All Her Secrets

by Kate Avery Ellison

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All Her Secrets is another great story by Kate Avery Ellison.  I don't read a lot of dystopian fiction, just because so much of it tends to be dark and hopeless.  Though this story is darker than what I normally read, it was not hopeless.

The story takes place in the mountains of the US in the future and is told alternatively by Victoria (Rhee) and Sam with flashbacks added in as well.  I have to confess that as the story unfolded, I smugly thought I knew where it was going and what the dark secret was, but I was very wrong.  Which makes me like the story more.

There were some pretty cool inventions that had been created by Rhee's father.  I love the idea of the butterflies (I'll let you read the book to see what I'm talking about!)

There is certainly violence in the story, which should be evident by the description, but nothing over the top.  And there are psychological elements as well.  I wouldn't recommend it for young teens, unless they have stronger constitutions for suspense than I do (oh wait, that doesn't take much), but high schoolers and above would probably enjoy it.

 This review was originally posted on Among the Reads