2.5 stars

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my e-ARC

Chloe Sevre is a psychopath. As such, she, along with six others, qualifies for a clinical psychological study being conducted at John Adams University. And also a free ride. Enrollment at this particular institution was imperative. It would give her convenient access to Will, a junior and...her target.

He may not recognize or even remember her. But, she will never forget. But, what if he does? That would complicate things. But, she would handle it. Then, another complication. Fellow participants in the study are being killed off. She may need help with this. But, who to ask? Should she team up with surviving participants? Can they be trusted? After all, HER life may be at stake. She couldn't care less about the others. They're just a means to an end.

I was so thrilled when I was approved to read this. Unfortunately, the book didn't deliver the same thrill. It had promise. Intriguing premise. Campus setting. Alternating perspectives. Short chapters. It started well, but then it started to drag. And the end... didn't work for me.

I was so excited to read this book. I loved the description and the title. Unfortunately, I found it to be unfocused and overhyped. The writing wasn't engaging and the characters felt superficial. It's definitely not worthy of the hype. I hope someone else enjoys it.

Thank you to Park Row Books for providing me with a copy of Never Saw Me Coming in exchange for an honest review!

1) I love women who get revenge.
2) This was a fun one.
3) I love women.

I instantly fell in love with our main protagonist, Chloe & it was her scenes/chapters that really kept me invested in Never Saw Me Coming! Giving this 3.5 stars (rounded up!) because I truly did enjoy my time with the story, however, I don't think it's one that's going to stick with me. However, the premise is A+++++.

For fans of You and Dexter, Never Saw Me Coming follows a cast of admitted psychopaths who are admitted to college as a group to be studied and helped. As people around them start to die, there's no telling which of them is doing it and whether they're the only psychopaths on campus. Fast paced and good for fans of darker comedies.

I have to admit that I was disappointed with this book. I felt it had so much potential but just didn't deliver. There was so much going on yet nothing was going on a the same time. I felt confused with all of the different suspects that kept entering the picture. This could have been so much better.

What happens when a psychopath starts hunting down other psychopaths? Who can you trust? This story is told from multiple points of view....and all of them are up to something. So, as you are reading, you don´t know if you are dealing with an unreliable narrator, or is everyone telling the truth? I liked this one quite a bit. Definately recommended.

A thank you to Netgalley for sharing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 rounded up. As soon as I caught a glance of this cover and read a brief synopsis of the book I knew that I just had to read it. A morally questionable study of a diverse group of college student psychopaths, some truly bad, others trying hard not to be (or at least recognize themselves for what they are) and the inevitable road to murder. A fascinating, if over-the-top & bordering on the ridiculous premise that's a compulsive and disturbingly enjoyable read. If done right, would probably make for a fun escapist movie.

I really liked the overall premise of this book. I was super excited to read it. However, I found myself kind of loathing the main character by the end. I think every book has its audience, so I don’t want to rate it poorly. I think I was probably expecting a bit too much, and just found myself underwhelmed. Generally speaking, I think this will be a decent seller. I think most people will enjoy it.

Thank you for providing me a copy for review.

A group of students diagnosed as psychopaths attend college together. Each student has a full ride, participates in a psychology study, and wears a smart watch with a mood log and tracker. The students are unaware of one another, but suddenly one of the students dies, and then another. Who is hunting them and why?

This was told through alternating perspectives between Chloe, Andre, and Charles mainly. It had a super strong start with the countdown for Chloe and her goals at college. I loved how it started so deep and strong with a great suspenseful outlook. Great plot line and path. However I struggled when there got to be too many characters. I started to get confused and lost track of who was who at points and why there were so many moving targets. I think that it had a lot of potential, but overall there were entirely too many branching plot lines going on.

TW: sexual assault, drugging, underage drinking, sexual content, murder, assault mental health

A psychological thriller filled with a cast of characters that have far more to them than meets the eye. College parties, fraternity secrets, beautiful girls, and a program full of students diagnosed as psychopaths. What could go wrong? Nothing if the professor has his way, everything if Chloe Sevre has hers. Chloe is a psycopath with a past, a bad one, one that has her desperate for revenge, a revenge she just may be able to pull off thanks to the program.

Billed as a game of cat and mouse, Never Saw Me Coming turns out to be more of a book about all the various cats...or lab rats? We get more than just Chloe's perspective, finding as we turn the pages that we also get to read the perspective of several more students as the small college setting has the students in the program crossing paths. Things escalate quickly in this book, with murders being plotted and bodies turning up, I enjoyed the feeling of trying to figure out whodunnit, but then there started being just too much.

While Never Saw Me Coming is based off a fantastic premise, I live for this kind of book, the execution is sloppy. Characters seemed to have great meaning, then dropped off the face of the earth, and the plot holes were everywhere. Plus, I really found myself needing more background than we ever received for every character. While Kurian had a great idea with this and I truly could see the plausibility of it happening, I didn't find myself sinking into the story like I was part of it. I struggled with the mess and it made this read seem long.

I've had other friends really enjoy this book, so it may just be a case of it's not you it's me.

Thank you Netgalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing- Park Row and Vera Kurian.
Can you tell who is a psychopath? Is the person sitting near you? Are you living with one?
Chloe is a college student taking part in a clinical study on psychopaths. No one is aware who else is taking part in the study.
One of the first thing we are made aware, Chloe is attending that college to kill another student named Will and be part of the study.
Students are getting murdered on campus, who is killing? Are they part of the study?
Well written mystery, I found the story dragging at times, did not know who was the killer until the end.
Recommend.
3.5 stars

i read the description and initially loved the premise of this book. However, I felt it was a little slow and the pace could've been quicker. I didn't feel invested in the main character, so there were times that I lost interest in the story.

I understand this is a debut novel and I really found it impressive. It has a unique premise…..a college program to try and train diagnosed psychopaths to be “better” people. There are plenty of twists and it kept me guessing. If I have one quibble, it’s that several of the chapter ends set up action sequences but the beginning of the next chapter starts after that action is already over. That aside, this is a really good story and I kind of hope it’s the beginning of a series for at least two of these characters.

I read 70% of the ebook and the last part in audiobook.  The audiobook was really good, I enjoyed the narrator's voice.  Even though most of the story was told from Chloe's perspective, you still get some chapters where you also experience Charles and Andre's thoughts. Even though the premise seemed really far-fetched that a university would have a program for psychopaths, this thriller girl was totally in.  The idea of an unknown psychopath targeting other psychopaths was super intriguing.  I am always fascinated by the why.  I would have never guessed this why in a million years. I never guessed who the killer was until right before the reveal.  All of the characters had flaws but I found the three main characters  Chloe, Charles, and Andre charming, smart, cunning, and the detective work they did to try to uncover who the killer was fascinating, even though none of them truly trusted the other ones.  With more and more plot twists the ending was really nerve-wracking and suspenseful.   I thought the writing was clever, fast-paced and I was eager to pick back up between reading times.  Even though the characters were characterized as psychopaths you really did not know if any of them had really killed in the past. I found myself empathizing with them as they were being stalked by this unknown killer.

Thank you to @Harlequintradepublishing and @Netgalley  for the digital ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Never Saw Me Coming stood out to me with it's cast of characters.
It's rare to read (Joe Goldberg novels excluded) about a psycho main character and even more difficult to find a book with this many psychopaths represented, all in one story, all together hanging around, making jokes and just simply being themselves. Chloe, the main character, is a freshman honor student, who is also a psychopath. She is one of seven students offered scholarship money to participate in a psychology study at John Adams University. All she has to do is wear a Smart Watch which will track her moods and movements and participate in a few activities, at the Psychology building. We soon find out that Chloe has a mission of her own to kill. Her focus is on an upperclassmen, Will, who raped her when she was twelve years old and videoed it. She becomes friends with his frat brothers to get closer to him. Andre and Charles, also study participants, battle opinions of Chloe's quest. The game quickly takes a turn and that's all I can say without spoiling. I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book! The concept was completely unique and very compelling. My main critique is that it should be marketed as YA rather than an adult thriller. I love YA and don't mean that as a critique, but I think the characters' ages and the way the act, along with the setting and pacing, would fit better as an upper YA novel.

Things went a little off the rails the last 25% or so, but I still enjoyed the story. I definitely look forward to this author's next book!

Chloe Sevre is obsessed with getting revenge on a childhood acquaintance that seriously wronged her in the past, so much so that she has followed him to college. Chloe is also a diagnosed psychopath; enrolled in a psychopathy study at this university.
Chloe’s plan for revenge is put on hold when a series of murders start taking place at this school. Someone is murdering the students in the study, and Chloe and company investigate before they become the next target.
The concept of this book grabbed me from the start. But sadly, the execution was not my favorite. There were too many characters and situations being introduced that did not go anywhere, and I found the reveal to be a bit out of left field. In summary, I was not able to get invested in this story and the characters, and did not enjoy it as I thought I would.

Never saw me coming was definitely different. A serial murderer on a college campus with a study taking place with psychopaths what could possibly go wrong. A fun suspenseful thriller.

This has a gorgeous cover and an interesting plot. This group of college adults pulled together in a study for psychopaths. I liked the MC and her unique voice and POV. I found the jumping POV not quite as fun, but I did like the additional perspectives rounding out the story. The twits were good and kept me wondering where it was going. Good conclusion. This one was good.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

I really struggled to connect with this one. The characters didn't click for me, and I had a hard time following along with the story. I can see why so many love this one but for it just wasn't a hit for me!