Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the ARC! This thriller was for sure not a ‘popcorn thriller.’ The book was full of many intertwining characters from different walks in both Katrina and Cleo’s lives. And each person had a part to play in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and would recommend to a friend. I would love to read more of Kimberly’s books now!

I have never read anything by this author before, and now I want to read everything! I could not put this book down, and loved all the twists. It kept me guessing until the end. I think the way the author painted the picture of the relationship between Cleo and Kat was so relatable. If you love a good, twisty mystery, this is the book for you.

This was my first read by Kimberly McCreight and I throughly enjoyed it! I feel like I have barely put this book down in the last day & a half.

I really enjoyed the different POVs of the mom and the daughter. I liked that we were seeing what happened up to the present timeline while being in the present timeline with Cleo.

There were some parts I felt didn’t make sense-no spoilers but there’s a part where Cleo’s boyfriend comes over to her childhood home but I have no recollection at any point of the book, of her telling him where she lived. Not to mention he just randomly showed up… I felt like I was missing something or some part of the story.

Also, during one of Cleo’s chapters she keeps calling the detective, Wilson, since we hadn’t read about detective Wilson in a few chapters I was questioning who she was. I felt the author should have been referring to her as Detective Wilson, as there were so many side characters in this book-mainly females.

All in all, I truly enjoyed this book, I loved trying to guess who the perp was and all the other plots going on.

Thank you NetGalley & Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for this ARC.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read and review!

While this book does a good job at showing the complexity that is a mother and daughter relationship, I feel as though the premise was lost to me. There were many instances of me rolling my eyes because there were no context for the strong emotions being displayed by the main characters. In addition, the multiple plot twists and lack of further information was so very confusing. I was left with so many unanswered questions and things weren't explained by the end.

Overall, I rated it 2 stars because of the confusing plot and shallow character motivations.

This book kept me guessing until the very end! Kat, a corporate “fixer,” has a complicated relationship with her daughter and husband. Told from alternating point of views, you slowly find out the intricate details of these relationships and how Kat’s fraught past leads to her disappearance.

I really enjoyed this book and thought it was very well done. Highly recommend.

Really good! Love Kimberly McCreight’s work! A look into the complicated relationship of a mother and daughter. Loved the different perspectives of Cleo and Kay.

This is the first book from Kimberly McCreight that I have read, and now I know she is an excellent author because I enjoyed this book even though I only liked one, single character! I really cared for Katrina, she was just doing the best she could with the hand life dealt her. I feel like even for people who haven’t experienced trauma, she is relatable in the way of the constant worry and second-guessing of motherhood. All the other characters are awful people, but that made for great storytelling. There were so many potential suspects and motives, but it wasn’t overwhelming or confusing, and the pace moved along nicely. While I didn’t care for Cleo, I did enjoy her “seeing my parents in a new way as an adult” action. There’s thrills and suspense, but also a lot of relatable every day life elements.

I was already a fan of Kimberly McCreight’s novels, but Like Mother, Like Daughter is my new favorite.

This delightfully surprising and well-written story was impossible to put down. The dysfunctional family dynamics are the perfect tool to set up the wild plot and make it seem not only believable, but inevitable.

I already know this will be one of my top books of 2024.

It's challenging to review a book like this because I never want to give anything away. I will say I was hooked after reading the prologue. This is my first book by Kimberly McCreight and will certainly read more when given the chance. Read it, you will not be disappointed.

In the gripping domestic thriller "Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight, a mother's disappearance on the night of her daughter's homecoming dinner reveals a web of long-buried family secrets.

Corporate lawyer and crisis manager Kat has built a life by keeping scandalous secrets for high-profile clients. Meanwhile, her relationship with her daughter Cleo strains under Kat's perfectionism and control issues. On the night Cleo comes home to reconcile, Kat goes missing, leaving behind a bloody shoe under the sofa.

Kat's disappearance catalyzes many revelations about her double life. Through flashbacks from Kat and Cleo's perspectives, we learn that Kat hid debts, cheating spouses, a dangerous new boyfriend, and many more from her family. Most shockingly, she discovers unsettling information about Cleo's partner but she does not warn her.

As the truth spills out, so do the decades of misunderstanding and resentment between Kat and Cleo. They must confront the painful mistakes and work to rebuild their trust to find Kat.

While light on the thrilling action, the book delivers emotionally resonant family drama. Flawed yet sympathetic characters and the nuanced relationship dynamics deeply immerse the readers into Kat and Cleo's worlds. Doling out reveals at an addictive pace, McCreight examines the weight of secrets, lies, and unrealistic expectations we place on the ones we love.

Thank you to Knopf, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

I really liked this book, and it’s my first by this author.

There is more than one mystery in the story, and the timeline switches back and forth many times. Kat, the mother, and Cleo, the daughter, both have issues going on in their lives currently, as well as past stuff. I worried about both of them at different times during the story. Kat has a history she’d like to keep buried, especially now that she’s a successful lawyer in a big firm. Cleo is struggling with boyfriends who are, shall we say, not the best choices.

At numerous points I wondered how the author could pull all the threads together. She did it! Kat’s history, especially, was complicated and twisted.

I received a complimentary digital ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. My review is voluntary.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book! I liked the format, but I realize it might not work for everyone. It alternates between two different characters and timelines. Then there are some additions in between chapters of court documents and therapy sessions. The book also had a few different plots running at the same time, that are all intertwined to keep the suspense building. It could be a bit hard to follow if you don’t pay attention, but over the suspense was good and I was rooting for the two main characters.

This one disappointed me a little. There was just too much happening that didn’t connect for me. Too many separate storylines. I almost DNF, but I wanted to follow through sine this was an ARC.

This was a very good book. I like when the point of view changes to different characters, I feel you get a more rounded story that way. At first, I wasn't too sure if I liked Cleo but I ended really liking the main characters. I was suspicious about one of the characters fairly early in the book but never expected it to turn out like it did. Keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what happened and what is going to happen. A very good book but I still want to know more about the money.

3.7
Thoroughly okay. It wasn't the '"summer's must read thriller" it was billed as, but mostly loses points for changing a character's name midway through with no warning. That felt cheap, to me.

I enjoyed reading Like Mother, Like Daughter! It definitely had mysterious twists and turns. The surprise for me was the amount of emotions that were woven into the characters thoughts and actions. I related to the mother and daughter's relationship. Moms and daughters can often have 'tough' relationships, and you are able to really experience and empathize with the tension between the mom and daughter.

I’m sorry to say that I just didn’t love this book. There was so much going on that it almost felt like two books in one. We had Kat’s past, the pharmaceutical story, the mother/daughter relationship, the husband’s affair… I didn’t particularly like either of the main characters and found it hard to get invested in their outcomes.

Kimberly McCreight books never disappoint. Another fast-paced suspenseful book about a mother and daughter who don't get along and starts with a bang with the mother's disappearance. I loved Kat's character. I would definitely recommend!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

This book is a delightful, well constructed psychological thriller that draws the reader into the story from the beginning. From the start to the end, the reader will be guessing and theorizing what happened to Kat McHugh. Many thanks to NetGalley for this digital copy of this wonderful book.

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
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Synopsis: “When Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives late for dinner at her childhood home in Brooklyn, she finds food burning in the oven and no sign of her mother, Kat. Then Cleo discovers her mom’s bloody shoe under the sofa. Something terrible has happened.

But what? The polar opposite of Cleo, whose “out of control” emotions and “unsafe” behavior have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the essence of Park Slope perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. Or so Cleo thinks.

Kat has been lying. She’s not just a lawyer; she’s her firm’s fixer. She’s damn good at it, too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure, and recognize a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up her disappearance, Kat has become aware of multiple threats: demands for money from her unfaithful soon-to-be ex-husband; evidence that Cleo has slipped back into a relationship that’s far riskier than she understands; and menacing anonymous messages from her past—all of which she’s kept hidden from Cleo . . .

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.”

I love a good pharmaceutical thriller! This book was a lot of fun to read between the engaging plot, the dual narration, and flashbacks. I had a hard time putting this book down, and look forward to reading more of Kimberly McCreight’s prior books. Thanks to Netgalley for the early copy. Publishes July 9, 2024.