two can keep a secret – Cannonball Read 17

Another super-addictive teen mystery (#Youths!)

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

October 19, 2019 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

Before I write the review for Karen M. McManus’ new book Two Can Keep a Secret, I want to urge everyone to check out her first book: One of Us is Lying, which was one of the best books I read a few years ago. Tightly plotted, with a great solution, and characters that actually felt like real teens. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who likes YA and mysteries/thrillers. Because of the category, I’m tagging this as my #Youths! bingo square. Or […]

There’s a Darkness at the Edge of Town

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

September 5, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is one of my super overdue and late reviews – I read this towards the end of January/beginning of February so let’s just say I’m not going to get super detailed on this review. This novel was a good follow up, and despite the two in the title it’s not a sequel even if it is her second book. I liked One of Us is Lying more, though, because it was more teen focused while this one had more adult involvement. This novel, in […]

… if one of them is dead

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus

April 29, 2019 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

I enjoyed 2017’s One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus (and won a signed copy in last year’s bingo!) so I was immensely looking forward to her sophomore novel Two Can Keep a Secret. Luckily I was not disappointed! There. That’s how you navigate an awkward conversation. No need to lead with Sorry your mom drove her car into a jewelry store while she was high on opioids and had to go to rehab for four months. Just acknowledge the elephant in the room, sidestep, […]

Enough to Turn You Off True Crime

Two can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

March 1, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

I didn’t like the two leads (Malcolm and Ellery) and the whole book really showcases why a lot of true crime fans like Ellery suck. They don’t really care about the victims of a crime, they just want to play amateur sleuths and think they can find the guilty party. That said, there was not really anything suspenseful in this read. I was bored from beginning to end. Even though this is a Young Adult mystery novel, the actual mystery part should make sense and […]

“I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it takes a huge amount of fake blood to keep a Halloween theme park running.”

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M McManus

January 24, 2019 by scootsa1000 5 Comments

I could not have been more excited about the release of Two Can Keep a Secret. Karen McManus** — who has been such an amazing supporter of the Cannonball Read — currently has TWO books on the NYTimes bestsellers list, which is phenomenal. So many of us read — and loved — her debut novel, One of Us is Lyinglast year, and its been great to see that book is still attracting new readers and new fans. TCKAS is a mystery about missing girls in a […]

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