Oof. Not sure why the author thought it would be good to write about a current ongoing murder case. It’s so blatantly based on the Idaho murders. Very tasteless

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. ASHLEY NEVER MISSES. From IN MY DREAMS, a whodonit college murder mystery, to the LAST HOUSEWIFE, a dark cult thriller, to MIDNIGHT, a southern gothic thriller, and now to BURY ME, a true crime inspired murder mystery.

I really feel like Ashely went back to her roots with this one and it has a lot of similiar vibes as In My Dreams while still being different and unique.

I could really tell that Ashley did her research with this one & really tapped into the true crime community, which personally I LOVED. There were so many references to true crime including true crime stories/cases and just police procedure

This book was so eerily realistic. It really captured all the good and bad that can come out of real life crime sleuths and true crime obsessed communities. It was such an eye opening story while being completely captivating.

This book was the DEFINITION of an unreliable narrator. I could not turn the pages fast enough & simply did not want to put it down.

This book was so so good & I strongly urge you to add it to your TBR for when it releases in March 2025. Don’t worry you won’t forget it’s releasing because I won’t be shutting up about it any time soon !!!

I enjoyed the slightly different spin on a serial killer story. Jane, to me, felt like a pathetic character. I enjoyed the backstory of the other characters.

From the anonymity of the internet, five armchair sleuths band together to investigate the high profile murder of three young women in a small Idaho college town. This ragtag group includes a retired detective, a grandma librarian, a military vet, a talented hacker and Jane, a directionless young woman still dealing with her own father’s unexpected death. The group had previous success with online investigating and have built a significant reputation in their subculture. Winstead expertly builds and reveals the backstory of each character through their probing, and a mystery within the quintet runs alongside the nationwide hunt for the brutal co-ed killer.

Jane Sharp is a regular college student. When her Dad dies without warning she spirals. She throws herself into reading up on true crime and it becomes concerning when three college girls in Idaho are killed. I enjoyed the way the book was laid out with online chats and how Jane goes about getting to the bottom of the mystery. Including a shocking end.

thank you to ashley winstead, sourcebooks landmark, and netgalley for providing an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

i don’t typically read thrillers these days, but i’ve always been captivated by ashley winstead’s writing.

in “This Book Will Bury You”, janeway sharp is reeling from her father’s sudden death so she joins a group of online sleuths dedicated to solving grisly crimes. what begins as a distraction from her grief soon turns into an obsession as she becomes a key player in investigating the high-profile deaths of three college girls in a small town—a case that has captured the world’s attention.

while i was immediately hooked by the premise, i found the execution a bit disappointing. the heavy-handed foreshadowing made the major twists predictable, and i correctly guessed the main plot twists less than a quarter of the way through. so, reading the last 75% of the book was more just me confirming my initial suspicions.

one aspect I truly resonated with was how jane’s grief for her father intertwined with her need to investigate his past. her emotional journey—exploring the pieces of her father’s life she never knew—was moving and deeply relatable. i found her grief extremely familiar and i was drawn back to my own moments of grief and the pull to find answers.

though predictable, i had hoped the final chapters would at least have a satisfying finale. however, i felt like the ending was rushed and didnt pack as much of an impactful punch as i expected.

the author did note that she took inspiration from a real and recent crime, but i wasn’t expecting the deaths in her book to be SO closely described as the real crime, which did feel a little uncomfortable and exploitative to me.

ultimately, while I love ashley winstead’s talent and have loved her previous works, this one didn’t quite meet my expectations. however, it’s still a decent, twisty read for lovers of true crime-inspired thrillers.

📜This Book Will Bury Me
✍️Ashley Winstead
📠Sourcebooks Landmarked
📚Mystery/Thriller Fiction
🗓️Pub date: March 25, 2025

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✨Thank you @NetGalley and @bookmarked for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

✨Jane Sharp, after dealing with the sudden loss of her father, needs a distraction. Deciding to take a break from school, she becomes fascinated with true crime and turns to an underground internet sleuth group to help solve crimes.

✨When the country’s biggest triple murder on a college campus leads headlines, everyone is racing to solve the murders as quickly as they can. Only the details don’t add up. The police are being cagey. And there’s more media hype than evidence.

✨When another string of murders happen, it’s clear they have a serial killer on their hands, and if the police won’t investigate the murders properly, the sleuth group will.

✨This was the first book I read by Ashley Winstead, and it certainly won’t be my last. I am big into true crime and this was right up my alley. Well written, mind-blowing twists, interesting plot, a little too long at times, but overall excellent! A must-read for crime fiction fans!

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I am torn on this book; on one hand, it was gripping, fascinating and impossible to put down. On the other, it too closely resembles the real life Moscow murders and that just didn’t sit right with me. I wish that some details were changed so it was only “loosely” based on it if it needed to be based on anything at all. That being said, overall this was a pretty great thriller and I appreciate the opportunity to have received an advance copy of it for review.

I love Ashley Winstead's books- they are always so well-paced and written, even across multiple genres. This Book Will Bury Me is not exception, and I do think that thrillers are absolutely where she shines the brightest. This story combines true crime sleuth communities with some semi-real ripped from the headlines details of true crime cases to unravel a story about grief, trust, and betrayal.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

This book was an absolute page-turner from beginning to end. The unique tell-all narrative style, where the protagonist speaks directly to the reader, pulled me in immediately and made the story feel deeply personal. The main character, a true crime enthusiast who dedicates herself to solving cases and aiding the police, was fascinating to follow. Her journey as a “searcher” was gripping, and the side characters added depth and charm, forming a dysfunctional yet endearing “crime family.”

"This Book Will Bury Me" doesn’t shy away from dark themes. It includes graphic murder scenes and mentions of animal abuse (handled off-page), which add to its intensity and realism. One aspect that gave me pause was how closely the fictional murders mirrored the real-life Idaho college case. While this added a sense of authenticity, I wondered if it might feel insensitive to those affected by the unresolved case. However, the story diverges in many ways, including the portrayal of the killer, and the gripping narrative made it easier to overlook.

At over 400 pages, the book is long, but the pacing never falters. Every chapter is packed with suspense, twists, and thought-provoking questions about the ethics of true crime obsession. The dynamic between rival online sleuthing groups and the exploration of how far people will go for justice added another layer of intrigue.

The ending delivered an emotional and satisfying conclusion, blending suspense with poignant moments that will resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced loss. This was an intense, twisty, and incredibly rewarding read, and I wouldn’t mind a sequel. Highly recommended for fans of dark, morally complex thrillers. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy!

I don’t even know where to start

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This book absolutely sucked me in! I started reading to kill a few minutes of time while in a waiting room and before I knew it I was at 12%. Every chance I got to pick this book up, I did. And that’s my favorite kind of book!

The format of the book is literally like a book within a book. We get Jane’s POV, a 24 year old college student who suddenly loses her dad. We follow her though this raw grief, and in order to keep her mind focused on anything other than her loss, she turns to an online forum that is chatting about a local murder and trying to figure out who did it. She becomes a part of a group of five online sleuths who become famous when a serial killer goes after several college students and the group dives into the details.

This one is for the true crime lovers, online forum readers, anyone who watches documentaries and thinks they’re internally an FBI agent who could crack the case.

5 ⭐️ I LOVED it

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for my ARC! Pub date 03.25.25

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ashley Winstead!!! She is one of my favorite authors. I have no disliked a single thing she has written!!!

As a true crime enthusiast, this book captivated me from start to finish. I’ve always loved stories with detective teams, and this book delivers with its likeable characters and engaging dynamic. Jane, the main character, is written with such depth that you truly feel like you’re in her head, experiencing and unraveling mysteries alongside her.
The book is both suspenseful and entertaining, and while some twists were somewhat predictable, the journey was thoroughly enjoyable. Despite its length, the pacing was excellent—it never dragged and kept me hooked until the last page.
If you’re a fan of crime fiction with a solid mix of suspense and character development, this one is definitely worth a read!

Another 5-star book from Ashley Winstead!

I absolutely LOVED this book. Ashley Winstead has an uncanny ability for commercial appeal (SO many people will enjoy this one!) while taking a new, fresh POV to stories. 10/10 NO NOTES.

In this book, we're introduced to college student Janeway Sharp who finds her way into a true crime internet forum. As she learns the world of internet true crime junkies and sluthes, we as readers are treated to the journey. We see the good and the bad through various characters that Ashley Winstead brings to life via chat/forum transcript.

Generally, I'm torn on true crime. It's odd to me that folks list "true crime" as interests, because in many ways that is synonymous with enjoy someone else's pain and suffering - especially the families of the victims. Without spoiling anything, I thought Ashley Winstead did an incredible job of making us root for the FMC to solve the crime while still being cognizant (and humane) about how the crimes were addressed. I'll never claim to speak for victim's families and if this was an apporpirate representaiton, but as a reader, I felt entertained without the ick I get from a lot of true crime-eque stories.

This Book Will Bury Me genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat. I NEEDED to know what happened and I loved getting the clues alongside the sleuths in the book. I was captivated from start to finish.

Overall, a must read for anyone who likes(?) true crime. Loved, loved, LOVED this book.

This book has a different vibe from the author’s previous book, Midnight is the Darkest Hour. I absolutely loved Midnight so I’ve been waiting impatiently to read this one. I was so excited when I got the email that I was getting an early copy.

I wish this had been just a bit shorter - it dragged a bit for me at times. I also didn’t feel great about how it seemed largely based on the Idaho murders and it actually took me out of the story. I wish it had been a different scenario.

On the positive side, the book is well written with likable characters. It was still entertaining considering comments above.

Thank you Netgalley for an early copy of this book.

I could pick apart this book for some many things but the main one is this- taking a true crime case that was absolutely horrific and copying the details for your story feels really gross. I don’t care if the author put her own spin on it with some details changed. The families that lost their kids in Idaho haven’t even seen justice served in the case.

I keep wondering why others haven’t called this out in their reviews. As someone who listens to true crime podcasts and even reads true crime, this story actually made me really uncomfortable because it felt like it was sensationalizing a tragedy.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up! I could have done with out the first 100 or so pages of this book but once I got to part 2 I couldn’t put it down. I liked the direction the book went! Also, because I read the authors note at the beginning (which I usually skip) I could tell she poured her heart into this book and felt very close to her dad while writing it which I loved. It felt very personal!

Thanks to Sourcebook and NetGalley for the ARC. I have enjoyed past books by this author, but this is the best to date. Highly recommend

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.