**I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review**

The first few chapters were hard to get into, even though on could argue the action starts fairly quickly. Then the story gained momentum. For me, a 3 stars usually means it was readable and meh. In this case, it means I enjoyed it and will read more from this author but I had some issues. I really enjoyed Ralph's other book, 14 Ways to Die. I would also like to read Lock the Doors. But "friends go into the woods for a weird ritual" is overdone, to me. I've seen a lot of book plots start off that way.

Brief summary: 4 friends go to a secret place in the woods to confess their secrets on Halloween. No one knows anyone's secrets...or so they think. Because the secrets start coming out and dangerous things start happening.

Characters and first impressions: Dom is one dimensional and bleh. I don't care about Sam's excuses for his douchery. Elisha, Lauren, and Molly are surprisingly fleshed out. Even Sam is kind of one dimensional - all you know about him is that he was a child star and feels guilty all the time. But it IS very refreshing to see a brother who loves his little sister and wants to protect her. Haran...I'm not sure about him. It seems that he gives a lot to Sam, way more than he gets in return. All I know about Haran is, he's poor and likes theater and is Sam's bff. Sam's dad's character is vivid, which in other novels the parents can just be background characters (sadly Sam's mom is one of these).

I don't want to give any spoilers but the blackmail in Sam's case was not believable at all. However, I do feel like the way he reacted to it is very true to his age. He acts before he thinks when a lot could've been avoided with some reflection. I'm torn between thinking this is typical of teens and wondering if the author is not giving teens enough credit with their thought processes. When i was a teen I was an idiot so judging by myself, I think he's right on track. I want to know what everyone else thinks, though.

Just gonna put this out there - didn't like Sam's & Elisha's relationship. It wasn't deep enough to see the chemistry and I felt that Elisha didn't give much to Sam in the way of support or literally anything. I don't only blame her trust me, but Sam has no depth besides GUILT so it makes sense.

The twist was interesting. There's like a mini twist *gasp* and then kind of a bigger twist *extra gasp*. I'm not being sarcastic; I was very surprised. I think the characters had some growth over the book's course which is the sign of a good author.

Thanks Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. I absolutely loved this book so much I read it all in one day! I just couldn’t put it down! Have you ever wished your secrets could die? Sam and his friends have found a way to allow this to happen. A remote dwelling where one by one they go is and whisper their secrets aloud, they call it the Dark Place. It’s freeing to get away from the guilt, fear, and pain their secrets bring. That is until someone starts using their secrets against them. How is that possible? No one knows about the Dark Place right? And how far will they go to keep their secrets? There were twists on top of twists, secrets, revenge, tension and intrigue, this book had it all! Definitely a favorite Vincent Ralph book! If you like twisty mysteries that’ll have you needing to know more then I highly recommend this book! Can’t wait for it to come out!