Thank you to Net Galley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review. Interesting characters make this suspenseful novel a thrilling read as marriages, friendships new and old, and secrets from the past sidestep red herrings and tragic misunderstandings to build to a gripping climax. Living in a bucolic, but often lonely, cliffside community, Sloane welcomes the friendship of new neighbors the Wilsons, particularly that of the lovely and offbeat Harper, as she navigates a divorce along with a child in poor health. But is all as it seems? This page turner kept me guessing.

This narrative centers around Sloane, a divorced single mother residing in surburbia. The dynamics of her life shift with the arrival of her new neighbors, Ben and Harper Wilson. Sloane becomes friends with Harper, and with that, brings some complexities. Sloane’s teenaged babysitter disappears, and with that drama ensues. This book uses a multi-perspective approach alternating between points of view which is great for character development and getting to know the characters. While the story has a slower pace in beginning, after the disappearance of Megan, the story has a notably quicker pace. I was engrossed in the book, due to the character development, various perspectives, and unforeseen twists. This is an engaging examination of friendship, secrets, and the more sinister aspects of suburban life.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the Kindle ARC. I've read all of Katie Sise's books, so it was easy to compare her other books to You Must Be New Here. Sloane, a divorced single-mom, and her young daughter, Daisy live in a bedroom community of NYC. Sloane's ex-husband, Dave, is still around and is an active participant in their daughter's life but Sloane feels isolated with few friends. Ben and Harper Wilson move in next door and they become friendly neighbors. The twists and turns in the book come a little later in the book and involve Daisy's babysitter and some suspicious members of the community. The beginning was slow-paced but picked up after the babysitter disappears. You Must Be New Here was enjoyable - the characters seemed like real people you'd meet at school or in the neighborhood.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

When Sloane and her daughter, Daisy, see a their new neighbors arrive, they were eager to meet. They looked forward to connecting and having new friends in the neighborhood. And in this situation they got lucky, they immediately connected with Ben and Harper and Sloane finally felt like she had made a new friend beyond her daughter's school. But as you can imagine in this thriller that has to be a twist. In this case, Daisy's babysitter, Margaret, goes missing and the last people to see her were Sloane, Ben and Harper. We learn more about the lead women's characters by switching back and forth from their perspectives and eventually how they all have one unfortunate thing in common...

This was an excellent book! It was intriguing and kept me on the edge the whole time. It read like a Dateline episode which, for me, is high praise since i am a fan.

There were a lot of characters to keep track of at first but worth it. Each chapter was told by a different character and really made you want to find out what was happening. My only note was i was still left with some questions about Harper and her past bc she seemed somewhat sketchy.

The ending was perfect! The readers who helped the author decide which ending to go with chose correctly! I’ve read books by this author and this one doesn’t disappoint. My thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this superb book.

This was SO DANG good! There were several times I thought I had it figured out, only to be confused again. This was fast-paced, a whirlwind of a domestic thriller, and that EPILOGUE!!! 👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks so much for the opportunity to be an ARC reader ❤️

Thanks to Net Galley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is my first experience with Katie Sise’s work. At first I didn’t know if it was going to pull me in, but I’m glad I didn’t give up on it.

Sloane lives in a small town in upstate New York with her young daughter when new neighbors move in next door and she immediately forms a friendship with her new neighbor Harper. When her daughter’s babysitter goes missing, secrets are revealed that impact multiple families.

I ended up enjoying this book. It was a little predictable, but it wasn’t until about 75% of the way through that I figured it out. If you’re looking for a thriller that’s a quick read, I would give this one a go.

What. The. Heck. did I just read?
This kept me on my toes and I did not see the plot twist coming until it smacked me right in the face.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and hope to read more by this author soon in the future.

I loved the premise of a missing babysitter, but the journey felt underwhelming. I struggled to connect with the characters, and the pacing was a bit too slow for me. However, the strong writing and short chapters kept me reading.

An excellent read for any and all readers! Author comes at you with both barrels and knocks you out of your shoes! Great job fleshing out all the characters. I give this book FIVE stars! Definitely recommend!

Idk why but it seems like missing children or missing babysitter style books are on the rise. I loved this I really liked the developing friendship between the two moms but when everything started happening i didnt like the friendship as much. Super solid book I liked the plot and it kept me on my toes.

thank you net galley, little a publishing and katie sise for this arc.
this was my first experience with Katie Sise’s writing, i’m feeling a bit indifferent about it. i wouldn't say i was wowed, but i also wasn’t completely turned off. it left me in a sort of apathetic state.
if you decide to dive in, i’d strongly recommend checking out the content warnings first—there are a few sub-plots that could be quite heavy for some readers.
as for the pacing, it felt a bit sluggish for a while; the twists and turns only start to emerge around the 40% mark. with so many characters to keep track of, i found it challenging to stay engaged.
the plot, while undeniably familiar, revolves around the classic trope of a young woman going missing, and the suspicion immediately falls on someone's husband. i had already guessed the culprit long before reaching the book's conclusion. there were a few unexpected twists that caught me off guard and added a bit of excitement, but they didn’t quite elevate the overall story.
on a brighter note, i did appreciate the multiple points of view throughout the narrative. however, i found myself wishing for a deeper dive into the perspectives of the male characters. they were present in nearly every chapter, yet their voices felt underexplored. a richer exploration from their side could have added an intriguing layer to the story!
overall, it was an interesting read, but not one that left a lasting impression on me.

Thank you to Netgalley, Katie Sise, and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is my first Katie Sise book. The premise sounded great! Close neighbors, messy relationships, a missing babysitter? Sign me up. The execution, however, was kind of a let down. It took awhile for the pace to pick up. Like, not until almost 40% of the book. The twists I saw coming a mile away and the ending was meh. Check trigger warnings because this book went into a subject I didn’t see coming at all. I was ok with it but some may not be and I could see how it could be very uncomfortable. I look forward to giving this author another shot because the overall writing is good.

The set-up is intriguing, if unoriginal: a beautiful young girl goes missing in a tony suburb where everyone is (not so successfully) trying to hide their ennui and disaffection. We meet a trio of different woman who are all involved or implicated in a variety of ways, and try to untangle who did what or knew what or wanted what. The main problem: I didn’t like or care for any of those women, and felt that Sise’s tendency to make each of them feel SO different when viewed through other people’s eyes grating. Sure, this could be a feature, not a bug — who is the same person in their own mind and as viewed by others? — but the disconnect is far too strong. The Sloane whose perspective we read is entirely different than the Sloane that Clara sees. Thus, we never feel as if we know any of them. Paired with a pretty standard plot — albeit with some neat twists!! — it’s an otherwise ordinary outing.

I'll be honest: last year I read this author's previous novel and I wasn't impressed. And because I'm (nearly) always up for giving authors a second chance, I requested Sise's new novel to try her again.
And it didn't work so well for me, again. Once again, I liked the plot, the cast of characters in general, the mystery itself, but I do not clique with the writing. And that's personal.
I'm sure other readers will enjoy the writing and, consequently, the book as a whole.
Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with a free copy of this book.

The mystery/thriller aspect of the story starts a bit of the way into the book, but honestly I enjoyed the slow start to really develop the characters and the community. I could’ve seen the book going a few different ways, and though the way it ended wasn’t a surprise, it was well done. The epilogue felt clunky to me, the last few pages were all I really needed. Overall I would recommend You Must Be New Here and look forward to reading other Katie Sise books!

Thanks to #netgalley for the arc!

This is the first book I’ve read from Katie Sise and I enjoyed it. The story centers around a few families who live in close proximity are their lives are intertwined through their kids. A teenager goes missing and there are a few suspects among this small community . This was a solid mystery.

As I read this book, I had a bit of a hard time keeping track of whose husbands were really still husbands and which were ex-husbands or about-to-be ex-husbands. It seemed like each "couple" was living out an unusual relationship. The short chapters actually helped me keep up with the various characters as I was able to reorient fairly easily after just 2-3 pages.
I appreciated that this was a quick read and the brother-sister story was intriguing, if unfulfilled. The husband who routinely raped or otherwise had extra-martial sex and fathered neighborhood children with serious health problems seemed shallow and I really did not buy into the side story of his son and son's girlfriend going all-in to entrap him.
Overall, there was a lot going on in this book and yet it managed to feel shallow to me. There seemed to be several red herrings that were dropped into the narrative and never revisited - perhaps that was their role, distraction. But they didn't really add anything other than annoyance.

Loved this book! The twists just kept on coming it was an absolute page turner I couldn’t put it down I read this in a day!

Great book. Thank you for letting me read this in advance. I spent all day devouring every word. Five stars without a doubt.