"She’s Not Sorry" delivers a gripping narrative of secrets and consequences, weaving together the lives of single mom and ICU nurse Meghan Michaels with the enigmatic Caitlin, whose traumatic brain injury hides a deeper mystery. As Meghan delves deeper, the line between ally and adversary blurs, culminating in a suspenseful climax that keeps readers guessing until the very end. With its well-drawn characters and intricate plot twists, "She’s Not Sorry" is a compelling read that will leave you questioning everything and everyone.

*Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy.

This book was SO good and so hard to put down! The ending was rather fast but we already had a resolution before that so it didn't bother me. I was so surprised by the twist even though I suspected one aspect of it. There was so much going on in this book! Loved every second of it.

This really bummed me out. I loved the title and concept of this, but it was so slowly paced. It took around 70 percent of the book to get somewhat good just to have a crappy ending.

dnf'd 15%. the start of the book is so predictable and eye-rolly. i read the plot and was really excited but didn't even want to continue.

★★★★☆ 4.5/5 stars rounded up

▷ Read if you like :
-morally grey characters
-medical thrillers / ICU nurse MC
-Chicago settings
-jaw-dropping twists
-serial killer storylines
-complicated mother/ daughter relationships

▷ my thoughts
Mary Kubica can write a damn book. This was SO twisted in the best way. It had everything I look for in a thriller - perfect pacing, suspense, misdirection, morally grey characters & twists on twists on twists.

When I tell you I was suspicious of literally every character at one point or another - I had so many theories but no amount of guesswork could have prepared me for the mother of all plot twists! I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.

I think the author really captures the fear women have just doing everyday things alone, how we always have to have our guard up. And as a healthcare worker, I loved ICU setting & really felt the medical aspect was well done.

My only complaint was the ending - just a little too open for interpretation for my taste but otherwise this book was fantastic! I will 1000% be getting a physical copy for my shelf. Add this to your TBR immediately - You will not be sorry you read this one

Thank you to @htpbooks, @htp_hive, @marykubica, + @netgalley for the opportunity to read this arc ◡̈

She’s Not Sorry
Mary Kubica

4.5⭐️

in a reading slump? need a page-turner that you can’t put down? wanna see how many times you can gasp at a book?

🩺 an ICU nurse juggles raising her teen daughter, healing from her divorce, a new friendship with an old friend, and a critical care patient at work
🤨 palpable eerie-ness and suspicion all around while getting to know the characters
📖 early in, it felt similar to the creepy vibe from One of the Good Guys bc of all the relevant real world fear
👀 omg getting to part two and then some was the most jaw-dropping, gasp-inducing ride I’ve had in a while
🫢 I will always keep reading Kubica’s books to chase the high Local Woman Missing gave me THIS COMES PRETTY DANG CLOSE
⚠️ please check content warning before jumping in

ok reading the book itself is so fun but re-telling someone else what’s happening is also an added bonus!! this book! I couldn’t help telling my husband each new detail as I was reading it!! safe to say, we were both shocked!

thank you HTP Books for the e-ARC!

Really enjoyed this book! It’s a good thriller.. it’s a slow burn but the twists are worth it. I also realized the author does some foreshadowing that I only realized later on. Great read !

A well set-up thriller with a few great twists! I totally enjoyed it and am going back to read some of her older works after reading She's Not Sorry.

There was a lot happening here. I like the twisty turns, I didn’t really guess where it was going. And the ending was ?!?. A good read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Mary Kubica and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a read that seems like not much is happening at first, but I felt through it and I didn’t want to put it down. That first chapter had me hooked and I needed to know what was happening and which person was responsible. This was twisty and delightful.

This thriller was very slow for the first 80% and then finally picked up for the last 20%. During the first 2 acts, there are 3-4 seemingly very different plot lines going on, a couple of which come together and turn out to be connected, and another which makes zero sense and is just thrown in on the side (Luke kidnapping the woman's daughter Sienna??? That made absolutely no sense at all, nor how it all played out - that his wife would just randomly call the woman and tell her she thinks her husband isn't coming home and is kidnapping her daughter. This just isn't realistic in any sense.)
Then it isn't tied up at all whether the ex-husband knows his ex-wife killed his current girlfriend and if he's seeking revenge, we're just left to our own conclusions about this... I hate when books "leave it up to the reader" which means the writer just basically skipped out on doing the work to finish the story. I dunno, I've liked other Mary Kubica books but this one did not deliver. At least I finished it.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica is a thriller novel for the pretzel lovers out there. I mean seriously, I could only picture the main character in the shape of a pretzel when I was finished with all the twists and turns this book had to offer.

Meghan Michaels is a single mother raising her teenage daughter on her own after a divorce and doing everything she can to protect them both with news stories nightly of women being attacked nearby. Meghan works as an ICU nurse so she puts in long hours leaving she or her daughter home alone quite often so she knows she could never be too safe for them both.

Meghan’s newest patient at the hospital also is hitting quite close to home for Meghan with a young woman brought in after an attempted suicide. Meghan has also always been the type to help all those around her whether they are patients, coworkers or friends so Meghan also extends a hand to an old friend in need despite everything else swirling around in her life.

When finished reading She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica I jokingly nicknamed this one the book of never ending twists. Perhaps a bit much for some this one certainly kept me on my toes as I thought I had a few things figured out a few more twists came and laughed in my face anyway. This one did start off feeling like it was going to totally be a slow burn but that quickly changed along the way and then turned into a rollercoaster by the end. My advice, hang onto your hat and enjoy the ride with this one!

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Wonderful read! Mary Kubica books have always been great for me, I'm so happy I got to read this one early. It was quite suspenseful, twists and turns you wont see coming. I suspected 1 thing to happen, and it did. But SEVERAL other things also happened back to back that I didn't expect. I love how Mary Kubica always keeps you on your toes while you're reading! A fantastic "who done it" that'll keep you on the edge of your seat!

Whoa! What a page-turner! I felt so tense and unsettled throughout this book. It was layered, riveting, surprising and unhinged! My head is still spinning from all the twists (I audibly gasped multiple times!!) and I’m not quite sure yet how I feel about the ending. It’s definitely worth a read if you enjoy dark, twisty thrillers!

3.5⭐️

So I did really enjoy this one! I like Kubica's writing style and I think she has a way of putting some good twists in her books. Unfortunately with this one I was able to guess every twist before it happened :( Which did take away the surprise factor of this one for me.

I do however still recommend this one & I think it's a great thriller for my thriller fans!

WOW! This one is fast paced. You will not be able to put it down. So many twists and turns, and an ending you don't see coming. Mary Kubica never disappoints.

I just did not like this one at all. The first part is slow and meandering. Part two throws back to the prologue which you think is going to be a really gripping scene in which a woman finds out her daughter is missing and that turns out is just the biggest disappointment .I can’t figure out the timeline and how the victim in the bed is the same person that was her friend from high school and….it’s… this book is a mess, to me.

This book had me on the edge of my seat waiting for something huge to happen. Something I didn’t see coming.

But honestly it fell flat. I felt like it was all really predictable.

Don’t get me wrong it was a good read for what it was. The character development and plot was well played out, but the overall suspense of it all fell flat.

Okay, wow!! I did not at all expect that twist right before part one ended. The way she wrote it too made sure we wouldn't be thinking of that. There were just so many things that happened and I don't even know how to comprehend everything. The only part where this book fell short for me was the ending. I feel like that ending was very abrupt in a way and I don't know what to think. But man, I need to read more of her books forreal.

Wow! I binged this book. From the first chapter, I couldn’t put it down. Meghan is a nurse for critical care patients when she has to care for a woman that jumped off a bridge. The whole story had me engrossed and it was so hard to put down. Definitely 5 star! Thanks for the advanced copy