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.

Kimberly McCreight does it again! Another thriller that hooks you from the beginning. Clea is a student at NYU who has a fraught relationship with her mother. She discovers something suspicious when she visits her mother's home in Park Slope one evening and finds a bloody shoe, burning dinner, and no sign of her mother, Katrina. Cleo sets out to find out what happened to Katrina and the twists and turns begin. People she trusted, including her father, come under suspicion. Along the way, Cleo learns more about her mother and begins to understand her better. A page-turner!

I thoroughly enjoyed this uncorrected version of this book. All the side stories were woven brilliantly around Cleo and Her mother’s relationship. The writing was clear and the chapter designations were easy to keep pace with who and where as the story unfolded. I really liked Cleo and Katerina her mother, their relationship was created beautifully. I had read only one of Kimberly McCreught’s former novels many years ago. Now I’m going back to read the others. It was a complex read, as there were several story lines going on simultaneously, yet their distinct chapters made it very easy to follow. Great Read!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book. My reviews never contain spoilers and are freely given.
Kat, a fixer for a legal firm goes missing from her home. Her estranged daughter Cleo is trying desperately to find her. There are a lot of moving parts in the story to keep track of, but it is easy to follow. The story is told from the viewpoints of mother and daughter. The daughter is present time, and the mother’s is the days leading up to her disappearance.
The book addresses the relationship between mother and daughter, illustrating how fraught they can be. But ultimately it is about survival; the ability to overcome adversity and come out a better person on the other side of negative events.
Overall, I truly enjoyed reading this book and believe others will as well.

I devoured this book in one sitting! Kat and Cleo, their mother and daughter's relationship was challenging, like most but possibly worse. Kat is a patent lawyer or so Cleo thinks but when Kat goes missing under suspicious circumstances Cleo discovers there is more to her mom than meets the eye. This thrill ride of a mystery will have you glued to the page with your fingers crossed that Cleo will find her mom before it's too late.

I couldn't put this down! I finished in less than 2 days. One night when I couldn't sleep, I read a few chapters on my kindle and then I REALLY couldn't sleep. The author, like in her other novels, does a good job at creating mystery and suspense in multiple formats (interviews, a before timeline, and an after timeline). 85% into the book and I still could not tell where it was going to go and how everything was going to tie together. Kimberly McCreight has solidified her position as an auto-read author for me.

3.75 stars

Cleo and her mom Kat have a complicated relationship. One night Cleo comes home to find her mom gone, dinner still in the oven and a bloody shoe. Not wanting to sit around and do nothing Cleo starts looking into her moms life and finds out Kat isn’t who she thought she was.

Pros: it was a quick easy read and I liked the dual perspectives. As soon as you thought you knew who the kidnapper was a new suspect popped up.

Cons: it took about 1/3 of the book for me to get into it. Additionally, the epilogue was lacking, we get to know some of these characters and then their store just ends, nothing is wrapped up or resolved.

Overall I would definitely recommend.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read. I would have liked a little more of an epilogue at the end...is she going to go after the money her ex stole? Otherwise, great text, really engaging. It had some twists that I didn't expect!

What would you do if you walked into your mom's home, and all that remained of her was a pool of blood and her bloody shoe? Cleo has to answer these questions in Kimberly McCreight's latest Like Mother, Like Daughter.

I was sent an e-copy of this book, and it was quite an interesting thriller! I loved how the book alternated among Cleo, Kat (her mother), and then anonymous parts. It also alternated between the past and present. Once I started this book, it was hard for me to put it down, a sure sign that a book is a good one to me.

I will say that the book wrapped up too quickly, and I felt like I needed to read more about one character's ending.

But overall...it was a page-turner and is worth the read!

Cleo and her mother Katrina do not get along. Cleo thinks her mother is too controlling and she's sick of her interfering with her lifestyle choices. Katrina is afraid that Chloe's dangerous choices are going to cost her far more than she is willing to pay one day.

After a period of estrangement, Chloe agrees to meet Katrina at home to try to have a discussion and bridge their current gap. When Chloe arrives, the door to the house is open, food is on the stove and in the oven burning, glass is shattered, and her mother's lone shoe has blood on it. Katrina is nowhere to be found.

The police are called and Katrina is reported as a missing person.

Frightened and in a panic, Chloe is desperate to find her mother. As she tries to use her mother's laptop and talk to her father, her mother's friends, work colleagues, and clients, Chloe quickly realizes that her mother has been keeping secrets of her own. Chloe knows that she's running out of time if she wants to find her mother alive and she'll do whatever it takes to find her-even if she puts her own well-being in danger.

I'm a fan of Kimberly McCreight and have enjoyed her past novels such as A Good Marriage and Friends Like These. This taut, suspenseful thriller is no exception. McCreight knows how to construct an engaging story with characters you are invested in and plot threads that continue to build and merge to peak your interest. The twists and turns of this story will keep the reader guessing until its satisfying conclusion.

Look no further for a genuinely original clever and suspenseful thriller!

Another hit from Kimberley Mccreight! When a mother goes missing before a meeting with her estranged daughter both of their lives and secrets begin to unravel. A great thriller