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Book Review of Tell Me a Secret

Tell Me a Secret
Tell Me a Secret
Author: Holly Cupala
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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What a disorganized mess. I don't want to rip into this book too much, but I do want to share a few thoughts.

The main character was petulant and selfish, which I guess is probably true to how most teens are these days. But that doesn't make for interesting reading. Neither do off-the-wall names, like Xanda, Rand, Delaney, and ESSENCE. Sorry, you can't fool me. I'm not going to think a character is interesting just because she has a bizarre name. And I'm definitely not going to connect with any of these characters either, since most of them had personality changes at the flip of a page.

A very uneven read that could've been a 3 star book with a few more edits and changes. Adds nothing new or interesting to the "teen pregnancy" genre. A few issues were left unresolved (sure, that's life, but this is fiction), and none of it felt important enough to care about.