**Reviewed Previously for Books n Boys Book Blog**
The Secret by Giana Darling

This is book 2 of the series and it kicks off right where book 1 ended. Thank god!

I mean I wanted this book like yesterday, and waiting for it I would keep thinking about to the first book. Thank you Giana for not making us wait too long. Please don’t make us wait to much longer for book 3, I mean WOW again you cliffy’ed me, in such a good way AGAIN, but I am ok with it… Did I just type that! Lmao

We have already meet Giselle aka Elle, in book one. And now that she is back home with her family, after an extended stay abroad. She might be home she is apprehensive from after being gone for so long. Not only that but she is heart sick as well from leaving Sin the way she did.

Oh boy dose this book stir the pot. Not only do we find out about Sin’s significant other, but we find out that Karma seems to be playing a cruel joke them.

I could not put this book down! I loved Sin so hard in book one knowing he was having such a hard time with his wants and desires. I didn’t begrudge him his affair.
You’re thinking what!? I know!
What am I saying if you read book 1 you will understand. But here in book 2 I was a little mad at our Sin aka Daniel, he was a little stand offish , I understand why, but it was like he wanted Elle to make all the choices and that’s wasn’t fair to her, or him.

Seeing Giselle interact with her family for the first time made me smile she wants and needs there approval, sure but its she doesn’t want to be alone anymore either. Her older sister Elena has a bit of a chip on her shoulder and is a little condescending in her remarks to most everyone, but especially Giselle, almost to the point of cruelty. Cosima and Sebastian are the younger siblings, twins. They try and keep everything smooth in the family, they try not to take sides and love everyone equally although Elena doesn’t make it easy.

Both the twins both have some things going on in their lives I want to, no need to, know more about. More books to come? I hope so.

Giselle, what to say about this woman who is stuck in-between what she wants, and what she can’t have. She wants to say ‘pick me’ but it’s not that easy. There is so much hurt and frustrations but longing and hope as well. I almost feel as though she needs excuses to be happy. I loved the growth of her as a character. I feel like she really does see and feel what is happening. I almost feel like she is the only one having those thoughts and feeling since Sin has the mask on, all the time. But no, he does cracks and you see how their situation is making him bleed just as much.

I truly don’t want to give anything away. This book is the perfect companion to book 1 and I feel like everyone should read these books not just because they are so well written, but the emotions they bring out in you whether you like this type of content or not. It’s more than an affair it’s about love, loss, faith, and destiny.

I leave you with this one quote.
“I wanted to punish you just like this for bewitching me.”