I’ve been a fan of Kimberly McCreight’s work since reading Reconstructing Amelia nearly ten years ago and I’ve devoured all her subsequent novels. In my opinion, Like Mother, Like Daughter is some of her best work.

Yes, this is a thriller surrounding the disappearance of attorney Katrina McHugh from her Park Slope residence (Yay for the Brooklyn reference!), but the heart of the novel is the troubled mother-daughter relationship between Kat and Cleo. McCreight captures the complexities, struggles, and volatility between the characters as only someone who is both a mother and daughter can. I found Kat to be a sympathetic character as she does her sometimes misguided best to be the parent she believes Cleo deserves.

There’s no shortage of suspects and plenty of twists in this page turner. Kat’s complicated life includes a harrowing and secretive past, a demanding job with blurry ethics, a crumbling marriage, and a strained relationship with her daughter. There are plenty of people who could be behind her disappearance. Getting to the truth is a compelling journey that exposes the lengths a mother will go to in order to protect her daughter.

Like Mother, Like Daughter will be released July 9, 2024 and will make a perfect summer read. It will keep you guessing until the truth is revealed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf

The NetGalley for this ARC of “Like Mother Like Daughter. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. The story was very fast paced which I loved.

The dual POVs with dual timelines it worked very well for the story.

The characters Kat and Cleo are well developed and feel like a real mother and daughter duo. Kat is strict and overprotective and Cleo is rebellious.

The story will keep you guessing til the very end.

Thank you netgalley and to the publisher I gave this a 3.7 .i was very easy to read to get through pretty fast .Cleos character was very likable. The only thing I didn’t really like was the business aspect part of the book if that would of been something different I think I would of liked it a lot more I just don’t like that’s my preference though. But overall I would recommend and I would purchase this book myself and not feel like I wasted my money

Mother and daughter, Katrina and Cleo, don’t have the best relationship. Katrina has meddled in Cleo’s life far too many times which has caused a huge rift between the two. However, Cleo agrees to go over for dinner. When Cleo arrives at her mother’s house, the oven is on, dinner is burning, but there’s no sign of her mom except for a bloody shoe.

This story is told through two alternating POVs: Katrina’s, starting 8 days leading up to her disappearance, and Cleo’s in the hours after Kat’s disappearance. With text chains, legal documents, and therapy session transcripts sprinkled throughout the story, so many things are happening in order to slowly fill in the gaps. There are so many secrets to uncover and truths to learn that it isn’t only about Kat’s disappearance. I felt like all of these things were handled so well and never felt like too much.

I could NOT put this book down. The exploration of this mother/daughter dynamic was so gripping that it grabbed my attention and did not let go. All of the different plot points kept me guessing all the way until the reveal of the twist. Overall, Like Mother, Like Daughter was so fun to read, trying to figure it all out and put the pieces together. For the thriller fans, I would highly recommend reading this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this arc.

This book was an ‘eh’ for me. I was shocked maybe once but thought there was too many characters, and a bit boring,

What a great book! So much going on but very easy to follow every thread. I loved the mother/daughter relationship complications and explanations. The ending was wrapped up perfectly and surprisingly. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more Kimberly McCreight.

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
Release Date: July 9th, 2024
Thank you to Kimberly McCreight and Knopf for my advanced copy

I remember reading Kimberly McCreight’s first book, Reconstructing Amelia, when it was released 10 years ago, and I was immediately drawn in by her writing. Knowing this, I knew that I would want to read her newest book as well.

Cleo and her mother, Kat, don’t have the best relationship. Kat likes order and being in control of all situations, and Cleo just wants to rebel. One night the duo plan to have a dinner in order to bridge the gap between them, but when Cleo arrives, Kat is nowhere to be found. In fact, the food is burning and Cleo finds a bloody shoe that belongs to Kat. With the police now investigating everyone, Cleo finds herself compelled to investigate Kat as well. What she finds isn’t what she expected, and it calls into question everything Cleo thought she knew about her mother.

Just as I expected: I liked this book a lot! I am not the biggest thriller reader; I’m particular and picky when it comes to thrillers and it’s harder for me to get engrossed into this genre. However, with Like Mother, Like Daughter, I was caught up into the story quickly. I enjoyed the dual points of view, and I liked that I didn’t know what was going on most of the time. The ending wasn’t expected, though I did see how it connected everything once I got there. It was a fast conclusion though and I wish it had been drawn out more. Regardless, I would read this again and will heartily recommend it!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight. I loved this book!!! Kimberly McCreight's books have all been incredible and this one does not disappoint. It was a fast paced mystery/thriller that keep you reading late into the night. There were a lot of mysteries within that bigger mystery. I do not want to give anything away, so I will say that my opinions of the characters changes as the story progresses. Great ending, great writing....I recommended this as soon as I finished the book to all my reader friends.

This book was a bit lack luster for me. As far as a thriller goes the plot was interesting and definitely a thriller I’d be interested in but I found it to be long and drawn out. I didn’t really get to know the characters. The ending was just meh for me. I’d recommend this book though to those who love a thriller.

This book was a wild ride. Just when you were thinking you had it all figured out, BOOM! You’re wrong. It was so twisty and really kept the pages turning. I loved the inclusion of articles, transcriptions, and different text conversations. Our FMC is kind of a badass in her own right and I found myself rooting for her. Great ending too! Definitely pick this one up when it comes out on 7/9/2024!

Kimberly McCreight does it again as she presents a tale of a mother-daughter relationship full of twists and turns. The story brings life to multiple characters and addresses real-life issues in a format that is easy to follow. With suspense at every corner, the reader will be reaching for the next page in order to get to the end of the story.

A somewhat estranged college-aged daughter complies with her mother’s wishes to come by the house since they haven’t seen each other in a while. When the reluctantly daughter arrives, food is burning on the stove, and her mom is gone but blood remains. Where is her mom? And that’s just the very first chapter! Oh did this book suck me right in. I loved the short chapters where you’re not really sure what they mean or who is the narrator of these little bits. The “transcripts” and text threads thrown in add to the suspense and tension that’s constantly building.

This is a phenomenal book - from the first chapter and throughout the entire thrilling ending. I read this in one day because I could not put it down. There were so many little storylines in here that I just loved. The chapters go back and forth between right before she goes missing into hours after she’s missing so it all takes place in a very short time period adding to the fast pace of this book. Where is the missing mother? Why is she missing? What do the texts mean that she received? What secrets are being kept? Do yourself a favor and pre-order this book! Thank you to Knopf Publishing and Kimberly McCreight for this absolute thriller of an ARC.

This novel combines a riveting mystery with a family drama. Cleo and Kat, mother and daughter, have a very difficult relationship. Added to this is the “likable” father who uses his power to manipulate them and his own financial situation.

When Kat is missing from home and a pool of blood is left, Cleo begins to investigate on her own. She uncovers her mother’s past and present issues. It is the support of her current beau that helps her get through the trauma of what she uncovers. But, with unimaginable twists, the reader journeys to find Kat, and the truth of her background.

The book certainly kept me engaged. The story is narrated by both Kat and Cleo. The author cleverly inserts several potential villains, keeping us all guessing. I enjoyed this, as I had McCreight’s earlier novels. This is simply a great read. .

Thank you Netgalley for this compelling drama/mystery!

Thank you NetGalley & Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. This review can also be found on Goodreads.

Admittedly, I know I am going to be an outlier with this rating and review. It was not my cup of tea. A long story short: I found the plot to be too slow, there were too many characters and side quests to keep track of, I was never hooked into the story, and I did not enjoy the writing style. While it was not my jam, plenty others have enjoyed it, and maybe you will, too!

When Cleo discovers that her mother (Kay), who she is slightly estranged from, has gone missing she begins to panic. The investigation begins, and Cleo feels it is her duty to help find her mother. Part of this is because she feels the investigation isn't doing enough, and part of this is guilt from the lack of relationship she and her mother have had over the years. We are thrown into multiple POVs and timelines, as well as multiple outside sources - such as therapy transcripts, legal documents, newspapers, etc. The reader backtracks through Kat's life leading up to her disappearance, while also tandem reading from Cleo's present day post disappearance. There are a lot of little connections I found tedious and unnecessary. However, if you enjoy those kind of reading breadcrumbs, you'll likely enjoy this read.

"Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight is a harrowing tale of suspense and drama that made me keep turning the pages till the very end.
The novel begins with a prologue that is chilling and beautiful as it is the telling of a mother's love and how it is her job to protect her baby from birth till the very end, and to "fix" whatever needs fixing. I had goosebumps while reading this because I knew it was a foreboding and foretelling of how crazy this book was going to be.
This book involves 2 POVs of a mother and daughter, some transcripts between a therapist and the daughter, as well as court documents involving an anti-seizure medication that is being heavily investigated for adverse effects and problems involving pregnant women.
Without giving away too much, this story revolves around a mother and daughter that have a very estranged relationship due to things that have happened in the past. The mother, Katrina, is a lawyer working for a huge firm, and the daughter, Cleo, is attending NYU as a student. Cleo is heading to her mother's for dinner to reconnect and hopefully put differences aside when she arrives and finds that her mother is not at home, and she finds a used wine glass, burnt food that has been left on the stove, and a shoe with blood on it. What has happened to Katrina? Why is Katrina and Cleo's relationship so rocky? And why does everyone seem to be involved?
This was a tense, action-packed thriller that left no questions unanswered. I was thoroughly engaged throughout the entirety of it, and I had a blast reading it. By the last 20% of it, you are thinking that all of the supporting characters play somewhat of a role in Katrina's disappearance, and it is not till the end when everything comes together with a really fun twist that made me gasp. This story was also beautiful because it delved into flashbacks of Katrina and Cleo and how their relationship was not always on the fence. There were so many characters, but the author does a phenomenal job of keeping you in line and understanding of who they all are. I loved this so much, and I highly recommend it! Huge thanks to KNOPF publishing and Kimberly McCreight herself for an ARC of this amazing thriller and family drama in exchange for my honest opinion!

I am a huge fan of Kimberly McCreight, but this one fell short for me. There was so many characters that I had a hard time distinguishing who was who and who did what. Of course that added to the suspense of the plot, but in the end, it was a whole lot of build up for an anticlimactic ending. The plot was so good and so detailed with so many moving component I was literally sitting on the edge of my seat. But it was as all over in a matter of a couple pages leaving me feeling disappointed. However, it was a good story. There was a small amount of grammatical errors, none too shocking for an unedited ARC. However the reference to the law firm (Blair, Stevenson) drove me NUTS! Shouldn’t it be Blair & Stevenson?
Thank you to Kimberly McCreight & Penguin Random House for the opportunity to be an ARC reader for this book!

thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the eARC of this book!

Like Mother, Like Daughter weaves a story of a complex mother/daughter relationship. When Cleo comes home for dinner with her mother, Katrina, she finds her missing. Cleo must unearth details of Kat’s life and career in order to find clues about what, and who, caused her disappearance.

This book never really “hooked” me. I felt that it was very drawn out and there were too many side plots and characters to focus on the main ones. The twist was a good one, but with 3% of the book left… it felt too late. The story just felt a little too unrealistic for a legal thriller. Overall it was a solid 3 star read.

I really enjoyed this! The story features a complex mother/daughter relationship and I think it was done in a really compelling way.

When Cleo, a student at NYU, visits her estranged mother in Brooklyn one afternoon she discovers a disturbing scene. Her mother is nowhere to be found but dinner is burning in the oven and a bloody shoe appears to be left behind. Cleo has her issues with the woman, but learning that she may be in danger sets her off on a path to discover her secrets about her mother’s past.

This was a pretty faced past read with some decent twists. I found Cleo’s father to be so repulsive, perhaps because he was so awful in a somewhat realistic way. If you look up “gaslighting” in the dictionary I’m confident you’ll see that man’s face.

The only thing I didn’t love was how quickly things wrapped up at the very, very end. I’m not a big fan of epilogues that have to explain parts of the “big reveal” to the readers. Otherwise, this was an entertaining plot that I’ll definitely recommend!

Families and marriages are not always what they seem. This book was an excellent example of why I love domestic thrillers so much.

The plot centers around Cleo, the daughter that comes home to a violent scene to find her mother, Katrina, is gone. In the search for her, Cleo uncovers secrets about her parents and their marriage, all while keeping secrets of her own. This book was a bit of a slow burn with dry areas in parts where I was tempted to flip ahead. Yet, there were enough twists thrown in to keep me guessing. I would actually like to read this book again to pick up the parts that kind of lost me.

A solid 3 stars for the story as well as the author being one of my favorites. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Knopf for the ARC copy.

Thank you for this book and exchange for my honest review.
I have liked every single book by the author… except for this one. From page one, I found it hard to get into the plot and to relate to it. This is not my favorite by this author, unfortunately. However, one of the things that this author does really well is that she is very descriptive with her characters.