Although inspired by “strangers on a train” I found this spin on that trope to be wholly unique and totally engrossing. The pace never lets up, and the twists were perfect and not at all predictable.

I enjoyed the multiple POV narrative that left you guessing in just the right moments where the narrator shifts. It kept the tension tight and I didn’t find anything to be extraneous. One of my favorite thrillers of the year so far!

Damn, this was so exceptional.

The story follows Amanda, a woman who has recently undergone traumatic lost, leaving her in a deep depression and very vulnerable. She is taking measures of revenge that land her in trouble and having to attend a grief support group, where she meets Wendy, someone who has undergone a similar experience. The two bond over their shared history and come to make life or death decisions, one will kill for the other. In the same city, Ruth has experienced her own trauma and is having a difficult time recovering.

This story was so well written and so unique. Reading a lot of thrillers, many times I don’t find them thrilling, they’re very simple and a story I’ve already read many times. This was the exception, it had twist after twist. These twists left me smacking my hand down and gasping, jaw dropped and those are the best kinds. This is one of those books that after you finish, you sit there wondering, how did the author come up with this? But you’re so happy they did!
Read this if you like a good, well written story with many twists, multiple POVs, unreliable characters and one of those stories you can’t put down. I highly, highly recommend this. I don’t want reveal too much about the story, but every time I thought I figured it out, I doubted myself and then everything changed again, it left me constantly wondering, how is all this connected?
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.

After reading Thirteen earlier this year, I knew I wanted to read more by this author. I have read so many of the “strangers on a train troupe”, so I didn’t expect to be really surprised by this one, but boy was I wrong. If you think you have already read so many of these storylines, and this is going to be another run of the mill stranger killing someone for you, you are mistaken. I cannot wait to see what else this author comes out with in the future, and will definitely be going back and reading his backlist titles!

❣A special thank you to @atriabooks for the early access to this thrilling book!

! This book was SO good and had me flipping through it as fast as possible!

This book is a serial killer thriller, and has the potential to make you feel sympathy for the killer. It is a story of revenge, sacrifice, and redemption. This book really has it all.

The fact this book was inspired by Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Plane” made it even more enjoyable. It was executed perfectly (imo).

Thrillers and horrors are my favourite genres, and this one did not disappoint.

Told in 4 different POVs, I really enjoyed the premise and loved the way things came together at the end.

I found the twists to be unpredictable, though to be honest, I did find myself questioning whether a few of the situations were plausible.

I really don’t want to say much more in fear of giving away any spoilers, but please take it from me, you will want to add this to your tbr!

This was fun! I felt like the ending was a bit too neat and the writing was a bit stilted throughout, but I had a great time.

This book surprised me. I wouldn't have normally requested it but received an email from the publisher and was intrigued by the plot and the Ruth Ware quote on the front. I'm glad I gave it a chance. Out of the three mystery books I've read this week, this was by far the strongest. The twists were genuinely surprising (very clever use of an idiot president) and overall a very satisfying read. Highly recommended. Although, I will add I do wish we could have seen some comeuppance to the man with the blue eyes.

This is the first book by Steve Cavanaugh and I will be going through his backlist! Wow! It was so great and the twist! I thought I saw it and BAM! Such a cool concept. The Strangers on the Train trope. Bravo! I cannot wait to read more by this author.

Okay, I LOVED this book. There were 2 women and 2 men who were the focus of this story, and you got a look at each of their POVs - and let me tell you, I had no idea how they were all going to connect, up until they finally did and my jaw dropped. The twists were top tier, I devoured this book and I think this is going to be a spring must read!

This upcoming thriller (releasing 3/19) was quite the twisty page-turner! It starts with a woman being attacked in her home. Then we meet 2 women who have both suffered the loss of family members to murder without justice being found in the legal system. They agree to a scheme of each killing the other's suspect to get their own version of justice and closure. Then thriller-novel hijinks ensue. This book had me turning the pages on my Kindle so fast! I figured out one twist but another caught me off guard which was fun. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance digital copy.

3.5 stars. This definitely seems to be somewhat of a redoing of Strangers on a Train: Amanda and Wendy, two mothers who have each lost a child, hatch a plan to get revenge from the men who wrecked havoc in their lives with each promising to kill for the other. An addition to this basic plot, however, involves Ruth, a woman who is savagely attacked in her own home by a person she describes as “the blue-eyed man.” Lots of suspense and plenty of twists and turns ensue. Although this was a real page-turner for me, the last portion of the book seemed to go to far and “jump the shark” a bit by incorporating too many coincidences and becoming somewhat convoluted. Nonetheless, I did find this to be a good read, and I now look forward to reading the Eddie Flynn series by this author, which seems to get stellar reviews overall.

This book was highly anticipated for me after hearing so many of my other bookish friends who enjoyed it!

I don't want to talk about the plot too much, because I think that its better if you go in knowing very little. But just know that this is a FUN book and if you need out of a reading slump and you enjoy thrillers, I think that you should try this one out!

Thank you to Netgalley & the publsiher for my early e-arc!

Kill for me, kill for you by Steve Cavanaugh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

HOLY MOTHER- FIRKIN SHIRTBALLS 😵‍💫
The twists in this mother Fu-er right here; weren't real!
*queue the airplane freakout lady*
I feel like she may have been reading this book right before that.

My mind is still on overdrive🤯
And I finished this book Friday night. It was the perfect pace. It was fast-paced. Which I enjoy. It keeps you on your toes and flipping those pages, yet there is no time to ruminate on the entirety of the situation. There were early stages where I teared up. Then felt vengeful. And even angry. There were so many "WHAT THE F---" as I read. Don't get me started on the "OH MY GOD'" they never stopped.

Thanks so much to @atriabooks and @netgalley for letting me give this one an early shot- and I'm so sorry it took so long for me to get to it. Like seriously regret putting it off for as long as I did 😆

And a big shout out to @bookofthemonth for having it as a main pick. Which I snatched up when I was only at chapter 3 of the book.

Okay. This book was amazing. I haven't read something with this many twists in SO LONG. It takes a lot to surprise me and my jaw was on the floor a handful of times. The pacing was great, the writing was stellar, the concept was super fun.

Without giving too much away, I love the long cons and multiple layers of deception. So freaking good.

Vengeful women = my favorite thriller trope. This book took it to the absolute next level. This is my first book by this author and you better believe I am going to read his entire backlist.

I think this is my first book hangover of 2024!!

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh

When two women meet at a grief and loss support group, they bond over their loss and the sheer rage they feel that the perpetrators still walk the streets while their loved ones lie cold in the grave, unavenged.

An alchohol fueled night leads to a perfect solution: kill for me and I’ll kill for you. Vigilantism served with a side of revenge that seems to be the perfect solution for these ladies to move on with any sembalance of life. But as the story moves forward, things aren’t quite what they seem. With a murderer and a manipulator playing a deadly game of monkey in the middle, it’s only a matter of time before once catches up with the other.

So incredibly twisty with the most intricate of plots! Loved this pulse-pounding thriller from front to back! Bravo!

I tore through this story about two women bound by tragedy and the plans they put in place to seek revenge on those where justice did not prevail.

Why my nose was in this book:
- Original fast-paced story with plenty of twists and turns to keep you reading into the late hours
- One major twist in particular still has my jaw on the floor
- While I couldn’t relate to the two women, I felt their pain and sympathized with their struggles and that made me more invested in their journeys for revenge
- Plenty of suspense and action scenes that played out like a movie that had my hands clammy and heart racing
- Gravitated more toward Ruth’s story, than Amanda’s because while they both weren’t thinking properly, Amanda was more reckless, which frustrated me

This book was so dang good. It was fast-paced in the perfect way and had me not wanting to put it down.

This book definitely is one for fans of criminal minds!!

I feel like I can’t say more without giving things away so just do yourself a favor and add this one to your TBR!

Thank you NetGalley & the publisher for the gifted ARC!

This one sadly didn’t work for me. I admittedly went in with pretty high expectations after all the glowing reviews, but it was just too ridiculous in my humble opinion.

The biggest thing I struggled with was the writing style. It was tangential and repetitive and at times it felt like the author was working overtime to prove he was familiar with Manhattan.

The book is on the shorter side and the pacing was somewhat snappy but I definitely felt that the exposition-heavy writing slowed things down. I didn’t feel like the characters were fully developed and there were times I had to double check which POV I was reading. Also, the dialogue felt kind of unnatural.

Overall, the plot is fun but outlandish and I felt like there were some predictable twists and a few that bordered on silly. It didn’t work for me but clearly I am in the minority here and everyone else is loving this!

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader with a gifted copy. Obviously, all opinions are my own.

What did I just read? A plot like so twisted and wild that I had stop and re-read what just happened as the big finale. What I thought was going to happen didn’t. Everything shifted and I am blown away completely by this book.

Think Strangers on a Train - two complete strangers meet and both have someone they’d like to kill but can’t because they would be the obvious suspect. So obviously they agree to murder for each other.

Except this one is WAY more than just that - I don’t even know how to review it except that it shows that monsters can be anywhere and everywhere and can be created at any time.

Wow, what a great read! Had me hooked from the beginning to the end. Great character development and fast paced. Short chapters that kept me saying, just one more. LOL Highly recommend this book!

If you like reading thrillers that are unputdownable - pick up this book right now!! Don’t read the synopsis - just trust me. Steve Cavanagh is a must read thriller author and this is one you won’t want to miss. I think reading the summary gives away too much and it’s better to just dive in and let the story unfold.

As a reminder to myself - there’s also a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade/Stella moment.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the free ebook to review.