A group of women come together to hunt down those who attacked their loved ones. And they won’t stop until there’s blood. A great read and amazing characters.

Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a daring thriller that explores the raw depths of grief, vengeance, and sisterhood. Mia’s counseling practice, The Pleiades, gathers five women scarred by the loss of sisters, each murdered by partners who escaped justice. Under Mia’s guidance, they forge a pact to right the wrongs by taking justice into their own hands, promising to “kill yours if you kill mine.”

This chilling, twist-filled narrative probes the complexities of trauma and healing, bringing together broken souls who find solace in each other. Each character’s pain and fury make for a dark yet compelling journey. Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a haunting tale of revenge with moral layers that will linger long after the last page.

Fast paced and edgy revenge thriller! Mia is a grief counselor who is gathering a group of vulnerable women for a very special cause. All these women have something in common; they all have lost a sister to domestic abuse…and they are ANGRY! Mia’s idea is: what better way to deal with your grief and rage than to get revenge?

This story actually made my heart race! I kept waiting for something to go wrong while rooting for them to be successful. I think anyone who enjoyed The Collective will also enjoy this one.

Thank you Netgalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on November 5, 2024.

I was intrigued by the premise and while I did enjoy this book overall- it was lacking in some areas for me. Plot and character development at times felt like there were things missing and ways they could’ve been better developed or laid out for the reader to better follow the story. A good read overall and would encourage readers to read and form their own opinions!

It seems like "Strangers on a Train" murder mysteries are a big trend in the thriller genre these days, but this one does it SO well! If you are looking for a creative plot and sweet justice, this is the book for you.

The Pleiades is a grief counseling firm focused on supporting domestic violence victims and their families. After her own sister experienced DV, Mia made it her life's passion to help others find relief from their trauma. But for a group of six women who lost their sisters to DV murders, her approach is a bit unconventional: each woman will take the abuser of someone else's sister, someone seemingly completely unrelated to them, and seek revenge. It's the perfect plan, especially because the sister will have a firm alibi - but only if no one chickens out and they can avoid getting caught.

When I started reading this, I thought for sure we'd be dealing with some typical murders - a stabbing, a shooting, maybe even a poisoning. I did NOT expect how creative these women would be with their murders, and how clean they would make them to seem like total accidents. It was actually incredible to see the way their minds work.

And the ENDING?! I actually had to go back and reread the final chapter to make sure I got it right. Talk about satisfying and a complete twist that I did not see coming. I am wondering if we are getting a sequel to this. I'll read it if we do!

This is fast paced and a ton of fun. Definitely a must-have on your spooky season reading list when it releases in November!

“Naomi, tell me everything you can about the man I’m going to kill.”

Love a band of angry women coming together to find catharsis and warranted revenge. Six women experiencing grief and trauma from violent domestic partners band together to do exactly what the title suggests, six perfect murders by six strangers with only one connection: a therapy group. I love the plot and the way it unfolded was like watching an old timey noir set in the present day. I do wish that the author leaned more into the grittiness and the harshness of the emotions, as sometimes I felt as though details were rushed through. I never quite felt settled into a setting or a scene, instead I always felt like I was watching things happen and then catching up as they're going off to do their deeds.

Originally, I had a little trouble with the writing that was sometimes laced with light sarcasm and humor during pretty dire or serious conversations. But as I kept reading, I got used to it and accepted that the narration was going to be pretty snarky. It's a familiar plot pattern, but has a good amount of twists and one heck of an ending. Suspicions, anxious research, seeking closure, and the fear of tragedy. And a detective with a really good eye and a strong hunch.

Towards the end, I was left wondering how malleable 'justice' is as a concept. How far are you willing to go to get an eye for your own eye? When the systematic system of justice fails you, will you take things into your own hands? Better yet, will you trust someone else -- who closely knows how you feel -- to do it themselves as long as you repay the favor? I'd watch that movie. Give this book a go if you would too!

Six words/phrases to describe the book : Exciting, thrilling, justified feminine rage, enraging, heartbreaking, and motivating.
4 out of 5 stars

Content warnings to note: Parent death, grief, murder, domestic / emotional / physical abuse, misogyny, stalking, violence (in detail), drug/alcohol use and addiction, car accident, stalking.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an early release digital copy of Kill Yours, Kill Mine by Katherine Kovacic.

A Strangers on a Train style revenge novel about seven women seeking justice for their sisters who were victims of domestic abuse. They meet in a grief group moderated by Mia, whose own story trickles out. What none of the women counted on was that someone out there would be annoyed about the death of any of these men and realize that they did not die of natural causes. Detective Senior Sergeant Fiona Ulbrick knows something isn't right and she sets off to find the truth. If I have a quibble it's that there are too many women involved here, making some of them run together a bit. That said, the characters are, oddly, people you will root for. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A page turner.

Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a feminist revenge thriller about grief counselor Mia who brings together a group of women mourning the deaths of their sisters, and who form a pact to kill the men who killed their sisters. I'll kill yours and you kill mine....

Katherine Kovacic does a great job revealing all the characters' backstories and pain in a way that made them each very sympathetic. At times, some of the characters' voices felt like they blurred together and were hard to distinguish, which was my main criticism, But overall, this book is a complete page-turner, and you'll find yourself hard-pressed to not be on these women's sides, rooting for them. I definitely recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Katherine Kovacic for providing this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I support women's rights AND women's wrongs (especially when those wrongs include exacting revenge on garbage men...a literal slay...)

Another unique thriller about a not-so-supportive support group...that involves murder. (Well, this support group is formed through therapy, so I guess it is technically supportive, but in the wrong ways. Semantics.)

This book follows a grief support group for women that have lost their loved ones (sisters) to abusive and garbage men. But these women want revenge on those men because, as we know very well by now, men often don't get the punishment they deserve for hurting women (or literally anybody).

This book was a great commentary on so many things but also just fun time. I like when a fun time makes me think.

And if you're looking for a new and unique thriller, I would definitely recommend checking this one out. I really have not read anything quite like this before.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

My review is rounded up from 3.5 stars.

Mia is a grief counsellor and has gathered broken women together to form a radical form of group therapy. The group named, The Pleiades, named for the seven sisters from Greek Mythology who, in some stories, die of grief or are killed to be saved from attackers. Five women are crippled with grief by the murder of their sisters and are filled with rage that their partners who killed them all walk free. The group just needs one more member, but the member Mia has picked is resistant. Mia thinks if Naomi meets the others then they will be able to devise a plan to heal themselves: I’ll kill yours, if you kill mine….

The plot moves at a good pace and the tension does build, but there are things I didn’t get or believe. One of the things that was less plausible for me was the speed in which everyone agrees to play ‘strangers on a train’. One meeting? I understand the grief, rage and vengeance may well be strong, but you are putting your future in the hands of people you know nothing about, on the word of someone you don’t trust. If you are going to risk everything like that, why not just do the deed on your own? The other thing that got me was the ‘perfection’ of the revenge. Are we supposed to believe ‘ordinary’ women with no training, no background, no practice at meting out justice successfully pull it off? These things might be a 'me' thing though.

There are also characters I don’t get or believe. There is a slight lack of character development, and I think that has happened because there are a lot of characters. Keeping track of the characters wasn’t an issue for me, but sometimes I wonder that if I would have been able to get to know them or connect with them better, then I would have felt more satisfied. There were occasions where I didn’t believe in them, so I didn’t feel a connection with any of them and wasn’t invested in the story.

I think the read is enjoyable and would recommend it to readers who like vengeance books that have a lot of plot but less in the way of character development.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an early release copy of Kill Yours, Kill Mine by Katherine Kovacic.

Kill Yours, Kill Mine had me hooked from the prologue, the story is definitely an interesting one, the writing is done well and it really is a thrilling read, however I did find it to be a little on the slower side despite things still happening. The prologue had me hoping for some more bloody/personal kills and while I understand how things played out I think I was just expecting something a little more with kills/revenge plans.

I wasn’t fond of the characters but I still found them to be likable, I was routing for them the entire time. The second half of the book is what really drew me into the story, I liked that we got flipped perspectives in the book but I’m a little disappointed with Ulbricks perspective, while it does add another thrilling element to the story it doesn't feel necessary, I would have liked some more scenes of her investigation or she should have stayed more of a side character seen from another characters pov. The nickname that Lew kept calling her “F U” ( Fiona Ulbrick) kept taking me out of the story, it ruins the seriousness of the situations.

The ending of the book is interesting, it makes me wonder if this book will be turned into a series! I would definitely read more from this author, Kill Yours, Kill Mine was a quick read.

First of all, I want to thank Katherine Kovacic , Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for this eARC. Here is my honest opinion.

A therapist reunites six women whose sisters have been killed by their violent partners. No one of them have really paid for what they have done. Now, it’s time for justice…

Do you know Strangers on a train? If you haven’t read the book by Patricia Highsmith, maybe you have watched the movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Kill yours, kill mine is inspired by the same idea: if I kill someone you want dead, I have no connection with, while you have a strong alibi, and then you do the same for me, we’ll have the perfect murder. That’s always a great starting point for a thriller, but in this one the result is not as gripping as I wished. It’s quite good, but it’s also forgettable.Too slow with the first killing, and too rushed as the story goes on. Without detective Ulbrick’s doubts, we would have not experienced any suspense. I can recommend it if you take your expectations not too high.

Not my favorite. I struggled to finish and found the plot wasn’t that good and just too many characters to keep up and overall just not an engaging read
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review book

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC.

Katherine Kovacic’s Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a gripping and thought-provoking thriller that delves into the moral complexities of justice and revenge. This novel excels with the bold narrative and the emotional depth of its characters, making for a RIVETING read for crime novel and police procedural fans.

The story revolves around six women, each consumed by rage and grief over injustices they have suffered. They form an unlikely alliance, as they decide to directly act to balance the scales of crime and punishment, leading to a series of harrowing and heart-stopping suspenseful events. 

Kovacic excels in creating complex, multi-dimensional characters. Each of the six women has a distinct backstory and personality, making their motivations and actions relatable and compelling.  

Kill Yours, Kill Mine explores themes of vengeance, justice, and the moral ambiguities that arise when the legal system fails. Kovacic’s writing is sharp and evocative, with relentless pacing that. Her ability to weave together multiple perspectives and timelines adds depth to the narrative, making it a richly layered story.

Katherine Kovacic’s Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a standout thriller that challenges readers to think deeply about the nature of justice and the lengths to which people will go to achieve it. It’s a fast-paced, emotionally charged novel that leaves you questioning the boundaries of right and wrong. 

Over the years (and even several times within the past few months) I have numerous works of crime fiction that is either parenthetically similar in theme to Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train premise; however this is the very BEST of the bunch, and I read this captivating novel in one long sitting.

I devoured the pages of this book like a velociraptor at a carnivore picnic devours food. This story compelled me to revisit the tattered state of the "Justice" system in the US (a system far too often riddled with cruel injustice).

Check out this EXCITING read, and mark my words, this author is "one to watch" as she climbs her way up the rungs of the ladder to the top of modern mystery authors.

Six dead women; six sisters out for revenge on the men who did it.

We start with Naomi, a broken woman trying her hardest to move on after her sister's murder, yet not able to let it go, as the man who did it got away with it. When her counselor, Mia, suggests group therapy, she isn't initially a big fan. She is surprised when she finally goes to group therapy, to find that it's nothing like she imagined. Instead of crying women, she's met with furious sisters, equally appalled at the justice system as herself. The catch? They want to take justice into their own hands and need Naomi to be part of it.

Katherine did an excellent job of telling the six different stories and it was easy to immerse myself in the different women. I was heartbroken and appalled and felt very much satisfied when justice was done every time. Still, the book sadly didn't catch me as much as I hoped it would. I found the character development to be a bit lacking and the plans to run too smoothly in the end. Even when things didn't go according to plan, all the women had luck on their side. The story has a slow start to it, building over the first 25% until it finally starts to pick up, which I personally found rather hard.
The POV switches between all the women, and at some point, we even get the backstory on Mia, who opened her practice and arms for these women specifically. Yet, it never really felt like I was reading as many different women. Maybe their grief made them too similar, but each chapter I needed to check repeatedly to make sure who I was currently reading.

The plans are initially well thought out, presenting as accidents and yet, I always waited for the other shoe to drop. It just didn't feel right, for it to be so easy, to murder six men in the span of a year. Though the book does end in suspense, I am pretty sure where Katherine wanted to go with this story in the end.

All in all, it's a good story. It highlights pretty well just how hard abusive partners are to leave and how the justice system doesn't support women in these situations as it should. It's a very realistic and far too common occurrence and the theme did not land on deaf ears. I feel like, the story was both rushed and too slow at times and feel like, and I would've enjoyed it more if it had been paced better.

Still, for the sake of the topic, I definitely recommend it to everyone who can't say no to thrillers.

This is my first book by this author and I flew through it!

A modern take on strangers on a train, six women who have had sisters pass away from domestic abuse, meet in a therapy group that quickly turns into a murder society. They all want justice for their sister’s killers- yet the only way to get away with it is to have an iron clad alibi, so they hatch a plan to distribute the murders and make them look like accidents.

It took me a bit to remember who was who, but it was well written and I read it really quickly. I’ll definitely recommend to give this one a read!

Thanks so much to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for my ARC!

Pub date 11.05.24

Seven dead women. Seven sisters bent on revenge.

Kill Yours, Kill Mine is a revenge story, a redemption story and a story about how far a sister will go for her sister.

There's a lot to say about this book, but I think leaving it alone, with just my first line of this review is enough. This is a book that will burn UP book clubs.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Fantastic book.
It’s not often you find a good book where you are cheering on the murderer, or in this case, murderers. From the beginning, I was hooked and looked forward to coming back to reading every chance I had.
I really loved the Detective Ulbrick’s point of view as well.

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨.

In Greek mythology, Atlas was forced to hold up the sky for eternity, and was therefore unable to protect his seven daughters. To save the girls from being brutalized by the hunter Orion, Zeus transformed them into stars. So it was quite fitting that Mia's grief counseling practice is named after these mythological women known as The Pleiades.

I love any thriller about revenge, but I was a little worried that this one would be a copy and paste of the same plot device...a stranger taking out another stranger's enemy. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself being drawn in to this story right away, and while there were familiar elements, this one had a rawness about it that I haven't encountered before--all of the women in Mia's circle had sisters who were murdered by their domestic partners, and in each case, the attacker went unpunished. The grief the women feel is all-consuming, and mixed with rage and helplessness, it's the perfect recipe for revenge.

My heart was in my throat wondering if they would pull off their elaborate, intricately plotted plan, especially when a female detective with a keen eye for details and patterns starts asking questions. The ending was brilliantly done. Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this early read. At the time this review was written, this book was expected to publish November 5, 2024.

What a trip! This book has such a unique premise that I questioned if it would play out well. It did. Well done, you killed it, Katherine Kovavic.