This book would be great for fans of Big Little Lies and I could definitely see Things We Never Say being turned into a tv show. It has scandal, drama, secrets and lies. A great summer read. Definitely add this one to your TBR.

This book is perfect for fans of big little lies, the last thing he told me. With POVs from all three women you get to really learn about their lives. The characters are well written and completely relatable.

Their marriages seem perfect on the surface and so do their lives but like it’s true for real life, the story is completely different behind closed doors.

While the main mystery or scandal is about the elite school their children go to, I didn’t much care for it. I was more interested in their personal turmoils.

I think this book will make a really great tv show.

I give it 3.5 ⭐️

Thankyou NetGalley and storm publishing for sending me an advance copy for my honest opinion.

Scandal, friendship, secrets and lies.
Caitlin Weaver does it again. You can’t help but enjoy her work.
Her characters are genuine and you can relate them in one way or another. She writes beautifully and keeps you wanting to read more.
Not all relationships are perfect and secrets and lies seems to be the basis of the 3 main characters relationships. 3 unlikely women who have to work together to help their children’s school end up with way more then bargained for. A scandal is about to rock everyone’s world in one way or another.
If you enjoy powerful woman’s dramas this is a must read for you.

Three fascinating women with deep secrets and a shared mission to address a serious injustice make for a strong foundation in this gripping book. I loved the depth of each of the women’s stories and the insights into the relationships with their children and husbands. The ending is so satisfying and I was glad that all the loose ends were wrapped up. Yes, all three women came from a perspective of great privilege but this book was a reminder that there are always more layers and that no one’s life is perfect.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review Things We Never Say by Caitlin Weaver!

While this book is marketed as a thriller, it reads more like family drama and isn’t what I had been expecting at all. The middle dragged a bit and I feel like the secrets could have been revealed sooner to help it be more fast paced but overall 3 full stars!

Three unlikely ladies become friends due to their shared connection of their kids' private school. Anna is the headmaster's wife, Maggie is a relationship therapist and Rhea's world seems perfect. They're all working on a Gala committee through the PTA and really begin to become close friends. But each has a secret they've kept; some bigger than others. Maggie is having relationship troubles of her own, Rhea has a 21 year old secret she's kept under wraps, and Anna has a terrible secret to keep while maintaining appearances and the reputation of her husband. As they work on the logistics for the upcoming Centennial Gala, they uncover a huge scandal with major consequences.

Very enjoyable novel! It was fun to see the multiple points of view and how each weighed the consequences of their situation and potential fall out.

Thanks to NetGalley, Storm Publishing and Caitlin Weaver for the eARC.

Thanks to NetGalley and Strorm for the ARC. This book would make a phenomenal tv series. My first from this author and I really enjoyed this domestic suspense.

Scientia-labore-integritas (Knowledge, Hard Work and Integrity)

So reads the crest of Civitas-one of the country’s top private day schools, located in Atlanta, and run by headmaster Jerry Armstrong. But does he practice what he preaches?

Scandal is about to rock this community

Jerry encourages his soft spoken wife Anna to volunteer for the fundraising committee for the schools annual Gala-its MOST important fundraising event of the year, along with Rhea Connelly-the Parents Association President who knows the Texas secret ingredient for killer grilled cheese sandwiches and its other volunteer, Maggie Reed, a semi famous relationship therapist an author of best-selling book-“Reconnecting Between the Sheets”.

At first glance, it would appear that the three women would have nothing in common, but as it turns out-there is something that they do share-EACH ONE is hiding a secret.

And, when exposed, their marriages may NOT survive.

I recently finished Caitlin Weaver’s excellent debut “Such a Good Family”, and this book proves that the author definitely has a knack for creating well developed, relatable characters and a natural ability to write entertaining domestic suspense stories which cover a wide range of “challenges” that marriages and families might face.

Sharing more about what these women will encounter would ruin the surprises, for you, so I won’t say more, but suffice to say that things are not as perfect as they seem behind closed doors.

At 394 pages, I thought the pace could have been tightened in the first half, if a few pages had been trimmed and secrets exposed a bit sooner, but regardless, the author is now 2 for 2 for me, and I am looking forward to what she writes next!

3.75 ⭐️ rounded up!

AVAILABLE September 27, 2024

Thank You to Storm Publishing for the gifted ARC provided through NetGalley. As always, these are my candid thoughts!

A solid 4 star read. Well-written characters, interesting storyline and a lovely friendship between the three main characters as they deal with intense issues in their lives. I wouldn't call this a thriller, but a very enjoyable domestic drama that I will recommend!

There is a lot going on in this book. Three women, each with something they’re hiding from the others. The book did feel a little long because there was so much packed in, but it was still an engaging and entertaining read.
The book is told from the points of view of each of the women, so we gain an insight into their thoughts and concerns. It is set in a private school, and the three women are thrown together to work on a subcommittee for their parents association. The characters of the three women were believable and largely relatable, and the storyline was gripping.

Really enjoyed this. Not heard of this author before but would look out for other books by her

Thanks for the opportunity to review. I would recommend to others

This is a story of 3 very different moms who are on a committee together for their children’s school. Seems normal enough except these moms have secrets to keep. As their friendship grows and their secrets are revealed to each other, they unearth a scandal involving the school and those close to them. Will they expose the scandal and their secrets to other people? And what will happen if they do?

Although I did enjoy this read, it was lacking in a few areas. The pacing was a little off. The beginning was well paced and sucked you in. The middle dragged on a little too much. Then the ending felt to fast.

My other issue was this isn’t a thriller in my eyes. It is more like a dramatic fiction with a little suspense maybe. I feel like if people know that going in, they can enjoy it more for what it is. I did appreciate that the ending wraps everything up nicely.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for an advanced copy of the book!

This book was gripping and hard to put down. It didn't feel like everything else you see out there, it felt very fresh. I really enjoyed this book!

Things We Never Say by Caitlin Weaver was a pretty good read for me. I liked getting to know the three main characters and all of the issues and secrets in their lives. I wouldn't call this a thriller in any way, but a good domestic novel with plenty of drama.

I realize these advanced copies have editing errors, but there were so many in the first chapter, that I couldn't figure out what was happening. I could not get into this book.

Three women thrown together as part of a PTA fund-raising initiative; Anna quietly spoken, thePTA President and very wealthy Rhea and relationship expert Maggie. All have fundamentally different lives and unbeknown to the others, each have their own problems and heartaches. But as the fund raiser takes off much to everyone’s surprise, these three women begin to bond.

What we see on the surface of people’s lives is not always a true reflection of what is realistically going on. And when these women accidently unearth a major scandal that certain staff members from the Civitas School have tried to cover up, some for many years the women will become relentless in finding out the truth, even if it is to their own detriment. The book is told from multiple POV’s, and it is through these that we learn more about each character and what makes them tick.

Lots of secrets, lies, coverups and drama all come together in this domestic thriller to create a very good book. I read it in an afternoon, and you will easily move through the pages as you get taken into this world. Revelations will come out and I found myself satisfied with how it all wrapped up. Recommended, four stars.

Thank you to Netgalley the author and publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved this. book as it's about a scandal involving a private school and three women who are friends and have their own secrets in their personal lives. I raced through this one at break-neck speed as each page left me breathless with each new realization, It's my favorite kind of convoluted-plot stories that had me racing to take notes with each new revelation! It's a winner for sure!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

I loved this story from start to finish it was a thrilling read. Fast paced and short chapters kept the action moving throughout. Thank you for allowing me to read and review.

It's such a nice domestic thriller. Here we have 3 mothers in the same private school dealing with different relevant issues with their lives. Being a part of the same committee for their school's gala brought them all together which in turn unraveled their lives... for the better. I enjoyed reading this and following the fateful events that transpired in their "perfect" lives. The ending was so heartwarming.

This book is about three moms who don't really like each other at first. They're all different, but their kids go to the same school. They have to work together to make the school one hundred years old.

At the start, they don't get along. But they have to work together to find a really bad secret. As they work together, they become friends.

The book tells the story from each mom's point of view, which is cool. It's like you're in their heads.

Two of the moms share their problems, and it turns out one of them is hiding a really big secret. I didn't see that coming!

I liked this book a lot. It was fun to read and I cared about the characters.

Five stars!