Yowza!! What a ride! This Book Will Bury Me is so action-packed, full of twists & unlike anything I’ve read before. I understand several readers were disgusted, saying it was written about an actual, recent collage murder that’s currently being prosecuted. Yes, it begins & centers around a college multiple murder in Idaho but everything is fiction going forward but this book then goes in a total different direction, nothing like the horrible, true tragedy that actually occurred. It starts with that & just explodes with suspense filled, wild happenings that grip you & render you unable to put the book down, wanting to know what’s next. The numbered notes were different & cute. This is an addictive read of the best kind.

In my opinion, Ashley Winstead can write literally anything. Her books never miss for me and this is no exception. A different take on true crime that will keep you guessing literally until the very end. Absolutely loved this one I already want her next book.

Let me start this off by saying- even before its debut, I found this title to have polarizing reviews. After reading the author's note, I determined I wanted to give this book a shot, as this is an author I LOVE= she's an auto buy for me. I am very glad I did. Yes, this book combines true crime and crime fiction in a very unique way. This one reads as a true crime within a true crime world, almost, because so many real crimes were submitted as examples within these pages. I could feel Ashley's grief within these pages, and I think many may have missed the point of this one. All we want is to make a legacy for the ones we love, making sure their name lives on along with their memories. In that way, the author's desperation to remember makes itself evident and I really thought there were many brilliant metaphors enmeshed inside- which is most surprising in this genre. It gives a necessary view of true crime and the "vulture culture" behind the amount of content we consume. Some parts made me feel quite called out- but damn, they're true. This format is super fun and easy to read when it comes to the chatroom conversations, and the characters are varied and fleshed out even when they're not morally the best. A lot is going on in here and I can't wait to read everyone's thoughts on it. Thanks so much to the publisher and the author for the chance to read and review the eARC!

5⭐️. No notes. Ashley has been an auto buy author ever since In My Dreams and I always devour her books. I was so excited to get an early copy of this one and boy did it deliver! I loved the true crime aspect and the forum message format throughout. I’m usually pretty good at guessing the twists, but this one got me! Seriously so good.

I was impressed how good this book was! I read Midnight is the Darkest Hour last year by Ashley Winstead and loved it. This Book Will Bury Me was very different from that. Very much a true crime novel. I typically do not read true crime but enjoy it when I do. This book had me hooked from the start! Very easy to read. Short chapters. Intriguing story. I did however think this story was dragged out a bit long. I guessed early on how the murderer was too. Overall, still I loved it! I wrote a Bookstagram review post on this and have it linked below. Thank you for giving me this arc!

4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this one from Winstead. Unique, clever, well-written, and thrilling.

Jane Sharp’s father suddenly passes away and and she can’t seem to get over her grief. She hears about a local murder and becomes immersed in the world of web-sleuthing. She becomes so immersed in the online true crime world, that she can’t focus on anything else in her own life - school, work. When a series of murders in Delphine, Idaho happen, Jane and her group of online true crime friends head to Idaho to investigate. But things just go wild!

I suspected pretty quickly what was happening in here, but I didn’t feel like it impacted the overall story. I still felt like it was an edge or hour seat page turner! I loved Jane’s quirky character and how the other characters meshed together.

Chapters were pretty short and sweet which is always a plus for me!

It was very interesting to see into the world on online true crime detecting. I felt like the author gave a good sense of how that works and also how it can do more harm than good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this advanced e-copy in exchange for my honest review.

I loved everything about this book. It was so well done. If you’re looking for an unputdownable read, then you need to check this one out.

Cyber sleuthing is becoming a hot topic with the rise of true crime TV and podcasts. Jane is lost in grief and looking for a distraction and a group of armchair amateur detectives is the perfect thing to help her focus on events other than her loss. Jane and her new friends become intrigued by a triple murder case and decide to try their skills at solving it only to quickly find out there's more going on than the public is aware of.

This is a fascinating book by a rising star in the suspense genre. She carefully controls what the reader knows, handing out bits and pieces, building the excitement. I very much enjoyed this book!

Ashley Winstead remains a thriller/mystery icon.

Jane Sharp is an average college student but her life is upended when she receives a call that her dad has had a heart attack and died. Her grief is unmanageable and, in searching for an outlet, Jane comes across a murder case and an online forum dedicated to solving murder cases. Jane starts with this initial case but gets sucked into the cyber-sleuthing community and tries to solve the murder of several college girls.

This was such a wild ride full of interesting characters and in-depth investigation. Winstead does such a great job of exploring people's desires and motivations. Her writing is excellent, as always, and her main character is another good, complicated, and morally gray protagonist. I ate this one up.

Recommended for fans of her previous books and fans of more literary mystery/thrillers. Definitely recommended for people who enjoy true crime investigation.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

Really kind of obsessed with this book. I loved the way it was written and the little parts that made me wonder where this story was going. 25% In I was freaking hooked. Flew through the rest of the book in a day. Great story. Great ending. Will continue to read anything from this author. Thank you NetGalley for this arc

In ‘This Book Will Bury Me’ by Ashley Winstead we meet Janeway Sharp. Jane transferred to UCF after going to community college and is slightly older than her classmates. Things start off pretty normal until she gets a call from her mother. Her father had a heart attack. He passes away and Jane’s grief spiral begins (trigger warning as this is a theme and highly discussed). During this time she joins an online message board of arm chair detectives trying to solve murders. This message board, Real Crime Network helps to give Jane purpose again and something to focus on. There is some foreshadowing which got me hooked because it was very vague and I was desperate to know what happened. Jane and her 4 friends from the network get thrown into the spotlight. The murder of three college student in Idaho brings them a new case to solve and closer together.

I found the book creepy in a good way, I’m not really into true crime. This book felt very real to me. True crime fanatics will probably love this book. The second half of the book I binged. The book is written from Jane to the reader. There are chats included which I liked as it allowed us to feel apart of the Network. You could see where the author pulled from real events to craft the story. I was a fan on the authors before this and I cannot wait for the next book to be released and this one doesn’t drop until March 25, 2025.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and the author for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

I loved everything about this book. It was so well done. I love this author, they’re one of my favorites and I anxiously await each book they write. The writing is so well done, I felt truly transported to the story with the characters. I haven’t quite read a book with a premise like this one. It was told through Jane, writing a book. After her father’s passing, Jane turns to true crime and meets a group of fellow enthusiasts. This book had me on the edge trying to figure it out! I couldn’t wait to get to the end because I needed to know, but at the same time I never wanted it to end. And then the ending was just amazing, and I couldn’t believe it. I was shook and loved it so much. I can’t adequately describe how much I enjoyed this book. It is the reason I read, I chase the feelings that this book gave me, just so good.

If you’re looking for an unputdownable read, then you need to check this one out.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for a copy of this book.

Well, this was a good one. This also was another book were I was not a fan at all of the MC but the book kept me reading. Winstead knows how to tell a story. The only thing I found irksome were her veiled references to conservative networks and how bad they are and how much she likes Rachel Maddow. Come ON! Why can't authors keep politics out of their fiction?

This Book Will Bury Me leans heavily in the direction of horrendous crimes blazing out in the headlines. Too close for comfort. Too real to be unreal.

Ashley Winstead has a talent for drop-kicking you into the center of all the action.......action never requested or longed for. It's like driving a stake into what could be a hair's breath away. Winstead almost hums the words of the song I'll Take You There. And she does by creating windows into this world for her readers.

Jane Sharp at 24 is floating in a sea of random decisions. She's trying to bring closure to her last classes at the University of Florida. Then the bottom falls out of everything with a phone call from her mother. Her father suffered a heart attack and died. Nothing will ever be the same.

Now that would be a storyline unto itself, but Ashley Winstead has filled this one with a wider scope than that. Jane finds herself engulfed in a feature story about a young woman who was killed not far from Jane's home. Jane checks out true crime blogs and hits on a very informative one. In no time, Jane and her fellow blog members are piecing together clues and info. It's drawn Jane in like a fly to a web. She's not just breathing in her grief every day, but she's doing something pro-active. That is until the Big Case walks through the door.

Three university girls have been murdered in Delphine, Idaho. Their deaths have shocked this small community. Jane's team puts a priority on this one. In fact, the group decides to take a trip to Delphine in order to sift through the clues at hand. And it's a brutal case. What transpires will have you hyperventilating at a rapid pace.

This Book Will Bury Me will not be for everyone. Just check out the other reviews. Similar cases have hit the true crime route in real time. No smudged windows. We're seeing this full out clearly and it's the tappin' of that Boogie Man on that glass next to us. Too real. Too life like. Be sure to turn your head in the direction of This Book Will Bury Me.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and to the talented Ashley Winstead.

This was a fast-paced thriller that kept me engaged and on my toes with what would happen next. I enjoyed the writing and characters I loved to hate. Definitely a great read for any true-crime junkies!

amazing book and author! I love all Winstead’s books and can’t wait for more. This kept me on the edge and I could not stop reading, a five star experience.

Thoughts

This was a very graphic thriller. It is about a team of internet sleuths trying to solve murders and they get pretty famous, while trying to solve a case involving a serial killer.

It is really detailed in the descriptions of the people who were murdered. So be prepared for that.

Once I got to the 60% mark I just couldn't stop reading. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it and picked it back up.

One night I had to read a romance before going to sleep because human monsters will always be what gives me nightmares.

It definitely reads like a Winstead book. The female protagonist is what I have come to expect from her thrillers. And she knows how to get the reader invested.

It also deals pretty heavily with grief from the death of a parent. That is a side journey in this book.

I think this is perfect for people who enjoy the true crime elements in their thrillers!

Ashley!! One of my favorite authors does it again! I loved this book! The setting was perfection, characters were well developed, enjoyed the story!

Was this good? Yes. Was it heavy? YES. Her writing pulls you in every single time and while the subject was tough,
I couldn’t look away. This book does mirror a tragedy that occurred in Idaho a few years ago but it was not tasteless. This book paid an homage to true crime fans everywhere with an interesting twist. I still have to sit with this for a while but I will continue to read ANYTHING she writes.

WHAT!!!!! Ashley Winstead gets better every single book she writes and I did not think that was possible. WOW! The twists and turns in this book were insane. I was hooked and could not stop reading. I highly recommend this absolutely mind-blowing book for all those thrillers/mystery lovers out there.