Title: Dark Secrets
Author: Elizabeth Chandler
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Page Count: 431
Publication Date: March 8th 2011
Dark Secrets contains two stories. The first, Legacy of Lies,
is about a girl called Megan who has to stay with her not-so-sweet grandmother
over the summer. Due to her being adopted her grandmother refuses to be
anything but hostile towards Megan which frustrates her greatly. She finds herself
in a love triangle and learns she’s more connected to her families past than
she thought.
I enjoyed both stories which I felt were well thought out but
the love triangle in Legacy of lies felt a bit obvious. Another thing I thought
was odd about it was that Matt was her cousin. I had to keep reminding myself
that Megan was adopted to make it seem less strange. That aside, the story
itself was greatly mysteriously, a little scary at times and had me gripped
from start to end.
In the second story, Don’t Tell, we follow Lauren who
revisits the town where, seven years ago, her mother drowned. Slowly, strange
events occur that mimic those that happened before her mother’s death and
Lauren starts to question the innocence of the accident and later wonders if
she’s next.
The second story was my favourite of the two simply because
I preferred the story which I felt was especially mysterious. Especially when
Lauren is alone and waiting for something to happen. Every time something
creepy happened I couldn’t help but wonder if this was going to be the end for
Lauren. Especially because it seemed her fate is set out for her.
Overall both stories were mostly quite eerie and mysterious
although Chandler managed to slip in some humour here and there which lifted
the mood. It’s a nice book that will
give you chills when you read it at night and leave you looking over your
shoulder in the morning.
Rating: 3/5
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