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No One Needs to Know

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Urban Myth is a social media website and no one has a profile because it's all anonymous. It's a discussion board where you just enter your zip code. The Upper East Coast disclosed it all. All you need to do to create an account was to use your email.

The posts were juicy gossip, things that you wouldn't want any one to know. Lots of secrets!

Poppy, Heather and Nora would do anything to get their children in the most prestigious boarding schools and universities.

The online group then gets hacked and everything is no longer confidential. Each of them has something to hide. They don't want anyone to know about their secrets and this is where things become dangerous.

This one was such a fun read! When I first found out that this one was a social media book I went in with low expectations because I don't like social media books. I was so surprised how much I loved it. Most of the characters are so unlikable. I didn't know who to trust. I could not put the book down. I loved reading about all the juicy gossip and all of the secrets. I loved the twist at the end. Loved that jaw dropping moment.

I want to thank Netgalley, and Bantam for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, Kaye Publicity, and Lindsey Cameron for a physical and digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. I truly LOVED this authors previous book, Just One Look (check it out)- so I was thrilled to receive a copy of No One Needs to Know! I’m not sure why I love reading about the wealthy’s problems, but I’m always here for it!! As someone who lives in the Midwest, it’s so interesting to read about a different class of people. This book is full of scandal, helicopter parents, and betrayal! I was truly shocked by the ending but also very pleased. After her last two books, Lindsey Cameron has made it to my auto buy author list. This one is out now and I hope you take the time to enjoy it!

4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for GR!

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An anonymous neighborhood forum is hacked which reveals the darkest secrets of its residents. Some secrets revealed are worth killing for, and someone will end up dead.
Overall this book was highly entertaining and I enjoyed it. The characters were mostly just bad people and it was funny to watch their lives go south. I feel that the ending could have been a bit better though. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

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I Could not connect with any of the characters and I really did try. This one just wasn’t it for me.

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This was so much fun! It's a twisty mix of Gossip Girl and Primates of Park Avenue. I loved all the drama and the unexpected way everything is pulled together at the end. Great weekend or beach/poolside binge read!

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Set in NYC, parents of middle schoolers will do anything to further their kids education. All that fake ass kissing and perfect personas they show to the world is draining. Now a taboo tell all app offering total anonymity is the hot trend to write your dirty secrets with no chance of it knowing it’s you. Until it’s hacked and it’s not anonymous anymore…

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“Never played with. Never truly cherished. Harris Ridley liked to collect beautiful things. He had a Maserati he never drove, a Monet he hadn’t hung, a vintage Rolex he never wore. And he had Poppy.”

Three private school moms living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan have something to hide. When they anonymous social media app they all use is hacked and their secrets become available to be found, the damage control begins, but not everyone is going to survive the fallout.

This was interesting at times and I kind of loved the Gossip Girl feel of it, with the anonymous posts to the app and all. I also always enjoy a multi-POV so that was a plus for me. However, this wasn't all that thrilling. It read more as a Desperate Housewives style drama, maybe with some mystery, but you don't even know there is a murder to solve until it is all uncovered. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it.

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I absolutely LOVED Just One Look. The book this author came out with last. If you are interested in this one, try that one instead. It is VERY UNIQUE and FUN. This one however seems like a story I've read many times before. I think I am over the Big Little Lies troupe of rich people behaving badly. It's just not working for me anymore. I want to read about people that seem more real to me. I will definitely look forward to the authors next book even though I didn't love this one. The audio narrator did a great job in this one of conveying emotions in this story. But not enough to save the story for me. Thank you to Kate Publicity for my copy and also to publisher/netgalley/PRH audio for my digital and audio copy.

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A bunch of 1 percenters on the Upper East Side and their anonymous online message board? What could go wrong?

This book really scratched my itch for domestic suspense featuring rich people behaving very poorly. That is a genre/subgenre I return to time and time again, and sometimes, these books can be hokey. This one is not. It’s just deliciously soapy. It was a fun story, a quick read and I loved the voice. I realized I’ve had the author’s “Biglaw” on my Goodreads TBR for years, and now I’m excited to check out her backlist.

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This is deliciously soap opera-y in the very best way! SUCH a fun read! Twisty, dramatic, often over the top, and fantastic!

It was all confidential. Right up to the moment when it wasn’t.

UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms—an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of juicy gossip. These are the same parents who would go to astonishing lengths to ensure their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity behind each poster, the repercussions resound down Park Avenue with a force none could have anticipated.

And someone will end up dead.

Will it be Heather, the outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite’s good graces and into even better schools? Norah, the high-powered suit failing to balance work and the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, perfect on the outside but hiding more than her share of secrets?

Each of them has something to hide. Each of them will do anything to keep their secrets hidden. And each of them just might kill to protect their own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine for the free ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed herein are my own.

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A slow burn focusing on three mothers from the rich Upper East side and their kids messes and their own. Throw in a murder and you have a scandal worth reading.

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Suspense filled, clever plot that left me thoroughly entertained. Thank you netgalley and publisher for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

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This was a thrilling book! The hairs on the back of my neck stood up while reading.
The characters creeped me out (in a good way), the storyline moved quickly, and I had a hard time putting this book down.

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Lindsay Cameron's debut novel grabbed me and sucked me in in a way I never expected, so I had extremely high hopes for No One Needs to Know. While I didn't blaze through it with the intensity that I read Just One Look, I did enjoy it. Cameron has a knack for characterization that really worked for this story, as the perspective shifts were very clear and obvious. That's a challenging thing to do, and it was done well. I ultimately just wasn't as invested in the mystery this time around - no judgement to the author there. Solid book that I would definitely recommend.

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I am always a big fan of UES scandals and this book was chock full of them! It read like a grown up Gossip Girl and I loved the Urban Myth platform plot point!

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When I write a formal review, I'll edit this!

I absolutely loved this book! It was psychologically suspenseful and dramatic. Everything I love in a book (also, love Gossip Girl and this reminded me of that high class society). When everything got leaked, I saw how even more dramatic it would get at that moment. Highly recommend!

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This book started and ended well, but the middle was very chaotic! It was hard to keep up with the different characters and plot points throughout. The author did a good job of tying things together, and I didn’t expect the ending.

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Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
I read "Just One Look" by Lindsay Cameron & loved it so I was very excited to see her next book available to review.
"No One Needs To Know" didn't disappoint me.
It was interesting, addictive, twisty & unique.
The ending was a complete surprise.
I can't wait to read what Ms. Cameron decides to write next.

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No One Needs to Know is about three mothers, Poppy, Norah and Heather. I honestly was not invested in any of these women nor any of the other characters in the story.
Not a page turner for me. Bit of a struggle to get through.
All in all, a ok read with some intriguing elements. Just not a book I’d read again.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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This was a story set in the Upper East Side of New York among the city's elite 1%. They're all vying for their children to land a spot in a prestigious boarding school when one of their own ends up dead.
Will they be able to use the anonymous online platform, UrbanMyth, to find out who did it? One wouldn't think so until the website is hacked and everyone's post become exposed!

This story was a little slow for me in the beginning, but it quickly picked up and drew me in! It was a little confusing with the chapters flipping from character to character until I learned better who everyone was. I didn't see the twist at the end coming at all so that was a nice surprise! I do wish we would've learned about how the kiddos faired since the book started out centered around that but then ended with solving the murder. I feel as if it's missing that entire part of the story. All in All it was a good book with a great twist at the end. 3.5 stars is my final review!

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