Reviews for The Secret City

The average rating for The Secret City based on 2 reviews is 1 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-29 00:00:00 Brandon Pugh The murder mystery in this book is pretty good. It's tough because a young teenaged girl is raped and murdered, but the investigation part of things is interesting and you feel pretty invested in wanting to catch the sick, evil bastard. But, it's tougher on Eve because she was a childhood victim of abuse and these kind of cases hit her hard. What is awesome is that Eve is actually growing as a character and is learning to deal with her past in healthier ways. Her husband, Roarke, has a lot to do with it. And, again, I have to reiterate the fact that I would leave my husband in a heartbeat for Roarke. Why do I need to keep reminding my husband of this fact? It keeps him on his toes. It's good for him. Exercise and all that. I'm such a good wife. I mean, sure, I don't cook or have a job or bother wearing make-up or non-pajama clothes most days, but he gets the pleasure of my witty repartee, so he's a lucky lucky man. I'm sure that he thanks God every night before he goes to sleep that he has a wife who is currently not in bed with him because she is reading. The interaction between the side characters is always a favorite part of these books. I feel like I know them all and care about them. Peabody and McNab are my favorites, followed by Baxter and Trueheart. The only character that I feel like is kind of one-dimensional is Eve's bestie, Mavis. She is always the same and a bit too OTT for me. I have a hard time believing that Eve would actually be close with someone so flamboyant and bubbly. It would be annoying to me, and she has way less tolerance than I do. Bubbly people make me want to pop them. Bwuahaha! Yes, evil kitty. Let the darkness flow through you. There was also a wedding between two of the characters, but I didn't get all squishy about it. They are okay as side-characters, but I never felt that invested in their relationship. Now, if Peabody and McNab get married, I might need a tissue. the only true way to make me cry

Review # 2 was written on 2021-02-11 00:00:00 Maria Borsch Suspense 4.5 stars / Romance 4.5 stars I would torture and kill the fucking rapist and murderer of this story personally and with pleasure. Monster! I wish they harmed him physically or at least included some of his prison time in epilogue. Brilliantly written. Romance. Loved Eve and Roarke. Happy for Louise and Charles. Eve - The Queen of my heart!