The review was originally posted on Andi's ABCs 
 Twins seem to be a theme in a lot of books coming out in 2015, well twins or siblings. Personally I've always been interested by twins/siblings as I'm an only child so I was pretty excited to see the theme. And I was extra excited to see The Secrets We Keep as is took the plot to a different level. And I'm happy to report that The Secrets We Keep was utterly fascinating. It was a really sold debut and I'm happy to have read it. 
 The Secrets We Keep is about Ella and Maddy, identical twins that couldn't be any different. Ella is the quiet, shy artist while Maddy is the popular prom queen. Up until they reached high school the girls were very close but that all changed the more popular Maddy got and the more closed off Ella became. One night after a huge argument both girls get into an accident which changes everything. Maddy dies and Ella is left to pick up the pieces. When ever one assumes she's Maddy and not Ella, she makes the decision to take on Maddy's identity thinking it would be better if Ella was the one gone. Too bad taking over Maddy's life isn't as easy as Ella thinks. What seemed like the perfect world is a world built on secrets. As Ella uncovers them she starts to wonder if her happiness is worth taking it from everyone else. 
 In theory this is a hard idea to wrap your head around. I mean taking over someone's life to make other people happy? It seems like an implausible thing to happen. But as I read the book and saw the circumstances involved I actually understood why Ella did what she did. Leaver made me believe what Ella believed and feel the way she was feeling. I actually understood why she did what she did. I think that was really important in a story like this because if it didn't work I could see myself finding Ella selfish over selfless. She just thought she was doing the right thing based on assumptions she made and that was portrayed very clearly. I really liked the side characters too. Alex, Josh, Molly and even Ella and Maddy's parents, and Maddy's memory were all a great fit for this book. Each character brought out different parts of Ella and made her who she is, even when she was being Maddy. 
 All in all I really thought The Secrets We Keep was a great thought provoking read. I wish it was longer just to iron out a few things and tweak a couple of minor things, but really the book was excellent. It was different and it kept me riveted and I was dying to see what would happen. I may have even teared up at the end, I definitely recommend this one.