Kimberly McCreight has been a go-to author for me ever since I read Reconstructing Amelia in my high school years. There’s just something about the way she’s able to blend the domestic thriller and legal thriller genres that makes her writing incredibly bingeable.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is her latest, following NYU student Cleo as she investigates the disappearance of her mother Kat, a fixer at a high-powered law firm in the city. The story starts filled with action and doesn’t let up until the very end. It has all of McCreight’s signature elements, including lots of plot threads that somehow come together in the end and a great deal of heart.

The relationship between Cleo and Kat was definitely the highlight of the book for me. I thought McCreight did an excellent job of portraying the ups and downs of a mother-daughter relationship, and getting to read from both Cleo and Kat’s POVs really helped develop that element of the story.

However, while I always enjoy seeing how McCreight is able to craft that “a-ha” moment from all of the plotlines, I felt that Like Mother, Like Daughter had just a bit too much going on and could have been a bit longer to fully flesh out all of the small details. Without giving away too much, there were some smaller plot points that ended up playing a big role in the final reveal, but I felt that they needed a bit more development to maximize the emotional impact.

Overall, I’d definitely recommend this for anyone who’s looking for a quick, family-focused thriller that isn't too heavy or scary.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is out now. Thanks to Knopf for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight is an intriguing thriller. I love reading books in this genre and this book definitely surprised me in a very good way because it was not easily predictable. The circumstances of this book were so crazy yet believable. The ending made the whole book worth it. I highly recommend this book. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

This book was a great quick read! I liked the mystery being from the point of the daughter. It was not my favorite read of the year, but I was questioning the reasoning and motives behind the different characters.

Everyone keeps some secrets, right? But boy do this mother-daughter duo take the cake on secrets. Kat and her daughter Cleo have a complicated relationship, to say the least. We follow this mother-daughter duo in a multiple POV and multiple timeline thriller when one goes missing. This did such a great job of highlighting the complexities of mother/daughter relationships but also incorporating how perspectives and biases can affect the decisions that one makes. It takes looking at things from another point of view to be able to understand where that person is coming from. All of this, while trying to solve a mystery.

Kimberly McCreight did such a beautiful job with character development, from before to after timelines and during the plot of the story. It was a great depiction of a bond that can be made or broken between a mother and a daughter. I think that the beginning was a little slow for me but it picked up and turned into an incredible thriller, with a few twists even I didn’t see coming.

Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor and Kimberly McCreight for the eARC of Like Mother, Like Daughter in exchange for an honest review. Rated up for 4.5 Stars. I’m a little behind so publication date for Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight was 30 July 2024.

Cleo returns home from NYU one evening to find food burning in the oven, a bloody shoe, and she can't find her mother Kat anywhere. What follows is Cleo's investigation into her mother's life to find out what happened to her. Kat is a corporate lawyer and fixer, and through her perspective we get the timeline from before the disappearance.

The main plot of this was solid. The book begins with the mysterious disappearance and I was instantly intrigued. But unfortunately along the way that interest was lost because there was just too much going on; too many side plots, characters, and the alternating timelines got a little fuzzy. There were a few plot twists but nothing that blew me away.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for providing me a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I am so thankful to Knopf, PRH Audio, Kimberly McCreight, and Netgalley for granting me advanced access to this galley before publication day. I really enjoyed the dialogue and plot of this book and can’t wait to chat this one up with my friends!

This was an awesome thriller! All the twists and turns kept me engaged and not wanting to put it down. The ending ties everything all together.

Thank you for this arc!

I think this is a book worth reading if you enjoy fast past thrillers and lots of red herrings. Unfortunately this book wasn’t for me- there were just too many unlikeable characters for me and I found myself rolling my eyes after a while. However, this is a personal preference and doesn’t speak to the quality of the writing at all.

Once I was able to follow along with the characters and the timelines (which was a little complicated), Like Mother, Like Daughter turned in an interesting thriller that kept my attention throughout the story. It was clear that the story was leading up to something big and there were a few surprises and red herrings along the way. A good page-turner, but one that I probably will eventually forget about.

Both mother and daughter are keeping secrets from each other. For good reasons? Or selfish? Perhaps both as they claim it’s in each other’s best interest.

In this thriller, we follow Cleo as she races to discover the secret of her Mother, Kat’s, disappearance. The book toggles back and forth from Kat’s POV (before the accident) and Cleo’s (after the accident.) This book was a thriller that had me hooked from the first few pages. Filled with twists and turns at every page, I could not put it down.

For those who have a complex relationship with their mothers; it made me feel seen. The nuances of rotating through love and hate so freely and unexplainably. I would find myself feeling sorry for Kat and Cleo but then equally as disappointed in them and their decisions. Ultimately, it is a story about the bonds that only mothers and daughters can share. I would reccomend to anyone who loves a good thriller!

Thank you for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
This was a great storyline to have 2 protagonists, mother and daughter, and to hear from them in alternating chapters. The build up was great and especially having the mother's story start in the past instead of the daughter's in the present. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it kept me captivated to want to know what will come next. Definitely a fast and action packed read. I was totally wrong trying to guess what happened...several times the reader will think they have figured it out 😀
I highly recommend this book! It is fast paced, captivating, original and definitely a quick read as you will not want to put it down!

Thank you to Knopf and PRH Audio for the gifted copies to review.

Kimberly McCreight is an auto read author for me and this one did not disappoint. I enjoyed this thriller, it kept me guessing and when I thought I had it figured out I was not entirely correct. This was well written and well executed and the pacing was fast the whole time. I listened to this one via audio and thought it was great, I could not stop listening and got through this one in a day, and I loved every minute of it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Team for this Advanced Digital Readers Copy, I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

This was my first book by Kimberly McCreight, and I enjoyed it immensely. It's part family drama part thriller and filled with twistvand turns. I loved the exploration of this tense mother daughter relationship. Cleo must unravel her mother's secrets after she goes missing to have any hope of finding her.

The author skillfully weaves a fantastic story that kept me engaged all the way through. The characters are incredibly interesting, well developed, and overall relatable. If you're into thrillers with a suspenseful family drama, then this one should earn a spot on your tbr.

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Cleo, a NYU student got more than an uncomfortable dinner with her mom when she comes home. She comes home and find her mother missing and her bloody shoe under the sofa.

I don't want to spoil the book, but I do have to say one thing, Kimberly McCreight does wonderful in navigating the first person narrative of both Cleo and her mother, Katrina. This is not an easy feat when you consider Cleo's POV begins the day of her arrival home while Katrina's POV starts eight days before her disappearance leading to the day she goes missing.

Reading both POVs helps you build your own thoughts on who is to blame and what life events are actually connected to Katrina's disappearance.

I also appreciated Kimberly's ability to write the complicated but realistic, dysfunctional mother / daughter relationship Cleo and Katrina has. As someone who has her own experience with that type of relationship, I appreciated.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor/Knopf for providing me with the digital reviewer copy of this unputdownable book in exchange for my honest opinions.

I'm excited to dive into this one!! I had it on my thrillers/mystery list on netgalley so only seemed right I requested it. Just added to my endless books to read oops

It's been a struggle to get into reading this year and really hoping to end the year strong. I LOVED Kimberly's last book and was so excited to get into this one!! Two POVs between mother and daughter, leaving you questioning what's to come. I do wish I took the time to finish in one sitting because it's most definitely possible!! plot twists throughout the entirety.

I've enjoyed the author's other books but this one i struggled with. I did not enjoy the characters and couldn't connect with the story. I ended up dnf this book.

I’ve enjoyed two other books by this author, so I was honored to read her new thriller, Like Mother, Like Daughter. Kat is burdened with an unfaithful snake of a husband and a bitter, smart-mouthed young lady for a daughter. Kat misses the earlier years when she and her daughter, Cleo, were close. Nothing she does can get through Cleo’s frozen heart. Until Kat disappears, leaving behind an empty home and a pool of blood.
Cleo immediately takes an about-face. Nothing makes you realize the errors of your ways like losing a parent and never being able to apologize. She’s determined to find out what happened, and in the process, she learns there’s so much more to her mother than she ever imagined. Also, during her dogged pursuit of the truth, she realizes she’s just like her mother.
Fast-paced, full of twists, compassionate characters, and a stealthy plot, McCreight doesn't disappoint yet again.
Thanks so much to Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor / Knopf for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The publishing date is July 30, 2024.

initial thoughts: a big thanks to Knopf & NetGalley for an ARC of this book!
the premise of this book was very intriguing to me, and I enjoyed the two points of view and timelines.
I can’t put my finger on why, but the execution of this book just fell flat. it won’t be memorable, but I wanted to keep picking this one up every night.
overall, a decent thriller/mystery, and I seem to be in the outlier with my three star rating.

Gripping and twisty! Such a great thriller and you don’t see the ending coming! I loved the relationship they establish and the eerie setting!