I think this author could write a science textbook and I would read it cover to cover and ask for more! She is so versatile with her writing. It is amazing. This book has three different storylines that it moves through. It took me a while to catch something about the one storyline (and I ended up being right about it). The characters weren't exactly nice or lovable, but the story keep me interested in knowing what happened. Ready for her next book in whatever genre she decides to write!

I love Jesse Sutanto and this was a crazy switch from her other titles. The beginning started slow and about 30% in, I was unsure if I was going to be able to finish it. That was when the action started and all of a sudden I look up and I'm around 70%. I enjoyed the story even tho it is difficult for me to continue to read when I dislike the main character. Its got fun twists and turns and I will recommend this in the future. Cant wait to see what Jesse Sutanto does next!

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

Jane is obsessed with Thalia, Thalia and Ani are friends, all three of them have a shared history in grad school at Oxford that ends up with a dead body and now years later Jane is determined to get back in touch with Thalia... but there are deadly consequences for all three women. Jane is a self diagnosed sociopath with a severe obsession with Thalia, a beautiful girl who was nice to her once on a bus.... think along the lines of Joe from YOU. Jane latches onto Thalia, but then Thalia becomes friends with Ani, another rich student in their program. Jane hates Ani, but somehow all three become “friends” things all change when Ani’s brother is introduced... and the “incident” happens and thus ends the three girls friendship. Nine years later, Jane is now unhappily married and has lost complete touch with Thalia. Thalia seemingly disappeared yet one day she gets an email with talking about Thalia’s new upcoming book.... inspired by their friendship and Jane knows its a sign that she has to do whatever it takes to be with Thalia again. But being with Thalia again means that more bodies will drop and that Ani is also still included... yet between these three women who truly is the sociopath and what kind of toxic friendship is there? This book gave me such strong YOU vibes with the complete fixation on someone, the manipulation and obsession, and the fact that the love interests and those around them could also be sociopaths. The overall relationship between Jane and Thalia was okay, and the whole plot twist and reveal was fine, I guess I was just hoping for more and I honestly hate to say this but I felt like all three of them were just so.... dumb sometimes like come on. That’s just how I felt, but if you like books similar to YOU and twisted relationships and obsessions, give this one a go maybe you’ll have a better time with it than I did.

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Find yourself an author like Jesse Q. Sutanto who can write everything from cozy murder mystery, to YA romance, to… psychological suspense/ thriller with sociopaths. This is her adult thriller debut and it was clever, juicy, and had some morally grey characters and anti-heroes within it!

This book follows Jane, a struggling writer, and her reconnection with an old friend from the year she studied abroad at Oxford, Thalia. The two were super close that year until one night ruined everything and Jane hasn’t heard from Thalia since. Now, Thalia has written a book that has become a bestseller and it seems to mirror much of their friendship. With Thalia resurfacing, Jane is determined to figure out what happened between them and why everything went downhill so quickly, but in the process uncovers some dark truths…

If you like books with toxic female friendships, manipulation, obsession, and a campus setting, this book checks those boxes! The story is told from present day and the past during that Oxford year. Jane was a very complex character and in many ways, it was difficult to like her as a narrator, but her voice did keep things entertaining particularly from a psychological standpoint.

There was tons of twists and turns in this story that kept me intrigued. You also just couldn’t predict what somebody’s motive or next move was and I loved all the surprise secrets that were slowly revealed!

As for the ending, I’m still torn on how I liked it. It might make you angry, or you might love it, but one thing is for certain and its that it’ll leave you thinking about Jane’s choice!

There were also discussions in this book about both mental illness and sociopathy and it was done in a way where it made you think twice.

Thanks, NetGalley for the ARC!

I enjoyed this book and was super interested in the first 25% and then I felt there was a lag in the storyline and Jane obsessing over Thalia after almost ten years of not seeing one another seemed a bit much. It had a lot of similarities to the series You, which is what had me hooked at first. Jane gave off creepy vibes like Joe Goldberg but her obsession didn't feel like it was pushing the storyline forward. I will say right at 60% it picked back up and I couldn't put it down. The twist was not the one I saw coming; it was an excellent finish.

A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to pay a crippling Bay Area mortgage for a house--a life--she's never really wanted.

There's only ever been one person she cared about who truly understood her: Thalia. Jane's best and only friend nearly a decade ago during their Creative Writing days at Oxford. But then one night ruined everything. The blood-soaked night that should have bound Thalia to Jane forever but instead made her lose her completely. Thalia disappeared without a trace, and Jane has been unable to find her since.

Because there she is, her name at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. When she discovers a post from Thalia on her website about attending a book convention in New York City in a week--

She'll go to New York City, too, credit card bill be damned. And this time, she will do things right. Jane won't lose Thalia again.

I’m not done with you yet
Jesse q. Sutanto
Berkley
Pub Date August 22, 2023
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion,
I just didn’t click with the voice of this author. It was difficult to make myself read it, sadly.
3 stars

This was a solid foray into the thriller genre, but wasn't blown away. The characters in the past should have been aged up a bit to be more realistic. The reveals made sense but weren't particularly surprising. I love when you don't want to root for any of the characters, but all three MCs had voices that were too similar and didn't have enough qualities/motivations to make you side with them even a little. It also seemed a little unrealistic that literally everyone fell Thalia's spell, and so easily. However, I did like the bouncing back and forth in the timeline, I REALLY liked the ending, and I liked bringing in the third MC to add another perspective to the story.

I desperately tried with this one. I returned to it multiple times to try and finish, but I just couldn’t. It’s another one of those books that tries to describe antipathy or ambivalence with repetition, with the descriptors “I know I should be feeling (this way) because normal people would feel (this way) but I don’t because I’m DiFfErEnT, and thus I just pretend!” Over and over and over again, forever. This book does not showing, only telling.

I didn't really click with the writing/voice of this thriller, so it was tough going some of the time. I think I've realized that 'evil/murderous' narrators of this particular flavor just don't work for me, so this is very much an "it's me, not the book" situation, and I know many others will adore it.

I've been a big fan of Jesse Q. Sutanto, both her ya and adult titles, so I was really excited to read her latest book. This title was a lot of fun, it has intrigue, suspense, unreliable narrator(s) and a twisty storyline all packed into one delicious story! I highly recommend i!.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this digital ARC.

Jane meets Thalia while traveling to Oxford for graduate school. They are both are taking creative writing classes and become best friends. During college, Jane becomes enthralled in Thalia's life and jealous of her boyfriend and their other friend, Ani. When Thaila's boyfriend is killed, Thalia disappears and doesn't talk to Jane again. After searching many years for Thalia, Jane sees that Thalia has written a best selling novel and will be in New York City, so she travels there with her husband, Ted. How will this meet up go after so many years?

I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET, had me intrigued from the start. Even though this was a slow burn novel, things really heated up in part three. I found myself having a hard time putting it down, while also thinking about it during reading breaks. What I loved the most was that it was so different than many of the thrillers that I've read lately. I would definitely recommend this one, if you're looking for something different.

Many thanks to Berkley for my #gifted copy.

This review will be shared to my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to pub date.

A friendship between two woman, one the star and the other a follower, might not be so different from each other after all. An ironic style, that moved pretty quickly except for one section that wasn't as sharp as it had been. Cat and mouse, and add in some murder and it is a twisty thriller, that was overall an enjoyable read

A twisty psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. This is my second book by this author and because I am old and stodgy I prefer her Vera Wang book to this one I sure hope she writes more in that genre.
Huge thanks to publisher and NetGalley!

I’M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET, by Jesse Q. Sutanto, is a twisty page turner of a story that kept me on the edge of my seat! I’ve been a fan of her light-hearted, humorous, cozy mysteries, and this psychological thriller hit all the right buttons to make me sit up and take notice. From the beginning, the author keeps the reader off balance with a flashback to one of the girls’ childhood, setting the stage for guessing which of the two friends is a psychopath. Told from alternating current day and Oxford creative writing college day timelines, the development of Jane and Thalia’s intense friendship drives the narrative. But how far will a best friend go to protect the other? What if it involves a dead body? What happens when the friendship turns toxic? As the story unfolded, the twists kept me guessing until the very end. Ms. Sutanto’s flawed yet mesmerizing characters kept the plot moving and kept me turning page after page to find out what happened next. I hope the author quickly pens more entertaining thrillers in addition to her cozy mysteries!

I was provided with an advance copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Jane is unhappy. Shes a struggling author barely scarping by, and her marriage is…underwhelming. She’s only ever cared about one person – Thalia. They were best friends at Oxford and then Thalia suddenly left, and Jane is left reeling.

One day, Jane sees Thalia’s name on the New York Times bestseller list and her book seems very familiar to her and Thalia’s friendship. Jane needs to see Thalia, and she’ll go to great lengths to get to her. She won’t lose her again.

This was such a fantastic book. I have enjoyed all the books I’ve read by this author – they are all fantastic and all uniquely different. This one was so different than the last one I read – but I still loved it. The author just writes in such a fantastic way that I don’t want to put the book down.

This is a psychological thriller and it will keep you guessing until the end. I loved that the characters were sociopaths – I always find them so fascinating. There was a big twist…then another and I was just so delighted. The ending – oh my. It was everything I didn’t know I needed.

If you’re looking for something a little different from this amazing author then grab yourself a copy of this twisty thriller on August 22nd.

Thank you to the publisher Berkley Publishing, @berkleypub, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Netgalley will be updated with more social media closer to publication at the request of the publisher.

This book was so atmospheric that it took my breath away! I knew I liked this writing style but I am seriously floored at how much I liked the novel. This had just the right amount of character development and kept me guessing.

What a total departure from Dial A for Aunties…in the BEST possible way!!

This psychological thriller was a crazy ride. I thought I knew what was happening…until I realized I had no idea who the villain actually was! The twist? And then the other twist? I need to reread ASAP!

I loved the character depth written into this book. Especially when I realized it went way deeper than I initially thought. This was a game of cat/mouse/cat (or was it mouse/cat/mouse?) like no other.

Read if you like: Crazy Rich Asians, The Writing Retreat, the concept of Oxford, psychopathic characters, characters taking charge, strong women who will do *anything* to get what they want, and people who are self-aware enough to start therapy.

This is my first book by Sutanto and I'm impressed! I hear it's quite different from her other books, but as a thriller/mystery fanatic, this one sounded right up my alley!
I like the sarcastic, witty, edgy writing style. The toxic relationship between Jane and Thalia ended up being more twisty than I thought it would be! Not all is what it seems.
Recommend!

The author of Dial A for Aunties has changed up her style! Sutanto has created a spooky thriller worthy of Patricia Highsmith!

Jane lives her mundane midwestern life, writing her middling novels. She still fondly remembers her exciting grad school year - 10 years ago in Oxford with a jet setting group lead by the enigmatic Thalia. hen Jane sees that Thalia is writing and at a conference in New York, she will stop at nothing to attend. She has a score to settle, and she is going to make sure Thalia pays. The problem is that there is more than one cat in this cat and mouse game! If you like Highsmith hijinks, stalking and unrequited love, or just a thriller you will never guess til the end, I'm Not Done with You Yet is for You!
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