Waiting on Wednesday: The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we simply cannot wait for! This week, I chose The Secrets We Keep
by Trisha Leaver. 

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Hardcover, 304 pages

Expected publication: April 28th 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

From Goodreads:

A girl takes over her twin sister’s identity in this emotionally charged page-turner about the complicated bond between sisters. Ella and Maddy Lawton are identical twins. Ella has spent her high school years living in popular Maddy’s shadows, but she has never been envious of Maddy. In fact, she’s chosen the quiet, safe confines of her sketchbook over the constant battle for attention that has defined Maddy’s world. When—after a heated argument—Maddy and Ella get into a tragic accident that leaves her sister dead, Ella wakes up in the hospital surrounded by loved ones who believe she is Maddy. Feeling responsible for Maddy’s death and everyone’s grief, Ella makes a split-second decision to pretend to be Maddy. Soon, Ella realizes that Maddy’s life was full of secrets. Caught in a web of lies, Ella is faced with two options—confess her deception or live her sister’s life.

Why I’m Waiting: It takes quite an interesting story to make me want to pick up a straight-up mystery. But this one sounds completely fascinating! In high school, I had friends who were twins, and they traded places a lot- one was better at math than the other, so one would take all the math tests, and so on. Their friends and family could tell them apart, but acquaintances (and apparently teachers) could not.  I always thought it was funny, because I knew who was in my classes with me even if no one else did. So for a book to take this kind of turn just intrigues me! I need to know how this is all pulled off, and what exactly was up with Maddy.

What are YOU waiting for this week?

Posted July 16, 2014 by Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight in Uncategorized / 13 Comments

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13 responses to “Waiting on Wednesday: The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver

  1. This looks so good! I love the whole idea of it–I’ve always been interested in books where someone pretends to be another person. Let’s hope this book is done well!

  2. This is the first time I’ve heard of this book. It sounds great though. I’m not a huge mystery fan, but this one sounds unique. It’s going on my TBR right now!

    My WoW!

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