3.5 stars. Katrina (Kat), a partner (and actually a “fixer”) in a major NYC law firm, is estranged from her husband Aidan unbeknownst to their daughter Cleo, a student at NYU. While home from school one evening, Cleo finds her mother’s blood-stained shoe, food burning in the oven, but no mother. What has happened to Kat — and why? And so the story begins as Cleo embarks on a quest to find her. Overall, this was an enjoyable read, one that definitely kept me turning pages. And, although I found the ending to be basically satisfying, the major twist that occurs there really requires the willing suspension of disbelief!

I gave this book 3 stars. It was not the type of book for me. At the very beginning I was frustrated by Kat’s attitude. It gave the vibe that she was better than everyone and didn’t care about her “secret” life.

I found that there was a lot going on in these books and it was a bit difficult to tie everything together in my head with the multiple time lines.

If you like tv shows like house of cards I could see this book being for you! However, it was not the vibe for me.

This is the first book I've read from this author, but definitely won't be the last. The Story was fast paced with likeable characters and lots of plot twists. I never would have guessed the ending. I am looking forward to reading more from this author!

Overall I thought this book was good but some things just didn’t personally work for me. The characters were well fleshed out but not likable enough for me to feel fully invested in them or what they were going through. I thought the premise was interesting but for some reason I never felt fully gripped by the story. I thought there was too much going on and the plot was unnecessarily convoluted. There were some mixed media elements throughout (articles, transcripts, text messages, journal entries) but I didn’t feel like they were all really necessary. But overall I think a lot of readers will enjoy this thriller, especially those who like mixed media elements, domestic drama, and complex mother daughter relationships.

*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC for review!*

"Like Mother, Like Daughter" presented an interesting premise, and it was quite intriguing for about the first third of the book. The story is intricately written from two different points of view and timelines, one from Katrina, the mother, in the past, and the second from Cleo, the daughter, in the present. While following the two timelines was fine, other elements, like transcribed therapy sessions, text messages, and court documents, felt more distracting than helpful. At times, the numerous subplots and red herrings in the story seemed excessive, making it challenging to stay engaged.

In addition, one of the characters repeatedly made frustrating and unbelievable decisions, which detracted from the overall reading experience. The improbable events almost led to quitting the book. Even though the ending wasn't terrible, it left some subplots unresolved, which was unsatisfying. Unfortunately, "Like Mother, Like Daughter" missed the mark for this reader.

Thank you, NetGalley and the Publisher, for an advanced copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! This is such a twisted read. It had me spinning from the first page to the last. Very suspenseful read. Great storyline and characters. Recommend. I was given an advanced reader copy of this well written book by NetGalley and I am freely sharing my review.

When I started to write the review for this book, it occurred to me how few I read that are not part of a series. I can't refer to changes in the life of a recurring character or two or compare this one with another or point out inconsistencies. Well, then; it seems I'll have to be straightforward in my approach, which is that I enjoyed the book even though the constant jumps in perspective and time made it a little hard for me to follow without backtracking now and again.

The story begins when a college student named Cleo comes to visit her mother Katrina for dinner, despite the fact that they're close to estranged. When she arrives, she finds the Brooklyn brownstone trashed, blood all around and her mother nowhere to be found. Immediately, she calls the police, setting off an investigation. Readers then learn that Katrina is an attorney at a prominent law firm - one that has taken on a high-profile client in an even higher-profile class action lawsuit - and that she and her husband Aiden are about to split.

Little by little, clues as to what really happened - and what Katrina really does to earn her substantial paycheck - are revealed by way of chapter those aforementioned shifts in perspectives and time frames. There are some notable twists and surprises, though nothing that reached the "blew me away" level. All in all, though, it was an interesting story that held my attention quite well, and I thank the publisher, via NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review a pre-release copy.

⭐️3.5
The relationship is already tense, at best, with her mother Kat. Cleo finally agrees to dinner, but upon entering her home, the oven is on, there’s blood, and no mom.

Kat is a workaholic attorney with a sketchy past. Cleo is a college student with a bad picker-an ex boyfriend with a dangerous streak. Mother and daughter have a complicated relationship and can’t seem to repair old hurts.

The story starts off with a bang, but the plot contained so many side stories, therapist’s notes, texts, etc., that it was hard for me to follow. It became tedious and lengthy in the middle, which unfortunately did not work for me.

The ending twist was great and the pieces came together, so overall a good domestic thriller.

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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Pub date: July 30, 2024

I enjoyed this book This had a lot of suspects and you weren't sure who you could believe. This was a fast paced thriller that I enjoyed. Thank you NetGally and the Publisher for the ARC.

First I would like to thank Netgalley and Knopf for the ARC of this novel.

This was my first Kimberly McCreight novel and it won’t me my last. I loved this book so much. It was so compelling and I just couldn’t put it down. I read the entire thing in less than 24 hours it was that good.

I loved the complicated dynamic between mother and daughter. It was done so well and also felt so real. On top of that you had the thriller aspect of the book that kept me turning the page.

The twists were great and I didn’t see the ending coming. I will say there were a couple of moments that I saw coming but overall I really, really enjoyed the book and I can’t wait for it to come out so I can share it with others.

A very, very enjoyable 4.5/5 stars.

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Reconstruction Amelia by Kimberly McCreight was one of my favorite books of all time. I have since read everything that she writes. As a mom of adult daughters, I completely related to the mother/daughter relationship in the book and the complexities that it hold. This book was definitely a page turner for me and I couldn't wait for my reading time each night. Very well written, easy to read, entertaining!

I really liked this book. I loved the way Kimberly McCreight told this story. The characters were believable and the twists took me by surprise. It grabbed me from the start and didn't let go until the very end. This is my first book I have read by Kimberly McCreight but it will not be my last. I look forward to reading more of her books. HIghly recommend!



Thank you Netgalley and Knopf for the digital arc and allowing me to share my thoughts.

Cleo gets home from college to have dinner with her mother, Kat, and finds her mom’s bloody shoe in the house. This mother and daughter have had a rocky relationship mainly due to Cleo’s poor choice in men she chooses to date, and Kat going out of her way to protect Cleo. Now that Kat is missing, Cleo seems to have some regrets about how things have gone down with her and her mother. Cleo does everything she can to try to find her mom and ends up digging up secrets from Kat’s traumatic past as an orphan and finds out what kind of work her lawyer mother is actually involved in. Cleo also begins to realize her dad (Kat’s soon to be ex) has also been keeping secrets that are now going to put a wedge between Cleo and her dad. He also keeps asking Kat for money.

This book was compelling, and I could not put it down! The twist really fooled me. It’s written from both Cleo and Kat’s perspectives in different timelines with transcripts from therapy sessions, text message threads, and news articles sprinkled in between. I thought it was easy to follow and I was eager to find out how the story would unravel. I enjoyed this writing style and how fast faced the book was. I would recommend this to people looking for a domestic thriller even if you don’t care about the emphasis on mother/daughter relationships.

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf for the opportunity to read this ARC. All opinions are my own.

Amother and daughter find new appreciation and understanding for each other when their lives are threatened.

When New York University student Cleo shows up at her mother Katrina’s Park Slope house for dinner, she finds signs of a struggle—and her mother’s shoe covered in blood. Mother and daughter had been estranged since Katrina interfered in Cleo’s relationship with a white-collar drug dealer, but Cleo instantly snaps into action, determined to find her mother. Aided by a sympathetic cop and hindered by her lackadaisical father (who’s separated from her mother), Cleo investigates her mom’s computer as well as her place of business. Katrina had always led Cleo to believe she was a patent attorney, but it turns out she was a fixer for wealthy and powerful people. She was also, in her youth, an abandoned child who lived at Haven House until she was adopted at the age of 14. Cleo finds her mother’s journal from those years and feels appalled—and guilty—to read about the abuse her mother endured. As Cleo is drawn deeper and deeper into the details of her mother’s life and disappearance, she herself may be in danger. McCreight alternates first-person chapters about Cleo’s search with chapters in Katrina’s voice about the days leading up to her disappearance, and also includes the occasional transcript of a therapy session, journal entry, or legal document connected to one of Katrina’s big cases. The build-up is extremely well paced and effective, created brick by suspenseful brick. No one, of course, is who they seem. Eventually the two main narratives converge in a somewhat flat climax—but most of the loose threads are satisfactorily tied up. Both Katrina and Cleo are tough as nails and vulnerable as hell, which makes it easy to root for them both against all the forces of (mostly masculine) evil they have to combat.

A smart, complex domestic thriller.

An easy, bingeable "popcorn" read! This is not my first Kimberly McCreight book and definitely won't be my last. A domestic thriller that is set between alternating timelines of the alternating timelines of the past and present. In the past, the reader follows Kat, a corporate "fixer" (think Olivia Pope) who finds herself entangled in a complex web of corporate misdoing, a complicated marriage, and a strained relationship with her college-aged daughter, Cleo. In the present timeline, Cleo is struggling to figure out what happened to her mother, after returning home from college to an empty apartment.

As a domestic thriller, "Like Mother, Like Daughter" is an easy read. Sure, it isn't hyper-realistic and there are some annoying plot holes and easily deduced red herrings, it was still a fun book to read out by the pool or on the beach.

A daughter comes to dinner but finds her mother is missing. She tries to find her mother but finds instead a puzzle of who her mother really was.

This was my second Kimberly McCreight book and I had similar feelings about both books. The endings, with their twist and fast moving pace the the best part! Like Mother, Like Daughter is a slow moving plot and gave just enough details to create questions about what everyone was hiding, made everyone a suspect and had me wondering how everything was going to come together. This was a relatively quick, easy read that kept my attention and ended on a high note for me; even still, it wasn't a book that blew me away or one I would be thinking about for months after.
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Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Kimberly McCreight’s Reconstructing Amelia was a stunner and her Like Mother, Like Daughter may have even topped it! This was a “can’t put down” alternating POV story with multiple timelines and despicable characters. Perfect combination for a summer read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Looking for a classic beach read thriller? Add this to your summer TBR! It has all of the components of a good thriller: missing pieces, shady characters, twist plots that finally unravel in the last 10% of the book, and a "didn't see that coming!" moment somewhere around 75%.

That being said, it's all a little much. Too many crisscrossed paths, too many sordid tales, too many secrets that are unbelievable. The story is fast paced and keeps you hooked, and for those reasons I would recommend it for anyone just looking for their next read. Is it on the top of my must reads list? Nope. But a solid 3 stars for this one.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a giant puzzle-the picture doesn't come into focus for awhile, then you find that one piece that makes everything crystal clear. Like Mother, Like Daughter relies on multiple POV's and zigzags between time lines-it can be confusing but works beautifully in the skillful hands of Kimberly McCreight. The plot features a missing person, possible murder, corporate espionage, infidelity-there's really enough here for multiple stories but they're all related. Mostly a character driven story, Like Mother, Like Daughter will have you scratching your head trying to tie it all together, but the answer is literally staring you in the face. Intense and emotional, Like Mother, Like Daughter is expected to be one of the best selling books of 2024, and it definitely lives up to the pre-publication excitement.