Two Sides

Mack - Two Sides (Truth About Mack)Mackenzie and Gia were best or should I say "frenemies" Two Sides is both Truth about Mack and Shhh together for the first time.We kick off with Mack, this is the Mackenzie story by Jettie Woodruff.Mackenzie and Gia were best friends who seemed to be jealous of each other. There were kind of thrown together by their competitive mothers.This book was filled with secrets and lies, most you never see coming. With a bit of a taboo subject, it made the story even more enjoyable. Major twists and turns made you absolutely gripped to Mackenzie version of events.Mackenzie is struggling to identify who she is growing up and it doesn't help when her best friend is Gia,the one decision in high school changed all involved lives forever in someway. The way the story is told you can't but take Mackenzie's side. You feel bad for the troubles she's had to deal with and her illness,this is a love story with a difference, you just hope with everything Mackenzie goes through and her struggle she can get her happily ever after.Gia - Two Sides (Shhh)Now we read from Gia's point of view by M. Robinson.Gia is struggling just as much Mack with her inner demons, again this book is also filled with twisted lies and secrets. The premises of the story is the same just from different eyes/mind, both girls have different secrets and lies. Gia has her illness and you can't help but feel bad for her. She's just a lost lonely girl trying to be someone she's not until she meets the only person to understand the person that she is. Again it's a sad twisted love story of girl who wants to be accepted and loved for who she is. Will Gia be able to find her Romeo and get her happily ever after.When reading Mack's story I hated Gia, but when reading Gia's side of the story I started to like her and felt bad for her. I then went onto equally loved/hated each girl in subsequent stories. Both of them had their own fight and struggles to be accepted. Both girls had family issues and it seemed both girls were so alike, and yet so different. It left you thinking the person you think you can count on isn't always the most reliable.It's only until you unravel all the lies you begin to get the truth, but as they say the truth sets you free, well I'm not sure if it has after reading both sides. My mind has been completely f***ed.But as Dr. House always say's......everybody lies.I was given Arc in return for my honest opinion.

I really enjoyed this book

In not entirely sure how to review this because it was so long that I got bored and have up after Jack's story. I don't usually have a problem with long books but I think getting the other side of the same story was too much for me. That said, I did read the epilogue to Gia's story and what a twist!

There are always two sides to a story, in this book its Mack's story first then Gia's.This was one of the most captivating stories I've ever read. I originally read Shh, by M. Robinson first about six months ago. I was intrigued by this book right from the beginning.Gia was a spoiled rich girl, always getting what she wanted. Her life was as good as it gets. She had loving parents, went to a prestigious high school and had a best friend named Mackenzie that she grew up with. From a outsiders point of view she had everything. But what if your life is not as it seems? What if your life had secrets, and lies and betrayal?Gia was the perfect girl on the outside, making sure she portrayed this perfect image.Until her senior year when everything changed...What happens when you fall in love with someone your forbidden to see?What happens when your hiding secrets from your parents and your best friend?Gia's life started spinning out of control. How long could she keep everything hidden from the ones she loves?Well in this story you will find out what happens when her world comes crashing down and she takes everyone with her in the wrath of destruction,including her best friend. Can she escape unharmed or will the lies and secrets destroy her??That brings me to her best friend Mackenzie.Mack also had secrets she kept from everybody, even her best friend.Mack had always thought her parents didn't pay enough attention to her. She was very smart and always excelled in school. But with her medical condition she always felt she didn't belong and fought demons in her head. That was one secret she kept from her best friend. She hid it well, until one person figured it out and helped her. That person was also a secret from her best friend.How well do you really know someone? Well with this story you will find out that nobody is who you think think they are. The lies, secrets and jealousy can destroy not only friendships but families. This is a MUST READ! It will keep you guessing until the end , and when you think you have it all figured out, the bombshell of secrets is dropped again.There are always two sides to every story, Hers -Mine and the TRUTH.

This is a story which really messes with your head. A total mindf#~!, seriously. It deals with so many issues, some of which are quite taboo or is it after more twists are revealed. By twists let me say so many of them altering the course of both Mack & Gias lives. I will say I do feel the love these girls, come women, feel for the men in their broken lives.I don't want to give away their problems in this review because the beauty of this story is how much is slowly revealed to the reader & at times WTF !What is fact is these girls were a product of lies as was the way they were living in their lives. It just totally messes with your head & everybody associated with this story. I just can't express how one way or another nearly everyone had a secret or was involved or master minded some deceit.As for the 2 sides I thought it may dispute a story but rather than do that it explains their involvement or actions to some degree. Well anyway it blew me away I just felt for everyone & the biggest surprise was the final epilogue. Oh no you had to add another twist!

This has to be one of the best mind blowing books I have read in awhile. This book is written by two authors who I had never heard of & had never read any of their books. Jettie Woodruff & M. Robinson! I will be reading everyone of their books in the future.. In life there is always two sides to a story In this book there is actually a few sides to this story. The 2 main characters are Mackenzie & Giana By telling you anything about this story will ruin it for you. Its been 2 weeks since I finished reading this book & I can't stop thinking about it .Now that I have read this book, I need to read again with a different prospective. Just sit back read this book & get ready for a ride that just won't stop.

Gia I hated her . I felt so bad for Mack. I feel all her life her so called best friend wasn't even that. Mack loved her even when there was doubt. Mack did anything Gia wanted even the story that hurt everyone. Mack mental illness was shamed by her own family. Then to find out the truth about her dad and his illness. The fact NO ONE told her about Abby breaks my heart. Kyle was the only one who saw her just like James only saw Gianna. Funny how Best Friends have so many secrets and see the world 2 different way. The puppet master of the down fall holy crap. Yours ,Mine and The Truth.

Whoa....WTF....shut the heck up....what?!?!...are you serious?? These are a few of the things that were running through my mind while reading this book. I love M. Robinson and this was my first Jettie Woodruff book and I will say, I was not expecting the story I read or should I say stories.I would describe this book as a ying and yang of story lines. Mackenzie's story is....wow...like riding a ferris wheel except it never freaking stops. Gianna...I hated her, I wanted to smack her, that is until I read her side. At one point, I wanted to throat punch two imaginary people and then the next, I wanted to hug them and smile and be happy. There was most definitely a lot of gasping, wtf moments. There were so many secrets and two best friends that apparently weren't the best of friends after all.You will get two different stories even though this is one book. Mack's story is crazy and dark, while Gi's story is a little on the lighter end, not so much craziness. However, the whole plot in general is twisted, suspenseful, and there's a bit of taboo. You will not be able to put this book down. The only thing I hated about it, the epilogue, really?? Give me more! I felt like I was left hanging even though Mack & Gi get the closure they both deserved, there was a bit of a bomb shell that was dropped. I would most definitely recommend this book to others!!