Want to know a Secret by Freida McFadden

 

Synopsis :

YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April. Secrets she’d rather you didn’t know.

Like where did her son go when he snuck out of the house? What was she doing with the local soccer coach behind fogged windows? And what’s buried in her backyard?

Everyone has secrets. Some are worse than others. April’s secrets are enough to destroy her.

I’ll make sure of that.

This is what I say :

Freida is being rather mean here as she based the books' POV firstly from thge perspective of April. This sets the expectation that April is the main character here and that someone is out to get her.  It is true that someone is out to get her but she is far from being nice it seems.  Let's just say that perspective matters.

Subsequently, more about April is being revealed and readers like me felt a bit damaged especially if in reading, you are emotionally supporting April but then realised that she doesn't really deserve the support.

Again, lots of twisting plots that makes the book interesting.

My hints : I have already gave the hint. April is not as nice as you think.

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

 

Synopsis :

Some doors are locked for a reason…

While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement.

Until the day the police arrived at their front door.

Decades later, Nora’s father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way.

Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered. In the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims.

Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she’s not a killer like her father. The police can’t pin anything on her.

As long as they don’t look in her basement.

This is what I say :

The Locked Door to me is pretty straightforward. Is Nora the murderer like her father was? Did she inherited his murderous gene and murder her young female patients.

If not, who is? Someone she just met like the potential boyfriend from her past? or is it her work partner?

Freida will give out clues as to it can be Nora or it can be someone else.  However, I have my eyes on one person and I was right. However, I didn't guess the reason as to why is it this person. I thought it was a revenge from her father's victims but it was not and that is the hint I have for you for this title.

Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

 

Synopsis :

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.

To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done.

But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.

Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching.

In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.

But first, she must survive the night.

This is what I say :

I believe I am slowing down in my quest to complete all of Freida's novels. I still have about 5 more titles to go but over the weekend when I first started reading her novels, I can probably complete 1 or 2 novels over the weekend but for last weekend, I can't even complete one.

Do Not Disturb is slightly different than the other titles. The focus isn't just on Quinn but also on 2 other female characters and the story flow follows these characters POV.

Like always, dont always believe what you read as what you read is not necessary the actual scenario and it's from a characters POV.

Hint : The wedding ring matters.