Three mothers, who, from the outside looking in, seem to have it alllll together. However, each of them are harboring some pretty big secrets from each other and from the ones they love. Although they don't start out as friends, Anna, Maggie, and Rhea are forced together through their prestigious private school, Civitas', gala planning. Through these gala planning meetings, they discover so many things about each other and develop lifelong bonds. They also discover some crazy secrets about a scandal happening at the school that Anna's husband just happens to be the headmaster of. Not only do they discover the scandal...but is Anna's husband involved? As they seek to find out the truth, everything unravels, and everything comes to light in the end.

Overall, I enjoyed the suspense of this book. It reminded me a lot of Big Little Lies. The build up was so good that I couldn't stop reading and finished it pretty quickly once I started. I'm giving it four stars because there are certain things I wish the women would have fessed up to earlier then they did, and the build up to the ending felt pretty rushed. I also guessed the ending. That didn't stop me from enjoying it though. A solid four stars!

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

My second book by this author and she is definitely a new favorite. So interesting and real! Family drama at its best. Couldn’t put the book down!

Wow what a gripping story!! Full of scandal, deception, and female solidarity, I couldn’t put this book down, it was an emotional rollercoaster.

Can’t wait to read more from this author

This was my first of Caitlin Weaver’s books but certainly won't be my last. I look forward to finding others now. I read this whole book in one sitting!

If, like myself, you find yourself reaching for a book that includes family drama, marital issues, affluent families, and scandal then this book is for you.

Three women Anna, Rhea, and Maggie get paired up to organize a gala at their children’s elite private school. These women seem to be an unlikely pairing but soon find that they are all hiding some major secrets. Despite different backgrounds and circumstances, they create a bond like no other.

Add this one to your fall reading list, as it's due to be release in late September!Thank you to Caitlin Weaver, Storm Publishing, and Net Galley for this ARC.

I like this one , I didn't love as much as I had thought I would. I found that the first half sort of dragged, I did finish it but it didn't make me to stay up late binging this one. I found a couple of details of the book to be unrealistic and a bit far fetched .
The Author is a great storyteller, she just about lost me on this one but I had just read her first one and knew it would get better . 3.5 stars ( even though NG doesn't do 1/2 a star options.)

What a beautiful book of friendship, love, loss, family. My heart went out to each of the women, Rhea, Maggie, and Anna. I was in tears as Rhea was trying to make things right with Josh. The tender moments between them was heart-wrenching for me. Maggie made me laugh out loud, but I really admired her strength. She stood strong through her difficult moments and she was a pillar of strength for each of her friends and her daughter. Anna started out as a victim, but slowly regained her confidence. I loved how the author also emphsised that bullying and abuse of any kind is unacceptable. Also how the husbands should be accountable for their actions. So grateful to Storm books publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.

This was my second Caitlin Weaver book and I liked it much more than the first (Such a Good Family). Both deal with quite intense/traumatic topics in a way that the reader can begin to understand what they feel like when they happen.

Basically, Anna is married to the headmaster of a private school and has to work on a committee with Rhea, the PTA president, and Maggie, another mom at the school. As they work together, they begin to unravel some sketchy things that happened and have to deal with the repercussions of the knowledge and what to do with it.

There are some potentially triggering topics so be aware of that going into the book.

This book is marketed as a thriller, and it definitely is, but more a domestic thriller. The reader can kind of figure out what will happen early on, and the suspense is built with each discovery and action the characters make--by the end I was quite stressed for the characters and really hoped that it would end well.

Overall an interesting domestic thriller that will stick with you because of how invested you get with the characters (partially due to their trauma...I just wanted them to be okay). I recommend to domestic thriller readers with the caveat of knowing the trigger warnings before reading the book.

𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢 - 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 - 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘴

When Anna, Maggie and Rhea are thrown together on a PTA project for their children’s prestigious private school, they begin to bond over wine and gossip, slowly revealing the truth behind their seemingly perfect lives. But when the trio uncover a scandal that the school has tried hard to keep buried, they must decide how far they’re willing to go to expose the truth - because doing so could wreck each of their perfect lives in an instant.

✨𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪✨

Things We Never Say was gripping - a domestic thriller with characters who were well developed and relatable, even if they weren’t always likeable. I think @caitlinrweaver did an excellent job of exploring the complexities of family life and the reality that not everything is as it seems on the surface, and I loved watching the relationship between our three FMCs grow into an unshakeable friendship. Although a little slow to begin with, the pace quickly picked up and had me desperate to know whether Anna, Maggie and Rhea would get the ending they deserved.

My only issue with this book was the amount of spelling and grammatical errors, but I’m confident these will be rectified before publication and they didn’t take away from the story itself

📖total read time: 5hrs 45mins

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Another great book by this author!

I really enjoyed her debut, and this one was another win. Three moms become friends after a pta meeting where together they unfold secrets about their own lives that could change things for the whole school. Lots of suspense and the character development was great, I felt so much empathy for each woman as their story unfolded. A page turner and one I will definitely recommend.

Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for my Arc! Pub date 09.27.24

First things first, this is definitely more of a domestic thriller than a mystery thriller. That being said, it was overall compelling and unique story. Told through multiple POV’s of moms on a PTA organizing a school gala, who each have their own secrets they are trying to keep hidden. One worse than the next. Only for the 3 unlikely friends to uncover a bigger secret that the school would like to keep buried, because if it comes to light the happy picturesque facade they have come to know is going to crumble.

I give this 3.5 ⭐️ simply because the writing is a little lackluster towards the end, I feel like the ending could have been handled in an more realistic way and there were some formatting and grammar issues that I am sure will be fixed before final publication.

Thank you #NetGalley and publishers for this ARC

This is my first Caitlin Weaver book & it did not disappoint! 3 women with completely different backgrounds & personalities come together while planning a school Gala. Each one has a scandal of their own that will eventually get revealed bringing them together. This book brings Big little Lies vibes. This was a great entertaining read! Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, author Caitlin Weaver and Storm publishing for the ARC and opportunity to review this book. I gave it 3.5 stars rounded up.

This was my first book by this author and I thought it was very well done. The storyline (while being one that has been done time and time again) was good. I love to see friendships bloom when you least expect them too.

I found the book quite predictable and a little slow in places. The author did a great job of building up the characters and delving into their pasts. As a domestic violence survivor I could relate to Anna’s character and found myself angry and sad for her.

The plot development was well done, I wouldn’t say the book was ‘gripping’ but it was definitely a good read. I would recommend it and I would like to read others by this author. It was a good domestic thriller.

3.5⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a really fun read. Maggie, Rhea and Anna, are three very different women thrown together on a school committee to plan the annual gala dinner.. At first glance they have nothing in common with one another, besides their children, who attend an uber swanky private school in Atlanta. All three however, are hiding dangerous secrets, and as the date of the school gala dinner approaches, secrets too long hidden start to tumble out, lives are upended in spectacular fashion. The resolution is both satisfying and uplifting. Thoroughly enjoyable.

This was my first book by this author and I was hooked from the start. I love how the lives of three very different women intertwined and they grew to become friends and learned secrets about each other that no one else knew. The story was told from each of the three lives of the women and there were many twists and turns throughout that made the plot of the book very enjoyable. All of the women had children that went to school at a prestigious academy where secrets and lies were the root of all problems for all the women. Throughout the roller coaster of events, the women learn more about themselves and their families than ever before. A must read!

Thank you to Caitlin Weaver, Storm Publishing, and Net Galley for the early release of “Things We Never Say”. I recently discovered Caitlin Weaver’s books this year when she debuted her novel “Such A Good Family”. I look forward to reading her future work. Her books are always filled with mystery, distinctive plots, and well written relatable characters.

If you find yourself reaching for a book that includes family drama, marital issues, affluent families, and scandal then this book is for you.

Three women Anna, Rhea, and Maggie get paired up to organize a gala at their children’s elite private school. These women on the surface seem to have not much in common with one another but as friendships grow deeper and information comes to light they realize that they all aren’t very different from one another and they all have something to hide. They are then quick to learn that one can only hide behind a facade for so long.

This book releases at the end of September so definitely add it to your fall tbr!

What a brilliant read! I think this is the first Caitlin Weaver book I’ve read, but the writing is so good that I’ll be looking out for more of her work. This is a story that makes you think – about our lives, our friends, who you can trust and who you can’t. I loved all the 3 main characters and felt their stress and emotion throughout. A fabulous ending too! It’s not a thriller (which I was hoping for), but an emotional and riveting drama about families, play acting and secrets. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc.

Well done, Caitlin Weaver!
Anna, Rhea, and Maggie are unlikely friends, brought together but a hidden scandal. It's not an idea that's never been done before, but man does Weaver hit it out of the park. The characters are so well written that you forget at times that they are just characters in a book. I couldn't put this book down, and I was so disappointed when it was done. I didn't want the book to end. I will be looking for more books from Ms. Weaver.

Author Caitlin Weaver does it again with this book!
I love how she develops her characters so well you can feel their raw emotions come through the page. This story is about 3 women who, behind closed doors, look like they have perfect lives. All three women get to know each other very well while working on their children’s fancy private school’s gala. Things are definitely not what they seems and scandalous secrets come out that can tear their families apart. This book is well written and kept me hooked from page one!

Thanks to Storm publishing and Netgalley for this eArc!

I really enjoyed Caitlin’s writing style. It kept me engaged the whole time I was reading it. I liked the short chapters from each of the different characters POV as it really helped to understand what was going on with each of them.

💭I also really enjoyed the dynamic between Anna, Maggie and Rhea. Three totally different women coming together and forming an incredible bond made for a great read. They also seemed super normal, like women you would know instead of being a little far fetched.

💭The reason it was an average read for me was everything just seems a little obvious (minus Maggie’s husband). I was waiting for an explosive twist that linked them all together somehow but it never came (which it probably wasn’t going to considering it’s not a thriller🙃).

This was a fantastic story of deception, control, power and wealth – but most of all, a powerful story of friendship.

In the early part of the book, I did struggle to get into this – I kept thinking that it reminded me a lot of Big Little Lies and I think I put up a bit of a block because I was worried it was just going to be a bit of a rip off. But it definitely wasn’t! It didn’t take much time before I was hooked by the story – both the central plot and the separate storylines of each of the 3 main women – and it very much developed into a unique and gripping tale.

Three women are thrown together against their will when they’re asked to lead a donation drive for the very expensive private school their children attend. Anna – the bullying headmaster’s wife, who is terrified of him and has no choice but to do what he tells her; Rhea – the seemingly perfect rich housewife, who comes from a humble background that she’s terrified of returning to; and Maggie – the down-to-earth therapist who only volunteers because she needs to make up the mandatory volunteer hours for being part of the PTA.

At first, they have no intention of spending any more time together than necessary. But then Anna finds something she shouldn’t in her husband’s office and slowly they uncover a scandalous secret at the school – whilst gradually opening up to each other about their own challenges they’re coping with at home.

Although it took me a bit of time to warm up to them all, I loved the three main women and felt their stories were told very powerfully. I was really invested in them and wanted everything to work out well for them – especially Anna whose storyline was so heartbreaking. Their emotions and growing friendship were written so well. Once I got into it, I just couldn’t stop reading ‘just one more chapter’ before it was all finished!