Every Last Secret
Layered
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Every Last Secret

A. R. Torre2020
Welcome to the neighborhood. Watch your husband, watch your friends, and watch your back. Cat Winthorpe has worked hard to get what she has: a gorgeous home; social standing; and William, her successful, handsome husband. Then a friendly new couple moves into the estate next door. While cautious, a good neighbor like Cat greets them with open arms and warm hospitality. Neena Ryder isn't a fellow lady of leisure. A life coach with off-the-rack dresses, personal issues, and a husband who hasn't delivered, she's anxious to move up in the world. This beautiful new town is a step in the right direction. It's also making Neena aware of what she doesn't have. Namely, William. When Neena's infatuation escalates into obsession, it's just a matter of eliminating a few obstacles to get the life she wants. The life next door. As Neena's secret fixation grows, so does her friendship with Cat. But beneath their cordial interactions is a wealth of temptations, secrets, and toxic jealousy. For both women, the desire for a perfect life can turn perfectly dangerous.
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lexie@lexiereads
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024

two unhinged woman.

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Jessicamarie Fox@jessicamariefox
3 stars
Dec 29, 2023

** spoiler alert ** Solid 3.5⭐️ I actually read this very fast and appreciated the short chapters, however both main characters are just so toxic. I was too engrossed in the plot to DNF this book, but was glad once it was over. Happy I read it, was interesting, but despise women actively going after married men 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Tori Agnew@conchmonkey
3 stars
Feb 6, 2023

3.5 Stars. Neena almost made me not finish.

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Jessica Ford@jessford
5 stars
Jan 7, 2023

5 GLOWING STARS!!! Great plot twists. Characters that you love/hate. I can’t wait to read more books by this author.

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Leon@annadaliah
4 stars
Dec 13, 2022

Ich erinnere mich dunkel an einen brillanten Schreibstil, hochnäsige Nachbarschaften und spannende Plottwists! Die hübsche Protagonistin, von der ich den Namen leider vergessen habe, und die neue Nachbarin mit den Fake Brüsten (Name ist mir ebenfalls entfallen) haben mich sehr amüsiert und schlussendlich auch schockiert. Eine solide Geschichte, bei der ich die Buchseiten zügig umgeblättert habe, weshalb 4 Sterne völlig verdient sind.

Für einen Ausflug weit entfernt von unserem Alltag eignet sich das Buch zu hundert Prozent.

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Alyssa Pick@alyssapickk
4 stars
Sep 8, 2022

** spoiler alert ** I really enjoyed this book and how both main characters were “bad” people. In fact, the only person who was decent was Matt. I did not think that William was worth either Cat’s or Neena’s time. At first when it was revealed that it was Cat who had orchestrated this plan to frame Neena, I was not super happy that she got away with it because both Neena and Cat were not good people. I found it unfair in a sense that one woman won and the other one lost. However, I was satisfied when Cat revealed her guilt over destroying Neena’s life and kinda realized that William was not worth all that work and sabotage. So both main character were left u happy and I think that makes sense since they are below par people.

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alyssa b@aliski
5 stars
Aug 21, 2022

** spoiler alert ** such a good thriller and probably would say one of my favorites this year so far. neena and cat’s passive aggressive banter was so funny to read while they both tryna outsmart each other. the way i was rooting for cat and hated neena and then felt bad for neena and hated cat. but i loved the ending was some closure and as fucked up as this book was. how the two of them did all of this for william winthorpe was just hilarious.

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Alex Flagg@alflagg
4 stars
Aug 11, 2022

3.5 stars-- Fast paced the whole book but the end kind of pittered out IMO, and v predictable

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Ann-Kathrin @kathi4
4 stars
Jul 16, 2022

Spannend und coole Charakter

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Diana@bookswithdii
5 stars
May 19, 2022

GENIUS GENIUS GENIUS This books was GENIUS! It was so good that you could NOT put it down! It kept you at the edge of your seat. Each character was beautifully written and the dual POV with the time jumps were amazing for moving the story along. It really took me less than a week to finish and if I had not had finals probably less! The suspense was really killing me. Cat Winthrope, a queen. Matt, a baby who deserved better. Definitely a new favorite!

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Emily Espinosa@emmarie444
3 stars
Apr 29, 2022

Kind of started out with “Big Little Lies” vibes and then kinda gave me “Gone Girl” vibes towards the end. Definitely kept me entertained but felt more a very dramatic romance novel than a thriller

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Nicki@xoninnip
2 stars
Apr 8, 2022

All of that for a man just because he’s rich? Girl I guess… lol

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Natasha S@tashinator27
4 stars
Apr 6, 2022

3.5/5 I went into this book with little to no background on what it was about. Although, I am not a fan of infidelity in stories, this was an interesting take. I will say every character in this book is a horrible person but it was entertaining to watch everything unravel. I was able to guess quite quickly in the story what the plot twist was but I enjoyed the way A.R. Torre brought the story together. All in all, it was a fun and quick read.

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Lacey Feigl@laceydoeslit
5 stars
Mar 3, 2022

Cat and William have the picturesque life together. A mansion, a loving and faithful marriage, money galore…. But one thing that is lacking is from their business, Winthrope Tech, is William’s inability to manage his employees without firing them. William decides to hire Dr. Neena Ryder to help on the psychological end of the business to better communicate with his employees. But Cat quickly realizes that Neena may not only be interested in their thriving business and that it’s more likely she is using her skills to win over William. Every Last Secret is 289 pages long and took me two days to read. I LOVED THIS BOOK! It’s a must-read of 2020. I’m giving it a 4.5 out of 5! If you like mystery/thrillers then you need to pick up Every Last Secret! Thank you, Thomas & Mercer, for sending me this copy! Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel! Lacey

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Avery Deeff@deevery
4 stars
Feb 28, 2022

If you have any cheating trauma this could cause a lot of emotions, it did for me! I credit that to it being well written too, anything that can make you feel strong emotions is doing its job. You read the book from the perspective of a woman trying to steal a husband and the perspective of the wife of that man. So you can see one's sinister motives and the other's paranoia. If you can handle that build up for 2/3rds of the book to show how their dynamic develops the last 1/3rd is sooo worth it!

+2
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Tiana Coates@tianacoates
5 stars
Feb 27, 2022

I absolutely loved this book. It was the perfect mix of Gone Girl and Real Housewives. An absolute gem of a thriller/mystery and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

+5
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Madison Bey @madisonbey
5 stars
Feb 24, 2022

This. Book. Omg. It had me hooked from the very first page. I had so many emotions reading this book and it made me hate characters and love them and get mad all at the same time. I felt the ending was a tad bit predictable, but i still enjoyed it. There was still a few things that surprised me!

+6
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Moon of Pages@moonofpages
3 stars
Nov 18, 2021

3,5 ⭐️ This was a very quick, entertaining & engaging toxic read

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Lynn@lynncornelissen
4 stars
Oct 26, 2021

High-society San Francisco antics fill this book to the brim from hors d’oeuvre to petty seduction plays. A brilliant tale-telling of a wife’s motives and first-world problems.

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Christina Baltimore @baltimore
3 stars
Oct 1, 2021

Far better than I expected I really got sucked into this book. The characters are perfectly awful... all of them. The female characters are similar in nature just not in skill. The male characters are both pathetic in their own way. Matt is a punching bag. William is arrogant and undeserving. Although, I didn’t outright dislike him until the end of the book. Neena is an amateurish destroyer in pursuit of the things she wants. Cat is proficient in whatever course of action she chooses to take. I don’t hate her character. She protects, sometimes overzealously, the things that are hers. While she isn’t the picture of morality, she is tenacious.

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Taylor Stevenson@taylorstevenson3
5 stars
Jan 8, 2025
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Camryn Chaffee@camrynanne
3.5 stars
Jul 14, 2023
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Chloe Yeargan@chloegrace
4.5 stars
Apr 23, 2023
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Zoey Novak@zlnovak
5 stars
Dec 18, 2022
+3

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