Review: Excellent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
If you are not familiar with The Secret Keeper series, then the only thing to do is to read the other volumes first. You will be very lost if you read this one without getting to know Peyton and Brice, and everyone else. It will be time well invested, I can assure you. Then come back and read this one because it is, without a doubt, the best one of the series, so far (the author has announced on FB that she's working on book 5, can't wait for it!).In The Secret Keeper Holds On we catch up to Brice and Peyton, and to the busyness of their lives-- their family life, Brice's calling as a pastor, Peyton's job at the gallery, their friends and extended family, the church members, and other new characters. It may seem a lot, but these secondary characters are very well crafted and do a great job of supporting the leads. And the main characters, Peyton and Brice, are so well developed that I feel like I know them (I've been following this series since last year). They are realistic-- they are funny, and sometimes comical, and very annoying at other times, and have faults, and sad moments, but also have generous, beautiful hearts that you can't help falling in love with. They are very attractive, especially Brice. ;)I've read reviews from other readers who think this series is religious in content, but it really isn't. It follows the life of a pastor, yes, but it's more about the day to day of ordinary people trying to do the best they can, and who can't relate to that?I wish I could comment on my favorite parts of this book 4, but I have so many I like, I'd probably be giving away major spoilers. There were some really funny moments (it *is* Peyton telling the story after all), and some really sad ones too, but overall, I loved reading this novel. Very, very well done!