This is a fast moving book with an interesting premise. A copycat killer is at work and he may be targeting the daughter of a woman who wrote a book about the original killer. I was interested enough to keep reading but the writing felt pretty naive to me and that was in sharp contrast to some of the more detailed sections describing the brutality, so it kept feeling off to me. I did finish it and I know others liked it more than i did. 3.5

Not really appropriate for my students, the book is written as if it is young adult despite the subject matter which is disturbing. The teenage daughter being so reckless is not a good example so can't suggest they read it

This is in the mystery, thriller genre. It gave me more mystery vibes though. I think it was a reasonable read, but it didn’t get me all hyped up to give it more than three stars. This book goes back and forth, to the present time and back in 2019. It captured my attention throughout most of the book and had a great ending. I feel like if you are someone who wants to dip their toes into the thriller genre, this book would be a good start. It has steady pacing, a great plot and found it to be an easy to read book! This does come with a twist you don’t see coming!

Not Who You Think is about an author who wrote a true crime book about the catfish killer. Amelia Child wrote this book and it became very popular and successful. The catfish killer is well known as someone who pretends to be other people on the internet, in order to gain the trust of their victims. After writing this book in 2019, a girl from her Daughter’s school goes missing in 2024. Her daughter Gabby ends up receiving a letter from the copycat killer and she might become the next victim! As the story unfolds, it becomes more clear who the suspect is. However, with a twist that I didn’t see coming, I had no idea who the real copycat catfish killer was! Be sure to read the content warnings of this book before reading it. Overall, I found this to be a great mystery with a dash of thriller to it. I give this a solid 3 out of 5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, author Arbor Sloane and Crooked Lane Books for this digital advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

This book is expected to be published on August 26, 2025!

Amelia wrote a book about the notorious serial killer, The Catfish Killer. One day, what looks to be a copycat pops up and Amelia's daughter Gabby is the target.

Not Who You Think moves fast and keeps your attention. There are times that I want to shake Gabby for being a reckless teenager but I think that just speaks to how well written the character was. There were little tidbits thrown in throughout the book that had me convinced it was going one way. Shortly after, I'd be convinced it was headed a different direction. No matter which way I thought it was going, I wasn't anywhere close to predicting the end and I love that! Well written, quick enjoyable read!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Amelia made a splash when she wrote a book about the notorious serial killer she studied for years. With the Catfish killer behind bars, everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief. But now a friend of Amelia’s daughter has been kidnapped and the kidnapper seems to know a lot of details about the Catfish killer that were never made public. When a note from the kidnapper implies Amelia’s daughter will be next, Amelia and the detective she worked with years before team up to find the culprit, whom they believe is the son of the killer.
The title of this book gives readers a clue that nothing is as it seems in this twisty tale