Review: Unexpectedly relatable!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
This book has been sitting on my Kindle for a very long time and I am so glad it finally reached the top of my TBR because I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having already read and loved Daydreamer by the author, I am now officially a fan of Brea Brown.I was raised Jewish and so I was a little nervous that I would not be able to connect with a book so immersed in the Lutheran religion and with a pastor as one of the main characters but my fears were unwarranted. The characters in this book were not defined by religion at all; they were regular people who just happen to be Lutheran and attend church on Sundays. And my favorite character was actually Brice, the pastor. I really had a thing for him. The family issues in this book were relatable and believable and the banter between the characters rang true and made me laugh a lot. The author is extremely witty! I found Peyton to be a sympathetic character and I especially liked the relationship she had with her brother Jason. He wasn't a main character but their scenes together were touching.At the beginning of the book Peyton, the main character, is taken for granted by her family. Her mother, sister etc. are constantly chewing her ear about their own issues and confiding their secrets in her but no one seemed too concerned about Peyton and what was going on in HER life and it bothered me. I really wanted Peyton to stand up for herself and the character development in that regard was great but it took Peyton dealing with her own secret to get to that point. And once the secret came out, Peyton's family was anything but supportive. It physically pained me to read those scenes but not in a bad way because it meant I was vested in the characters. I was especially excited to see how the love story played out and I was not disappointed.It might take me a very long time to complete The Secret Keeper series but I will definitely get to it in time...