Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have done it again. You Are Not Alone is twisted and compelling with a unexpected ending. Shay is lonely and feeling stuck in many aspects of life. When she witnesses a tragic death at the subway station, things get even worse for her. Unexpectedly, Cassandra and Jane Moore enter her life and Shay can’t help but think they are the answer to her prayers. However, as dark and unexpected things start to happen, Shay has to figure out if some things - and some people - are just too good to be true.

Shay Miller, thirty-one years old, lives with Sean, who she secretly loves. Sean has a girlfriend. Shay works for a temp agency, and her life is very ho hum.

Amanda Evinger, twenty-nine, single, a nurse who loves to bake.

Shay and Amanda do not know one another, but one fateful day their paths cross and Shay witnesses a tragedy. Shay has a difficult time overcoming what happened and develops a phobia. In order to grasp and deal with the weight of the tragedy, Shay attends a service where she meets Cassandra & Jane Moore, who are successful, beautiful sisters. Cassandra & Jane, are good friends of Amanda's. When Shay is asked how she knows Amanda, she isn't completely honest.

In a short period of time, Shay's life intertwines with the Moore sisters. Shay's life isn't so boring and good things are happening. Shay contributes that to the Moore sisters having saved her. The Moore sisters are everything Shay would like to be, and hopes one day they will love her; as much as, they do Amanda.

Is Shay, the worst possible person, or the best possible person?

This was a fantastic, thrilling read! It's told from many perspectives with lots of twists and turns. I, highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a good thriller that keeps you guessing.

I received an ARC from NetGalley via St. Martin's Press and I have voluntarily reviewed this book.

I was captivated by this story. I loved An Anonymous girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen so when I received an email with the opportunity to read You Are Not Alone I could not wait to read it.
Shay is approaching 30 she has no boyfriend, few close friends, a job as a temp and is missing the relationship she has with her roommate because he has a new girlfriend. Her life is not as she hoped it would be and she is questioning what will be next. Unfortunately when she is at her lowest she sees another woman on the subway platform who really reminds her of herself: and that woman just jumps in front of the inbound subway train. Shay is devastated.
The Moore sisters seem to have everything. They are beautiful, successful and powerful and they want to be Shay's friends. Are things finally changing in Shay's favor?
You need to read this book. People are not always what they seem.
Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. I look forward to more like this.

SOOOOO GOOD!

I have been a huge fan of this duo since the moment I started reading The Wife Between Us so when I received the ARC of You Are Not Alone, I was hyped!

This does not disappoint. Amazing story line and what a plot twist! I loved Shay and loved that she was such a smart and well developed character. I was always on her side!

The appeal of the sisters is so understandable and was crafted so perfectly. This book had a younger feel that TWBU but was still amazing.

Please don't ever stop writing together!

After reading and loving the first book I read from these incredible authors I knew I needed this book in my life. I am overwhelmed with this book. I will shout it out from the rooftops. Read this book if you want to live again in the fast and dangerous lane of chaos.

This is the third book by the writing team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen and they’ve really hit their stride in the thriller category!

The first chapter will take your breath away and grab your attention. It’s a fast-paced read and hard to write about without revealing spoilers. The authors have once again created an interesting story line that takes the reader on a road with many unexpected twists and turns. As with their previous books, the characters are well developed and you can envision them living in NYC (although maybe not Manhattan)!

This book follows the same structure: there’s a main character, Shay, who’s a young woman happy to be living in NYC, but facing challenges with her employment, love life, living situation, and life in general. She witnesses a horrible act and it then shapes the rest if the story, including meeting up with a group of women whose lives seem to be the opposite of hers. But, are they? And, with any good thriller, what’s beneath the surface?

Thanks to St. Martin’s Publishing Group and Netgalley for the opportunity to read You Are Not Alone!

These two have a gift for making inconceivable twists believable enough to not be jarring. Unfortunately, they counterbalance that by pointing out inconsistencies that are more fun when the reader to discovers them on her own.

Just when you think you have figured out the whole plot and premise of the book Greer and Sarah hit you with a whammy of a surprise in the last few chapters! That is what I love about this author duo. Things are never quite what they seem, it keeps the reader on their toes, waiting for the next twist and turn. I will say this book was less scary and suspenseful than their last few, which helped me sleep a bit better at night!

I will admit that my inability to engage with this book may be entirely my own fault.
I read their debut, The Wife Between Us, and although I finished it quickly, it fell a little flat. It was fast paced and easy to read but ultimately forgettable. This book is much slower. The writing is good and the main character is well characterized, but the book moves at a snail’s pace. I read on for chapters and chapters, waiting for something substantial to happen or for a reason to care about any of the characters. Finding nothing, I gave up a quarter of the way in. Maybe I’m just tired of this overdone trope where an average or plain woman meets a charismatic/wealthy/beautiful woman and gets swept into her world with disastrous consequences.

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have done it yet again! You Are Not Alone is a wild ride that doesn't end until the last page! Hendricks and Pekkanen have a way of weaving a story that is suspenseful and mysterious and you have no idea how the story is going to end until the very end. We are introduced to Shay, a New Yorker trying to make it in the world when she is a witness to a young woman jumping in front of a subway train. She is horrified by the act and wants to find out more about her personal life. Amanda was a local girl, working in a busy emergency room. And that is where Shay's life takes a spiral. Shay meets Cassandra and Jane, seems innocent enough at first. Without giving too much of the story away, this book makes you rethink how you interact with others and the extent people will go to get to know you. I have been reading and following Greer and Pekkanen since their first book together and I will continue to follow them! I highly recommend You Are Not Alone to others especially those that like womens fiction with a suspenseful mystery looming in the background. This book is easy to follow and easy to read. The chapters are written from the point of view of a few characters but are clearly labeled and easy to jump from character to character. The book also jumps from past to present time but that is how some of the mystery is revealed, from the characters' past. Special Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advance digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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****4.5 Stars****

You Are Not Alone is a highly anticipated novel of 2020 written by the dynamic duo Hendricks and Pekkanen. Coming off the heels of The Wife Between Us and An Annonymous Girl, their new fiction takes plot twisting to a new level.

As Amanda leaps off the train podium to her demise, she leaves behind her a small charm on a necklace. Shay is a witness at the train station, takes the necklace and the horrific memory of what she experienced. Shay is deeply traumatized, feeling guilty for not stopping her sooner. Paralyzed, she is unable to step down onto any train station. To cope with this tragedy she tries to find meaning into Amanda's death. After all, they may be more similar than unalike. But what she finds out is that the only thing she can trust is the statistics of life.

The narrative is written seamlessly in multiple perspectives and timelines. This would at face value seem very fractured but it sustained the suspense and created many twists. Furthermore, the authors constructed multiple characters in a depth that is not easily mastered. There are details to each character that is subtle in history, physique, unassuming action or thought. This also was important for the generation of the plot.

You Are Not Alone is a compulsive read. I found myself reading the novel in moments when I should not have (husband having surgery). I am leaving out many details about characters and the storyline on purpose because this narrative is unique and engaging albeit complicated. And it should be experienced for what it is. A great story!

Thank you Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and the authors for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Imagine you are standing on a subway platform and see a woman fall into the tracks and die. For Shay, this happened. She believes she witnessed a suicide and it has left her scared and shaken up. She starts looking into the woman’s life. Starts making up lies. She starts to befriend the woman’s friends. Her friends know something is up, but take Shay under the wing to see Shay’s attention. How will Shay get out from under all these lies she dug herself in? Will she survive the world of the dead girl’s friends?
A great premise and just like their other books, they become so captivating that it is hard to put them down. I loved the premise and at first everything seems confusing, but how the story is told you want more. It eventually all comes together and makes sense. The reason I rated this book four stars was because I didn’t feel like the twists were as shocking as their other books. It was still good, but felt lacking in my opinion. The characters were done greatly and there were many people in the book I wanted to yell at or slap for what was happening in the story.
If you love thrillers and their previous books, then pick this up, you won’t regret it.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is one of the best books I've read in awhile!! The main character in this book is Shay Miller. She is shy, lonely, and working a job she doesn't even like. She doesn't have any 'real' family and lives with a male roommate who she secretly loves, but unfortunately he has a girlfriend. But she also doesn't have any girlfriends.

One day while Shay is headed to work, she is taking the subway, she sees a girl (Amanda) who makes direct eye contact with her and than jumps in front of the train and dies. Shay is deeply affected by this and starts to research the girl that died. She is consumed with thoughts on why and how there was nothing she could do. Shay sees information on Amanda's funeral and decides to attend. Maybe she feels this will be closure for her. During her time at the funeral, she starts talking to Amanda's friends, and is impressed with how close they are, and loves their confidence and style.

Strange things start happening to Shay, which include getting questioned by the police about her whereabouts during certain events. I won't spoil this book but if you are a fan of these authors or suspense books in general this book is definitely a book to read.

Shay Miller’s life takes a complete 180 when she witnesses a women commit suicide by stepping onto the tracks of a subway. Immensely disturbed by the incident, Shay seeks to find answers as to why this young woman, so seemingly similar to herself, would choose to end her life. Shay’s detective work only raises more questions for her, while unleashing a force that puts her life in danger.

I am a huge fan of these two authors and was so excited to have won this on both edelweiss and netgalley. Though at times some of the happenings were a bit far-fetched, this did not detract from the overall breakneck pace and enjoyability of this. It’s been awhile since of read something with a nice twist and this did not disappoint in that regard. I predict that this will be a huge hit!

Many thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press and Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen did it again! I absolutely loved this story. Shay is a likable character & her story had everything I look for in a good book.

Thank you for the advanced read. I’m definitely buying this book in hardcover when it releases.

This book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is so good! I have only read one other by this author pair and I think this is the best one yet! It is fast paced, great writing, likeable characters and twists and turns you will never see coming! I would highly recommend!

I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review

The fantastic writing team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have done it again! I read YOU ARE NOT ALONE in one loooooong sitting because it was – in a word – unputdownable!

Shay Miller is at a crossroads in her life. The man she loves loves someone else, she needs to get a job and she’s just plain lonely.

One day she is about to get on a train to go to work when she witnesses a woman commit suicide. After that, Shay’s life changes in every way possible.

Obsessed with finding out more about the woman who took her own life, Shay embarks on a series of bad decisions that lead her to befriend friends of the deceased woman. Suddenly, Shay doesn’t feel as lonely or pathetic as she did before witnessing the suicide. Her life begins to look up – she gets what she thinks is a great job, a new apartment, and a makeover. Unfortunately, none of those things are of her own volition.

Told in revolving points of view and with flashbacks and flash forwards, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat rooting for Shay. The ending – which I won’t divulge because I hate spoilers - was perfect!

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s press for a sneak peak at what is surely going to be one of the top books of 2020.
5 well deserved stars!

I was able to read this excellent book thanks to NetGalley. I was thrilled to get the opportunity to read this new book from amazing authors. It did not disappoint me!
Shay is a lonely single woman who is in love with her live in roommate (who has a serious girlfriend) and works temp jobs after getting laid off. One day she witnesses what appears to be a suicide and she cannot help but research the woman. This opens her to a whole new group of friends led by Cassandra and Jane. We know right away they have sinister intentions.
This book was extremely fast paced and exciting. It has one of the best twists at the end of any book I’ve read. I will highly recommend it to all friends and family. Thanks again to NetGalley.

This was my first read by this duo and I can not believe my luck in being approved for this arc!
What a ride ! I couldn’t put this book down and I wanted to crawl into the book and help my girl Shay!
Shay Miller is a single 31 year old who is not having the best of luck in her life . To add to that , she witnesses a violent suicide and becomes obsessed with finding out about the victim .
She manages to attend the memorial service and catches the eye of Cassandra and Jane , friends of the deceased !
Feeling lost , Shay finds herself being taken under the sisters wings and all of a sudden her luck seems to be shifting ! Are the sisters as genuine as they seem to be or are they somehow trying to transform Shay into someone else to protect themselves ? It is Shay hiding the truth ???
I love the way it was written and how we get to see what each character is thinking 🤔 . What I loved is that even though I, as the reader , knew exactly what was going I found myself questioning what was happening !!! I love when the story takes me somewhere where I’m left scratching my head and wondering where I missed something !?
Twists, turns, betrayal and secrets!
I highly recommend this book and I’ve already bought another of this duo’s book !!!! So happy to have discovered new authors to explore and love !

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Net Galley for an early copy of this phenomenal book! These two writers are an amazing team. This is the third book I read from them and I cannot wait for the fourth!!! Could not put it down.