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I love that this book took place in Chicago. It was a slow burn for me until Part 2. I could see one major twist coming. I will still auto read Mary Kubica but did not feel this was her best.

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I was looking forward to this one, but I was a little disappointed. What I do like is the beautiful cover. I also liked a couple of the unexpected twists and the ending left open to interpretation. There was too much repetition in the FMC Meghan’s monotonous daily routine. It was essentially boring until over halfway through the book. I found myself wanting to skip over Meghan’s internal dialogue because she was annoying to me. Overall it was okay, and I’ll likely read her next book in hopes of it being better than this one. Thank you NetGalley and Park Row Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Yikes! Mary kubicas books keep getting weirder and weirder. There was so many plot lines in this book that felt entirely unnecessary. We could have just found out who pushed the girl off the bridge and left it at that! I truly didn't care about every single street name of Chicago. Idk this book had potential but it just got way too chaotic with the paternity issue, the rapist on the loose and the medical murder. Terrifying!
Thanks to netgalley and publisher for advanced copy.

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This was an okay read. I did enjoy the suspenseful aspect of the story. However, I did not like the two competing storylines. I think one or the other should have been the only focus of the book. Also, there were a few dangling plotlines that bothered me and extra information about characters that didn't need to be included.

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**She's Not Sorry** by Mary Kubica is a captivating thriller with twists that keep you guessing. While the plot is intriguing, the pacing felt a bit sluggish at times, and some characters lacked depth. Overall, a decent read for fans of the genre

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Mary Kubica did it again. Book was excellent. So many twists that I did not predict. Binged it in 12 hours!

Divorced single mom of teen daughter works as a nurse caring for a woman in critical care after falling from a bridge. As the story unfolds find how Meghan and Caitlin’s lives intertwine. More than just patient and nurse.

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She’s Not Sorry was a fast and easy read due to the way I was sucked in and had to know what happened next, I was in shock of Meagan’s life and all she was going through, the way she tried to support her patient and ultimately ended up tethered to her story.

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She’s Not Sorry is the first book by Mary Kubica and I felt that it was a passable mystery that never truly engaged me and never seemed to feel that suspenseful honestly.

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I really enjoyed the medical aspect of this book as that is something that is not seen often. The pacing was slow for the first half of the book, but twist after twist came in the second half. I gasped several times at the twists that just kept coming. I do wish some of the side plots were remove as they were unnecessary and the timeline and main twist was better developed.

This book kept me guessing and I would recommend to readers looking for a quick page turning read.

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It’s a good thriller book , it kept me entertained and in suspense. I do recommend this book if you’re looking for a good read. It has a twist that will leave you thinking!

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This was twist after twist and I was there for it! A nurse in ICU tells us of her new patient that has jumped from a bridge in Chicago. It is all over the news and everyone is talking about it. Her parents sit vigil and Megan Michaels can't separate her sadness like she is supposed to be able to do. She walks home in the cold every night, ever aware of a serial rapist that is in her neighborhood and being just divorced from her ex, Ben, her and her daughter Siena are all alone in an apartment where the door doesn't close properly, and Megan still just thinks of the woman in a coma.
Then one day she runs into an old high school acquaintance Natalie at her divorce group. After some discussion she convinces her to go in. Megan couldn't help noticing her hair covering up a bruise she has on her neck, and she is suddenly worried about her old friend. She thinks about asking her to have coffee afterwards, but Nat disappears too fast for that. Luckily, she asks to be her friend on Facebook later on that night and Megan is relieved that she has not lost touch with her again.
This is fast paced, heart pounding, page turning goodness. that doesn't slow down for a minute. Mary Kubica is my queen of thriller writing and I'm here for anything she writes.

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What a rollercoaster! Omgoodness after chapter 16 my head spun for the rest of the book! This book held me on the end of my seat for so long. I literally got nauseated from holding my breath a few times too many. This is a must read thriller!

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So far with Mary Kubica's books I haven't figured out what was going to happen. This one was no different. Like others have stated .. it's a little bit slow to start but then it gets going and starts to get twisty and make you think. Solid thriller. Thank you Netgalley!

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The buildup was slow, but once it got going it was twisty and fun. I thought I had it figured out so many times, but as usual I was wrong. A strong four-star read.

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

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This book broke my dry-spell of just okay books. I was eagerly turning pages to see how these kinds of disjointed events would come together. And they did! Mary Kubica is an author whose books are always fantastic, much like Sally Hepworth, Megan Miranda, Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena. You just know you are in for a good time when you pick up a book written by Mary Kubica, that’s for sure.

Here’s the plot, you don’t need to know any more than this before you jump in:

Everyone has secrets, but not everyone has remorse…

A terrible accident.

Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below.

A shocking revelation.

When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin’s fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was a crime committed? Did someone actually push Caitlin, and if so, who… and why?

No one is safe.

Meghan lets herself get close to Caitlin until she’s deeply entangled in the mystery surrounding her. Only when it’s too late, does she realize that she and her daughter could be the next victims…

SO GOOD! Out now.

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Definitely my favorite Mary Kubica to date! This is the type of twisty, edge-of-your-seat uncomfortable, unputdownable read that I love. There’s so much happening, multiple plots converging, and it gets wild. If you are looking for an “I don’t need sleep - I need answers” type of read then pick this one up immediately. It will keep you so hooked, you’ll binge it like a Netflix show.

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First off, I loved all the Chicago descriptions and was giddy over the main character living and working just blocks from where I lived in the city more than 20 years ago. Such fun memories.

Anywho, on to the good stuff. Meghan Michaels is an ICU nurse who is recently divorced and mom to a teen girl. There have been reports of seemingly random attacks of women in their neighborhood, which has her worried for both their safety.

Also, a new patient lands in her unit who is initially believed to have jumped from a pedestrian bridge spanning a railyard, but soon foul play is suspected.

That's about all I can say without giving too much away. Kubica has done a masterful job of weaving this story together, which had me reeling when I realized what was actually happening.

I always look forward to books by Mary Kubica and this one is probably my favorite so far.

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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

It's official. I'm just not a thriller girl. I wanted to love this book so much- I know lots of people who really loved it, but it wasn't my jam.

Here were my thoughts...I loved the internal monologue and how the entire story was from the main character's perspective. I loved how you get a big revelation as you transition into Part 2 and you look at everything with a new perspective. The writing was really well done and I felt super connected with the main character by the end. That being said, it felt slow and I totally figured out the two major plot points. There were definitely details here and there that I hadn't figured out, but I kept waiting for it to twist into something I didn't expect and it didn't.

If you love to read thrillers- I don't think you should miss this one. But for me personally, it wasn't a favorite.

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This was my first read of Mary Kubica and she had me hooked the entire time! I never saw the twists coming and I could not put down this book until I discovered what was really going on with the relationships between characters.

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Mary Kubica is one of my favorite authors for a reason and the reason is because she writes a damn good thriller.

"'You're so worried about someone getting into Caitlin's room that shouldn't be there. But what if the danger is already inside?'"

Meghan is a nurse in the ICU and she is somewhat obsessed with one of her patients--Caitlin Beckett--who is in a coma after falling off a bridge. But Meghan has other things going on too. She is recently divorced and has a teenage daughter, and there is a man terrorizing the women of Chicago--attacking them as they enter their homes at night. How do all of these things come together you ask? (Insert Mary Kubica's evil laugh here.) Oh they come together my friend, they certainly do.

I was enjoying this one but once I hit the first twist it was over, I couldn't put this book down. Another super clever Kubica novel to add to the collection

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