Wow! I loved this book. Like Mother, Like Daughter was a sensational read and is an early contender for my favorite novel of 2024.

This book was smartly written and executed flawlessly. The writing style was brilliant and the timeline kept the story interesting and did a great job of building suspense. The characters were well thought out and complex. The author really captured the beauty and struggle of parenting while trying to protect and also build a connection. The ending was shocking but not over the top shocking that it wasn’t plausible.

I highly recommend Like Mother, Like Daughter to all readers that value excellent writing and character development.

A huge thank to you NetGalley and Knopf for the opportunity to devour this ARC before it’s intended release date of July 9, 2024.

This is a complex thriller with a few twists. It was a slow burn story for me. I enjoyed the book by this author and would like to read more of her books. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for and ARC of this book.

Kat is a mother who cares about her daughter Cleo. Too much in Cleo’s opinion, though she would probably use words like controlling, rigid, and unable to ever have fun. But then that might be because of her mother’s early life, which was hard and cold, and nothing like what Cleo has grown up knowing. Conversations regarding Kat’s past have always been brief and the main reason Cleo does not understand her mother. But when she was supposed to meet her and Kat is gone, leaving behind signs of a struggle, Cleo will put everything aside to find her mother.
Told from two POV’s,Kat in the days, leading up to her disappearance and Cleo in the now. She winds up learning an awful lot about her mother, hopefully enough to figure out where she is, and bring her home. Kat’s estranged, husband and Cleo’s father Aidan was a real piece of work. He was one of the many people I looked at twice. I was surprised by the conclusion, and could’ve kicked myself for overlooking a vital clue.

I really enjoyed this one. I preferred Kat's storyline, as I find Cleo to be a bit whiny. I think the author did a good job of describing a mother's love and undying devotion to get child, but I'm not sure her obsession with her daughter's sex life was really realistic. It makes sense once Kat's past is revealed, but even then I think it was a bit much. Cleo was incredibly selfish and immature in my opinion. Her character did show growth over the course of the story, but sometimes it was hard to really enjoy her chapters. The other minor characters, Annie, Janine, and Aidan, were all pretty awful humans.
Thanks to Net Galley for the book to review.

I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

So… idk how I feel about this one. It didn’t suck, but it wasn’t great. I felt like there was too much going on to where it got to be confusing and repetitive. The first part of the book I was hooked, the middle was way too long and then the last 10% I was pretty sucked in again.

I totally get where people would love this and would easily rate it 5 stars, but personally it fell short for me.

College age Cleo has a rocky relationship with her mother, Kat, who is missing during a visit home from school. The house is a mess, which is very unusual for Kat. Cleo discovers evidence her mother may have been harmed. While the police suspect Kats husband, Cleo looks for clues to clear her dad’s name, which leads to discovering her mom may not have been the person she knew.

Lots of twists and turns and I was left wondering who the “suspect” was. While I enjoyed the cast of characters we met throughout the story, I found Cleo bratty and annoying., and disliked her character enough to put the book down every so often. .

Oh my gosh! The fabulous Kimberly McCreight knocks another one out of the park! I loved everything about this book. Solid characters that hooked me early on and absolutely did not let go. It was hard to know who to trust. Packed with tension, lies and so many secrets. Huge 5 stars from me.
Thank you NetGalley and Kimberly McCreight for the opportunity to read and review this cracker of a book.

I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Cleo arrives home to find her mother missing and signs of a struggle, she uncovers a web of lies. Her seemingly perfect mother, Kat, is a skilled "fixer"/lawyer hiding dangerous secrets. As threats escalate, they must confront their pasts to protect each other in a gripping tale of suspense and mother-daughter relationships.

Ever had a book so captivating you couldn't put it down? Well, I got to experience that with "Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight. I spent any free time I had during the day wrapped up in this book, completely absorbed in the story. Once I started reading, I was hooked. The plot and characters were so engaging, I just had to keep turning the pages. It switches between Kat's and Cleo's points of view, and even includes news articles and transcripts from therapy sessions, which add so much to the story. This is the first book I've read from McCreight, but it feels like she's honed in on her craft as a master storyteller. Her ability to divert my attention is like magic; I found myself surprised by the unexpected, unpredictable twists and turns. The intensity of the storyline is so gripping that you can't help but get lost in it. Every character seems to have secrets, making it hard to decipher who's telling the truth. I was completely enthralled and couldn't tear myself away until I reached the very last page.

This was a fun mystery/thriller. I did guess all of the twists but that didn’t take away from the reading experience.

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I kept looking for a good stopping place when reading "Like Mother, Like Daughter." Spoiler alert: there is none. This book takes off and never slows down.

The plot centers around the mother (Katrina) who has disappeared (leaving a blood trail in her house), the troubled relationship between daughter Cleo and her mother, and a lawsuit against a drug company.

Anxiety increases the longer Katrina is missing. Cleo realizes she really loves her mother and starts her own investigation. Fortunately, Detective Wilson is doing her own job as well as looking out for Cleo.

I'd venture to say that even if you guess the right person as the perp, you won't know why.

Kimberly McCreight has done a great job with "Like Mother, Like Daughter." I highly recommend this twisty, fast-moving mystery.

I enjoyed this read. I was a little frustrated at the beginning with switching between narratives from different people, legal documents (with some unfamiliar lingo) and therapy transcripts. It took a bit for me to settle in to the story, but once I did, I was hooked. The combination of mystery/suspense and mother/daughter angst was intriguing.

I did feel at the end like some of the story lines hadn't been fully developed - like they added to the complexity of the story just for complexity's sake rather than being an integral part of the plot. It felt a bit like I was on a ride that ended before I really got to my destination.

That aside, it was a highly entertaining read! I'd say 3.5 stars (rounding up to 4).

Such a good book! I really loved it and couldn't put it down! Five stars without a doubt. I really enjoyed the different character points of view. And inserts of transcripts.

I really enjoyed! Tense, and held my attention right from the start, fun thriller! Definitely recommend

Attention grabbing from the very beginning. Appreciated the real emotion from Katrina! Would recommend for sure!!!

This book got a hold of me since page one. It was such a ride! Did not except thee ending but did not disappoint.

*Trigger warnings for this book: SA and intimate partner violence.*

I wasn’t sure I !was going to enjoy this through the first 50 pages, but I am glad I stayed with it. This one became harder and harder to put down the further I got into it. Cleo and her mother, Kat, are characters that readers will easily become invested in. Cleo’s relationship with her mom is complicated, but when Cleo discovers Kat is missing, she doesn’t just rely on the police to figure out what happened to Kat. Cleo starts her own “vigilante” investigation to get to the bottom of what happened to Kat, and she quickly discovers her mom leads a complex life and has a slew of secrets. It’s plausible that any number of people were involved in Kat’s disappearance, and that kept me guessing right up until I got smacked in the face with the twist. Just when I thought I had it figured out…nope, I sure didn’t. The ending did feel a little abrupt, but thankfully there is an epilogue that does provide some closure for the reader. I think this will be insanely popular when the book publishes this summer, and I could absolutely see it as a movie that I would 100 percent go watch. If you like suspense books, put this on your TBR!

This story absolutely grabbed my interest and held on. It is well paced and has a cast of villains that kept me guessing until the ending. I loved it!! And highly recommend.

I loved this book! It was a great pallet refresh after reading so many long fantasy books. It also helps that I love thrillers with female authors!

The book starts off with the main protagonist missing, and has two POVS: the mother before she went missing and the daughter after the event. I was hooked right away on trying to figure out with the daughter who did it and why.

I really liked how realistic each character was. There were no black and white character tropes in this book. Even the two main protags had their own messy past, so it was hard to pin the blame on one person solely because they seemed to have motive. I’ve never read a thriller where I had no idea who the culprit was (I mean I had an idea, but I didn’t realize WHO it actually was).

I also really liked how motherhood/daughterhood is portrayed here. As someone who had a rocky relationship with their own mom growing up, it really brought up all the feels as the plot went on. It touched on how hard being a mom is when you have no idea what you’re doing, and how easy it is to pin your own insecurities on your mom as a daughter (after finishing the book, I texted my mom and told her I love her). I want to read all of this authors books now!

3.5 stars rounded up.

I enjoyed this authors debut work so was happy to get a look at her newest novel. Once again we're dealing with mothers and daughters, and the fraught relationship between them. It's an interesting story, a mystery, a past, nothing very deep and you're unsure where the story will go (particularly with the pharma plotline). Lots happening here, ultimately the husband and the boyfriends all are terrible. Seriously. But it's enjoyable and quick. Wish we got to spend more times with Jules.

Cleo and her mother Kat have more in common than they think, but Cleo, a college student, thinks the worst of her mother. She tries to keep her at arm's length, but decides to have dinner with her one night. When Cleo arrives, she finds the dinner burning in the oven and a bloody shoe on the floor. What has happened to her mother? Kat is portrayed a a successful attorney but in truth she is the "fixer" for her firm and this leads to deadly consequences. Can Cleo find her mother before her past catches up with her? A tense, taut and thrilling mystery. Well thought out.