ONTD May Reading Challenge: Secret Post!
This month's iconic-ONTD-post-themed reading challenge is the legendary SECRET POST by goofusgallant. (At least, I think this is the original post. I think there has been more than one secret post.)
The Cousins
Karen M. McManus
One of the most notorious ONTD secrets involved two cousins fucking each other. This suspense novel is about cousins who are invited to work for their rich, mysterious grandmother… and end up learning some shocking family secrets! The author’s hit thriller One Of Us Is Lying was also recently adapted for TV.
Keeping You A Secret
Julie Anne Peters
This 2003 novel is one of the earliest LGBTQ YA books to break into the mainstream. (Or, you know, as mainstream as LGBTQ YA novels can get.) It is about a teenage girl who falls in love with - clutch your pearls - another girl!
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
In this secret-filled novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Donna Tartt, several friends commit a terrible crime while on a drug-fueled bacchanal. Then, they have to commit another crime to keep the first one a secret.
Mommie Dearest
Christina Crawford
Christina Crawford, the daughter of legendary actress Joan Crawford, sent shockwaves throughout Hollywood when she published this tell-all memoir. In it, she revealed her secret life of humiliation, volatility, and physical abuse at the hands of her mother. The adaptation starring Faye Dunaway became an instant camp classic.
We Have Always Lived In The Castle
Shirley Jackson
This is a short and spooky novella about two very mysterious girls who live in a run-down manor. The secret of their family’s death is eventually revealed in a shocking twist that leads to an even more shocking ending.
Down The Rabbit Hole
Holly Madison
Holly Madison was the main girlfriend of notorious Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. And in her memoir, she spills the tea. Like, all of it. Barbiturates, orgies, weird sex shit, and even more weird shit…it’s all in here in this classic celebrity tell-all.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley
John Carreyrou
Iconic secret-spiller John Carreyrou won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Theranos scandal. It involved founder Elizabeth Holmes deceiving investors and putting patients’ health at risk so she could become a famous billionaire. The story has been adapted by HBO, ABC, and Hulu.
January: ONTD University Is Back In Sesh
February: Armie Hammer's Sex Kitten Texts
March: Heidi Montag Crying On A Chair
April: Eli Roth Has Cybser Sex With Blueberries