The authors have done it again. This will be another bestseller. I have read the other two books by these authors and this one is very similar. The wife between us was my favorite, but this is a quick, lite read that I'm sure will have a long holds list in my library.

What a thrilling ride! The authors have written another fabulous novel with an unexpected twisted that most mystery enthusiasts will not see coming. While I wanted to knock some sense into Shay throughout the story, I also felt very connected to her and wanted to see her suspicions play out. Overall, a great read to cozy up to on a snowy day.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Up to date, I have thoroughly enjoyed books written by Hendricks and Pekkanen! I was tickled to get the opportunity to get an early copy of this new novel.

Shay Miller is just your average New Yorker trying to make it in the big city whose life is currently in a slump. She was downsized from a job she loved and has settled on a temp job to keep her afloat. Shay also had to move in with her best friend, that she is secretly in love with but has a girlfriend. Life is about living day to day to get back on her feet, until she witnesses a girl commit suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming subway train.

Being the world of data mining and finding information, she seeks out information on the girl that died while struggling to recover internally from what she saw. She quickly became friends with the dead girl’s group. It almost seems too good to be true how fast her life turns around after meeting the Moore sisters.

This book made me cringe, made me scratch my head, made me angry on Shay’s behalf…and I loved every minute of it. I also loved the bits of data and trivial information supplied from Shay’s data book throughout the book.

Was the ending predictable? Yeah…probably for most. But it’s how all the story unfolds that kept me hooked. Definitely recommend the read.

Expected Publication Date: March 3, 2020

I read this book with great anticipation but I think this is my least favorite from Greer Hendricks. I really enjoyed the book and the suspense it holds. Having said that I thought there were too many characters with back stories to try to keep straight. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The only reason I took a star away is because this book was very slow to get started. Other than that I have nothing but glowing reviews. I have read the first book from these two authors and have the second one in my TBR stack. I love the way that they tell a story from multiple perspectives but still are able to weave the story together. And then when you think you have something figured out they peel another layer back and give you a twist. I can definitely see their books being made into movies!!!

Shay is a bit of a loner who just doesn't quite fit in, so when she witnesses a suicide, she becomes obsessed with the woman's death. Little does she know that her life, already a bit in shambles, is about to get worse. Enter the Moore sisters, they seem perfect to Shay, and she liked having a pair of sophisticated friends who do so much for her. But she'll soon see that their kindness doesn't come free.

I've read the duo's other two books and absolutely adored them, so of course, I jumped at the chance to read this as well, and they did not disappoint. There is only so much I can say about the book without spoiling it, so I'm going to do a bit of gushing and not much else. There is an air of mystery here, what seems to be going on isn't quite what Shay perceives it to be. The plot is slowly revealed to us over time to piece together a fantastic story of the lengths some people will go to, to delude themselves into thinking that what they're doing is the right thing. And of course, I need to mention the length at which Shay keeps herself oblivious to something that is clearly too good to be true.

A fantastic plot that keeps you flipping pages, desperate to piece everything together and find out what's really at play. Forcing myself to put this down to go to bed was a near Herculean task. Another home run from St. Martin's, thank you for sending this one along!

A lonely young woman who is feeling a bit lost in the world, gets traumatized while witnessing a woman throwing herself in front of a train.
The horror of the suicide effects the woman deeply and she starts wanting to know more about the womans life and eventually makes friends with the dead womans friends. She begins to learn maybe their friendship isnt all that it appears to be.
I have always enjoyed these two authors books. And while I did enjoy reading this book, I did find it unbelievable and it dragged a bit towards the middle but picked up again.
I wanted to give this 3 1/2 stars. It was better than average but not their best I've read in the past.
Thanks to St Martin and Netgalley for the advanced copy for my honest review.

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have written another winning psychological thriller. It's hard to described without giving anything away, so just read the blurb description for the book to get the storyline. The book is well written and the plot is an intricate web. Unfortunately I found this particular plot too unbelievable and I didn't like any of the characters very much - nothing really grabbed me. Still something made me keep reading until the end to see what happened with Shay.

I've really enjoyed the previous books by Hendricks and Pekkanen and this was wasn't bad - it just didn't catch me as much as the others. I will still keep reading their books!

Thanks to St. Martin's Press through Netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, eARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.

I have previously read one book from this author duo (An Anonymous Girl) and liked it well enough to request an ARC of their newest collab. You Are Not Alone follows Shay, a lonely 30-something working as temp who, when witnessing a woman's suicide via subway, cannot stop thinking about it. We are also following sisters Cassandra and Jane, friends of the deceased who are clearly up to something.

I thought this book started out pretty strong and I really enjoyed the first half. I liked not exactly knowing what was going on with Cassandra and Jane and what the endgame was for their bringing Shay into the fold. I also liked the little vignettes about the other girls in their inner circle and how they became friends. However, I felt like the last half started to really drag for me and the reveals at the end came out of absolutely nowhere (and I don't mean that in a good way - I even went back to make sure I hadn't missed something but nope) and felt cheap. I ended up settling on a 3 star rating because I did enjoy the overall plot and the first half.

one would not know too much about the story as it might give away too much...
as always, when these two ladies team up for a book, you have to be prepared for a roller-coaster of action and stories going on!
it was not my favorite read as i enjoyed "the wife between us" even more but non the less a very gripping story!

thank you very much #netgalley and #St. Martin's Press for my copy in exchange for an honest review

The book alternates between chapters from the POV of Shay Miller to the collective POV of sisters Cassandra and Jane Moore to POV chapters of other more minor characters.

Shay is a lonely woman who, while taking the subway one day, witnesses the suicide of a woman named Amanda. Shay is haunted by what she has witnessed and becomes slightly obsessed with learning about who Amanda was and who her friends were- particularly the Moore sisters. But she has no idea that their intentions may not be entirely benign.

The mystery of what the Moore sisters and their small, cultivated group of friends is up to is maintained (at least for me) through most of the book. The “twist” at the end was a little surprising, but not as shocking as I think it was probably supposed to be. Overall, this book was somewhere between “okay” and “I liked it.”

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the e-ARC.

I could truly relate to the heroine in this story. Being a loner with few friends made her the perfect “catch” for the girls controlling the drama. They did underestimate her tenacious nature of keeping notes and statistical data which turned out to be their downfall in the end. Thoroughly enjoyed this read. Thank you to NetGalley.

Hmm...Another book that left me with mixed feelings. Shay’s character is vulnerable and sometimes real, but she makes some crazy choices I couldn’t wrap my mind around. And the book had too many characters which made it difficult for me to keep track of all the backstories. It started off well enough, but I had to push through to get through it in the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Reeling from witnessing the suicide of a young woman on a New York subway, Shay Miller--a data analyst who is obsessed with numbers and statistics--seeks to find out more about the victim, even to the point of attending her memorial. In doing so, she seeks the friendship of the victim’s sophisticated friends, and unwittingly sets herself up in a greater plan.

Authors Hendricks and Pekkanen are masters of their craft, and they have once again articulated a carefully woven psychological thriller. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the pre-release in exchange for an honest review. YOU ARE NOT ALONE is truly destined to be a best-seller.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy of You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. All opinions are my own.

Hendricks and Pekkanen have officially done it again. I am a massive fan of the other books they've written together so when I saw they had another one coming out, I knew I had to read it ASAP.

Let me start off by saying: my expectations were extremely high and I didn't love this as much as I loved their other books. I found the plot to be dull at times and there were a lot of names thrown around that were hard to keep straight, but I genuinely enjoyed this book. This was jam-packed with mystery and suspense, and my heart really went out to the main characters.

If you like books about vindictive wenches, then this is it! It’s an entire orchestrated group of vindictive wenches! They started off with a purpose that most of us would agree with: something had to be done to a very bad person. But as their big get-evens become more complex and more successful, the bar for who deserves what drops severely. To the point that innocent bystanders may get caught up in their web.
Along comes Shay Miller. She secretly loves her roommate but is slowly coming to the realization that he thinks the world of her but he loves his girlfriend, who just happens to be moving in, so it’s “Que sera sera” for that perfect economical room she’s renting.
Next is her job, or the lack thereof. She’s had a bad run of luck there, too. Her way of looking at these issues and all other functions of the world is analytical. What are the percentages? What’s the historical average? What are the chances? She’s excellent to a fault with numbers. Her mind is so cluttered with stats that she’s hard to befriend, difficult to understand, and not too sharp with abusive relationships. She’s perfect fodder for the Moore sisters. Cassandra and Jane have it all: nice apartment, expensive clothes, beautiful friends and they’re stunningly successful owners of their own PR company.
Shay witnesses a suicide and her delicate cracked eggshell of a world shatters around her. She loses it all in a few days: home, job, and self-worth. Along come the Moore sisters who actually want to be her friend! They help her pick up the pieces, keep her socially entertained, help her overcome her fears, and encourage her to rent that apartment that sounds just too good to be true. Life is going better for Shay, yet she’s still hung up on the analytics of the suicide she witnessed. Who was the girl and what made her tick? She digs into the personal data of the girl, which is her nature, but this looks suspicious to the cops who are investigating. Ah, the plot thickens and the web continues to weave tighter and tighter around this good-hearted, intelligent to a fault young lady.
I love the plot, I felt emotion towards the characters, and I could easily see the majority of this story actually happening. Yes, there are parts that seem a bit over the top, but I’ve read crime articles that were less believable and they were facts. And I enjoyed living vicariously in New York for a bit, taking the good with the bad.
(I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for making it available.)

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's press for providing me an advanced readers copy of this book for my honest opinion.

From the publisher:

The electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling authors of THE WIFE BETWEEN US and AN ANONYMOUS GIRL return with a brand new novel of psychological suspense.

Shay Miller wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is increasingly lonely.

Until Shay meets the Moore sisters. Cassandra and Jane live a life of glamorous perfection, and always get what they desire. When they invite Shay into their circle, everything seems to get better.

Shay would die for them to like her.
She may have to.

This book stressed me out a little! But in a good way. Definitely a thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! This is a heart beating, cannot put down thriller of a book! I loved the entire journey that these fabulous authors take us on! Reserve a whole weekend for this one..you will not want to put it down. Thank you to @netgalley for the ARC. I love these authors!

You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - St. Martin's Press - March 2020
4.5 stars
I was thrilled to be offered a galley of You Are Not Alone as I had read the co-authors' previous books, Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us. Once again, they have delivered an entertaining tale that pulled me in from the beginning.

Shay has roomed for some time with Sean, a male friend, and when the story opens we discover that she is being edged out by Sean's girlfriend who has been staying over more and more often the past few weeks. It is complicated by the fact that Shay had begun to fall for Sean. But she realizes it is time for her get her own place. That means finding a new job. On her way to a part-time job where she plans to also review her resume for an upcoming interview, she entered the Murray Hill subway station to await her train. She notices another young woman who seems to be very pleasant and approachable, spots a shining object, picked it up, recognized it as a necklace with a charm shaped like a blazing sun, and headed towards the young woman in the green dress, thinking it was she who dropped it. Immediately, as the train thundered into the stop, the woman in the green dress stepped off the platform.

This scene sets the background for the rest of the story. The necklace and charm are pivotal to what occurs in Shay's life over the next several weeks. So is the young woman, Amanda Evinger, a 29-year-old ER nurse loved by coworkers and patients alike.

If you have read any of the co-authors' previous books, you know that their writing style is extremely engrossing. They release enough facts/clues to keep you turning the pages while also treating your senses to voluptuous descriptions of food, drink, passersby, diners, coffee shops, dress shops, condos and apartments of Manhattan, mostly the Murray Hill area. Chapter by chapter, more characters come into Shay's life and we come closer to the truth about Amanda Evinger's apparent suicide.

In my opinion, this is a well written story. I did not find any gaping plot holes and if the Moore sisters who entered Shay's life after Amanda's tragic death had been working class instead of wealthy entrepreneurs, it would still be a riveting story. The writers' character development skills are admirable. Even if you have some of the story figured out, they always give you a surprise near the end.

As is a currently popular trend, the book is written in a mix of third and first person chapters. Shay's are told in the first person and each of her chapters is introduced with an entry from one of her data books. I enjoyed reading the statistical excerpts that of course pertained to that point in the story - how many suicides are committed each years, how many Americans drink coffee to start their day, et cetera.

I gave it 4.5 stars and heartily recommend it. The only criticism I would give is that I wish they had given Sean a chapter or two so we could know more about him and how he felt about his friendship with Shay. Ditto with Jody - we really only see her through Shay's eyes.

I would like to thank the publisher, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC of You Are Not Alone. I am sure it will be as successful as their previous titles and I look forward to their future publications.

Quite good for the good news.. but not sure. This is more than enough. Five star rating for these authors. Exciting riveting story of revenge