I managed to get 25% of the book read before I gave up. The book flipped from one character to another in each chapter and was hard for me to find a continual story line. When the next thing to read was a legal brief, I said enough. Had I wanted to understand such things, I would have become a lawyer. The characters were Cleo the daughter, Adrian the ex husband, a girlfriend of Cleo's, the mother and a girlfriend of hers. The past/present story line is not a favorite read and there were too much back and forth for me to keep it all straight.

This thriller caught my attention from the very beginning. Cleo and her mom, Katrina, have a rocky relationship. Cleo thinks her mom is too critical, and Katrina wants to keep Cleo safe, but she does it in a way that Cleo finds intrusive. However, when Katrina goes missing, Cleo frantically tries to find her and realizes how much she would miss her mom if she never returned. This book also takes a look at the sometimes complicated mother-daughter relationship.

This is one of those thrillers that you can't stop reading. I had to find out what happened to Katrina. Is she still alive, and will Cleo find herself in danger while attempting to locate her? There were a few suspects, and I went back and forth between who I thought was responsible. I never expected that ending! It took me totally by surprise, and that is precisely the reason I love mysteries and thrillers.

The book opens with Cleo finding her mother, Kat, bloody shoe. What follows is a dual timeline based on before and after the show is found. This news a fun read for me as I uncovered the characters secrets. It didn’t hold my attention as much as other books but still really enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Another great suspense by McCreight that I think a lot of readers are going to devour! Once you start this novel, it’s nearly impossible to put down. With the alternating POVs and dual timelines through therapy sessions and diary entries, I found myself saying “Just one more chapter”, well into the night! I think McCreight really nailed the mother/daughter relationship, especially with a college age daughter. All of the characters development was spot on! And as the layers started to be pulled back on them all and the reader discovered the numerous secrets, it just added to them that much more! I did not predict the ending, and I love that! There were a couple times I was truly shocked! Highly recommend getting a copy of this one in any format

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Like Mother, Like Daughter 📚 by Kimberly McCreight

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Thank you @netgalley for this #advancedreaders copy!

I enjoyed this book - from it being fast paced, the characters, plot twists and her portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship. However, I struggled a bit to follow the legal jargon and lawsuit type descriptions the main character, Katrina, is involved in. This author continues to write solid books and with Reconstructing Amelia being one of my favorites, I'll always rush to read whatever she writes!
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When Cleo's mom disappears she rushes to uncover family secrets and find her. Can she put the pieces of the puzzle together in time? This is an action packed read that just flies. It is a very quick read because it holds your attention so well. This is a thrilling emotional suspense novel that is very enjoyable. Both mother and daughter are trying to save each other's lives. Thanks to @NetGalley for the ARC of this book. It is very enjoyable.

I have been a huge fan of Kimberly McCreight ever since I first read Reconstructing Amelia, so I was thrilled to get the chance to read an early copy of this book.

McCreight is spot on exploring the unique and complex mother/daughter relationship. This book is told with dual timelines and dual POV’s, which I loved.

Cleo and her mother Kat have spent years at each others throats. Cleo feels like Kat wants her to be someone she is not, like she judges her choices. Kat makes the same mistake a lot of mothers make, by loving their daughters so much that they hold on a little too tightly.

When Cleo arrives at her childhood home for dinner one night after Kat tells her she has something important to tell her she discovers that her mother is missing, and there is blood on the floor. This is where everything Cleo thought she knew about her mother begins to unravel.

Kat’s POV shows us the days leading up to her disappearance and all of the less-than-trustworthy people she deals with in her daily life. So many people that could have something to do with her disappearance.

As Cleo gets closer to finding out who is responsible for her mothers disappearance she digs into the past and learns more about her mothers adolescence than she could ever imagine.

I love the character development, and that how, even though Cleo was dealing with years of anger toward her mother she softened toward her and began to understand why she was the way that she was.

I feel like this is long and rambly, but if you’re looking for a twist that you didn’t see coming then you’ll want to check out this book. It had me hooked from the very first sentence. Read it. You won’t regret it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book in exchange for my honest opinions.

Wow this a fast paced thriller of a novel!!!!!!!! It had me reading late into the night and you will too!!!

I felt like this was middle of the road for me. It was a good read but I wasn’t overly excited about it, and there were some things that I had picked up on. The title is creative and applies to the story- I think it’s weird when we are left wondering how it actually relates. There was a lot of subplots along with the main storyline to keep up with that wasn’t “confusing” it just kind of left me wondering where it was all going. There were a lot of characters to keep up with. Annie and Janine were the absolute worst alongside her husband and Mark. Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf, and the author for my DRC in exchange for my honest review.

I had to DNF this book. I was very confused by the different chapters and I could not get into it, unfortunately, as the premise sounded very good.

I thought it was an interesting suspense thriller, a whodunit. Kat and Cleo, mother and daughter have a tumultuous relationship, but her relationship with her dad is cool. Cleo is a college student who boyfriend is a drug dealer and Cleo is caught up with Kyle and running drugs for him until her mom finds out. Cleo hasn't talked to her mom in months as Kat is too controlling and opiniated in Cleo's eyes. Kat convinces Cleo to come to dinner and when Cleo arrives the door is open and a bloody shoe is found in kitchen with the oven on and other pots on the stove, but Kat is no where to be found. Police are involved of course in this missing person which is suspicious based on the circumstances. Cleo sets out on a mission to find her mother as the police are moving to slow. What Cleo sets in action puts many as possible suspects and a spotlight on her mom's career and past growing up in a half way house for girls. I wanted to yell at both Kat and Cleo throughout the book as some of the scenarios were obvious and others not so much.

Thanks Netgalley for an ARC of this novel. I enjoyed it but it was a bit chaotic. I definitely would recommend Reconstructing Amelia over this one but not a bad beach book.

This was my first novel by Kimberly McCreight - although I do have a few of her other books on my shelf waiting to be read.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and was turning the pages to see what was going to happen. This is ultimately a story of a mother and daughter - their fractured relationship, the connection between the two of them, and the ways they take care of each other and try to keep each other safe.

It was entertaining and interesting. I enjoyed McCreight's writing style and development of character for sure. The style was non-linear - we had two different perspectives with the mother and daughter which I loved and then intermixed other forms of communication where the reader didn't always know who was communicating with who. We had text messages, journal entries, transcripts from therapy sessions, to name a few, and while I love a mixed media format - I think sometimes the mix of non-linear storytelling and not always knowing what or when I was reading was both intriguing and also confusing at times.

Overall, it was a good thriller that I really enjoyed reading but may become a tad forgettable over time. I definitely want to read more from this author - especially Reconstructing Amelia as I have heard that is a standout!

Thank you to Netgalley for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Twisty with lots of threads to follow. Even though there’s a bunch of things that don’t connect, I like that all avenues were essentially pursued and in a way that made sense. Sure some things amounted to nothing but why wouldn’t you investigate what seems most obvious? I don’t like when stories are too convenient, like people just happen down a path that turns out to be correct even though it was a long shot. This felt more thorough bc it seemed like what people would do.

Anyway, it was quick and fun to untangle.

Cleo and her mom Kat are having mother, daughter issues. Cleo thinks she meddles too much in her life and Kat just wants to protect her daughter. Kat summons Cleo to her house for dinner and when she arrives there her mother is missing. There is a bloody shoe, 2 drinking glasses but no mom. She calls 911 and her father. So starts this book that is told in Kat's POV days before she is missing and Cleo, hours after her mom is missing. Kat being a fixer at a law firm is involved with some serious law suits with cover ups that she is finding out about. She also has a shady past living in an orphanage where sexual and verbal abuse was abound. Someone was murdered and it was covered up. Cleo decides she is going to find her mom. As she goes through this process, she realizes how much she really loves her mom and that her mom loves her and wants to keep her safe. So goes the story with a lot of suspense as to where Kat is. Could it be the husband, the friend, the boss, the daughter's drug dealing ex boyfriend? You will have to read it to find out. It is a great read and you will not be disappointed.
Thanks to #netgalley, #Knof, and @kimberlymccreight for an ARC of this book.

This had a lot of potential but it just really fell flat for me. Too much happening that had no bearing on the story and in the end didn’t even matter. Questions unanswered. Not what I would consider a thriller. I was disappointed in the ending.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a family drama/who-dun-it mystery. Cleo arrives at her childhood home where she’s supposed to be meeting her mother, but her mother is missing, and she finds burned dinner and her mother’s bloody shoe. Where is her mother and what happened? This story is then unraveled in 2 POV’s alternating between mother and daughter, journal entries, therapist session notes, and lawyer paperwork. With all of that, there was too much going on and it was hard to keep it all straight sometimes. There were several sub-plots added in that made it harder to keep up. This book was fast paced, which I did enjoy. Overall, it was an okay book and interesting enough to read but nothing overly special to remember.

Thank you, Net Galley, and Knopf for a copy in return for my honest review.

Thank you @prhaudio @aaknopf @netgalley for a copy of this book. This book starts with Cleo going to her mom's for dinner but she is missing and everything feels suspicious with her leaving abruptly. The story is told in several timelines and both Cleo and Kat's POV. I really liked the complicity of their relationship and how the story unfolded. There is a lot going on and everyone seems suspicious.

Olivia Campbell and Cassandra Campbell both did a great job as Kat and Cleo and kept me engrossed in the story.

This book started off pretty good and I was hooked. The book is told in two POV’s which I usually enjoy. The book was a bit confusing at times with the timelines. I really did relate to the mother and daughter relationship in the book though so I kept going.

There were so many suspects so the wheels were spinning with this one. You won’t trust anyone, at least for me I didn’t! It was a great premise, but I feel like there were a few holes in the story. And towards the end it did fall flat for me. That said, this book is a solid 3 for me.

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight is a captivating novel that seamlessly blends suspense with thought-provoking themes. The story delves into the complex relationship between a mother and daughter, keeping me on the edge of my seat with its gripping narrative. McCreight's writing style is both engaging and insightful, making this book a must-read for fans of psychological thrillers.