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Keeping Secrets
by
Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)
(2-in-1 reissue of Saving Zoë & Faking 19)
We usually tell our best friends everything. Our crushes, our embarrassing stories, our secrets—but sometimes there are truths so deep and dark that we can't tell anyone. Not our parents, not our sisters...not even our best friends. Some secrets are so unspeakable that we keep them safely locked away so no one will ever discove...more
We usually tell our best friends everything. Our crushes, our embarrassing stories, our secrets—but sometimes there are truths so deep and dark that we can't tell anyone. Not our parents, not our sisters...not even our best friends. Some secrets are so unspeakable that we keep them safely locked away so no one will ever discove...more
Paperback, 448 pages
Published
June 5th 2012
by St. Martin's Griffin
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This is a 'two in one' book that, in my opinion, was written very well. I enjoyed both stories, but although I believe that they were both very good, but the second story featured in the book was the better read, I believe.
Faking 19 is the first story and although at the end l could say that I enjoyed the story, there were times when I contemplated not reading the end of it.
Saving Zoe is an emotional story that honestly touched my heart. Again at the start is was for lack of a better term 'bor...more
Faking 19 is the first story and although at the end l could say that I enjoyed the story, there were times when I contemplated not reading the end of it.
Saving Zoe is an emotional story that honestly touched my heart. Again at the start is was for lack of a better term 'bor...more
Keeping Secrets
Alyson Noel
Fiction
Some secrets you can tell your best friend and some you can’t even tell them. In the book keeping secrets you learn about some secrets that this girl Alex goes through. Such as parents divorce, school drama and more you take a trip into her life and notice how she sees her way of life and how things aren’t always what they turn out to be.
The book keeping secrets is a drama based novel where you won’t want to stop reading it once you pick it up. This drama base...more
Alyson Noel
Fiction
Some secrets you can tell your best friend and some you can’t even tell them. In the book keeping secrets you learn about some secrets that this girl Alex goes through. Such as parents divorce, school drama and more you take a trip into her life and notice how she sees her way of life and how things aren’t always what they turn out to be.
The book keeping secrets is a drama based novel where you won’t want to stop reading it once you pick it up. This drama base...more
keeping secrets:
this book has two in one, the first story is about two best friends that go throe a lot in their high school life. Drama, parties,and a lot of secrets, this girl's know each other but it doesn't stop them from keeping secrets from each other. This book show's us that everyone keeps secrets but there some secrets that people share and others are to keep for yourself. My opinion of this book is that it's a really good book i kinda can relate to this girl because some of her secret...more
this book has two in one, the first story is about two best friends that go throe a lot in their high school life. Drama, parties,and a lot of secrets, this girl's know each other but it doesn't stop them from keeping secrets from each other. This book show's us that everyone keeps secrets but there some secrets that people share and others are to keep for yourself. My opinion of this book is that it's a really good book i kinda can relate to this girl because some of her secret...more
Saving Zoë was an emotional story about a girl, Echo, that loses her older sister, Zoë, through a murder a year before. To say that this rattled and shook their world would be an understatement. Echo's parents are as tense as they can be and constantly fight, Echo herself has started feeling distant towards her friends and everything around her, and the need to know more overpowered her when Zoë's boyfriend gives Echo Zoë's diary. Marc had it with him and felt that Echo should get to know the 'r...more
I think I was about 30 pages away from finishing Faking 19 when I stopped reading. I REALLY DID NOT like this book. I would read like five pages and then throw it down with a huff of displeasure. The whole pretending-to-be-a-certain-age-when-you're-not thing has always been a great annoyance to me so that just exacerbated my problem with the book. The other thing that turned me from the book was all the mature material. I know this is not considered a book of mature content according to whoever...more
The first story Faking 19 in my opinion was a big waste of my time. I didn't really understand where the plot was going. Halfway through the book I could not really get a grasp about what the book was truly about. It was just talking about a teenagers crazy life and I really didn't see the point of the story. And the thing that really makes me angry is the fact that all the books I keep picking up from the teen fiction section always talk about sex like its not big deal, like its something that...more
This was overall, an okay book. It is two books in one, which makes it for a really long book. I will admit I loved the first book, Faking 19. I was disappointed with how the second book, Saving Zoë, turned out. The whole theme of the books is keeping secrets, which I don't get because secrets aren't the main themes of the books. They both have secrets in the books, but the books don't revolve around secrets. Either way, the books were both good, the first outshining the second though.
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Firstly, since it's a book with two stories in it, I will talk about the first part. So here goes...
Faking 19: I thought it was a very good story. Alyson Noel really touches on the feelings and things teens go through. I thought the romance between Alex and Connor was such a sweet thing. Even though Connor is 23 and Alex is only 17, I totally could not wait to see what happened next in their relationship. The fact that M is rich and has everything, yet is totally miserable is a testament to what...more
Faking 19: I thought it was a very good story. Alyson Noel really touches on the feelings and things teens go through. I thought the romance between Alex and Connor was such a sweet thing. Even though Connor is 23 and Alex is only 17, I totally could not wait to see what happened next in their relationship. The fact that M is rich and has everything, yet is totally miserable is a testament to what...more
I didn't really like this book because I didn't like how the plot was written out. It was too confusing. "Keeping Secrets" is two books in one.
The first book, "Faking Nineteen" is about this girl named Alex who has given up on herself and her grades, because she sees no point in going to college since she can't afford to pay for one. She feels really insecure, and the people who were her friends dragged her down.
I would recommend this book to Freshman and up because the word choice is a little c...more
The first book, "Faking Nineteen" is about this girl named Alex who has given up on herself and her grades, because she sees no point in going to college since she can't afford to pay for one. She feels really insecure, and the people who were her friends dragged her down.
I would recommend this book to Freshman and up because the word choice is a little c...more
Shelving this book as a "Did-Not-Finish." I got this book a month+ ago and started reading it last night (without any memory of what it was about at all, except it was likely a YA from the cover). Got through 10 chapters before I finally had enough and looked it up on GoodReads to see what exactly this book is about, because for the life of me, I couldn't quite figure it out. There was absolutely no depth to the main character. It was like a badly written version of Clueless' Cher.
So after readi...more
So after readi...more
I tried both of these stories, but neither one hit a chord with me.
In the first, Faking 19, I found Alex to be apathetic and not very interesting. It drove me nuts that she refereed to her friend by only her initial, and the way that she would just zone out and set herself in some I need a daddy fantasy.
The second one, Saving Zoe, wasn't much better. I can see why Echo is a shade of herself, but it drives me nuts that she just lets herself exists in that state. That she can see her friends slipp...more
In the first, Faking 19, I found Alex to be apathetic and not very interesting. It drove me nuts that she refereed to her friend by only her initial, and the way that she would just zone out and set herself in some I need a daddy fantasy.
The second one, Saving Zoe, wasn't much better. I can see why Echo is a shade of herself, but it drives me nuts that she just lets herself exists in that state. That she can see her friends slipp...more
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I didn't like Faking 19 at all. It was pointless and stereotypical. The writing wasn't very good. All the "and's" drove me crazy. In my opinion, this book would've been much better had it only contained Saving Zoë.
Saving Zoë, I was pleased with. It had a message, kept me turning the page, and awesome characters. I like how it didn't come out and say what happened. You get to put the clues together yourself.
The cover is beautiful. I love it. However, doesn't make sense to me considering the main...more
Saving Zoë, I was pleased with. It had a message, kept me turning the page, and awesome characters. I like how it didn't come out and say what happened. You get to put the clues together yourself.
The cover is beautiful. I love it. However, doesn't make sense to me considering the main...more
There are two stories on this book. The first one, well IT WAS BORING and you don't know where the story is heading. I mean Seriously? Based on the title, I kept predicting what could be the reason behind the title... When a situation lead to the title, it's frustrating how the author just instantly dropped off the scene and continue on as if it doesn't matter. Reading through it, it was just one of the typical stories you'll read. I even infact loved the part where Alex writes about her delusio...more
Faking 19 was a book I thought I was going to enjoy, but really I didn't like it that much. It was okay. Three stars at the most. Saving Zoe was a book I enjoyed a lot more. The diary was a nice touch to view the life of a dead teenager with tons of secrets. I enjoyed the ending, but parts of the book were boring. I would rate saving Zoe about four stars. Overall I would rate all of keeping secrets three stars. I mean, the back of the book seemed like the secrets being reviled were going to be...more
Faking 19: This novel is a must read is a perfect contribution to an YA Lit bookshelf you may be compiling for older students. The characters jump off the page and take the reader to an instance when they experienced teenage angst. The plot is straightforward so that it lends itself easily to the reader's imagination. The reader can almost step into the book themselves. A funny, simple, and relateable tale of teenage angst and making it to adulthood.
Saving Zoe: As the second of two books in this...more
Saving Zoe: As the second of two books in this...more
Not often does a book come along that makes you really stop and think about the reality of some situations, like losing a sister.
These two stories were emotional rollar coasters.. so very worth the read.
Faking 19 - The Richard Branson obsession was creepy.
Saving Zoe - I just.. I am not sure what to say about this. It was my favorite of the two. It made me stop for a moment and consider how I'd feel if one of my sisters was murdered.
These two stories were emotional rollar coasters.. so very worth the read.
Faking 19 - The Richard Branson obsession was creepy.
Saving Zoe - I just.. I am not sure what to say about this. It was my favorite of the two. It made me stop for a moment and consider how I'd feel if one of my sisters was murdered.
I didn't really like this book because it was your typical teen world where everything teens care about is sex, crushes, boyfriends and all other stupid and irrelevant stuff like that. the second book was a little bit better than the first because it was mysterious and i couldn't waot to finish Zoe's diary. anyway, i think three stars is a pretty generous rating for a book like that
Nov 22, 2012
C H A N T I I E :P
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those with lots of patience, those who would finish the book no matter what
Recommended to C H A N T I I E by:
A friend
I give this a 3.5 Rating.
I mean, its not THAT bad. Its just really crazy, the plot and how the character thinks and I don't find it that interesting. I dont remember how many times I wanted to put the book down and not continue but I didnt, so its not really THAT bad. But if you arent a fan of characters full of despair then I dont recommend this book for you.
I mean, its not THAT bad. Its just really crazy, the plot and how the character thinks and I don't find it that interesting. I dont remember how many times I wanted to put the book down and not continue but I didnt, so its not really THAT bad. But if you arent a fan of characters full of despair then I dont recommend this book for you.
I could only get to about page 30 of faking 19 it wasn't one of those stories I was so interested to see what happened next in my opinion it was boring. So I skipped to saving Zoe I'm in the beginning of it and I'm liking it but overall the book wasn't very exciting not my favorite choice of a book.
Book 1: faking 19
I didn't really enjoy this book, it didn't seem intriguing from the start which I was disappointed with. Usually I love Alyson Noel's novels but Faking 19 seemed like child's play, Alex's and M's pathetic game of wanting to be older and in the Hollywood glamorous scene was immature. The concept of faking their 16 year old selfs to seem 19 was a childish act and was obvious it would never get them far.
Saving Zoe: book 2
Th setting of Saving Zoe was different from the start, it wa...more
I didn't really enjoy this book, it didn't seem intriguing from the start which I was disappointed with. Usually I love Alyson Noel's novels but Faking 19 seemed like child's play, Alex's and M's pathetic game of wanting to be older and in the Hollywood glamorous scene was immature. The concept of faking their 16 year old selfs to seem 19 was a childish act and was obvious it would never get them far.
Saving Zoe: book 2
Th setting of Saving Zoe was different from the start, it wa...more
2 books in one! loved faking 19, saving zoe was a book that related to real live stories. and how death contributes to problems these days in live. I would recemend these book!
A book about friendship, fear, lost, love, secrets (of course! that's why the title is "Keeping Secrets"!;)), families, school, pain, anxiety, hope, joy and everything in between.
I gave three stars only because they were short stories that didn't allow for a lot of growth, but I thoroughly enjoyed both stories.
Sep 06, 2012
Danielle Ellison
added it
I loved the first book! But I just haven't gotten in to the second book yet maybe I will and then I'll be able to rate this one better :/
Good story, but could tell it was for younger readers.
The first story, Faking 19, I thought was kind of pointless. The plot didn’t really go anywhere, and you never really understand what was so shocking about the girl’s life that messed her up so much in the first place.
Saving Zoë, though, I really liked, and that is why I will be keeping this book with me. Echo was kind of annoying, I wished she could’ve become her own person, but, oh well... and throughout the book you just wish Zoë were alive and happy with Marc... heartbreaking.
Saving Zoë, though, I really liked, and that is why I will be keeping this book with me. Echo was kind of annoying, I wished she could’ve become her own person, but, oh well... and throughout the book you just wish Zoë were alive and happy with Marc... heartbreaking.
There really wasn't a good plot...but the ending was nice.
May 29, 2012
Aa'Ishah
marked it as to-read
I'm seriously asking for trouble by adding this.
I like saving zoe than faking 19. ;))
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Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times best selling, award-winning, author of FAKING 19, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS, LAGUNA COVE, FLY ME TO THE MOON, KISS & BLOG, SAVING ZOË, CRUEL SUMMER,...more
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Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times best selling, award-winning, author of FAKING 19, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS, LAGUNA COVE, FLY ME TO THE MOON, KISS & BLOG, SAVING ZOË, CRUEL SUMMER,...more
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