I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley.. Kat is a wife and mom with a teenage daughter, they don’t have the best relationship, Kat also has a past that is somewhat of a mystery. I did enjoy the book, but I felt there were too many different storylines in the book to follow. Some over lapped but I felt they were never fully explored. I didn’t like the ending. I am hoping to read another book by Kimberly McCreight.

I've read two other books by Kimberly McCreight and both were 5 star reads for me - so I was thrilled when NetGalley and Knopf approved my request to read her new one in exchange for an honest review. And I am happy to report that it's another 5 star read that I could not put down, and I would say it's my new favorite of KM's books.

Cleo is a college student with a strained relationship with her mom, Kat. The story opens with Cleo arriving at her childhood home in NYC to have dinner and a tough discussion with Kat, only to discover the food burning in the stove, broken glass and a large pool of blood in the kitchen, and her mom missing. The story unfolds from there, told from both Kat's perspective in the days leading up to her disappearance, diary entries from her teen years, and from Cleo's perspective as she searches for her mom and discovers all the secrets she was hiding. There are also therapy session transcripts between Cleo and her therapist that reveal Cleo's secrets, too. This worked very well to move the story along, and to fully develop each character. McCreight is a wonderful writer, and I always wanted more of whichever perspective I was currently reading, but was also happy to return to the other one. Things were revealed at just the right times to keep me turning the pages quickly, and other than one or two minor details, I mostly did not figure everything out of time.

It ticked so many boxes for me: a good character study while also being fast paced, a mother/daughter relationship that was complicated, high stakes that had me wondering what I would do in that situation, a few twists and surprises revealed at just the right moments, a New York City setting. I did not want to put this one down and also didn't want it to end. I highly recommend adding Like Mother, Like Daughter to your TBR list for it's release this summer.

Super twisty, mother/daughter relationship focused thriller! With the how far would you go for your family trope. Super enjoyed!

Like Mother, Like Daughter is Kimberly McCreight's newest novel. The relationship between Cleo and her mother Katrina has been rocky lately. When Cleo was young, she and her mom used to get along wonderfully. Things became tense as Cleo got older and became interested in boys. Most recently, Cleo got roped into drug running for her rich NYU drug dealing boyfriend. When Katrine, a fix-it lawyer in NYC, heard about what Cleo has gotten herself into, she went to extreme lengths to make sure Cleo stayed away from this boy. Now, Cleo is barely speaking to her mom.

One day, Kat begs Cleo to come home from NYU for dinner and asks if they could sit down and have an important conversation. When Cleo arrives and opens the door, she sees blood on the floor and her mother is nowhere to be found.

Things I loved about this book: The real, raw relationship between a young adult and her mother. The way her mother always did everything with Cleo's best interest in mind, but Cleo never saw it that way. On the flip side, Cleo felt unheard by her mother and that is understandable as well. Both characters have depth and you can understand that while they deeply care for each other, their relationship is tenuous for a reason. I loved the atmosphere of the book as well-- wealthy family in NYC and a missing family member. This book sucked me in from chapter one. McCreight's writing style is fabulous and keeps things interesting.

I will say that towards the end of the book I was getting a little bit, "bored"? I'm not sure if "bored" is the right word, but I just wanted to get to the ending at that point and find out where Katrina was. There were some additional story lines, including Katrina's past in a group home and Katrina's high=profile fix-it career. Although I did like these, I felt it got a tiny bit "muddy" at times. It is true, I did not see the ending coming, but I do believe that is because there were so many options as who the perpetrator could have been.

Special thank you to Knopf, Kimberly McCreight, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

After reading "Reconstructing Amelia" a few years back, I knew I had to read this author's latest!

We follow a mom, Kat, and her seemingly troubled daughter college age daughter Cleo. Kat mysteriously disappears one day while estranged Cleo is on her way over to see her as Kat has something important to tell her. What unravels is a sorrid past catching up to the future and people keeping secrets which eventually cause everyone to question who is telling the truth and who can be trusted.

5 stars.

Fun thriller, although the past chunks didn’t work nearly as well as the other set of chunksZ thanks for the arc

I was supposed to post this review Monday but quite frankly I had no words. Not only was this little chatterbox left speechless but I also formed an inability to pick up another book.

So If you noticed my absence, it was because my soul needed to detox from all the scandal I had just consumed.

Like Mother Like Daughter

Here we go:

The suspense is present yet not as prominent as previous novels by McCreight. This is a deep and intricate book that will show an unwavering bond between mother and daughter. Now, this is still McCreight we are talking about so you know there will be some mind blowing twists and some mystery but I cant even put into words how this book is just so much more.

My excitement built with each turn of the page. I kept repeating to myself "wow, this is really good" often enough that my husband finally looked over at me and said "what kor, what is so good, im trying to sleep!?!"

He would never understand...

If I can’t sleep, he shouldn’t be able to either.

So as I sit here with a massive book hangover, I still have a smile on my face....

I got my book, and it was everything I had hoped for and more.

Due out July 9, 2024 I strongly recommend you pre-order this mind-blowing banger, you do not want to miss this!

Teaser:

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 . . .

This book was SO good, I could not put it down! The writing is so clever and leads you down so many different scenarios! I have never read a book by Kimberley so had no idea what to expect but will certainly be reading other books written by her. Loved all the different characters and relationships at play, one of the best written murder mysteries I have read in a while... 10/10 recommend!

When Cleo arrives home to find chaos and signs of a struggle, she realizes that something terrible has happened to her seemingly perfect mother, Kat. Unbeknownst to Cleo, Kat is not just a successful lawyer; she's also a skilled fixer for her firm. Having grown up in a turbulent environment, Kat possesses the instincts to handle dangerous situations. As Kat's secrets unravel, Cleo discovers the threats looming over their lives, including demands for money from her husband, Cleo's risky relationship, and menacing messages from her past.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a tense, page-turning thriller from Kimberly McCreight, the author of Reconstructing Amelia and A Good Marriage. In it, we follow Cleo and Katrina, a mother and daughter, both at personal crossroads and also navigating their own difficult relationship. Cleo is an NYU student and newly single after ditching her small time drug-dealing, trust fund boyfriend. She’s rebellious and even reckless where Katrina is composed and controlling. Katrina is a successful partner in her law firm and is a “fixer” for her corporate clients. She is newly separated from her husband of 20+ years and has just started a fun new relationship with a pharmaceutical executive, Doug. A few weeks into their relationship, Doug fails to show up for their date and turns out to have been killed in a car crash. Shortly after, Cleo heads home to Park Slope for a visit and finds that Katrina is missing. Cleo is determined to figure out what happened to her mom and begins diving into her work life, online dating apps and even her childhood journals. She uncovers a dark past and secrets unbeknownst to her. The story flips between Katrina’s POV before the day she goes missing and Cleo’s POV in the days after. It’s tense, layered and twisty. There were a few red herrings in the plot line that made it a tad convoluted, but overall an enjoyable read. Thank you to the author, Net Galley and Knopf for the opportunity to advance read this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Nobody writes mother/daughter relationships like Kimberly McCreight. I have enjoyed every book of hers. Usually there is a lot more emotional string pulling, so this book took me by surprise. The character building of the mother and daughter was perfect. Kat, the mother, had a very tough childhood, which definitely makes since why she was so closed off and harder to connect with as a reader. Cleo, the daughter, is a college student that thinks she knows everything and how to live her life.

Like Mother, Like Daughter starts out with Cleo walking into her mother's home to find her missing and what appears to have been a struggle beforehand. The story then alternates between present day with Cleo and prior to the disappearance Kat. There are also some text exchange chapters as well as transcripts with Cleo's therapist and passages from Kat's childhood journal.

The closed off characters made it a bit harder to connect with the story but I understand why they were written like that. Once the pieces started falling into place with the story, I couldn't put it down. I'm currently binging the TV series Cold Case and Like Mother, Like Daughter gave me the same vibes with how it was written from several POV's and timelines.

Kimberly McCreight has knocked another one out of the ball park. Now to impatiently wait for her next book.

Like Mother, Like Daughter started off with a bang: daughter arrives at her childhood home for dinner to find her mother missing; all that she finds is burning food and a bloodied shoe. From here, the book explores their complex mother/daughter relationship as Cleo, the daughter, searches for her mother. Told through both mother and daughter’s perspectives and shifting timelines, there are multiple side stories and characters, which we found to be distracting. It seemed like this was almost three books in one, where the storylines were stitched together, but not always connected to each other. After all the build up of these additional story lines, the ending was anticlimactic and felt rushed. Although this book was not one of our favorites, it may be someone else’s cup of tea!

I love thrillers that have a ton of suspects but none of us readers know who to trust! This is that kind of book. This is a twisty, edge of your seat domestic thriller that had me glued to the pages. I love this authors writing style and the way she weaves her stories. This one did not disappoint!

I live in a beach town, and every year there are a few books that I see LOTS of people reading as they relax on the beach. Well, good luck this coming summer relaxing while reading Kimberley McCreight’s Like Mother, Like Daughter! I remember in May of 2020, it was the beginning of the lockdown and I really needed things to read that grabbed me and got my mind off the pandemic. I had read McCreight’s Reconstructing Amelia, and A Good Marriage proved to be another one of those books you start reading and just CANNOT STOP.

So, buckle up because now we have McCreight’s latest, Like Mother, Like Daughter. The mother is Katrina (or Kat), who is a wife and mother living in Brooklyn, working at a New York law firm. Her daughter, Cleo, is a student at NYU who has moved out on her own, and is oblivious to the reality of her mother’s job. Cleo thinks Kat does routine (boring) corporate law, while in reality she is the firm’s premier “fixer.” The two of them aren’t really getting along, and when Cleo goes to meet her mother at the family home for dinner, she finds dinner burning and her mother missing. Then she finds her mother’s bloody shoe under the couch. A real WTF moment!

The story unfolds using different time periods and points of view. Initially, it is Kat’s POV during the weeks leading up to her disappearance, then we have Cleo telling it from her point of view after Kat’s disappearance. It turns out that prior to her disappearance, Kat’s husband has been unfaithful, they are heading for divorce, and he is making demands for money. If that isn’t enough, Cleo has gone back to a bad (dangerous?) relationship. Then anonymous threatening messages start arriving, revealing the truth of Kat’s past – none of which has been known to Cleo.

There is a lot going on! I HAD to keep reading. I can deal with multiple POVs and time frames, as long as they are clearly delineated. In this book, they are, and the story unfolds (or, more accurately, thunders along) at a fast pace. Ironically, the pandemic appears to be erupting again just as I got this book, so once again I had a couple of glorious days to avoid reality and enjoy escapist fiction. I loved it. Five stars. And many thanks to Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage & Anchor and NetGalley for the advance copy they provided in exchange for this honest review.

This was a very good book, but it's still my least favorite by this author. Corporate shenanigans aren't really my thing, so I didn't always love Kat's chapters, but I did enjoy Cleo's. There are a lot of suspects and possibilities, so it was fun trying to guess what happened to Kat. Between the alternating POVs and the fast pace, it was easy to keep reading. There were some nice twists, and I really liked the way it ended. I wasn't a huge fan of Cleo at first and I thought she was overly harsh on her mom, so I appreciated her character growth. All in all, I think this is a solid thriller and I'm looking forward to seeing what Kimberly McCreight comes up with next. 4.5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ARC!

The past always comes back to haunt you. Katrina appears to have it all, a fixer at a law firm, mother and wife. She had plenty of money and lives in a beautiful home. But beneath the surface, it’s a little darker. Her husband was caught having an affair and they’re on the verge of divorce. Her daughter has been estranged for months. And now she’s being threatened. Then Katrina disappears. The story goes between the days leading up to Katrina’s disappearance from her point of view and the days after from her troubled daughter Cleo. The closer Cleo gets to the truth of her mother’s disappearance shows that nobody can be trusted and everyone has something to hide.
I really enjoyed the fast pace and cast of characters, everyone with their own secrets. The end seemed a little abrupt and too neat, but overall a great read.

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Brilliant. 5 ⭐ book.
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
Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for giving me an advance copy.

Like mother, like daughter... sigh. Where to begin with this?
One of my favorite books is Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight. It gave me all the feels, emotions and the narration was solid. But...I feel as though nothing she has written has ever been this level of good ever again.
This new novel is sadly in that bucket.
A story of Katrina, a mom, wife and professional “fixer” with a shady background and her 20 year old daughter, Cleo, who for all intents and purposes, is a spoiled substance selling college brat who hates her mother.
Kat disappears one random afternoon and Cleo and her dad, Aidan, totally not present in this book or daughter's life, are stuck trying to solve where Kat is and what has taken place.
Listen...It took me over 3 weeks to get through this book. I kept thinking maybe it was me but it wasn't. It was the lack of development in storyline, in characters and in writing.
What I read over those weeks seemed like a rough outline instead of a full blown story.
Unfortunately, this was a dud for my first book of 2024. I have an issue not seeing things though so I read it and it should have been a DNF way in the beginning.
The ending had an interesting twist, I will give her that but it wasnt enough to make up for the severely bad development. And then the book ends- abruptly. God help me. Sorry but no.

Like Mother , Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
Publishing date - 07/09/24
Rating (5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Netgalley and Knopf publishing for this e-ARC.

This story is told in POV’s over two timelines (Kat & Cleo) before Kat’s disappearance and Cleo, her daughter just after her mom is discovered to be missing. Absolutely loved this thriller and this author. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Like Mother, Like Daughter will be released July 9, 2024 and will make a perfect summer read for thriller fans!

I've been a fan of Kimberly McCreight since I read Reconstructing Amelia in 2013... then I was blown away by A Good Marriage in 2020, so I was anxious to get my hands on Like Mother, Like Daughter. There was a lot going on in this book. Plots within plots within plots, so you definitely need to pay attention to keep up. It will keep you guessing until the very end! I guessed some of it, but not all of it - so I loved that. Keep me guessing and prove me wrong! That's the best writing - as long as it also makes sense, which it did thankfully.
At the heart of this book is a story about a mother and daughter and the lengths a mother will go to protect her daughter. It is a story of a tenacious daughter who won't stop looking until she gets answers. And it is a story about a bond that gets strengthened during the most tumultuous of times.
Get out your calendars and circle June 9, 2024 because you're going to want to get this book!
Thank you to Knoph, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the opportunity to read and review this incredibly addicting arc!