If you save all your passwords to your phone, think again. A chilling catalogue of internet fraud and deep secrets pervade this rollercoaster tale of money, love and revenge. Plot twists and a protagonist with an unconventional backstory, mean that there is always more detail to unearth in the solving of this gripping story. A brilliant read which left me considering my internet password security!

Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ahead of publication in exchange for an honest review

I've read every one of McKenzie's books to date and have been a fan since her very first release back in my early blogging days! The one thing that I love about her books is that I never know quite what I'm getting in to when i start reading. Her books fall in to very unique categories each and every time. Sometimes I love them and sometimes I don't like them as much as I had hoped, but YOU CAN'T CATCH ME was a winner for me!

Jessica Williams was in a cult called the Land of Todd (or LOT for short) since she was born. Finally able to escape just shy of her 18th birthday she is now older, but not necessarily wiser. Integrating in to society, and New York especially., has been challenging but she has her other misfit friends, The Twists, and Liam, her rescuer to lean on. A journalist, Jessica shoots to fame when she writes about her time in the cult, but it all comes crashing down around her when she is caught plagiarizing and is unceremoniously fired. Luckily she has proof that she has been harassed by a co-worker and walks away jobless but with a hefty amount of money in her bank account to tide her over.

On her way to a tropical vacation Jessica is shocked when she sits next to another Jessica Williams, same birthday and everything, at the airport bar. Jessica has to leave for her vacation but the two exchange numbers and promise to keep in touch. Sadly, when Jessica returns she finds that she's been scammed and that all of her hard-won money is gone.

So begins Jessica's pursuit of "Jessica Two" as well as other Jessica's who have been scammed by this same woman. As Jessica circles around the truth we, the reader, discover that Jessica Two is far more clever than we ever gave her credit for- or is she?

My favourite part of this book are the twists and the turns that the story takes. The writing is on par as always, but truly it's the plot that stood out for me when reading this book. The ending especially blew me away and had me rethinking everything that I thought that I knew when I was reading this book! That is truly the mark of an excellent storyteller in my opinion- the ability to hold my attention even after the last page has been read.

I also really enjoyed the deep dive in to the cult that Jessica grew up in, the Land of Todd. I found the depictions fascinating and a welcome addition to the overall story. I do wish that there had been more, as the Land of Todd itself is worthy of its own book.

A thought-provoking and twisty book, YOU CAN'T CATCH ME is the latest in the line of must-reads by author Catherine McKenzie.

My thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for providing me with a copy of this book for review.,

This story grabbed me from the first page, and didn't let go. Now I'm familiar with this author's work, which is how I chose this book, and yet, she still was able to surprise me all the way to the end.
Jessica Williams, yup, a name you will be very familiar with as you read, but there is depth here, and most you will never expect.
A little bit of Cults and Grifters here, and how they meld together is quite mind blowing, and con upon con. '
I love how the mind of this author works, and she keeps me guessing with bombshells and twist that I never saw coming, a book that will keep you page-turning and gasping!

I received this book through Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review.

I admittedly didn’t plan on picking this one up because it didn’t seem like something I would like but after seeing a few stellar five stars reviews for it, I decided to give it a chance. I’ve never read anything by this author before so I didn’t really know what to expect. The plot is different and unique, interweaving the story of Jessica and her life after being rescued from a cult at 17, and how she is scammed by a woman with the exact same name and birthday as her, having her identity and money stolen.

This is a total revenge story with badass women that unfortunately didn’t quite reach it’s potential. The first half of the book was very fast-paced and kept my attention. I was interested in the story of Jessica and how she was going to get her money back, as well as learning about her childhood in the Land of Todd cult. Sadly, after about the half way mark, this story seemed to drag on for me and I lost interest. I kept reading simply so I could finish it.

I’d heard from some fellow bookstagrammers that the ending was mindblowing and that it changed their perception of the entire story. While I did find the final reveal to be surprising and not predictable, I didn’t find it believable. The whole story just felt too far fetched to me and I didn’t really click with the characters. I honestly wish that the cult aspect would’ve played more of a role in the twist. Even though I didn’t find it to be a memorable thriller for me, I think a lot of people will appreciate this one. I’ve seen a lot of great reviews for it, so it must be doing something right. Catherine McKenzie’s writing is super casual and easy to read, fast-paced, and totally bingeable. This is a solid thriller to try out if you’re looking for a unique storyline and a not so predictable ending.

This had promise but ultimately was too predictable for me. What kind of scamming con-artist sends texts to their victims with read receipts on? Way too many wtfs here for me.

The use of Jessica One and Two was too much of a Logan’s Run crash in my head.

I feel like this plot really could have been a great read, but it didn’t work out. Three stars because I still got a bit of Covid distraction from the messy read but mostly I was questioning details. The ending was a big predictable disappointment. Others may be satisfied or not feel it was as predictable as I did. Try it, the story may work for you.

Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "You Can"t Catch Me" by  Catherine McKenzie,  Lake Union Publishing, June 2020

WOW! Catherine McKenzie, author of "You Can't Catch Me" has written an intense, page-turning, intriguing, captivating, and suspenseful novel. The genres for this story are Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Suspense and Mystery and Fiction. The author describes her dramatic cast of characters as complex, complicated, manipulative, and calculating. This novel has twists and turns, betrayals, threats and danger. The themes in this book are identity theft and cults, and life after being in a cult. 

Jessica Williams was able to leave a cult with some help from a detective and has tried to become familiar with modern society to fit in. Until recently, she was a well-known journalist.  Jessica finds that there is more than one Jessica Williams, and one of them is a thief, not only stealing money but identities, and ruining reputations.

Jessica Williams and the other Jessica Williams try to trap and catch the one that is causing the problems. No one realizes how dangerous and deadly this can become.

I love the way Catherine McKenzie pulls you into this suspenseful thriller and vividly describes the characters, plot/s, and landscape. I highly recommend reading this thought-provoking novel.

You Can't Catch Me is a suspense/thriller with some romance. It is my third book by this author.

The book is divided into three parts. The narrator is 29 year old Jessica Williams (1st person POV).

Jessica/Jess, known as Jessica 1 is a journalist and former cult member. She is really quite different from most female narrators. She is blunt and fierce. Tough. Strong.

The book starts with Jessica at the airport. She meets another Jessica Williams with the same birth date (this Jessica is known in the book as Jessica 2).

There are more Jessica Williams with the same birth date.

This book is about identity theft. And stealing. And I honestly found the beginning to be so good. I loved the idea of there being multiple Jessicas with the same birth date. And I was curious to see how the story would play out.

One of my favorite characters in this book is 42 year old private detective Liam. He is Jessica's friend. I was so intrigued by Liam,

The story was mostly told in the present. But we get some backstory to see what happened in Jess's past.

I love when thrillers have multiple reveals. And this book definitely fit into that category. There were a bunch of reveals in the last half of the book. And I honestly did not see any of them coming.

This book was amazing in so many ways. However the last chapter had a lot of information/explanations. There was a letter ... and honestly I didn't love what the author did. It was interesting, but it made my rating go down to 4 stars. But overall this was a very unique mystery.

I adore Catherine McKenzie and the characters and stories she creates. she is a masterful writer and you care about the characters. with each book she gets better and better and this is her best yet!

Mckenzie has done it again, I'm blown away by her 10th book! She has become one of my favorite authors over the years and I am just completely and utterly mind blown by her amazing writing ability and the fact she can put a major plot twist in at 95% that gives the book a whole new dimension. Wow, I don't even think I have words to describe how much I adored this one. Cults, revenge, friends, murder, secrets this novel has it all!

I have read several of Katherine MacKenzies novels and have enjoyed everyone of them. I struggled to get through this one and suspect that the plot and characters were just too complicated to get me there. I suspect it’s the complicated times we live in.
A really twisted tale of multiple Jessica Williams, that are defrauded by a women, claiming to be another Jessica Williams. In an elaborate scam, that has these women’s lives virtually ruined, we try to manipulate the devious situations that these unsuspecting women are placed in.
They all have had disappoints in their lives and now must overcome one if the biggest challenges yet. And that is to find and stop this fake Jessica Williams from finding other victims. One thing I will admit, I never saw the ending coming!
This story is about cults, bad relationships, yearning for love and trying to fight back from difficult lives. But I just couldn’t connect with the characters and struggled with the challenge of keeping everyone’s story straight. It dragged on, far too long and I felt exhausted by the effort. The visuals were exceptional, the bleakness of the cult compound, the complexities of trying to adapt to a busy New York City, and the beauty and serenity of Wyoming. It’s an interesting plot and it will appeal to those readers that thrive on navigating a complex tale.
Thank you to NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing for my ARC. My review is my independent opinion.

You Can't Catch Me is the third Catherine Mackenzie book I've read. I learned after The Good Liar to accept that I will never predict the twists. It makes it easier going in to her books when I'm just there for the ride. All the Jessica characters were riveting and all The Twists were heartbreaking. I'll always be on the lookout for another good mystery with heart from Catherine.

I was sent this book from the publisher/publicity team. My ratings and reviews will be my own personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may have sent me books to review.

I was really excited for this one as I have heard amazing things about the author. I also really excited to see where this went with everything.

This was pretty good, but I had some issues with pacing. I felt certain things just dragged a little too much for me and I was losing interest. I had to skim some of the story. I still wanted to see what happened though, so I did push on.

Overall, I enjoyed this one.

This is the first book I've read by Catherine McKenzie and I really liked it. I think this is a fun book with such a unique premise. I'm always down for a game of cat and mouse and it makes for a great book. Despite that though, I did have some problems but I want to discuss the good stuff first. As I mentioned before, this book is unique. I loved the narrator's (Jessica One) backstory and how she was in a cult. We see just how that has affected her life even though she escaped. We see the lasting impact that Todd (the cult leader) has made on her and her life choices. What else makes the story unique is the fact that we have a woman who steals from other women with the same name. One of the other things I enjoyed was that it wasn't predictable at all. I wasn't able to guess any of the things that ended up happening and for me that's a good thing. The author kept the suspense up and that made my reading experience that much more enjoyable. Also as I mentioned before, this book is a lot of fun. I read it in two days because I couldn't put it down. It was fast paced and the plot kept me interested. Aside from that though there was something about the book that held me back. I'm not sure, but I was expecting to like it a whole lot more than I did. It started out really fun but then somewhere along the way that feeling was lost. Without giving anything away, I feel like the ending came out of left field. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but when I finished, I just had this sort of meh feeling. I guess I wanted a little more than what I got. I also had a problem connecting with the characters. So while I liked this, I didn't really love it.

I will say that this is a solid book that I'm sure a lot of people will love. It was fun, light, smart, and fast paced. I also liked the author's writing style and I'm excited to check out more of her work.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the review copy!

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an advance reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a big fan of Catherine McKenzie’s and I’ve read all her novels and was very excited to get an advance copy of her latest book.

This book grabbed me from the first few pages and I couldn’t put it down until it was finished. Thankfully it’s really fast paced. So many twists and turns and the epilogue I definitely didn’t see coming but appreciated because there were a few things I was a bit iffy on that definitely made more sense with the epilogue.

Inherent in this book is also a public service announcement about how much do we share with strangers - online and in person sometimes .

I will leave a review on Amazon or B&N on June 9, 2020

You Can't Catch Me grabbed me from the first few pages and held on tight until I finished reading it. The book was full of twists and turns, and at times I didn't know where the storyline was going. I love suspense/thrillers its one of my favorite genres and this one certainly didn't disappoint. I would certainly recommend it to others.

I received an Advanced Readers Copy from NetGalley, the publisher and author and this is my fair and honest review.

You Can’t Catch me should be called “You Can’t Put it Down!” because I found this book impossible to quit! The story was gripping and tense with shocks and twists that kept me guessing every step of the way!

4 STARS!!

Some Spoilers....
This is my first novel by Catherine McKenzie and I LOVED it!!! I really enjoyed how the book started from page one and was so intriguing. But what I really liked was it wasn't like any other books I have read recently. I loved the background story on the cult and Kiki. I love the dynamic between Jessie and Liam and the other twists. The main twist of Jessie 2 really being the mark I picked up on when they were on their first hike - but I was still enjoying the progression of the story and didn't really see the final twist coming - and that is what made it GREAT!! I can't wait to checkout some of Catherine Mckenzie's other work.

Wow, You Can't Catch Me is a wild ride, with a fascinating finish. Great story about a girl who is rescued from a cult camp and who she becomes and how it all happens. Remember this name; Jessica Williams. A can't put it down read, and a great story. Loved it! Thank you #NetGalley#YouCantCatchMe#LakeUnionPublishing

In my role as English Teacher, I love being able to spend time reviewing books for our school library which I use to help the students make great picks when they visit us as well as running a library junior and senior book group where we meet every week and share the books we love and talk about what makes a great read. This is certainly a book that I'd be happy to display at the front as one of my monthly 'top picks' which often transform into 'most borrowed' between students and staff. It's a great read and ties in with my ethos of wishing to assemble a diverse, modern and thought-provoking range of books that will inspire and deepen a love of reading in our students of all ages. This book answers this brief in spade! It has s fresh and original voice and asks the readers to think whilst hooking them with a compelling storyline and strong characters It is certainly a book that I've thought about a lot after finishing it and I've also considered how we could use some of its paragraphs in supporting and inspiring creative writing in the school through the writers' circle that we run. This is a book that I shall certainly recommend we purchase and look forward to hearing how much the staff and students enjoy this memorable and thought-provoking read.

Shades of the Leo DiCaprio movie at first. The scam was very interesting. Every time we left the story for the backstory on the cult i could not help wishing we would just get back to the scam storyline. Towards the end both stories are intertwined but getting there was tedious at times. I enjoyed the love story. The ending felt abrupt even with the unexpected reveals. I have mixed feelings on this one. I liked the previous book better.