A Wigwam for a Goose's Bridle

I thoroughly enjoyed The Children’s Secret by Nina Monroe. It’s been a long time since I’ve sat up late into the night because I had to finish the book. Monroe has a way with prose and the book opens with descriptions that are almost poetry. Her stunning writing hooks you immediately. The novel is fast-paced and kept me on the edge of my seat.

A child is shot at a party. The police can’t find the gun, and all of the children are on the same page: “we don’t know who did it.” Who pulled the trigger and why are the children keeping it a secret?

What makes this book particularly amazing is the number of themes Monroe manages to address, but without overloading the story. Fitting in, friendship, immigration, racism, marriage/relationships, fostering, neurodiversity, parenting, gun laws to name the main ones.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – thoroughly recommended.