11/26/2023 0 Comments Two can keep a secret![]() For instance, some resolutions remained too ambiguous, when more clarity would have made for a more satisfying conclusion. There are a couple of shortcomings to this book. And, Lacey Kilduff, the Echo Ridge’s dead homecoming queen with a shadow life, is reminiscent of Twin Peak’s Laura Palmer. Like Declan Kelly (Malcom’s brother) is Bobby Briggs to a T. It’s so similar to Twin Peaks that it even has the same character archetypes. From the small town with big secrets to the mysterious death of its homecoming queen, Two Can Keep A Secretpulls some of the same elements from the show. I always wanted to know what happened next. I couldn’t put this book down because it was that exciting, intriguing and entertaining. McManus does a good job to make their voices distinct, which makes each of our narrators feel like real teenagers. It’s a two-person POV (Ellery and Malcom) narrated in first person. The story flows well, too, in part to the narration. The payoffs are satisfying, too, because, even though your suspicions are confirmed, your expectations are subverted. It unfolds at a satisfying pace as hints and clues are unearthed the more the characters dig. McManus does a great job with the story’s mystery. Echo Ridge is full of secrets and with the help of Malcom Kelly, the town’s pariah, and their friends, they work together to uncover the truth before it’s too late. Now, someone in Echo Ridge is threatening to repeat history when another girl goes missing. Several years ago, Ellery’s aunt Sarah disappeared when she was only seventeen years old and five years before Ellery’s arrival, tragedy struck again, this time, Echo Ridge’s homecoming queen was murdered. For a long time now, Ellery has heard about the picturesque small town and it’s dark history. It follows Ellery Concoran, a teenage true crime enthusiast, as she arrives in Echo Ridge with her twin brother to live with their estranged grandmother. ![]() Two Can Keep A Secret (2019) is a young adult thriller mystery written by Karen M.
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