I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Maya is a ruthless, former reality TV star who knows how to read and play people to her advantage, and she's met her matches when she married into the prestigeous Sterling family who rivals royalty in terms of wealth and fame. She finds herself in the eye of the hurricane when she's named the next heir after the murder of the last heiress.

Its a must- read for fans of rich people problems, family sagas and twisty plots.

A girl like Us was a very fun, popcorn thriller that was also smart. I loved the MC, the old English mansion setting, the diary parts were also very intriguing and haunting.

This book was addictive! Maya Miller, the main character, is compelling and smart but far from perfect, which makes her feel real. Her transformation from a reality TV star to the center of a murder mystery within the ultra-wealthy Sterling family is fascinating to follow. The story does a great job of showing Maya’s strengths and vulnerabilities while adapting to the ruthless Sterling family.

The twists kept me guessing the whole way through. Just when I thought I knew who to trust or what was really going on, another layer of the family’s dark history would come to light. The setting of Silver House adds to the tension, creating a sense of isolation and unease that matches Maya’s situation perfectly. At the same time, the book manages to explore interesting themes around power, privilege, and identity without losing its edge or pacing.

While I did find some of Maya’s decisions a little questionable or out of character at times, those moments ultimately worked to push the story forward. They didn’t take away from the experience and might even have added to the overall suspense. I had a hard time putting it down because there were so many things to be revealed!

Maya is a former reality TV star who is newly married to Colin, who is a member of the ultra posh Sterling family. When the news reaches them of Colin's cousin Ariana, the heir to the bulk of the family fortune has died. They find their way back to the family estate only to discover that Ariana has a left left most of her money to Maya, a woman who she has never met before.

Now she is accused of being a gold digger but also of murder. She must figure out what is going on in order to save herself and in doing so she uncovers a lot of family secrets. This family has a lot of proverbial skeletons in the closet.

There was a lot of really heightened suspense in this book that really added to the reading experience. I will say there were a couple twists that you would sort of. Have to suspend belief to fully enjoy but it really doesn't take away from the story itself. Maya is an incredibly strong character who is morally gray but also likable and you find yourself rooting for her to succeed over all of the terrible members of the Sterling family.

I would definitely say if you're a fan of domestic thrillers then this is something you should pick up.

A gripping locked room thriller! The claws come out when reality star Maya marries Collin Sterling. The Sterling family are rich and powerful and have plenty of secrets. They will do whatever it takes to protect the family. A story of greed, power, murder and so many secrets.

I could not put this book down, I was engrossed from start to finish. Full of twists and lies and I never knew who to trust, can’t get enough of this author

A Girl Like Us mixes old money royalty vibes with new school reality tv all with a dark twist. The story follows Maya Miller, a quick and smart protagonist with a knack for unwinding a complicated family past. The story takes many turns, some a bit predictable but others come out of nowhere. I thought it slowed down a bit in the middle, but picked up in the last few chapters and I enjoyed the ending. Definitely had a mysterious air to it, and the characters were compelling.

4⭐️

I loved this book

I fell in love with Maya, the main character, instantly, and I was pulled in from the first chapter wanting to know what had happened and how things would resolve.

The ending was satisfying, the intrigue was compelling, and the characters were so entertaining, highly recommend!

I will be picking up this author's other books 👀

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Former reality TV star Maya Miller is newly married to Colin, a scion of the ultra-posh Sterling family, when major news draws them back to the family’s estate. Colin’s cousin Arianna, heir to the bulk of the family’s fortune, has died…and she’s left her riches to Maya. No one is more confused than Maya, who’s never met the heiress. Now she’s being accused not only of gold digging, but of murder. She must uncover the family’s secrets to solve the mystery before she lands in hot water—but the skeletons in this family’s closet are beyond what she could imagine.

This was an overall enjoyable read with a heightened, soap opera style plot. Some of the twists require a bit of suspension of disbelief, but I do feel like the author does a good job of making them somewhat plausible. Maya is a morally grey yet likeable main character, and I had a lot of fun watching her battle against the villainous Sterlings.

If you’re into the high drama and big twists of Freida McFadden’s thrillers, I think you’ll like this one as well.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was very suspenseful and thrilling with lots of different twists and turns. This locked door mystery was entertaining, especially due to the fact it was this mega rich family. I thought the pacing was very good


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Maya Miller, a former reality TV star notoriously known for her party girl reputation, marries Colin Sterling. The Sterling family is famous and wealthy, almost like royalty. A death in the family gathers the Sterlings to the family estate, where the family is on lockdown until they learn more about the death of Arianna, the Sterling heiress. Maya soon learns the many secrets within the Sterling family and not everyone is as they seem.

The characters are well-depicted and I love the dysfunctionality of the family. It gave me a bit of Knives Out vibe. There are many shockers to be revealed -- some not very believable. The book alternates from present and past and we see snippets of Arianna's life through her diary. It is different from previous thrillers I have read so it was kind of refreshing to be honest.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and author Anna Sophia McLoughlin for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This was an absolutely thrilling book to read! Truly, the cover doesn't do it justice. To me, the cover just gives it that yet-another-thriller vibe about a privileged family/girl navigating through hidden secrets. Mind you, it did have that but the book was laid out and written so well. I really enjoyed the author's writing style and kept thinking that she was a well-rounded thriller author that people should definitely check out.

This might have started a little dragged out, but the pacing was you as the reader learning the unraveling of Maya's world along with her so then the pace picked up, bit by bit. This was so fun to get into, such a salacious buildup of what eventually will make you want to keep reading and reading until the end. I was so glad that the thrilling high kept afloat and the characters just got better and better. There was always a curiosity of the dynamics of ridiculously rich people within their four walls and this book gave you all the tea and my attention was up front and ready.

Pub date: February 11, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for an eARC of this great thriller. All opinions are my own.

This was a solid thriller that was just twisty enough. I would have liked some more character development, but I enjoyed it thoroughly regardless.

Thank you to @netgalley and @bookmarked for this ARC. I was so excited to receive an invitation to read this one - the summary sucked me in and I was so intrigued by The Inheritance Games meets The Family Game vibes.

Maya is a former reality tv star who is notorious for her party girl lifestyle who just married Colin Sterling, one of the legendary Sterlings that fill tabloids, magazines, and make the headlines due to their royal family like status and wealth. At the end of their honeymoon, Maya and Colin receive urgent news that the heiress of the family’s estate has been murdered and so must travel, with their baby in tow, to the Sterling Estate.

Not all is as it seems and the true character of each person is revealed. There are many sinister forces at play and when news breaks about the heiress’s will, all havoc breaks loose and secrets emerge.

I loved the premise of the story and couldn’t put it down, until about 50% in. After that point, things got a bit too outrageous. All the characters lost their appeal and things moved way too quickly. Things seemed implausible and just ridiculous. I wish it kept its hold on me the whole time, as it was a great idea with twists. It just wasn’t for me.

Release date: February 11, 2025

Really glad to have had the opportunity to try this one out, but it ended up not being for me.
I'm always drawn to a murder mystery, especially a locked room mystery. I love the twists and turns and finding out what's really going on with the different characters involved. It becomes much more difficult when the characters are so unlikable, as they were in this novel. It was hard to connect with or care about them due to their wickedness.
I also hate the heavy handed foreshadowing. Every chapter it seemed like we were reminded that Maya has secrets!!!!!!! But that was pretty obvious from the get go. It turns the book into a bit of a slog.
Thanks to Net Galley for the book to review.

This was dragging on and on, so I skimmed ahead to the ending, and this sounds so mean, but it was written as if it was such an original plot that the reader would need a lot of hand-holding and explaining to understand it….except it's based on common, predictable tropes. Which is fine if a story is intriguing enough to carry it, but for me, it wasn’t.

• The writing is okay, but the book is too long with too much filler.
• The pacing is incredibly slow. Entire chapters seemed dedicated to rehashing information we already know without offering new details or moving the story forward. It felt like I was reading the same internal musings over and over.
• This is a story type I’ve read (and watched) countless times and I like these tropes. But nothing felt intriguing. At 10% in I could predict where this story was going and that’s where it went. It relies so heavily on being twisty that it becomes boring if you already know where it’s headed.
• I like melodrama in rich people behaving badly/secret past stories, but this felt more like a drawn-out soap opera with dramatic ‘dun dun dun’ moments that didn’t land for me.
• All the characters lacked depth. We’re frequently reminded one of the characters is ‘not like the other girls’ in a forced, one-dimensional way.

📚 Format: Advance Reader’s Copy from Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley

I honestly tried with “A Girl Like Us” by Anna Sophia McLoughlin. Having never seen the shows (are they shows?) Succession and Saltburn, I focused more on the locked-room thriller and secrets. Maybe I’m not the right audience for this book, but I found myself overwhelmed between the names of the Sterling family and the main character (Maya) hinting about her secrets throughout the part of the book I read. I think the premise is interesting, but for long periods of time the story didn’t have much happen and I never felt like any of the characters were well developed - or likable. I found myself skimming through the book and started reading again near the ending … but then the ending ended and there was the abrupt transition to the epilogue. Not the best book, but - again - a great idea. I seem to be in the minority with this review, so it could just be me.

Maya, reality TV star, marries Colin Sterling, of the extremely wealth Sterling family. When his cousin is murdered in Mexico, the entire family must go to Silver House as a safety precaution. From there, multiple secrets start to unravel. It was a wild journey and a pretty big twist at the end that I didn’t expect!

This book certainly keeps you turning the page! Fast-paced and full of intrigue, there’s a lot to unpack with this murder mystery. I was certainly excited to uncover the Sterling family secrets as the story unfolded.
I was initially compelled by the concept of a super rich, old money family and their media empire, but I felt like we saw relatively little of the actual goings on in the business and the family itself. There were games of chess and cocktail hour, but little else.
Unfortunately, I also found the main character unlikeable. Her morally questionable choices felt a bit unjustifiable and flat. Her relationship with her husband was also very much off the page and difficult to root for.
The twists were interesting and well thought out, but I felt perpetually two steps ahead of the narrative, which ultimately left me dissatisfied with the conclusion and untied loose ends.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book!

I love a good locked room mystery novel. Add some ridiculously rich people who all play dumb while manipulating each other, a former reality tv star, and a desperate grasp to maintain their wealth? Yes please! I loved this so much.