3.5⭐
This book is a little difficult to review.

What I Liked:

The honest portrayal of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. Both Cleo and her mother, Katrina, have reasons for their behavior towards each other but they are both contributing to ruining their relationship.

Dual POVs and timelines. Cleo's POV is told starting at the point when she discovers her mother missing. Katrina's POV begins the week leading up to her disappearance and includes flashes from her past.

Although Cleo's been told to leave the investigation to the police, she feels the need to help, so she begins questioning her mom's employer, searching her computer, and reading an old diary. It becomes apparent that she knew very little about her mother now or her mother's past. The more she learns, the more she understands her mother's actions which presents the opportunity for relationship growth...if her mom's okay.

What bugged me:

There were way too many suspects in Katrina's disappearance. Her husband, her employer, her clients, someone from her past, her daughter's ex. I mean, is there anyone who doesn't want her dead?

Katrina is a lawyer, but while she pretends to have a boring office job, she's actually the firm's fixer (you know, the one who does whatever it takes to make problems go away so her clients can keep being slime balls and her firm can make $). She's supposed to be very good at her job. Yet when she finds out her daughter is dating a drug dealer, and worse, working for him, she tries to "fix" the situation, but makes it worse instead. I was hoping to see some of her alleged bad-assery but instead of using the opportunity to build character, the author used it to create another suspect.

This book was entertaining but it just didn't wow me.

Title: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Author: Kimberly McCreight
Publisher: Knopf
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
'Like Mother, Light Daughter' by Kimberly McCreight

My Perception:

This author gives the reader a unique thriller-mystery story about the family secrets of a complex mother-daughter relationship, which the story is told from an alternating first-person POV of the mother and daughter. Be ready for a captivating story from the beginning to the end. As the story starts, Cleo discovers that her mother, Katrina, is missing after she returns home from college at NYU; at home in Brooklyn, Cleo finds the dinner burning. Where is her mom? Cleo contacts the police, and an investigation will be conducted. There will be many suspects as Cleo tries to figure out what has happened to her mother.

We are given a tale involving mother-daughter relations, mystery, twists and turns, adultery, and murder as the story moves back and forth between several timelines. The excellent character development will continue as you keep turning the pages.

To get the whole story, you must pick up a good read to see how well this author presents it to the reader. Questions like: 1. What is the nature of the threatening messages from Kat's past? How will Cleo navigate her challenges and dangers as she searches for her mother? 3. What will be the ultimate outcome of the mother-daughter relationship as they strive to save each other?

I really enjoyed Reconstructing Amelia and A Good Marriage, so I couldn’t wait to dive into Like Mother, Like Daughter.

Cleo's world turns upside down when she finds her mom, Kat, missing and a bloody shoe under the sofa. As Cleo digs into her mother's secret life as a high-stakes fixer, she uncovers hidden dangers that threaten both of their lives. This gripping thriller explores the deep bond between mother and daughter as they fight to save each other.

The story unfolds through alternating first-person perspectives from Cleo and Kat, enriched with news articles and therapy session transcripts that add depth to the narrative. McCreight delivers strong characterization with Cleo and Kat, making their relationship compelling and real. I love my thrillers packed with twists and red herrings, but this one has a LOT going on. At times, it felt overwhelming, and some storylines didn't quite tie together by the end.

3.5 ⭐️ I enjoyed this gripping tale. The complex mother-daughter dynamic is captivating, and McCreight's storytelling keeps you hooked.

Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. The right amount of drama and mystery. I really thought it was the husband, plot twist. I think everyone needs a neighbor like George and an acquaintance like Vivienne.

This book was okay but it was a bit confusing at the start so it took me some time to sort everyone out. I am sure that was somewhat intentional but it didn't start out very strong in my opinion. As a domestic thriller I was suspicious of everyone but it wasn't too long before I was able to figure out the twist. While it was a fun book to read it was not a favorite of mine.

We follow Kat McHugh, who came from a troubled past as her parents left her when she was four, she was raised in an orphanage. To say the least it was not a nice place but she was finally adopted to a nice lady who left her quite a large inheritance. In her past, she had killed someone and has carried that secret with her all her life. She is married and has a daughter who is now in college in New York. The relationship with her daughter is strained because her daughter has gotten into a relationship with a drug dealer. She also has a strained relationship with her husband. She is dedicated to her job and is quite good at what she does. One day she phones her daughter asking her to come home but before she gets there her mom is injured and presumed dead as she is missing. So begins the who done it.

It was slow in many parts, confusing at the beginning and a predictable.

I love Kimberly McCreight's writing, especially A Good Marriage & Where They Found Her. This one is good and her writing pulls you into a thriller suspense with a lot of red herrings, easily diverting your attention. When Cleo travels from college to eat with her mother, Kat, who has a hate/love relationship. She arrives and her mother cannot be found, but a clue to her disappearance is...a bloody shoe of her mom's.
With a duel timeline, Kat gives her day by day before her disappearance and Cleo's search for her mom in the days after. Several clues Cleo uncovers such as multiple threats and demand for money. Is it her ex-husband, Cleo's drug addict boyfriend or the pharmaceutical company her law firm is covering as she tries to disclose their wrongs.
I love a good mystery!! I look forward to reading Reconstructing Amelia that seems to be a favorite!!
Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #KnopfPantheonVintageAndAnchor for the book #LikeMotherLikeDaughter by #KimberlyMcCreight. This book is a whirlwind of emotions, drama and danger. Cleo is late for dinner and finds that the food is in the oven burning and a bloody shoe from her missing mother, Kat. Everything Cleo thought she knew about her mother is a lie. She finds out her mother is a lawyer and a fixer. Can Cleo find her mother and what has happened?

Never underestimate the love of a mother.

At its core, Kimberly McCreight’s Like Mother, Like Daughter examines the complex dynamic of the mother/daughter relationship that will deeply resonate with readers regardless of which character they most identify with. (In my case, it was both.)

When Cleo discovers that her mother, Kat is missing, she sets aside all of her complicated feelings in order to find out what happened to her. In the process, Cleo discovers all of the things she didn’t know, shedding more light on the complicated woman who raised her.

Told in dual perspectives, Cleo in the present (marked in the amount of hours her mother has been missing), and Kat in the past (in the days leading up to her disappearance), this novel sends readers on a delightful path full of interesting characters who all have secrets of their own. While readers may guess elements of the story, the overarching plot was full of some fulfilling surprises.

Prepare to one-hand read this book because you will not be able to put it down.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a solid thriller full of emotion and suspense. College student Cleo and her lawyer mother Kat are both hiding things. Kat goes missing, and Cleo is desperate to find out what happened. The truth is dangerous, shocking, and will make your head spin. A fast, fun summer read.

Big love for this book. Excellent mystery and storytelling. Loved the format. Highly recommend!

This one was a quick(ish) thriller. I wouldn’t say that it completely wowed me, but it was definitely engrossing. I was a fan of the alternating POVs, shifting between mother and daughter perspectives. I enjoyed the mother/daughter dynamic and felt that it was accurately portrayed.

This was a twisty and satisfying thriller. I loved seeing the parallels between Kat and Cleo even thought they were trying their hardest to distance themselves from each other. I like how this bounced around in the days leading up to Kat’s disappearance so you could see the wheels coming off. I didn’t guess the ending until it was coming in which always makes for a fun read.

I’m usually always a big fan of dual POVs in Thrillers but this one not so much. Cleo’s chapters were very engaging and puzzling which kept me interested in the book but however, Kat’s chapters were quite the opposite. Very overly wordy and boring, I struggled through them and found myself skimming at times.

I did enjoy pretty much everything else about this one though. It was a good read! For the most part, I was entertained and enjoying the story. The ending was a lot but some might find that a good thing.

Thank you to publisher for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you Netgalley, Kimberly McCreight and Knopft, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ebook. This was such a great well woven story that had me on the edge of my seat and my head was spinning at the end with twist after twist! Highly recommend!

This was not my favorite of her books, but I really do not like family dramas and this is exactly what happened. The writing was good, but the story was too long to grasp to the plot fully.

I read this in one day trying to figure out what happened. There are A LOT of red herrings but I kind of guessed what the outcome would be. I won't spoil it here. This is a great beach read honestly. It's fast paced, read in one afternoon in the sun, kind of book. I am not normally a thriller girl but this was advertised as the thriller of the summer so I was curious. I feel satisfied but there was A LOT going on in this book and it could almost be tightened up a bit without all the subplots. Everyone in this book is a bad person, even if they aren't supposed to be. And this was advertised as a mother-daughter relationship book but they didn't like each other and in the end it still felt like they didn't like each other. Nothing in their relationship was resolved. But would be a good book club book.

I love a good atmospheric mystery. I read this authored novel Reconstructing Amelia years ago and enjoyed it. This one was spooky and detailed just like that. I would recommend it to thriller lovers.

This in my opinion was just your average thriller nothing too special about it. Writing was good. Other than that it was just OK.

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight Is an emotional, suspenseful novel. It will keep your attention from the first sentence.

Cleo and her mother Katrina are more alike than they ever imagined. Cleo is making poor decisions and hanging with the wrong people. She doesn’t want anything to do with her mother and is rebelling against her overprotectiveness. Her mother will do whatever it takes to protect her daughter, just like most mothers would do. Katrina has been where Cleo is during her teen years, but she didn’t have anyone who cared about her. Cleo is summoned home by her mother. When she arrives her mother isn’t there, but her mother’s blood is left behind. Cleo feels guilty about her estranged relationship with her mother and is determined to find out if her mother is alive or dead. It is definitely worth the read to find out!

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Village and Anchor for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is the first book I have read by Kimberly McCreight. I look forward to reading more!

I have a complicated history with this author. I really enjoyed Reconstructing Amelia and A Good Marriage but I dnf’d Friends Like These at 50%.

She didn’t completely nail it with her latest but I do think she accomplished quite a bit. I really enjoyed the Kat and Cleo dynamics. I could really relate to the complicated relationship between mother and daughter.

There were also some good twists but this felt a bit drawn out and fizzled in the end for me.

Complicated feelings but probably 3.75 stars