This book is about Maya, a former reality TV star married to the most eligible bachelor Colin. She became part of the Sterling family. Colin’s cousin Arianna was murdered Maya became the next heiress. She later became the prime suspect. Maya had to keep the threats out of the Sterling family, especially tabloids. The book is pretty good with a lot of secrets and other things. Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to read this book and do a review.

This held so much promise and I had high expectations going into this because the blurb seems so intriguing, however I was slightly disappointed. I still do think its a decent thriller in a sea of boring thrillers that put you to sleep, this had some good twists and turns and I always appreciate a spooky atmospheric setting. The writing style seemed a bit choppy and therefore took me out of the story at times, but I do think people would still be able to enjoy this story!

Thank you to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
A Girl Like Us releases February 11, 2025

<i>argentum semper vincit — silver always wins</I>

Upon landing back in New York from their honeymoon, Colin and Maya are immediately rerouted to England to convene at the Sterling estate after being told there was a death in the family. But not just any death — the murder of the Sterling heiress.

It’s later revealed that Arianna named Maya as the new heiress in her will; someone of no blood relation.
With an extensive history spent in psych wards, it’s anyone's guess why Arianna left the Sterling inheritance to Maya.

Is it just a coincidence that Arianna was found dead in the same city where Colin and Maya’s honeymoon was held, and on their last night of festivities? Does this have anything to do with Maya’s time spent on reality tv before she married into such a wealthy family?

<i>A Girl Like Us</I> was a bit underwhelming as a whole, and I definitely wouldn’t go around calling it a thriller.
My main takeaway is that the characters weren’t used to their full potential. The Sterling's all have such a strong presence, so I wanted Maya to have had to interact with them more. It was like she wasn’t even newly married with how little she talked to Colin!
The author could’ve even played off of the staff to layer more suspicion or loyalty towards one person, but they failed to do so.

cw: infidelity, gaslighting, manipulation

a great debut! akin to knives out with some fun twists and turns. a thriller that you won’t be able to put down so make sure you check this out Feb 11 2025!

Thank you NetGalley and. Sourcebooks Landmark for the eARC.
This was a great book, full of intrigue, nasty rich people and a couple of murders. This English family greets Maya, an American ex-reality tv star, married to one of their own, with hostility they don't bother to hide. She's not one of them, end of story.
Soon there's an event whereby Maya's life is threatened and sets her on a path of seeking the answers to all their secrets. A very dangerous game!
None of the characters are likeable, not even Maya, but that didn't take away my enjoyment of this book. I loved it and thought the ending was great. A must read!

Such a twisty, dysfunctional family saga… One that you could not put down or turn away from
My first book by this author butwill definitely not be my last

One of the most intense, delicious books I've ever read. I'm in awe of Maya's story, of the deception of the Sterling family and the ability of Anna Sophia McLoughlin to create a world that was both aspirational, eerie, and nightmarish. The character development, both through writing and through the learnings of their lives, was superb.

Maya's strength, her cunningness and willpower to change and be better felt odd, in the best way possible. Her characterization is one of which we've all read before - wild party girl turned prim & proper wife, with deadly secrets lurking to upend her entire life. Yet, I couldn't get enough. I wanted her to win and I wanted her to find a happy ending. I willed away her lawless behavior and cringed at the Sterling's uptight ways.

A Girl Like Us was Succession mixed with Big Little Lies and every other drama you could think of. The ending was shocking and something that that crossed my mind earlier in the book but I thought was out of the realm of possibility. The true villain is obvious at times, yet everyone's hands are dirty.

I ate the this book and it is definitely going to be everyone's favorite book once it is released.

this book is like if knives out and stone cold fox had a baby. it's a pretty clever locked-room mystery full of rich people behaving badly.

A Girl Like Us- Anna Sophia Mcloughlin Another rich people behaving badly but A Girl Like Us deftly separates itself from the pack with its characterizations. I was intrigued by these characters and the decisions they made. I am also always happy when reality tv is a component!

From Maya Miller's humble beginnings to television superstar to wealthy heiress readers follow her personal journey with all of her hidden secrets. Marrying into the Sterling Family empire, Maya is now assured of a secure future not only for herself, but for her infant daughter as well. But secrets rarely stay hidden especially when marrying into a family with so much to lose should their own secrets ever be discovered. Should Maya go along with their legal demands and relinquish the title of heiress to the Sterling empire in order to be accepted into the family or should she stand up for herself and decide that the secrets she's uncovered about the family give her the power now?
With Sterling family members all out for themselves, readers must decide if Maya's earlier transgressions being exposed will be worth the cost and what exactly happened to the former heiress, Arianna, who she's been told was insane for years before meeting her untimely death. Why was Maya, a stranger to the family named as the next heiress and who among the family will go to any lengths to change their status, including murder?
Full of twists and flashbacks, "A Girl Like Us" will keep readers enthralled until the very end.

Stone Cold Fox meets Knives Out and The Inheritance Games. Exactly my kind of book. So many clever, well-executed, well-written twists and turns.🔥

4.5 stars rounded up to 5

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I LOVED this book!!! It was so very interesting! Each page kept you guessing on what was going to happen next and you truly don't know until the end! This book is marketed as Saltburn Esc. but it truly reminds me a lot of the Inheritance series with a few elements correlated to Saltburn!

A woman marries into the complicated dynamic of a billionaire family. When a member of the family is murdered, they all convene at the family estate until the killer is found. There are repercussions from the will of the deceased, making an already tense situation fraught with danger and deception.

Maya Miller is no stranger to attention, having starred as the bad girl who speaks her mind on a reality TV series, even earning and playing up to her nickname, Miss Mayhem. When she marries eligible bachelor Colin Sterling, her fame and notoriety ratchet up even higher. Colin is the best person in the Sterling family, a truly good man and an anomaly in a gene pool filled with liars and cheats. Being called back to the family seat isn’t ideal, but doesn’t faze Colin as he accepts it as part of his familial duty. As we learn with each page, however, Maya has plenty of secrets, poised to unravel with every twist and turn of the novel. Colin’s backstabbing relatives put Maya in a position where she doesn’t know who to trust as her life and her future with Colin are in danger from the very people with whom they are forced into lockdown.

A Girl Like Us is a dark and gritty mystery/family drama. For me, there were one too many awkward turns in the story…too many coincidences that felt contrived and forced into the plot. It is a well written book and I wish I loved the plot twists more.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for and advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Maya Sterling is famous. The former reality star is newly married and has recently
given birth to a daughter as Anna Sophia McLaughlin’s A Girl Like Us begins. Her new husband is a Sterling, a member of the ultra rich and mega famous family that owns a giant media conglomerate that rivals the Murdoch empire. Overseen by its formidable matriarch Helen, the Sterlings have been bred to win, and to protect the family’s customs and reputation-at any cost.

Shortly after returning from their wedding in Mexico, Maya and her husband Colin are informed that the family’s troubled heiress Arianna has been murdered. They are whisked to the sprawling Sterling compound in London where Maya begins to suspect that she may not have married into a fairytale scenario after all.

Maya feels a type of kinship with the deceased heiress, both trailed by paparazzi regularly, objects of fascination in the public eye.
The action bounces from Maya’s POV to diary entries from Arianna as she is growing up to give the reader an insight to the mind of this elusive heiress.

A Girl Like Us is a passable thriller, but its many of its early twists are contrived and easy to guess. The story ultimately suffers as Maya, the main protagonist, is not likable enough to root for even though her character is clearly set up so that the reader will be on her side. Overall I was disappointed in this one, as the plot seemed very interesting but failed to deliver in the end.

I received this free advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and feedback..

Full of twists & turns, I couldn’t put it down! Don’t even get me started on the surprise ending! Highly recommended and I’d love to see how Maya’s story ends.

Twists and turns, a multitude of characters, a mysterious house, and great writing made for a quick and exciting read

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Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC version of "A Girl Like Us." This engaging read follows Maya, a reality star married into a wealthy family, as she navigates the complexities of public perception and her desire to reshape her own narrative. The premise is intriguing, and the plot is packed with twists and turns that kept me turning the pages.

Overall, "A Girl Like Us" is an enjoyable read with a captivating storyline and plenty of surprises, but it would have benefitted from stronger character development. If you’re looking for a dramatic tale sprinkled with unexpected revelations, this book is definitely worth your time!

A girl like us
First of all, The way this spoke to my soul💖
It’s 2008 and a reality tv star and tabloid darling has married into a wealthy and upper crust family. A murder happens and she is suddenly the heiress and the suspect. So many secrets (including that of main character Maya) This book is nostalgic for me as an elder millennial and I love this detail of archiving tabloids( see it really is reading research!) it’s a fast paced and twisty journey that keeps you on your toes ( and unsure of who to trust…is it an unreliable narrator?) It is though v rich people behaving badly(v badly omg). Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Highly recommend pre ordering this book!

I don't know what I was expecting, but this was absolutely deligthful. A perfect marriage of old, titled money and new American reality star fame and a surprise turn into the Gothic. LOVE.

This is one of those great novels that just keeps getting crazier with every page until the bitter end! Maya used to be on The Springs--a wildly popular reality show--and now she's married to wealthy Colin and has baby, Becca with her when they return to Colin's family estate after heiress, Arianna dies suddenly. But when it is suddenly announced that it is Maya who will be the beneficiary according to Arianna's will, everyone--including Maya--is shocked and questions WHY? And slowly the story is "leaked" to us as we see the nutty machinations of a family in crisis, who are all willing to do whatever it takes to gain--and keep--control of the estate, wealth, and popularity that only the rich can maintain.
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!