The Secret Keeper by Maggie Miller - A Review

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Blurb - As Per Amazon

A brand-new epic novel from best-selling author Maggie Miller; The Secret Keeper is the first in a trilogy and the big summer read you’ve been waiting for.
Harper Calhoun lives a pretty rarified life. She’s the personal confidant of Hollywood’s elite. But she does more than rub elbows with them. She helps them make big decisions, gives them advice when they need it, and coaches them on how to deal with the pressures of fame.
She’s even dating one of the biggest superstars. But when the spotlight turns on her, she’s the one who can’t deal with the pressure. The risk is too great that the truth about who she really is will be exposed.
So Harper does the only thing she can think of. She packs up and heads to the cottage she’s recently inherited from a very grateful client. A cottage on a random beach in Florida seems like the perfect place to escape and figure out how to move forward.
She didn’t intend to become a professional secret keeper, but there’s no turning back now. Can she escape the media microscope, or is her past about to be exposed?

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Review

Standalone or series?
Book 1 in a new Trilogy

How did I get this book?
Em saw it on her Kindle Unlimited and thought it would be something I would like. 

Why did I choose to read this book:  
The idea of a professional secret keeper sounded interesting. (And I had a free 30 day trial of Kindle Unlimited available - You can see if you are eligible for a free trial HERE.) 

Genre:
Technically this falls under Women's Fiction - but it's definitely not what I think of when I hear the words "Women's Fiction". Maybe because I don't really read anything other than Paranormal Women's Fiction. 

Who would enjoy this book:  
Anyone looking for something summery but different. There's a little romance but the main focus is set around other things. 

And Now To The Review!

First Impressions:
I have never heard of a professional confidant like this. The whole idea of it is quite fascinating and I have no idea if this is based on a real thing or not - but it is super intriguing. The prologue gives you a quick intro before skipping 5 years forward to the main story. 
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General Review
I haven't read Maggie Miller before, (and honestly looking at her other titles she probably isn't an author that would have crossed my radar), but I am glad Em suggested this. The story is a surprising page turner. It was very easy to get wrapped up in this lifestyle that is so beyond anything I think most of us can imagine it's almost the perfect escape but with a strong enough story to keep you paying attention. 

The book switches between a few characters POVs as you go on with my favorite being the famous author that lives next door (as an aside I REALLY wish this author was real - I would totally read his series AND watch the NETFLIX show based on it), plus he gets bonus points for having an English housekeeper. Aside from the unfolding mysteries the story manages to unapologetically deal with some very real issues such as grief, which really resonated in me in a way I wasn't expecting.  

Final Thoughts
At one point it seemed to me that everything was going to be resolved for the most part and I wondered if the second book of the trilogy would focus on a totally different story ..... but no, it is quite clearly set up for book two to continue with the same cast of characters which I am pleased about. I am very intrigued as to where this series will go next.

Rating:
A surprising 4 1/2 rounded up to 5 stars for this and I will definitely be on the lookout for book 2. 


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