Reading Skywards – Your Friendly Bookshelf

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BOOK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canary Street Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2025
Format:  Hardcover, Paperback, audiobook, and ebook
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
Genre:  Romantic Thriller Fiction

MY PERSONAL OPINION OF “EVERY SINGLE SECRET”

I obtained this book as part of my “Out of the Box 2025 Reading List,” which required me to read a book with the word “SECRET” in the title. I got the book from the Libby app. I started reading the ebook and at about 48% got the audiobook (also from the Libby app) and completed the book alternating between the audio and the ebook.
I did a quick search on the author and she is a prolific writer, this intrigued me as well so it was an easy choice.

The book has its ups and downs… at times it was smart, funny, and sexy, but at times it was too cheesy for me. The romantic scenes at times were a bit over the top and I was not able to believe the connection between the two main characters. Perhaps the audiobook did not help on this aspect and if I had just read the audiobook it would have been better.

I enjoyed the storyline, it had mafia, paranoid main character, enigmatic second character, suspense, unexpected twists, and trickles of sadness. I was not a fan of the ending and how the main character was so strong and smart, but at the same time fragile and naive.

PREMISE OF THE BOOK AS FOUND IN AMAZON / GOODREADS:

In an isolated lighthouse on the California coast, Rowan Winterbourne lives a solitary life with only her secrets for company. For she has a mission that drives her—to avenge herself against Gregory Torval, the powerful drug and arms dealer who murdered her mother and vowed to eliminate everyone in her family.

Then Joe Grantham arrives at her door and, for the first time, Rowan lets her guard down—a dangerous mistake when he blackmails her to go with him to Torval’s private island. There Torval’s decadent birthday celebration rages, and while Joe pursues his own agenda, she’ll provide the perfect distraction.

On Raptor Island, Torval’s will is law and Joe, the closest she has to an ally, is an enigma she can’t trust. One false move, one careless word, and Rowan will die. As dark truths are uncovered, one by one, Rowan recognizes her last chance for the revenge has come. But is it worth everything she must sacrifice to get out alive?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christina Dodd is a New York Times bestselling author whose suspense, paranormal, and historical mystery novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in print. Praised for her “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (Booklist), her award-winning books have landed on numerous Best of the Year lists and, much to her mother’s delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where her 700 lavender plants share the yard with her husband’s various “Big Projects,” including a treehouse, zipline, and their very own Stonehenge.

Bibliography:

• Welcome to Gothic
• Girl Anonymous
• Dead Girl Running
• What Dreams May Come (Daughters of Montague)
• Forget What You Know, and many more