I've had the eARC of Grave Secret for months before I finally broke down and read it. Once I started reading it, I could not stop. I was anxious, my stomach was in knots and I wanted to do bodily harm to Secret and my Kindle. Grave Secret had my emotions all over the place and it did not let go.I'm not going to recap the plot. I'm just going to discuss my reactions. No spoilers.When I finished, Grave Secret, my first thought was, I hated it. There were several times I wanted to DNF it. Not because the book was bad but because of Secret's actions. She made me sick to my stomach. The set up for what Secret does has been there, in the background for several books. All roads led up to her doing this 'thing' but Ms. Dean made us wait for it in Grave Secret. If it had happened at the beginning of the book - like we were led to believe- then I don't think my reaction would have been so fierce. But no. I got all comfortable, thinking it wouldn't happen. And then BOOM! I let my guard down, Secret was her usual stubborn self and didn't listen to Calliope and she did IT!! I wanted to throw my Kindle, kick Secret in the arse and stop reading. But I couldn't stop. And this is why this book was so good.Secret pissed me off to no end. She was already on thin ice with me but she pushed me over the edge. I can't root for her. I don't want her to be happy because she obviously doesn't want to be happy. I love a strong heroine who can kick ass and take names and that is Secret McQueen. But she's also stubborn, pig-headed and thinks she knows everything. She acts first and then the inevitable fall out happens. The fall out in Grave Secret is huge.I finished Grave Secret hating life. LOL! I couldn't fall asleep because all I could think about was Secret and her dumbass decisions. All I know is that I need Secret to suffer in the next couple of books...a lot. She doesn't deserve a lick of any happiness or goodness in her life.There are so many surprises in Grave Secret that kept me on my toes. My emotions were all over the place. I cried. I raged. I cried again. I can't wait to read what's in store for Secret. A little birdie told me that Secret suffers a lot in Secret Unleashed, which will be out later this year. Is it wrong that I'm looking forward to this? Hee hee.Grave Secret is another great installment in this series. I hope Secret finally comes to her senses. She really needs to stop and think every once in awhile. I hope after what went down in Grave Secret, Secret finally grows and matures. She isn't there yet but I hope she gets there soon.BTW - I'm still Team Desmond. He deserves so much better than her.
