While I appreciate the secrets within secrets within secrets concept of plot, this did y do it for me. It felt predictable and I just wanted it to be over.

A well done thriller that will leave the reader wanting more from this author. Loved the whole ride the book takes you on.

I was obsessed with this book. Like reading in every free second I had, reading at work, staying up late to finish it. It was the perfect thriller for me. There were the perfect amount of twists and turns, and I was on the edge of my seat trying to solve it. OBSESSED!!!!

The cover of this thriller caught my eye and the plot pulled me in. However, I could not connect with it and felt like it was too repetitive for me. Thank you netgalley for the chance to check it out.

I really enjoyed this book! I was surprised at some of the twists!! I read it in one day. I would definitely recommend this book.

I really enjoyed all the twists in this book and it was a fast read. Janine has secrets and her musician boyfriend Max has secrets too. Read until the end to find and you won't be let down!

This is a very well-written and powerful book that doles out its secrets with perfect pacing. I really loved how Konen used that postpartum misty haze to craft her story and up the stakes throughout. I did NOT guess where this was going, which is always a treat as a reader! I appreciated that this book spoke so frankly and openly about motherhood and how it changes you and makes you doubt yourself. Thematically and plot-wise it was excellent!

I absolutely loved this story. Leah Konen is a master at crafting stories that are difficult to put down. As a mom, I empathized and connected with Janie's struggle with new motherhood. I gravitate to books that navigate new motherhood but this was the most realistic portrayal I've read about breastfeeding and the around-the-clock care.

I also loved that this was a thriller that incorporated a lot of social commentary and elements of Brooklyn/ New York life---truly my favorite combo!

There were plenty of surprising twists and compelling characters to keep me gripped from start to finish. I'm so excited to read Konen's next work!

Leah Konen has done it again! I love her style of writing as it feels familiar, but at the same time so different. You Should Have Told Me was full of secrets and twists that kept me on my toes the entire story!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! Fast read that was a bit predictable. It kept my interest, but had to remind myself to go back and finish it. I rate it a 3.2.

I read this via Netgalley. I have to admit it was a bit hard to get into and the characters were especially frustrating. I thought I had it all figured out and I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out I was way off! The one part I truly appreciated was showing a new mom struggle not only with motherhood and the pressure to be THE PERFECT MOTHER but also to have the internal struggle of not immediately bonding with her baby. That is not talked about enough! So thank you Leah Konen for that awesome representation. No parent should feel alone. Janie still had a team, even when seemingly abandoned by her partner.

I haven't read a good thriller in a while so I was due for a good audio listen. This one definitely fit the bill. This was my first from Konen, but certainly not my last. She has a really unique style and her storytelling really threw me for a loop. I had no idea where the story was going to go and my mind was reeling at Max's explanation at the end. This was fast paced, intriguing, and unpredictable - all of my favorite things in a good domestic thriller. I've read a lot of thrillers and have to say this one had a very unique trope that I hadn't encountered before. The characters were likable but still naive enough to get wrapped up in things they shouldn't which made for an entertaining journey for them. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Janie and Max are a loving couple, and have a new baby, Freya.
However, they both harbor dark secrets.
When Max disappears one night, and is subsequently accused of murder, Janie’s world explodes. Unsure what to believe, she tries to find answers and truths. But all she can find are lies and more lies.
This is a very good book. It’s a fast read, and with a twisty ending.
Thank you to NetGalley, and Putnam books for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
4 stars

While this is my first book by this author, I can guarantee this isn’t the last! I kept hearing great things about her previous work, so when I saw this one coming out, I jumped at the chance to read an ARC! I am so glad I did! This book held my interest from beginning, all the way to the last word. All of the little details that became bigger things, the twists that were placed so perfectly, and had me guessing up until the end! You could definitely see the author, going through her days with her newborn, and how that comes out in the story! I could relate to the main character and all of her feelings of motherhood and her baby. I cannot wait to read some of her backlist!

Thank you Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for the e-ARC of the book.

The book begins with Janie and Max, the new parents of a beautiful baby Freya. Janie is struggling with postpartum and motherhood so when Max offers her to sleep in one night she agrees. But she is woken up by screams of her baby and Max is nowhere to be found. Later the police comes in with questions and Janie finds out that Max is suspect in murder and kidnapping.

This book touches a lot of topics - postpartum, motherhood, trust in your partner, secrets we keep. I enjoyed the story but something was missing for me.

A mother with a six-week-old baby finds that her partner has disappeared, and that he might be responsible for a murder -- but she's not doing so well herself. It's taut and uncomfortable at times, but Konen forces the reader to pay attention to just how difficult those early weeks of childrearing can be while also layering in a delicious thriller plot. It's a visceral read and another great one from Konen, whose now-annual thrillers are a delight to be looked forward to.

Janie and her partner Max are brand new parents to their baby girl Freya. They’ve moved from Brooklyn up to the rural area of Kingston so they can raise their daughter out of the city. Janie is sleep-deprived and struggling, so when Max offers to take a night-feeding so she can sleep, she takes it. But when she wakes up in the middle of the night to a screaming Freya, Max is gone and he hasn’t left a note. He isn’t answering Janie’s calls. No one has heard from him. And in the morning, the cops show up at her house questioning her about an apparent homicide, abducted child and the where-a-bouts of her partner. How well does Janie actually know the man she loves and what else is he hiding from her?

This was the first book I’ve read by Leah Konen and I really enjoyed it. Very fast paced, full of twists with characters holding all kinds of secrets. I wasn’t sure who know what or what other people were hiding. Definitely did not figure out the twist, which is always a bonus for me. You Should Have Told me is out now!

Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc!

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Wow what a ride. Secrets, missing husband, new mom and everything happening all at once. I found this story enjoyable and intense.

Thriller Thursday!

What type of villains scare you the most? Is it a woman scorned? A cheating husband? Crazed stalker? An obsessed lover.

I will say that for me, it’s a group of unsupervised children but thats a story for another day…

This book right here left me in a tizzy. I was completely frantic while flipping the pages. I’m not sure how I survived holding my breath throughout this entire book! My pulse rapidly pulsed throughout my body. I was completely consumed as the words glittered gracefully across the pages.

When you love thrillers as much as I do, you would think I would get used to this feeling.

I don’t …

You Should Have Told Me

Teaser :

A new mother chases the secrets her partner left behind after his sudden disappearance in this pulse-pounding domestic thriller from the author of The Perfect Escape.

Janie needs a break: her baby won’t sleep, she’s struggling with motherhood, and a secret from her past threatens to tear her new family apart. So when her partner, Max, offers to do their baby’s feedings that night so she can finally get some sleep, she jumps at the chance. But when Janie wakes up at three a.m., her daughter is screaming alone in her bassinet … Max has vanished.

Alone with a newborn and desperate for answers, Janie searches for Max, but the more she learns about the man she loves, the more she wonders how well she knew him at all. When a woman is murdered and Max becomes the prime suspect, Janie must face her partner’s secrets—and her own—if she ever wants her daughter to see her father again.

An endlessly suspenseful and surprising look at both the beauty and darkness of modern motherhood, You Should Have Told Me is a roller-coaster of a thriller with family at its heart.

I absolutely love this premise. I unfortunately did not finish before it archived. But, I do plan to purchase a copy or rent from the library.

I just did not sink into the story fast enough. I think, perhaps, I just wasn't in the mood for a thriller at the moment. I am definitely a mood reader. But, this is a fabulous concept and everything I read was well-written and intriguing.

Highly recommended.