for good behavior. Alienated from her sister, Brynn, Allison has a strong desire to reconnect, but Brynn wants nothing to do with her. And her parents? They disowned Allison the night she was arrested for a crime so heinous people in Linden Falls are disgusted at the sight of her. She has no money, no job, no friends, no connection to family, and if she wasn't going to the halfway house, she'd have no place to live. Will Allison - whose life seemed so perfect once upon a time - find her way to happiness?

Before jail Allison's plans were valedictorian, volleyball scholarship, college, law school. She was the perfect high school student until she became interested in a twenty-two year old; a young man she kept secret from her parents. What were the exact details of what happened that night to end Allison in jail? That was the main thing I wanted to know. I also wanted to know how these characters (Allison, Charm and Claire) lives were connected. For a minute there, I thought I had one thing figured out, but I didn't - there was nothing predictable about this story.

Brynn (Allison's sister) She loved animals and it seemed she was able to relate to them better than she could to people. As for her relationship with her sister - on the one hand she longed for Allison's approval but on the other hand, she resented Allison. She was also consumed with guilt about what had happened that night, so another thing I wanted to know - what did she have to feel so guilty about? I felt for the girl, and I mean, really, really felt for her.

Allison and Brynn's parents Their love for Allison was conditional and they didn't seem to have much love at all for Brynn. They caused animosity, favoring one child over the other.

Charm Tullia A student nurse, and a likeable character. She had way too much on her for a twenty-one year old, feeling responsible for everyone in her life the way she did. I was impressed by her strength, and I loved that she had a giving heart. She didn't know a mother's love and that was disappointing.

Reanne (Charm's mother) A disturbing presence.

Claire Kelby She's been in business for twelve years, running Bookends, a bookstore located on oak-lined Sullivan Street in downtown Linden Falls. She stays so busy that she doesn't have lots of time to spend with her adopted son, Joshua. Her story was interesting because five year old Joshua was a part of it.

These Things Hidden has short-to-the-point chapters; most are no more than three or four pages long. The story is told in different narrative modes - first person (Allison and Brynn) and third person (Charm and Claire) and the author's writing flows quite well using these alternating points of view. Sibling rivalry, bullying, teen pregnancy, adoption, mental illness and attempted suicide are issues addressed in this novel. It was intriguing and the ending - oh my goodness, the ending was so shocking and unexpected... and heartbreaking.
This book could have been titled "Secrets and Lies." The story began when Allison, the former golden girl from a small town, was released from prison for a heinous act she had purportedly committed five years earlier. As a condition of her release, she lived in a halfway house and was required to find employment.

Her parents and sister had completely abandoned her, despite her efforts to reconnect. She especially missed her sister, Brynne.

Brynne was a troubled young woman, plagued by demons. Always playing second fiddle to Allison, she clearly showed signs of mental instability while living with her grandmother. She was unable to withstand the scorn heaped on her as Allison's sister and the weight of a secret.

Enter Charm, who also lived with a secret. I liked this character, who cared for a dying relative. Although she lived with the secret, she tried to do what she thought was right.

Claire and her husband were the adoptive parents of five-year-old Josh. They were the true innocents in the secrets and lies shared by the other characters, but too cloying and overly protective of Josh, in my opinion.

Clearly there had to be a denouement, which occurred when all the characters converged. Through all the twists and turns, the truth emerged. I found the ending of the story to be a surprise, although there were hints of the outcome.

Perhaps the characters could have been developed more fully, and the families of the three secret keepers were superfluous, stereotypical and somewhat annoying. Despite these flaws, however, I found the book to be thought-provoking and a good read.
This was a very frustrating book to read. A lot of it made no sense for example, the names were switched often, Johnathan when it should have been Joshua and vice versa, and one minute a character is on the scene and the next they are walking through the door! An example is towards the end it states the Johnathan moves hair off of Claire’s forehead, and the next paragraph he is rushing through the door.
The plot was predictable, all of it. Everything that was supposed to be shocking just had me rolling my eyes. The characters made no sense on the choices that they made.
So let’s get to the writing, the chapters are broken up for each character in the book. I would not mind this, but it goes back and forth from first person to third and that gets very annoying. The other thing that I hated was that all of the people were the same. What I mean is, if I am in a chapter for one character and put the book down for a bit and pick it back up I have no idea who the chapter is about. It could be anyone of the characters because they all have the same voice. Aside from Allison and Brynn being the only two who are in first person that is the only difference.
The only reason I finished this book was because of the amount I paid for the book. Not even worth being free let alone $8.