Review: Reawakened Secrets by Mari Denae (Reawakened #1)


Note: This ebook was provided by Enticing Journey Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

Reawakened Secrets is the first book in Mari Denae's Reawakened trilogy and the series starter introduces us to three childhood friends, Claire Brown, Alice Sinclair, and Jackson Montgomery. Claire grew up in the servant's quarters of at Haven Hill, but being around her best friend Alice and the boy they both wanted for themselves gave her fond memories...and one that left their years-long friendship in limbo for a decade. Because one intimate, relationship-altering moment left Alice in a coma, Jackson disappearing, and Claire left with no other choice but to create a life away from the two people closest to her. Ten years and one phone call later, Claire learns that Alice is awake. Claire is happy that her childhood best friend has regained consciousness, but will memories of what happened a decade ago force them even further apart, or is now the time where she finally confesses her one long-held secret to Alice and Jackson?

This was a pretty good start to what looks like an intriguing series. It may come off as a love triangle, but that's not what goes on here. Claire, Jackson, and Alice are friends and both Claire and Alice have feelings for Jackson, albeit I would consider Claire's feelings far deeper than Alice's. I think it's also clear who between the two Jackson loves as a friend and sister and who he loves in a romantic sense. The secret that Claire is keeping is pretty easy to figure out, but I'm curious to see how everything does play out and where things will lead her and Jackson in the second book. This isn't an overly long read and my attention never wavered. Mari Denae's writing is easy and engaging, giving us a story that catches our interest so that we can't help but want to know what happens next in the series and characters that you find yourself caring about to some degree. I'll keep an eye out for the sequel and give Reawakened Secrets four stars. ♥

Date Read: February 10, 2016

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