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Hmmm...how many secrets can one family conceal? You'll be surprised with Catherine McKenzie's new novel, I'll Never Tell. This story follows the MacAllister family as they return to their family's summer camp for a memorial and a reading of their father's will. A lot of secrets and admissions bubble their way to the surface, but who can you believe?
Told through seven different viewpoints, this story keeps the pages turning long into the night. There are plenty of twists and turns in this plot as new information is discovered. Each character is very much his/her own self and their personalities shine through.
I wish I had a little more backstory on Ryan's family and his parents' (especially dad's) upbringing. But, that all adds to the mystery. So. Many. Secrets.

I accepted an ARC for an honest review. I've read all of her books and still have yet to be disappointed. Go! Read!

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Wow. I had a hard time putting this book down, and now that I've finished it, I can't stop thinking about it.

The setting - an aging summer camp on Labor Day weekend - was absolutely perfect. The sights, the smells, the feelings - all the memories. Even though I'd never been to that camp, I felt it all.
If you remember one thing from what I say today, one thing about this place, it's that we learned and grew and tested and failed and succeeded and loved and moved on, touched by what we experienced here in ways we can't even begin to explain. We have been shaped by it, and that shape is permanent.


And all those MacAllister family secrets that just kept coming out! Just when I'd think I knew what happened and/or who did it, I'd find out that I was wrong. Because something else would come to light. I did not see that ending coming - though looking back I can see the hints and the clues; I just didn't know they were so important at the time.

Just, so good! Thanks to Catherine McKenzie, Lake Union Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC. I loved it! And I'm seriously thinking about starting all over again at the beginning and reading this one again...

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the most recent thriller by Catherine McKenzie.
Five siblings are summoned back to the camp that their recently deceased parents ran for a reading of their will. In order for the fate of the camp and their inheritance to be determined, the siblings must revisit a horrible crime that happened years earlier. The siblings are forced to look at each other, along with other key members of the camp staff, to put an end to the unresolved event in the camp’s past.

I received an advanced reader copy via NetGalley.

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