A fantastic psychological thriller that was a pleasure to read. I read this in one day! Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an ARC egalley.

After reading and loving the first two books by Hendricks and Pekkanen, I went into this one with low expectations because, surely, not every book they write together will be amazing, right? Wrong. I would say You Are Not Alone had a touch less suspense and surprise for me than the last two, but I still found myself wrapped up in Shay and the Moores right away. It was easy to root for Shay and relate to her in her desire to connect with new friends. I loved the integration of her data books and the facts that headed up each of her chapters, they were a fun sneak into what may happen next. I had a couple of tiny questions at the end, but was very happy with how they wrapped it all up. The last quarter of the book flew by! I would definitely recommend reading You Are Not Alone if you’ve read and loved Hendricks and Pekkanem, and maybe make this your first one if you haven’t!

Wow from the first pages from the introduction of characters from twists and turns that shocked me I could not put this book down.I will not give any of the plot away not even a hint,I will say grab this book & if you haven’t read their other book grab them.#netgalley#st.Martinspress

This book, as their other two books, grabbed me right from the beginning . I liked the narrative format used: Shay's chapters were told in first person; everyone else's, in third person. That made the reader become more invested in Shay, the main character, and made her actions seem more intimate and intense. As Shay looks into the life of a woman she witnessed die in front of her, she becomes ensnared in a plot that she is totally unaware of. This psychological thriller spirals Shay through more and more layers of deception until the final explosive climax. I read this book in a little over one day because I couldn't put it down. If you enjoy a psychological thriller with a roller coaster of emotions and actions, then you need to definitely read this book.
I received an Advance Review Copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I started You Are Not Alone last night and woke up early to finish it this morning. This book is fast-paced, and while the twists are predictable, it is such a wild ride that I didn't mind. I empathized with Shay, because I think most of us want to feel understood and that sense of belonging. While I don't think the plot of this story will be one I remember for long, it was well worth the read.

Sisters Cassandra and Jane Moore are highly persuasive and resourceful. They have "cultivated" a small group of women, who have experienced trauma and injustice, and who possess a skill or access to resources that is mutually beneficial to the group. However, as the book begins, the most recent addition to the group, Amanda, has committed suicide by throwing herself in front of a subway train. On the mostly deserted subway platform when Amanda committed suicide was unemployed data analyst Shay, who yelled at the woman (Amanda) to stop, but was unable to act in time. Witnessing the suicide has greatly affected Shay. She finds out the name of the victim and she later learns of a memorial service for Amanda and decides to go. At the service, she meets the Moore sisters. Shay lies about how she knew Amanda (not wanting to announce that she witnessed Amanda kill herself) and her lie, as well as other behavior, causes the Moore Sisters to wonder/worry about her true connection to Amanda and what Amanda might have told Shay in the days or weeks leading up to her suicide. The Moore Sisters insinuate themselves into Shay's life and start transforming her into someone much like Amanda. Shay, wanting a sense of belonging, and having experienced a number of unfortunate events recently, likes the attention and finds the transformation empowering. However, as time goes on and strange things happen, she begins to wonder if something more sinister is occurring.

This was a good psychological thriller; 4.5 stars. The authors have the Moore Sisters and two of the women in their group do a quite effective job at keeping Shay off-balance -- things seems to be looking up for Shay, and then something happens that rattles her. In addition, some of the behavior of Shay unintentionally creates concern among the Moore Sisters that she knows more than she is telling, which influences how they behave towards her and the psychological mind-games they employ. While the book is largely set in the present, following the events that occur after Amanda commits suicide, there are multiple chapters that go back in time to explain the backstories of the various women and to explain the events that led to Amanda's suicide. The authors, through the character of Shay, make effective use of data, with Shay recording in her data book various data/statistics about the events around her. There are also some pretty good surprises in the book.

I received a copy of the e-book via NetGalley.

I think I’m definitely in the minority on this one, but I had such a hard time getting through this one. I’d been doing well trying to read more this year until I hit this book and I just could not get into it. Every chapter just drug and it wasn’t interesting. It was just weird. I knew I had to press on and get through it, but I dreaded picking it up at the end of the day. I’m so glad I’m finally through it and can move on to something else now. It did finally get mildly interesting somewhere around the 75-83% mark, but it was too little too late for me. None of the characters were even remotely likable and the plot was just so far fetched to me. It just fell very flat.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

"You Are Not Alone" is a very solid suspense book. The authors take the reader into the mind of a young woman who is being manipulated by a band of sisterly crazies. The reader will learn lots of solid facts, become deeply immersed in this tantalizing tale, and be glad they invested the time in this fine book. Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen are to be applauded. This book is fast moving, just the right amount of creepy, and a story that could easily become a box office hit. It's a solid 4.5 stars . . . just not quite up to the rare air of five stars.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE is about a woman named Shay, who witnesses a terrible incident on the subway and ends up making friends with Cassandra and Jane afterwards. Shay feels that this is just what she needs after some hardships have recently gotten her down. She is extremely excited about this blossoming friendship with the sisters, but doesn’t realize that it is them who are most excited about this new “friendship”. They have their own agenda and reasons for wanting to get close to Shay.

This is an entertaining book, but I’m struggling on the rating due to the fact that I think it’s somewhere smack dab in the middle. I’ve read the two novels by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, and absolutely loved how absorbed I was in the stories they created. The writing is excellent in this one as well, but it just doesn’t contain the same type of satisfaction as its predecessors. I will happily say that it really picks up the pace towards the end, and it is mostly a satisfying conclusion. These writers also do a great job of fleshing the characters out and really making us care (or not care) about them.

Thank you to Hendricks and Pekkanen, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I truly enjoyed this book. Its characters were very complex and woven into a very original storyline. The only problem I had with this book was that it dragged on for quite a bit. To me this was unnecessary and it lost my attention midway until the plot picked back up again.

Main character Shay is easy to feel sorry for. No boyfriend, no real housing situation, and a dead-end job. Then one day she sees a woman jump in front of the subway. From there, she is thrust into a world that she never knew existed. This is like Mean Girls on steroids people. The planning and conniving Moore sisters are on to innocent Shay. What she doesn't know is that she could be in real danger.

Thank you to Netgalley, Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, and St. Martin's Press for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

You Are Not Alone is a suspenseful thriller that will make you cautious about making friends with new people, especially if they seem too good to be true. Shay is a woman in to data and analytics, and when her life starts a downward spiral - she loses her job and realizes that her love interest will never be hers - she witnesses a woman commit suicide. Shay becomes obsessed with this woman because in a lot of ways she seems familiar to her, and Shay wants to understand why she killed herself.

If you have read any of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's other novels and enjoyed them, you will most definitely like this one. The only thing that distracted me a little was the changing POV's. At first I wasn't sure how they related to Shay's story, but the authors did a great job of pulling them all together with a lot of twists. I didn't expect the ending and the dramatic suspense that led up to it had me on the edge of my seat.

With friends like these.........

You Are Not Alone is written by a dynamic duo of a writing team. I've read all their books and have enjoyed them. This time out I'm afraid I may not be setting off fireworks. While You Are Not Alone contained a pretty creative premise, it had some difficulty getting the weight of it off the ground. Far too many details and far too many characters who had to unpack the clutter of their backstories. A bit of heavy lifting while trying to enjoy the storyline.

Shay is a 31 year old market researcher living in New York City. She lives with a male friend of hers who has a girlfriend who enjoys constant sleepovers. Shay can't seem to get her act together and works at random part-time jobs. She hasn't had a date in eons. It's time for her to strike out on her own, but she's caught in a random orbit around an uneventful life.

But all that changes when Shay witnesses a young woman, Amanda, leaping in front of a subway train. Stunned, Shay finds it difficult to answer all the questions aimed at her by the police. Soon she becomes almost obsessed by this unfortunate individual and tries to find out as much as possible about her. This series of inquiries will lead to a hornet's nest of activities in which Shay will come upon Amanda's "friends". Loneliness will be the impetus to hurl Shay into a deadly situation that she can't escape from.

This was an entertaining book, but it just didn't live up to the fine work of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen of the past. Perhaps you'll think otherwise. Like I always say, take it out for a test drive and see what you think. I'll always leave the light on for the next offering by these two fine authors.

I received a copy of You Are Not Alone through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St.Martin's Press and to Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen for the opportunity.

This was not my favorite by this duo (and I've read them all!). The women felt too one dimensional to me. And mostly that meant they were b*tches. But it was still twisty and interesting, so I'll keep coming back for more!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for a honest review.

This is the third book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen I’ve read and it is by far my favorite one. In their past books I always felt you knew what the twist was going to be and when it was going to happen but this book was a complete surprise. I don’t want to give too much away but in this book if it seems too good to be true it probably is.

The book only took me 3 days to read but only because I had to go to work. This is one of those books that sucks you in right from the beginning and you’ll struggle to put it down.

Looking forward to the next Hendricks/Pekkanen collaboration!

I had that unsettled, on edge feeling throughout the whole book. Even before I understood there was a reason to feel that way. This is told from multiple views and in three parts. It starts on Shay, though. She's kind of lonely, and definitely obsessed with statistics, in between jobs and feeling out of place with her roommate situation. She's kind of easy pickings to be messed with. I won't say more to not give anything away.

I've enjoyed every book I've read by these two authors. You are Not Alone might be my favorite. The build up of suspense, not to mention the surprises and reveals, and the way it's put together? This is just what I was looking for.

This is the third book of Sarah and Greer's that I have read so I went in with high expectations, having loved both the first two books. The plot definitely intrigued me and I found myself trying to read faster and faster to figure out what was going to happen next. They did a great job of building suspense as small clues were revealed to the reader. Overall it was a solid read and kept my interest but it just didn't live up to the previous two novels for me.

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is a psychological thriller about Shay, a 30-something that is having a tough go at it. She’s lost her job, has a crush on her roommate but he’s dating someone else, her best friend is busy with her new family, and she’s about to loose her apartment too. She’s in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnesses the suicide of Amanda in a train station. Enter Jane and Cassandra, 2 beautiful sisters that seem to have it all - looks, money, friends, great jobs, success all around. Shay wants to be a part of their inner circle. You better watch out for what you wish for, Shay!
For me this book started out great, I found the first half to be nearly impossible to put down, a true page turner. But it did slow down drastically. It became a little cluttered with too many characters to track in different timelines and got a little confusing. The end did pick up a bit and while most of the pieces came together I am still trying to piece together one of the connections. I did love this duo’s first book, The Wife Between Us, so I was excited to read this one too. Ultimately I would say it was an average good read but I was hoping for a little more.
Thank you to Netgalley, St Martin’s Press and the authors for this free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
⭐️ 3.5/5 - rounded up

Wow! Another home run by Hendricks and Pekkanen. I thought their first two books were phenomenal, but I think this book is even better. Shay is a lonely young woman with an unrequited crush on her handsome roommate. She is having a difficult time in life as she’s lost her full time job and is working at a temp service and is growing apart from her best friend who has recently had a baby. When Shay witnesses a woman commit suicide in the subway station, she becomes somewhat obsessed trying to find the answers why a beautiful young woman would end her own life. As she probes deeper into the dead woman’s life and meets her circle of friends she find herself in eminent danger. With more twists and turns than you can imagine this book is a top rate thriller. Highly recommend.

Shay is already in a bad place: lonely, unhappy, looking for a job and then to add to her woes, she witnesses a suicide -- but oddly the dead woman's friends give her friendship and help her with a home and job and everything seems to be looking up. Of course when things seem too good to be true...This started out very intriguing but then got a little too far-fetched for me.

Shay Miller has lost her job; she shares an apartment with the man she loves and his girlfriend; her closest friend is busy with a new baby, and she witnesses a subway suicide. Unable to dismiss this vision, she becomes obsessed with Amanda, the woman who threw herself in front of the train. She lies her way into the memorial and meets friends of the deceased. These women take her under their wing and Shay finds herself with new friends, a new job and a better living situation. Following their fashion advice, she realizes she is starting to resemble Amanda. Are these friends sincerely helping her or are their motives more sinister? Once again Hendricks and Pekannen have given us a fast-paced plot with multiple twists and turns. I so enjoy their novels!