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on my to be read list, Ive done it, It was a beautiful, heartbreaking story and Im really sad about both it being finished amp how it finished.
This is an emotional roller coaster of a story which I adored, It is a character driven novel, and the author has created two superb and realistic characters and developed them well.
The relationship between the two of them is seen through the lens of two time periods, The two of them have an intense, deep and emotionally involving affair, Matthew as a teacher goes to prison for having a relationship withyear old Jess,years later, Matthew has a new identity, Will, when the two of them meet again, They are drawn to each other again despite their fraught history, The author is adept at handling feelings and emotions with real skill, A book which I very much got absorbed in and carried along with the intricacies in the relationship between the two main characters.
Many thanks to Michael Joseph, the publishers for a copy of the book via the goodreads giveaways, Bellissima la storia. Libro intenso, verosimile, a tratti triste, ogni tanto divertente, con personaggi veri che si appassionano, sbagliano, si pentono, vivono.

Una stellina in meno per il tono ogni tanto un po' adolescenziale, che poteva anche starci nei ricordi degli anni del liceo, ma non nei capitoli attuali.ster.
Het verhaal gaat over een verboden liefde tussen een leraar vanen een leerling van, Het speelt zichjaar later af vanuit haar oogpunt met terugblikken naar toen vanuit zijn oogpunt, Al met al Een goed verhaal maar voor mij allemaal iets te langdradig geschreven, Het boek had minimaalblz, Korter mogen zijn.

In my opinion a very wellwritten novel with two totally believable main characters, I liked the way that the story unfolded and that the narrative switched between both Matthew/Will and Jess.
I also liked that the reader could make their own moral judgments without any directives from the author.
I was definitely drawn into the story emotionally even though it made uncomfortable reading at times, Disappointed with the ending but maybe there's to be a followon book, The blurb and premise for this book really attracted me to it, The idea of a student/teacher situation decades on was an interesting concept, There's a thread of tragedy sliced with a little hope running right through this book but you dread an impending car crash situation.


Jess was the seducer atyears old, Matthew was the weak, misguided and prosecuted maths teacher, Decades have passed, names have been changed and secrets are the name of the game, Clearly the context of this book makes for a tense but also a discomforting read, I felt my moral and ethical compass piqued and questioned by the black, white and grey of the issues narrated.


When all was finished I had mixed feelings about the characters, Jess, years later is weak and people seem to walk over her, which was a departure from the Jess in adolescence.
Clearly, she was marked by the events of the past, Matthew/Will was flaky, unrestrained in his emotions and willing to hurt those around him, I felt angry towards the older Will repeatedly,

Overall, this book was an interesting read and a unique idea, There were periods where it felt a little slow but I was able to move ahead to more steadily paced sections.
This was a solid debut and I would read more from this author,

The publisher provided a copy of this book in return for an honest review,

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This Secret We're Keeping is a student/teacher romance done right!

The story is told with two narratives: Matthew's POV inthe teacher and then Jess's story the student in the present time.
 We get to see how the relationship came to be, the scandal surrounding out, and the emotional turmoil when they meet once again seventeen years later.


It's definitely a character driven story and thankfully the characters were wonderfully fleshed out even Jess's dog felt real!.
 With superb characterization, the POV shift flowed smoothly from chapter to chapter and I never once felt disjointed within the narrative.


Student/teacher relationship novels are often sideeyed, but Rebecca Done did it wonderfully,  She took a taboo topic that could have been so sleazy if in the hands of a lesser author and made it into a fantastic story.
 She didn't romanticize anything it was wrong, it was illegal,

At nearlypages, I felt it was just teensy bit long for what the story neededa goodtopages could have been cut and the story would be as good.


However my little nit pick should not put you off whatsoever, this is a fantastic contemporary read and definitely worthy of a few hours of your time!

This Secret We're Keeping is Rebecca Done's debut novel and I am so excited to see what her next book will bring!

Thanks to Michael Joseph Penguin UK for providing me with a copy from NetGalley!

sitelinkAmazon CA / sitelinkIndigo / sitelinkBook Depository Taboo romance books can be a difficult subject to write about and keep an authenticity and sincerity about them.
Rebecca Done did a fabulous job of keeping to both, The dual time POV was a great way to parallel the characters' account of their relationship both past and present.

The story is set in a small waterfront town in England, I'm always a sucker for an English backdrop and I absolutely love the British slang,
The characters involved, Matthew aka Will and Jess were both very well written and developed into an equally matched storyline.
Never did I want to put down the book or skim pages, The story never veered into the cheap and cheesy student/teacher relationship, It was definitely a story of intense blurred lines but viable and deep emotions and feelings, There was never a question of love rather if it was enough,
The present tense story balanced out the forbidden secrets of the past story, I most enjoyed seeing the relationship evolve and regress,

It changed but it didn't through the years that the story takes place, Rebecca Done did a beautiful job of taking this story beyond the 'dirty' relationship and made it more about the ripple effect of keeping secrets.

Throughout the story I found myself constantly wavering on how the story would end, It most definitely ended how the story should have ended being dynamic, heartfelt, and sincere,
This is one book that should definitely be on your TBR,
D/I love the plot of the novel, . . Sad at some point but also very intriguing and dynamic not boring at all,
BUT. . I could not stand the character of Matthew Landley, . When I read what happened in the past, the only thing that I noticed was his concern and paranoia not his love or respect for her at all.
I could described him as selfish, egocentric and immature man who fell in love with his student unaware of possible consequences and pain he cause.
So because of his shallow character, I was disturbed and irritated by his actions all the time and that prevent me from really enjoying this novel.

I know this should be a sad story about forbidden love, but his behavior turn it into something else.
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Loved this beautifully written, emotional book, .