This is going to be a hugely successful book once again the authors give you major twists that keep you guessing. Once you pick up this book it is incredibly hard to put down. I loved you think you know what the outcome of the chapter is let alone the book and then here comes a twist around the corner that is amazing. I found myself reading this and being like "WOW" out loud not many books give you that feeling. IT is a MUST read that is for sure!!! WAY to go Shay (the main character) she kept finding herself in trouble then still finding her way out.

I received a complimentary copy of You Are Not Alone from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Oh, this one was a lovely psychological thriller... Just when I thought I knew where the plot was heading, something new appeared and changed direction all over again! Shay, in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessed a suicide on the subway platform, which then adversely affected her life in more ways than even PTSD style flashbacks of the event itself. Shay was a perfect oblivious/naive character, and was the poster child for the human condition--just wanting to be accepted and have somewhere to belong. (I found myself rooting for her in most cases and offering her advice in others.) The Moore sisters who took her under their wings during her time of need sounded so classy, I wanted to be friends with them too! This novel had so many unexpected twists, it REALLY kept me guessing. I loved it!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

Couldn't put this book down. I had one part of mystery figured out early on, but only a very small part. Full of twists & turns. What some people will do to have "friends" and how willingly they are to do things just to fit in can be frightening .

I received an advanced copy, but voluntarily left this review

Will leave 5 star review on Amazon under name of Connie
Thanks for granting me access to this book

Shay, a woman who seems lost in the depths of New York City, finds her place after witnessing Amanda's suicide. Although a traumatic experience, she finds solace in Amanda's friend group of Cassandra and Jane. When Shay's life is falling apart, Cassandra and Jane are there to pick up the pieces. Just when Shay's life seems to finally be turning around, the nightmare truly begins.

I have read (and loved) every book by Hendricks and Pekkanen, but this one is something special. It is a tale of good vs. evil; privilege vs. desperation. It shows the reader that the most beautiful and groomed person can be truly twisted and evil, and the victim is often someone like us.

You Are Not Alone is my first 2020 must-read recommendation. You will not be disappointed. Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this excellent book!

You Are Not Alone is creepy good!

This writing duo creates a memorable cast of characters; and, although there are many characters in this book, they are each well developed and their personalities well described.

The story itself pulled me in, and I couldn't wait to read more each day.

Thank you to the publisher, authors, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I hope you enjoy You Are Not Alone as much as I did.

Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for providing me with a copy of this book for an honest review! I can’t explain how much I enjoy reading @greerhendricks and @sarahpekkanen ‘s books! Their writing just flows so well. I loved #thewifebetweenus and #ananonymousgirl . I can read their books knowing that the plot will evolve and move quickly. #youarenotalone is no exception! I was hooked immediately and quickly engrossed in the plot.
After Shay observes a woman committing suicide, she becomes seduced by the woman’s close circle of friends. However, things aren’t exactly as they seem. Are these women really out to replace their missing friend with friendship or do they have an ulterior motive? You’ll have to read to find out!
I really don’t want to spoil anything about the book, so I’ll leave it there. However, I will say that Shay is involved in one of my worst nightmares- having to prove the truth! 😳 Is this on your TBR? Make sure you add it for its upcoming release in March! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
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Shay witnesses a suicide in the subway, she becomes extremely curious about the woman's life. When the woman's friends begin to friend Shay, she is flattered by their attention. But, WHY are they so interested in Shay? Absolutely loved this book which kept me on the edge of my seat and turning the pages as fast as I could. Highly recommend.

You Are Not Alone is another great book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. This duo knows how to suck a reader in and keep you guessing until the last second! Most of the story is told from Shay’s perspective, but I liked the chapters that told the story from a different character. It helped move the story around at a quicker pace when you saw things from another side. While you can start to piece a lot of the mystery together throughout the book, the end twists I do not see coming and I love that about these authors, they always manage to make the endings so worthwhile!

Wow! The duo of Hendricks and Pekkanen have done it again! You Are Not Alone is a modern day film noir worthy of a Hitchcock award! Well crafted complex characters drive a twisty tale of suspense and manipulation. This is a must read for psychological thriller fans!

“You Are Not Alone” by: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Shay Miller was an isolated and lonely single woman who loved numbers, data, and statistics. Her life revolved around probabilities and opportunities to belong, to be wanted, to feel confident, to be seen and to be admired. Without the self confidence, she constantly hid in the shadows of her charts and graphs. Until...

One day in the subway she witnessed a woman jump into the tracks and kill herself. Intrigued and disturbed by what she saw, she started to look into the woman’s life by going to her apartment, leaving flowers, and even attending her funeral and befriending the woman’s friends. This caught the attention of sisters Cassandra and Jane whom Shay takes advantage of.

In the series of lies told and assumptions, Shay gets caught up in a spiraling secret involving the woman’s death that no one wanted to be a part of.

This was my first thriller read from duo Hendricks and Pekkanen. I loved the storyline and plot twists that kept my attention for sure. The pacing is fast, highly entertaining and I loved it. I felt that the writing was solid and definitely an enjoyable read. I am definitely reading their previous two books in the backlist.

I recommend this read for fans of the duo or for first time readers of their work! This was so enjoyable!!

I was so excited to see that these authors were putting out another book - I read An Anonymous Girl all in one night, it was such a page turner. That said, I think I may have like You Are Not Alone even better.

I found the character of Shay to be so compelling and real, she really made the book for me. I liked the juxtaposition of her thoughts with Jane and Cassandra as they saw her actions through their own world view, thinking just of themselves and only superficially of Shay’s point of view. I wish more time had been spent on some of the other characters, but of course it’s hard to juggle how much depth can be added to more minor characters while maintaining mystery.

I don’t want to say too much and spoil anything, so I’ll just end with this - if you’re a fan of psychological thrillers, definitely give this book a try.

This book was about a woman that needed a new. beginning. She lost her boyfriend, her old job and was living with a boy “friend” and she needed a change. She needed some close friends that were lacking in her life and was understandably taken in by these “girls” that befriended her after her encounter with their friend that committed suicide in front of her. I empathized with Shay and understood her through the whole book. I think there might have been one too many girls in the group, the plot could have been accomplished without the added characters. I don’t want to spoil it for future readers so I’ll end here. The book was definitely worth reading and I will read this author again in the future. I thank netgalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC for my honest opinion.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE
BY GREER HENDRICKS AND SARAH PEKKANEN

I read and reviewed their book called, "AN ANONYMOUS GIRL," in 2018 and I loved it because of my interest in psychiatry. I was going to become a psychiatrist in undergraduate school until I discovered in my pre-med biology course that I could not dissect fetal pigs. I felt like I was cutting up our Siberian Huskies four puppies that zi watched their mother give birth and I kept placing her runt of the litter up to the mother so he could feed. We kept all four puppies and grew attached to them so we ended up with seven dogs before having kids. Why am I telling you this? Both me and my lab partner both changed our majors to English because we both couldn't stand cutting up what looked like my puppies. We both knew that we would never be able to cut up a human cadaver in our first year of medical school in Gross anatomy. I am still fascinated with psychology and psychiatry and I received an A in my psychology course that's was designed to weed out all of the students who didn't have a natural affinity and who could not do the work. In another words: the class was designed to make most fail who couldn't do the work further and weren't really interested in it and who most likely couldn't do the work. Most of the class failed but somehow I didn't. I love books that feature abnormal psychological pathologies in their characters sometimes. This book features some pretty disturbing characters but I loved "YOU ARE NOT ALONE," which is a perfect title by the way.

Cassandra and Jane are sisters whom I never trusted from the start. The both exhibited saccharine sweet facades when they tried to befriend Shay. Who was lonely but kind. They acted like they were her friends by giving her glamorous gifts all materialistic things such as an apartment. There was a group of them including the cold and disturbed character Valerie who was relentlessly committed to doing the most harm. Their clique was sick and they all were fake and their motives were not authentic towards Shay? But why was that? Why did they want Shay and what were their plans for her and why?

In the very beginning Shay is on a subway platform and for a split second she gaxes into Amanda's eyes and feels a kinship. Amanda is the girl in the white and green polka dot dress that drops a necklace and Shay picks it up but that will be a very bad choice. Ask yourself why that is? Amanda suddenly appears to have jumped to her death onto the tracks and is run over by the subway train. Shay witnessed Amber fall to her death but was it really a suicide? This event will have alarming consequences for Shay in a profound way that it affects her in a multitude of ways.

Amber and Shay have much in common in this twisted story that leads back to the sachararine fake sisters and their clique but why? For one thing they are the most honest and sympathetic characters and are both likable. But they both get involved with a group of deviant people and I really felt sorry for both of them. The sisters find a way to exploit both of them and the puzzle and the consequences for both of them are what drives this narrative and also ratchets up the suspense. Loved that element of this twisty and turns of a great storyline. I loved the unique premise of this novel and found it to be very clever. It is fascinating how this story goes back and forth in time. As a reader you will bear witness as to why both Amber and Shay have so much more in common than meets the eye. They both serve a purpose for this vile group of women and the more you read the more you find out the motives behind Cassandra and Janee and company and why they have a role to play in this tantalizing book and you will love to hate this deplorable group for the self serving purposes that this evil group feels in both Amber and Shay. They are used for methods which are abnormally pathological and self serving and this group is devoid of a conscious yet on the surface their fake charm is both Amanda and Shay's unravelling.

Shay keeps a book of statistics which I also thought was fabulously executed here in this novel and found them very interesting. She analyzes data for companies and she discloses some eerie statistical information which I loved and enjoyed and I think helps keep this novel fresh and unlike any that I have already read. I was seriously creeped out when Shay gets mixed up in this self serving game perpetuated by Cassandra and Jane. I said to myself while reading that the show is about to start. I said to myself oh no. Don't you see right through them?
As I already mentioned above they all have their self serving motives for befriending Shay and even Amanda. You must read this book all of you fans of thrillers to discover why this clique is so sinister and cruel while appearing altruistic. Why do they inflict their brand of bad and illegal acts on others? The theme is Revenge!!!!!!

I thought that this was well written and I loved the book and will be recommending it to all of my friends and followers who want to read a great thriller. I really enjoyed it and was highly entertained throughout the eighty percent of the book. My critique of this manuscript is that the last twenty percent the sentences weren't flowing as nicely. As Shay is trying to find a connection to this whole arc of the story and while she is ruminating in near exhaustion and on the cusp of delirium it just became too choppy and stilted hence the four stars. This was a disappointing ending to what could have been a masterpiece. Maybe that is the only way to exonerate her was too have this inner monologue. It just didn't work for me. This book is a close tie with these authors other book called, "THE WIFE BETWEEN US." This put "AN ANONYMOUS GIRL," as my favorite thus far. Don't get me wrong the last two were excellent reading experiences that I am grateful to have read. I will recommend all three. There is no denying that these two authors are talented and write captivating and addictive novels.

Thank you to Net Galley, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen and St. Martin's Publishing for generously providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

Publication date March 3, 2020

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Wow! Another fantastic book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen! You Are Not Alone is a fast paced, heart-pounding thriller. Once I began reading, I didn't want to stop.

Shay is in the subway waiting for the next train, she feels unnerved and moves closer to a kind looking woman. That's when she witnesses something that will change her life forever. Before Shay can react, this woman jumps in front of the moving train. Shay cannot believe what she has just witnessed.

Overtaken by grief, she ends up attending the memorial service for the woman. Here she meets two of Amanda's best friends and through a series of events, she becomes friends with them as well. She is so taken by this friendship that she doesn't realize the little signs of alarm. Shay quickly finds herself immersed in a new life, not realizing the dangers that awaits her.

This book was intense at points and I was even silently willing the character to do something different, or to pick up on the strangeness of everything! Such a great book!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

"You Are Not Alone" is another excellent thriller from the wonderful writing team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I always enjoy books by these two ladies, but had a hard time finding the motivations of these characters to behave the way they did. There were very dramatic, suspenseful moments in this novel, but it didn't grip me as much as I had hoped. Overall, it is an excellent novel with some dramatic moments.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This is the third psychological thriller from Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, and it's my opinion that it was just not as good as the first two. That's not to say it wasn't good (hello, 4 stars); just not AS good. The big reveal didn't feel all that big, and the ending felt a bit rushed. However, it's a very enjoyable read and 100% worth your time.

Shay Miller witnesses a young woman, about her age, commit suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming subway train. From there she meets sisters Cassandra & Jane Moore, and her life pretty much immediately spirals out of control. Unfortunately there's not much more I can say re: the plot without ruining the reader's experience, so here are some fairly vague observations/opinions:

- If you've read this author duo's previous two titles, then you're familiar with their writing style, and you'll be happy to know that this style continues in You Are Not Alone. I appreciate that they have a particular style that they stick with.

- I felt like it took far too long for Shay to realize what was happening to her. It also took far too long for any motives to be revealed.

- The cast of women is intriguing. Except for Jody. Jody's a bitch.

- Sean, the lone male character, is a complete non-committal, whiny afterthought. It's possible that's how the authors wanted him to come across. Mission accomplished.


You are not alone: Is it a promise, or a threat?

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I can't pass up a book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. This book did not disappoint!

Have you ever wanted to fit in with a group of people so much that you would do almost anything? That is exactly what Shay has done. However, when she realizes that she doesn't really want in this group - it's too late. I hated to put this book down and then couldn't wait to pick it up again. Thanks the authors, publisher, and Netgalley for the advance copy of this book in return for my honest opinion.

4.5 stars*

Shay has just been downsized, her cute male roommate is dating another woman, and Shay feels cut off from her other friends. So when she witnesses another woman jumping in front of a subway train, it seems like her luck has just gotten worse. Instead, Shay is introduced to the woman's very sophisticated, very generous friends, Jane and Cassandra. Maybe things are finally turning around for Shay!

But this is a thriller written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, so of course it isn't. Like their other book, An Anonymous Girl, this book is hard to put down as we weave between chapters from the perspectives of Shay and the sisters. The twist at the end is a good one, I definitely didn't see it coming! Overall, this is a great first thriller to start out the new year!

Love these authors and have loved all of their books so far! It's so unique to have a duo of authors, but they really make it work. This is a great thriller to pass a cold winter night.

It seems as if everything is crumbling apart for Shay after witnessing a tragic suicide in a NYC subway tunnel. As if by fate, she meets the Moore sisters. Their mystical presence turns Shay's life around when they take her under their wings, perhaps a little too closely.

You Are Not Alone grabbed my attention from the start and never let go. I have read Greer Hendricks' and Sarah Pekkanen's previous books. I really enjoy their writing style where the chapters change perspective between characters. I know that with these authors there's always a few big twists at the end that you don't expect. I love to try and piece all the clues to the puzzle beforehand. Another novel that didn't disappoint!