Thank you so much Net Galley for the advanced copy of this ARC. I have enjoyed previous books written by Kimberly McCreight, including The Good Marriage.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is filled with intimate relationships, plus sex, drugs, and mystery!

I was hooked immediately from the first page of the prologue, "....motherhood -- this contradictions for as long as you both shall live." McCreight accurately reflects what a tenuous, tight-rope job being a mom entails. "My mistake as a mom had been accruing over time, as Cleo grew from little girl to teen, and increasingly, needed me simply to love her, and not try to fix everything."

"You can outsource caregiving, but you can never outsource being mother."

Kat(rina) and her daughter Cleo have a complicated relationship. Kat judged Cleo and her choices. She pushed her daughter towards the "Bad Boy" in college. Cleo wants her mom to love her as she is instead of always pushing her to be someone else.

As the book explores Kat's relationship with both her only daughter and her separated husband, plus a host of other characters, the reader is reminded how appearances can be deceiving and are often very stereotypical.

"She looks like she should be heading up the PTA in Greenwich...there's more to her than meets the eye."

Living in Manhattan, I could especially relate to the setting of the book which takes place in Park Slope Brooklyn as well as in Manhattan, including near the NYU campus. There was two pages about how to dress on the Upper Westside, as opposed to Chanel for the upper East side and in Park Slope that I really appreciated.

The dialog is so realistic and and on the money. Examples include:

"Every daughter is a monster in her own special way." Ain't that the truth!

"I said all the wrong things. I said awful things." What mother/daughter hasn't been in this position?

"Fucking idiots. Thinks an MBA from Harvard makes them God."

I rate this book a four because has much as I enjoyed it and as entertaining as I found it overall, there were points were it was a bit difficult to figure out the timeline and it seemed to jump around. In addition, several characters had names that started with the same letter and with so many characters, it was a bit confusing to keep them straight. There was Will and Detective Wilson, as well as Janine and Jules.

Overall I highly recommend this book to those who enjoy suspenseful thrillers and books dealing with families.

In "Like Mother Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight, the narrative centers on Cleo, an NYU student, and her mother, Katrina. The plot unfolds when Cleo discovers blood and an abandoned shoe at home, initiating a dual-perspective mystery. While the storytelling expertly weaves between past and present, occasionally, the transitions felt somewhat jolting.

McCreight's writing is skillful, capturing the intricate dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship with depth. However, the overall experience could have been enhanced with more editorial cutting, addressing the book's extended length for a more concise and impactful storytelling. The novel navigates the complexities of familial connections, showcasing McCreight's prowess as a writer, albeit with room for refining the pacing.

3.5/5 stars

After Cleo discovers her mother, Kat is missing, she begins to unravel her mother’s past/present secrets as she races to try to find her. Someone had been sending Kat threatening messages, leaving the reader to question, if it’s tied to her hidden past, her current work case or it someone who knows what she’s hiding from the past or is it related to her current case she’s working as a “fixer” regarding a pharmaceutical company hiding their drug had adverse effects or is it her soon-to-be ex-husband eyeing her $2 million inheritance.

The book's pacing was excellent, keeping me engaged. Chapters alternate between Kat's perspective and Cleo's, interspersed with Kat's childhood journal entries and Cleo's therapy session transcripts. These elements provide clues to Kat's past and shed light on the strained mother-daughter relationship. A solid thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for this gifted copy of Kimberly McCreight's newest book, Like Mother, Like Daughter. After a brief estrangement and tense relationship, Cleo finally agrees to meet her mother for dinner. Braced for uncomfortable criticism and conversation, Cleo enters her childhood home only to be met with a chaotic scene: broken glass, a smoking oven, and a shoe streaked with blood. But where is her mother: the icy, closed-off Kat? Thus begins the unraveling of all the secrets packed into this delicious thriller.

The reader quickly finds out that appearances are not what they seem. Told in two different timelines, we get to uncover the secrets of Kat's past that have shaped the woman she is today and take a close look at how Kat's loved ones are reacting amid her disappearance. Plus, add in the fact that Kat's job is to "fix" the problems for her law firm's clients, and you get a host of possible suspects, a lot of blackmail and deception, and a nail-biting climax that leads to the final reveal.

While I was able to guess one plot twist, the others completely blindsided me in all the best possible ways. Bravo to McCreight for creating a book that dives into the dynamics of several parent-child relationships on top of tackling issues like domestic abuse, drug dealing, and corporate whistleblowing.

I discovered Kimberly McCreight many years ago with Where They Found Her, and since then her books have always been phenomenal! Like Mother, Like Daughter is a wonderful testament to the bond between a mother and her daughter, even during the most chaotic and strained times.

Cleo and her mom Katrina have had a strained relationship for quite some time. Her career driven mom has never approved of Cleo’s life choices, causing Cleo to become resentful. When Katrina comes to Cleo with a desperate attempt to see her, Cleo obliges. However, when she arrives to the house, her mom is missing and there’s blood. What follows is a multiple POV of mother and daughter, as well as multiple timelines that show just how similar Cleo and her mom really are.

Thank you so much to Netgalley for an ARC of Like Mother, Like Daughter in exchange for an honest review! This was phenomenal :)
4.5⭐️ only because there were a couple frustrating parts 🤣

From the perspective of both the mother and daughter, this book will leave you guessing to the end. What’s more complicated than a mother daughter relationship? When one goes missing and the other must sort through secrets and lies to uncover the truth.

Loved this book! When it begins, NYU student Cleo has finally agreed to have dinner with her mother, Kat. The two have been estranged as a result of what Cleo sees as Kat's judgmental and micromanaging behavior. But when Cleo arrives, her mom is nowhere to be found. Dinner is burning, and Kat's bloody shoe is under the sofa. But who would want to harm a boring corporate lawyer like Kat?

We soon find out that appearances can be deceiving--Kat is her firm's "fixer" (think, The Godfather) and this leaves open the possibility that she may have lots of enemies. We hear from Cleo in the present and Kat in the past, as the pieces of the puzzle slowly come together. But this is more than just a suspense novel--at its heart is the complicated relationship between Kat and Cleo.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I received an advanced copy of Kimberly McCreight’s new novel. I’ve read all of her previous books, and this did not disappoint. She once again explores the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. The mystery was complex with several plot twists. I did not guess the way it ended. This is a must read for fans of mystery thrillers.

Thank you for the opportunity to preview Like Mother Like Daughter. This novel goes back and forth in time and between mother and daughter. They have a troubling relationship that goes back to birth. But they also love each other. The mom., Katrina, is a strong woman who is career oriented and sometimes controlling. The daughter, Cleo, is troubled and picks all the wrong people to be around.
Cleo’s father is absent but is still close to her and sometimes even Katrina. They are currently separated.
Dysfunctional is an understatement as we learn about the family dynamics.
And then Katrina disappears and no one knows where she is. But there is a bloody scene and suspicion of foul play is evident.
Where is Katrina?
The plot is suspenseful and intriguing.
As the novel progresses we learn more about the characters and their personalities.
And where and what happened to Katrina and how she became to be either a victim or a witness is central to the narrative.
Very good book that is relevant and very suspenseful. 4 stars

📜Like Mother, Like Daughter
✍️Kimberly McCreight
📠Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor
📚Mystery/Thriller, Fiction
🗓️Pub date: July 9, 2024

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✨Thank you @NetGalley and @aaknopf for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

✨Starting right out of the gate with breathless tension, Cleo shows up to her mother’s house to find the stove on, oven burning a chicken dinner, bloodied shoe partly shoved under the couch, and her mother missing.

✨Katrina is not all she portrays herself to be. Not only is she a partner at her law firm, but she’s also their fixer, and not afraid to get her hands dirty.

✨ Delving into secrets tha belong in her checkered past, suspicious and threatening texts, an angry and jilted husband, and her daughter who thinks she’s ruined her life, Katrina has her hands full.

✨ Like Mother, Like Daughter explores the complexieties of a mother-daughter relationship—especially in the crucial teenage years—and what one mother will do to keep her child safe.

✨Expertly woven between dueling timelines, a police investigation, and Cleo’s own investigation, this book is a show stopper. I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down! This is one to watch out for—a big hit!

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Just finished reading this book...what a page turner! I literally could not put this book down and stayed up WAY too late to finish it! This book is very well written, and the main characters fully developed. The history of the relationship between the mother, Kat, and daughter, Cleo, was revealed throughout the story, and so you understand how they came to be in their present situation/relationship. Kat's job and other relationships are also deeply explored. The story was suspenseful and well developed. I love a book that keeps you guessing and this book accomplished that so very well. I will definitely recommend this book to friends and family. I look forward to reading my next Kimberly McCreight novel. (This book was given to me by NetGalley for my unbiased opinion.)

3.5 stars rounded up. This is my first time reading a book by this author. I enjoyed it quite a bit, once I got into it. I thought it started pretty slowly and it was a struggle to stay interested. But about 1/3 of the way in, I was hooked! Lots of twists and turns which kept me guessing throughout the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Knopf for my free eARC. All opinions are my own.

Cleo hasn't had the best relationship with her mother, but when she goes to her house for dinner she finds a bloody shoe and a puddle of blood on the floor. Her mom is missing and she has no idea where she could be. When she goes upstairs into her mother's room to look for clues, she finds her dad's side of the closet and dresser drawers are empty. She finds an open dating profile on her mom's personal laptop. As she starts unraveling secrets, she is getting closer to finding out where she is. She learns more about her mother's job and it's not what she thought and her father's secrets come to light.

This story starts out present but goes back and forth between Cleo's timeline of how long her om has been missing and her mom's timeline from the week prior to going missing.

Thank you to the publisher for this early e-galley!! I was thrilled to receive it and it moved immediately to the top of my list. From the first page, I was hooked and read this quickly. The story kept me guessing and I really enjoyed the honesty about motherhood. It isn't always easy but I also loved that Kat was a mother and also still a separate person with issues and dreams without loving her daughter any less. The only thing I'm disappointed about is that I no longer have a new McCreight book to look forward to this summer. Read this - you won't regret it! Highly recommend!

Wow! This thriller started off with a bang moving quickly with lots of twists along the way! Kat and Cleo - mother and daughter - felt real and relatable so I was fully invested with what they were doing and where they were at each moment. I think the short chapters flashing back and forth from present moment to the recent past worked really well and propelled the story. Without tying it up with a fancy bow, the ending was satisfying! It still left me with some questions at the end but I felt like these characters were friends of the family! Highly recommend! This book is now in my top 3 from McCreight - along with The Good Marriage and Deconstructing Amelia! Thank you Net Galley for an early copy with my honest review!

Kat is a multifaceted woman who has survived many things and is certainly capable of a lot. She would do anything for her daughter Cleo and only wants her to be safe and happy. Who knew that being the spitting image of her mother would bring the past into the present, which is exactly Kat's worst nightmare.

I enjoyed the dynamics of the relationship and seeing them from both perspectives. I appreciate the themes of this story, especially when we see how experiences shape who we become and who we choose to be.

4.5 stars! I loved the suspense and how the writing kept me on the edge of my seat. I liked the flow of past to present, going from Cleo’s perspective to her mother Katrina’s perspective, and it gave detailed, emotional insight on the dynamics of their relationship. I think every mother and daughter can somewhat relate to and understand Cleo and Katrina’s relationship - a mother just wanting what’s best for her child and trying to protect her as much as possible while the daughter feels like she is never good enough and just wants to be loved for who she is. Then add in a murder, pharmaceutical company lies vs the public, therapy sessions, and affairs and you have an unputdownable story!

This book was emotional, suspenseful, and had me thinking I knew how it was going to end but then completely caught me off guard!! 10/10 recommend!!

Kimberly McCreight does it again

Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives to her parents’ house in Brooklyn after her mom invited her over for dinner and a talk. Two clashing personalities, they haven’t even exchanged a text in three months. When Cleo arrives to the smell of something burning in the oven, a bloody shoe, shattered glass and no trace of her mother, she knows something is terribly wrong.
Alternating between mother and daughter, each chapter helps build the relationship between Katrina and Cleo, from the easy childhood mother-daughter love to the complexities of teenage and young adult years. Cleo is not the perfect college student, and with a lawyer mom who works as a “fixer”, things are bound to get complicated.
Like Mother Like Daughter is a fast paced novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. In spite of their strained relationship I was rooting for both Katrina and Cleo, as they had to navigate past and present secrets in order to unravel the truth.

Loved a good marriage but struggled with this one. Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late. Was a good story just not my favorite. Thank you NetGalley for this arc

Okay, so much I loved about this book! And at times I found it a little, um, boring?

The writing, impeccable. It was so easy to navigate, follow and connect with the characters. There was a lot going on, but when I don't have to flip back and forth the entire time to remind myself what is going on, that's a win to me.

Cleo walks into her parents home to find her mom missing and her bloody shoe. Things all sort of go downhill from there.
Cleo and her mom always had a relationship filled with turmoil. However, deep down, Cleo loves her mom, even if it isn't always obvious. But with her mother missing, Cleo is determined to find the answers and find her mom.

So much happens in such a quick time. It truly felt like days. Racing against the clock to find Kat. Is she alive, is she dead, did she run away? So many questions! This book took me way longer to get through then I would have liked. Life just sometimes gets in the way, but if I could have, this would have been a sit and read in one day kind of book.

There was two different stories being told throughout which I found interesting. Two webs. One web from the past and one from the current. But the reminder is: your past haunts you sometimes.

So many twists and turns and interesting storylines. I felt like I was in the thick of this mystery alongside Cleo the entire time. Feeling the emotions.

I loved Cleo as a character and the underlining mother/daughter relationship. It was so relatable. Moms and daughters don't always see eye to eye but there is something so special about that dynamic. McCreight really shows this in such a warm, raw fashion.

I did (eventually) see where the plot was leading to and did predict some parts.

Overall I give this 3.7 stars and I'd totally recommend it!

Thank you so much to NetGally and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest opinion!