Name: All Your Twisted Secrets
Rating: 3.37280701754386 (114 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062908230

Diana Urban

All Your Twisted Secrets

This thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie, will leave readers guessing until the explosive ending.

Welcome to dinner, and again, congratulations on being selected. Now you must do the selecting.

What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it’s a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill … or else everyone dies.

Amber Prescott is determined to get her classmates and herself out of the room alive, but that might be easier said than done. No one knows how they’re all connected or who would want them dead. As they retrace the events over the past year that might have triggered their captor’s ultimatum, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something. And with the clock ticking down, confusion turns into fear, and fear morphs into panic as they race to answer the biggest question: Who will they choose to die?

The book jumps between the past and the present. The chapters about the past were really long and the present chapters for me felt too short and it kind of killed the suspense for me.

This book had a few issues but the main issue for me was the ending. I HATED it. It came out of nowhere and it was so out of character. In one chapter I turned on two characters that I was okay with and one that I actually liked, and now I can't stand them. Honestly it ruined the book for me and it's why I gave it such a low rating.

Romi

The book jumps between the past and the present. The chapters about the past were really long and the present chapters for me felt too short and it kind of killed the suspense for me.

This book had a few issues but the main issue for me was the ending. I HATED it. It came out of nowhere and it was so out of character. In one chapter I turned on two characters that I was okay with and one that I actually liked, and now I can't stand them. Honestly it ruined the book for me and it's why I gave it such a low rating.



A thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie, that will leave readers guessing until the explosive ending. "Welcome to dinner, and again, congratulations on being selected. Now you must do the selecting." What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it's a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill...or else everyone dies. Amber Prescott is determined to get her classmates and herself out of the room alive, but that might be easier said than done. No one knows how they're all connected or who would want them dead. As they retrace the events over the past year that might have triggered their captor's ultimatum, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something. And with the clock ticking down, confusion turns into fear, and fear morphs into panic as they race to answer the biggest question: Who will they choose to die?

Someone was reading their Agatha Christie..
The book is nothing special, the rating I would actually give it is a 2, 2.5. But , I appreciate the message behind it.

Amanda Autumn Berrey

4 stars

only took one star away because it didn’t feel super realistic. i loved the characters though and realism doesn’t really bother me

Annaluce

Gabby Adani

I truly thought this book was a page turner towards the end but I wasn’t too big of a fan of the before chapters. I felt like the characters lacked a little bit of personality and I caught on to “who dunnit” just after the halfway mark. I’m a sucker for thrillers like this so I overall enjoyed the story but I was a little bit disappointed with the reveal. This book is definitely a good enough thriller to get out of a reading slump or to start really getting into reading!

Ipshita Kanungo

3.45⭐ It was a good read. It was all about how high school bullying can take a toll on you and can push you to go to extreme levels. Also how you can end up trying to kill someone if it saves you....the ending didn't really sit right for me, I hope she atleast had a epilogue to set things straight..kind of felt unfinished to me. But she did a good job. If you want a light hearted thriller which is an easy read but also has the thrills, this one's for you. Also, it kind of felt like a rip off of one of us is lying so...there's that.

Paola C

I read this in pretty much a day. It was a tad bit predictable but super enjoyable. I really appreciated the topics that were discussed by the end of it, the rise and fall of friendships, and that nothing really is what it seems. 

Shoutout to the author for putting help resources for those who suffer from suicidal thoughts and bullying at the end of the book, since those are heavy topics within the book itself.

laura

I would give this book for review 3.75 stars.

I actually enjoyed this read. I really did like the whole twisty mystery that was at the heart of this year. I def was suprised by the end and did not see it coming at all. I did like how the end occurred but still thought it was a bit of a open ending. It was a book that kept me guessing. I sometimes had a hard time keeping the characters in my head straight and wish the voices were clearer or we had been in their heads at moments. I did like the switching between and past and found it to be a fun read!

Keira Sim

Read it, now. For comparison, one of us is lying but better

Jane The Bookaholic

⭐️ 3 Stars ⭐️

The ending disappointment me so much. 
Most of the book felt like 3 stars, an average read that was okay to pass your time with (I listen to the audiobook). 
But I struggled, because I felt like everything was a little bit pointless, and painfully slow. All the intense moments I was waiting for in the closed room, were spaced out so much from each other and made me lose interest quickly. 
I do think that it had huge potential. The idea itself is so interesting, and something in the writing made me wish for more. I do want to check her future books. 
The end just… ruined everything. On one hand, it was so predicable. On the other hand, it was so not logical. Everything felt force and not in place, like the idea was just push to this plot. No early signs. Nothing that can prove it’s actually happened like this, and not something the author just thought about in the last chapter. 
Overall, pretty average. Too much school drama, not as much plot as I wanted.
BUT I really recommend the audiobook. It made the characters feel more alive.

Caitlin

I loved Diego. I thought I would like Sasha but oh how wrong I was. This book defines page turner, it was so good and I was consistently guessing. Even when I thought the book ended it twisted (no pun intended) again. I also loved Amber. Diego and Amber deserved a better shot though - I wanted to see more of their romance.

I don't know what I want to happen now - whether it should be left as an amazing stand alone or the relationships should be developed in a sequel. If Urban can do something similar to Holly Jackson with a good girls guide to murder following Amber try to grapple with grief and responsibility by helping someone save a mystery or something similar I would love that just to see more of Amber and Diego.

Amazing debut, amazing story, great twists and turns.

Like one of us is lying. it feels like what this lie will kill you was trying to do but this book was 1000x better!!!

100% recommend

Lily D

Paige Green

Disclaimer: I received this from the publisher! Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: All Your Twisted Secrets

Author: Diana Urban

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 4/5

Publication Date: March 17, 2020

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 400

Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, murder, gore)

Synopsis: "Welcome to dinner, and again, congratulations on being selected. Now you must do the selecting."


What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it's a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill ... or else everyone dies.


Amber Prescott is determined to get her classmates and herself out of the room alive, but that might be easier said than done. No one knows how they're all connected or who would want them dead. As they retrace the events over the past year that might have triggered their captor's ultimatum, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something. And with the clock ticking down, confusion turns into fear, and fear morphs into panic as they race to answer the biggest question: Who will they choose to die?


Review: I really liked this book! It was fun and compelling. The book was fast paced and it was a pretty good mystery!

However, I did think the ending was very long and unnecessary. It was a huge monologue and I didn't care for it. I also had issues connecting with the characters.

Verdict: Its a great mystery for the most part!

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