4.5⭐️

This was sooooo good! It had me hooked from the very beginning. I had to know what was going to happen! I couldn’t stop listening to it. The audiobook was amazing. The storyline had me guessing constantly. If you love true crime, you’ll definitely love this book. Her writing is so good. It immerses you into the story!

Thank you to Tantor Audio for generously providing me with an advanced copy of this audiobook via NetGalley.

It's rare that I get so bored during a book that I skip the middle 40%, but that's exactly what happened during this one. I'd rate it two stars, but considering that I missed a good chunk of the story I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt and bumping up to three stars. The protagonist, Jane, is an amateur sleuth. She and the friends she makes on the internet band together to solve a case in which three college girls have been murdered. Winstead is open about copying this case from the Idaho Murders in 2022, and honestly it feels icky to be reading a fictionalized account of such a recent real-life tragedy. The book dragged on endlessly with lots of details about the case, interspersed with Jane grieving the loss of her father in ways that the author attempted to tie to the case but felt forced and unnecessary by the end. The last hour or so of the audiobook was the only portion that held my interest.

I'm seeing mixed reviews for this book, so this may still be worth recommending to Winstead's fans and to readers who enjoy reading about amateur sleuths. For everyone else, skip it.

I couldn't finish this one because I didn't like how the narrator was speaking at me. It took me too much out of the story. Also, it felt too close to the real murders this is based off of. From what I read in reviews it's almost exactly like them.

Meh - this one was a bit of a disappointment. I had called the twist by about the halfway mark, and nothing after that really came as much of a surprise. Jane is a VERY flawed character, and while I was definitely rooting for her, I found myself highly annoyed by the destructive choices she was making. The side characters were fine, but they felt a little cookie cutter. Winstead definitely inserts interesting commentary from both sides of the armchair sleuth debate - are they helping to solve crimes that the police can't or are they murder junkies who can't detach themselves from the narrative. This was an interesting lense from which to view that, but the mystery itself was pretty predictable. It was fine, but not earth shattering.

I really enjoyed this one on audiobook. The narrator did a great job with keeping the listeners attention. However, this felt like a pretty slow burn thriller. I thought it was interesting how the amateur sleuths got together to solve true crime murders. It was definitely one that was unique compared to other thrillers currently out there. I do think it was a little strange how the main character got obsessed with true crime after her father passed. I think it would have made more sense for her to get interested in the crimes if her father was actually murdered. So that part of the book felt a little strange to me. I did love that the story starts off in Orlando and that our main character was a UCF student. As an alumni from there: Charge On!

3 stars

Is this a twisty thriller? Yes. Will you even out the twist/s early on? Probably.

Jane is internet sleuthing to her heart's content, and she gives herself a free pass to check out of the rest of her life because her father has recently unexpectedly died. This connection - the relationship between Jane's grief and her contemporary life choices - is a much more interesting aspect of the novel to me than the central thrills. As a result, I wished for more discussion of that relationship and some stronger ties and development.

Winstead does offer an explanation of authorial choices and connections to various modern crimes in an early note. While the similarities get acknowledged, I still found them distracting throughout. I'd have rather read a version of this novel that was based on fully fictionalized instances. The parallels at times felt too disturbing to me.

This is an interesting enough mystery with some predictable twists. I'd recommend this most to folks who are fully dialed out of current events. Having engaged with the book as an ebook and an audiobook, I'd like to also recommend the latter format, when and where accessible, for higher engagement.

3-Star Review

Ashley Winstead is an auto-read author for me, so I couldn’t have been more excited when I was approved for andvanced copies to review. Unfortunately, this book didn’t quite live up to the hype. While the premise was intriguing—blending true crime obsession with amateur sleuthing—the execution fell flat.

The story was fine, the twists were fine, but overall, it felt predictable and dragged on far too long. The pacing was slow, making it difficult to stay fully engaged, and while there were moments of intrigue, they didn’t pack the jaw-dropping punch I’ve come to expect from Winstead’s thrillers.

That said, I still appreciate her writing and will always pick up whatever she releases. This one just didn’t hit the mark for me. An average thriller, but not her best.

Thank you, NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, and RBMedia, for the advanced copies in exchange for my honest review.

Single narration which is not my favorite, but Leslie did a fantastic job with the inflections. Ashley Winstead has forever found a reader in me. This started off slow for maybe ten pages and then it hooks. Like all of a sudden I was staying up the entire night to read it in one sitting.

The twist? Called it early, but it was interesting seeing the crumbs left. Second twist? Comes in quick.

I have a love-hate relationship with this book. On one hand, I really enjoyed the true crime aspect of this book. The family relationships, sleuthing and twists and turns were enjoyable to read. That being said, it was incredibly predictable, I really disliked that the book was loosely based off of the University of Idaho murders, it just left me feeling yucky. I also found that the book was very long, too long, making it drag on during different parts. I enjoyed the characters, the suspense and the way that the story was told. I still can't decide how I felt about this book - there were things to like and things to dislike... I walked away a little disappointed, however not once did I consider this a DNF.

Thank you Netgalley for my advanced reader and audio copies.

A fast-paced gripping thriller about a group of online true crime enthusiasts who try and solve grizzly murders. The crimes in the book are clearly based on real events. The author describes her influences for the book in an introduction and references well known victims and events. I guessed the big twist pretty early on, but still found the book hard to put down.

Parts were very graphic and may be hard for some readers. The chatter among the online community made me cringe. I’m a true crime podcast listener and the portrayal of the media and the true-crime junkies definitely made me question supporting the industry and its impact such public scrutiny must have on the victims’ families. (I’m a detective type though and listen to try and figure out the reasons why these events happen to try and make sense of unbelievable situations.)

Overall, I thought the POV was unique and the story was interesting and well developed. 4.25 stars rounded down. Will definitely recommend to friends looking for a good thriller. I was hoping the audiobook would have had multiple narrators, but still enjoyed it.

Thanks to RBmedia & NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Well, Iads. Im exhausted! I couldn’t leave this alone, genuinely every time I thought I should be doing something else, I was back in the book.

True crime sleuthing is something of a phenomenon as we all know, and that mentality is portrayed brilliantly in This Book Will Bury Me. We all naturally question things, but some people are all in, so I suppose this was literally waiting to be written. For me it was quite unique in that we get to know each character as they get to know one another, we get to be a part of the community, and join the dots with our crew. It was fresh, current and completely binge worthy. There are twists and turns throughout, some may appear quite obvious, and while I had it sussed fairly early, I was wrong or thought I was wrong so many times, but overall I was 100% invested, I enjoyed every single word.

I’m so reluctant to spoiler this, get it on the list!
The narration was excellent!

I’ve been a bit like Shania Twain with 5🌟 reviews this year, but I’m totally impressed. So……..

All the stars 🌟
#Jorecommends

Huge thanks to Tantor Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ALC🎧 I loved it!

Jane Sharp is left feeling lost with grief after the unexpected death of her father. As an outlet, she becomes obsessed with true crime and befriends a group of armchair detectives who take her into their "family". Jane is kind of good at this hunting killers from afar and when the shocking news that three girls have been slain in Delphine, ID, the group is determined to find the killer. Details are not adding up, the police seem shady, and the media hype seems to be putting out more than the evidence. The group teams up with the FBI and things are leading somewhere they never expected. While there were things Jane couldn't share at the time, it's now a year later and she is writing a book to share the truth about what happened in Idaho.

I am a big true crime fan and liked the storyline this book took. The book reads like a true crime story and definitely had similarities to some cases that have been in the headlines the past few years. It reminded me of the show Don't F with Cats and show/book I'll Be Gone in the Dark. I listened to the audiobook and the audio was well done. A great thriller for true crime fans.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks, and Tantor Audio for the ARC for review.

The opening alone will make you want to read this book!! I couldn't stop reading at times and was shocked at the ending. Jane Sharp suffers the sudden loss of her beloved father. While reeling from that, she finds solace in true crime sleuthing online. She meets a great group and they embark on solving the worst modern crime. Will they get to the bottom of this? Is everyone who they say they are? Can you really trust anyone?

It's a 'like' from me. This book begins with an author's note explaining that Winstead's plot was drawn from some real-life true crime cases. After her father unexpectedly dies from a heart attack, Jane Sharp becomes enraptured by TheRealCrimeNetwork.com. Think Don't F**k With Cats—it is a place for amateur online sleuths to come together and solve crimes. At first, the website is a simple distraction, but it quickly develops into more as Jane's online relationships with other home investigators grow. The characters were really awesome, but I unfortunately guessed the killer at around 50-60% of the novel. After that, I was just listening for the sake of my reading goal.

Holy CRAP, Ashley Winstead does it again with another gut wrenching thriller you just cannot put down! This was epic, I never saw that ending coming. You’re definitely going to wanna read this one. I read AND listened, and the narrator really brought the story to life. I loved the book and this audio!