This book was such a wonderful commentary on motherhood- although it was a thriller, I think that must be what pulled me in most. The twists were good and I enjoyed the read, but the lessons in motherhood are what stuck with me most 🩷

Y’all! This book was intense in the best possible way!

Told from 2 POVs, the mother and the daughter, “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” illustrates how your past can ultimately affect your future.

Katrina and Cleo are two compelling characters to follow along with as we learn of Katrina’s disappearance and Cleo’s determination to find her missing mother.

Kimberly McCreight masterfully created an amazing thriller and I cannot wait to see what’s next.

Thank you NetGalley, Kimberly McCreight, and Knopf publishing for gifting me this advanced copy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

An interesting thriller! I liked having multiple points of view, but struggled with all the extra details and side tangents. It felt like there was a lot going on! I did enjoy the complex mother-daughter nuances reflected in the relationship between the main characters. I did love Reconstructing Amelia as well, but this one is not quite there.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book! I have been a huge fan of Kimberly McCreight since her incredible debut book, "Reconstructing Amelia." McCreight is back on top with this page turner once again.

This book alternates POVs between college student Cleo and her mother, Katrina. Katrina and Cleo have been at odds for years. The ongoing conflict is a result of Cleo's desire to be independent and Katrina's desire to control Cleo. Cleo agrees to visit Katrina despite their rift and discovers that Katrina is missing. The timeline shifts between the days leading up to Katrina's disappearance and Cleo's quest to find out what happened to her mother. Cleo's dad, her boyfriend, and Katrina's past all come into question as the search for Katrina progresses.

This book really caused me to reflect on my own decisions as both a mother and a daughter. Mothers want to enforce boundaries as they raise kids, but how much is too much? Books that leave me questioning my own life choices go beyond storytelling. I finished this book in 24 hours and I am thankful for the opportunity to read such a great book!

The book has unusual twists and turns and is masterfully crafted. It is a simply riveting read about the relationship between mother an daughter. You can't put it down.

Ooo y'all this one was definitely a thrill to read! It started out a bit slower for my liking but did quickly pick up. I liked the characters and thought that there definitely was a nice suspense to it throughout the novel. Great read overall!

I want to start by saying that I loved the 2 main characters and how it shifted between their POVS. It kept the book exciting and I found myself wanting to get to the next POV. The book lost me a bit with the pharmaceutical aspect and felt like that didn't need to be included. I think the book could've been exciting enough if it went more into the mothers past and the house she lived in. The two situations didn't seem to connect enough for me to be excited about it. I did like the twist of who the suspect was at the end and did not see that coming at all.

After many fantasy books, I was ready for a good thriller! The dual POV kept things fast paced and intriguing. I really didn’t see the end coming until maybe a page or two before it was revealed-love those!

Did anyone else feel like there was a lot of storylines going though? And some that never really wrapped up. Perhaps that was the intent but I could have done with lout some of them, it was a bit hard to follow at times. But also if the goal was to throw me off, mission accomplished!

Like Mother, Like Daughter is the always moving, always building story of a daughter, Cleo, who comes home to find that her mother is missing from a bloody and broken kitchen. Immediately, the story drags you in. But then it keeps dragging you into other story lines and introducing character after character.

I really liked the plot and the story. It was fun and unique, and I had a few moments where I gasped fairly loudly at the plot twists. There is a lot of plot in this story- a lot. The flashback and present story lines are interwoven together that reflects each other and gives a few very smart reveals. However, there were so many different plotlines and characters that it felt like a chore to read at times.

I loved all of the characters and would have liked to have had more time with each character instead of pulled along in a very quick paced plot. I particularly liked Cleo's world and would have loved to know more about her life and her experiences within the story. It felt like parts of the story were rushed to give room to characters that weren't as fun or likable.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a complicated thriller with lots of twisty story.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read a fun book!

TWs which include spoilers: <spoiler> grooming, murder, adoption, cheating, drug use, alcohol use, rape, death, car wreck, cops, orphans</spoiler>

Oh my gosh this book is GOOD. It is incredibly involved with a lot of moving parts while still being relatively easy to follow. This book dives into the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter, and the endless love a mother has for her child even if she doesn’t understand her all the time. As children grow into adults, they realize their parents are just people that do their best even if they make mistakes, and I really enjoyed this aspect of the book. It’s also a fast paced, completely compelling thriller with lots of unpredictable twists. I really enjoyed this!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the opportunity to read this advance copy!!

I always enjoy a Kimberly McCreight book and "Like Mother, Like Daughter" was no exception. Recently (and quietly) separated, Kat lives in Brooklyn. Her daughter is going to NYU but doesn't have much contact with her mom. When Kat goes missing, Cleo has to dig into Kat's past to find answers. Cleo has secrets like her mother and time is running out as Cleo has to confront her own past and Kat's as well. 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for this ARC! #NetGalley #Likemotherlikedaughter

The bond between Cleo and her mother Kat is not entirely healthy. Cleo has been making an effort to set herself apart from Kat, who is overprotective and controlling. However, Cleo goes above and beyond to discover what happened to her mother once Kat vanishes.

Relationships and how things aren't always as they appear are topics covered in this book. Although I was completely engrossed in Kat's story throughout, I felt that the conclusion was a little disappointing. This book is wonderful if you appreciate whodunit mysteries.

I really enjoyed this book. It keeps me interested and it kept me guessing and I can honestly say that I did not see the ending coming. I think it's a great suspense novel and I would definitely recommend it to my following.

Cleo and her mother, Kat, have a somewhat dysfunctional relationship. Kat is overbearing and overprotecting, and Cleo has been trying to distance herself. But when Kat disappears, it’s Cleo who goes to great lengths to find out what happened to her mother.

This book explores relationships and how things aren’t always as they seem. I was invested the whole way through in what happened to Kat, but then found the ending a bit anti-climactic. If you like a great whodunnit, you’ll enjoy this book.

Thank you, NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor for the eARC.

3.5- Like Mother, Like Daughter is a fast past suspense/thriller narrated via dual point of view and dual timeline. It was a quick and enjoyable read, and the story kept me engaged and invested. I thought there was a solid and interesting plot with twists and turns, some predictable and some not. I also enjoyed the focus on the complexities of family and the mother/daughter relationship. My only complaint is that there were a lot of extraneous people, details, and subplots, some of which were never fully fleshed out, that made the story feel a bit perplexing at times.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this book, and I look forward to reading more from this author. Thank you to NetGalley, Alfred A. Knopf Publishing, and Kimberly McCreight for this free ARC digital copy.

Another year, another new Kimberly McCreight book. Like Mother, Like Daughter follows Cleo, who comes home one day to find the oven still on, blood on the floor, and her mother missing. Despite their strained relationship, Cleo knows something is wrong, and won’t let anyone - her secret new lover, her drug-dealer ex-boyfriend, or her recently separated father - stop her from finding her mother, Kat. Told in the present through Cleo’s perspective, and in the days leading up to the disappearance in Kat’s perspective, the book eventually ties the narratives together, entwining past and present to uncover what - and who - happened to Kat, and what may still happen to Cleo. A fun, fast-paced spring break read - McCreight doesn’t disappoint.

With a plot that moved along nicely, characters who were interesting (if not all that likeable), and an ending that left me scratching my head and wondering what I missed, this novel is quite a roller coaster ride!

Told in alternating points of view between mother and daughter, with the tale told in the past (mother) and the present (daughter), the action kept a steady pace throughout the whole book. I enjoyed the back and forth, seeing how the thought process of the mother was interpreted completely differently by the daughter, then slowly seeing the two merge into a cohesive single thought; they love each other and would do anything to save each other. Two different plotlines kept things interesting, and the suspense was good enough to keep me turning pages well after I should have gone to sleep.

My biggest issue was the ending. It was rushed, wrapping things up not only quickly but rather implausibly. And (mild spoiler) there was a string left dangling at the end that was pretty frustrating, to me anyway (who ended up getting/keeping the $3 million?!)

A good read for a day at the beach but be prepared to be slightly frustrated at the end.

Immediately captivating!

College student Cleo being summoned to see her mother, Kat, at her childhood home. While their relationship has more than their share of conflict, she arrives to find dinner burning, things out of place, a shoe and blood… and her mom nowhere to be found which is highly unusual.

Kat’s job at a prestigious law firm turns out to be different than anyone really knew, which leads to Cleo discovering her mom’s involvement in what could be a dangerous case.

Come to find out Kat has been threatened and blackmailed by an unknown voice from her past. This leads Cleo to dig deep and learn about so many things her mom tried to keep secret in order to protect her family. Lots of familial dysfunction, secrets, and thrilling events kept me turning the pages as quickly as possible!

Thanks to NetGalley, Knopf Publishing and Kimberly McCreight for the arc.

I really enjoyed this book! It kept me guessing until almost the end. It was fast paced and hard to put down once I started reading. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery/thriller!

2.5 ☆

I wouldn’t say this was a disappointment, but I think I expected more. Full disclosure, I was already in a mini-slump before picking this up thinking a thriller would pull me out so that possibly could've contributed to my lack of enjoyment.

I did like the dual POVs and timelines (Cleo in the present trying to find her mother and Katrina in the days leading up to her disappearance); I feel they helped the story along. What I didn't care for were the court documents and therapy transcripts in between. There were also journal entries from a teenaged Katrina and I did like those because because it allowed us to take a closer look at her youth as a first-hand account rather than her recounting it as an adult.

Some plot points and characters were quite cliche and no one was all that likable (although I didn't mind Katrina and felt Cleo's reasons for hating her were somewhat juvenile). The two mysteries going on don't end up being related and one is interesting while the other one is heavily focused on while being obviously cut and dry. The twists were pretty predictable and the ending was bit anticlimactic, though it wrapped up quite nicely. As I stated before, it could've just been a me thing that caused me not to enjoy this as much as I would've hoped and while there were bits that annoyed me, there were still elements that I liked. I've seen quite a few positive reviews already so I know that others will definitely enjoy this.