Loved this book! This creepy, intense, entertaining, page turning book was excellent. I was glued to my seat and couldn't wait to see what came next. I would definitely recommend this book. I received a copy from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

5 Big Stars *****

Loved authors Hendricks/Pekkanen first book, Could not wait to read this book and it was not a disappointment. Soon to be on the New York times bestseller list.

I love the book because it was different. The characters were realistic and believable

Jessica is a hard working makeup artist. While doing the makeup for a college student. She overhears her client discuss a psychology study seeking young women to study ethics and morality. The client states she will be going to a party and will be too hung over to attend the first scheduled study tomorrow morning. All she has to do is show up and answer some questions and be paid $500. Jessica decides to show up and take the clients place in the study. Each session she attends the questions are more intense and she and the psychologist Dr. Sheild develop a deeper and more twisted relationship.

Love this twisted, intense and deliciously devious story.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and give an honest review.

It has been a while since I have read a psyc thriller. This one was pretty good I enjoyed it for the most part and it kept me wanting to read more and more, to find out what was going to happen and how things were going to turn out.
It was definitely a page turner for me.

I was into this book. An anonymous girl, Jessica, pushes her way into a paid psychological study with an NYU Professor. A study on morality. But she doesn’t know just how much all of it will cost her and in the end if it was all worth it.
It kept me guessing. I read this one pretty quickly. I love a story told from different perspectives...this one is told from our main protagonist and our antagonist.
It definitely has that very scary insidious & sinister feel to it.
I highly recommend this book!

I became an instant fan of Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen after reading The Wife Between Us. This is another great book with the beautiful twists and turns that were present in their previous work.

Thrillers are not my usual go-to genre … I like sleeping at night. Nonetheless, An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, is absolutely riveting and highly recommended. In addition to countless twists and turns, all of the main characters are alternately both predator and prey, manipulator and manipulated. Your sympathies will rocket and plummet within the space of a few pages.

Hendricks and Pekkanen also manage to raise questions of morality and ethics that all of us confront on an almost daily basis. When is it permissible to tell that white lie? Are we obligated to disclose truths long hidden? Must we accept responsibility for harm caused even if the harm was unintended? Can disclosure cause more harm than good? The plot moves so fast that these compelling questions fly by, but I guarantee that you will think about them after you finish reading.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

#AnAnonymousGirl #NetGalley

This is an amazing edge of your seat psychological thriller. The book alternates between Jessica Farris a twenty-something girl living in New York struggling to make ends meet. She enters into an arrangement with Dr. Shields to be a part of her study on morality. Jessica is paid well for her involvement in the study, but the more she does for Dr. Shields the more she discovers that Dr. Shields and the study are not all that they truly appear to be. Be prepared to stay up late and not want to put this book down until the last page is read!

FOUR STARS

After LOVING The Wife Between Us, I was eager to read anything by this talented duo of authors. An Anonymous Girl did not disappoint. Together, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have mastered the formula of a twist-filled-thriller. The characters were all complex and interesting, and the clever writing kept the reader fully engaged. I read this book in two days, and although the dramatic reveals were slightly disappointing, I was still fully invested in the story. It is a testament to the quality of writing that although the ending felt a bit lacklustre, I was sad that the book was over.

I received an ARC of this book from St. Martins Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Jessica enters a study in order to make some extra cash, she begins to question what the truth is and what is a lie. An Anonymous Girl is a story that I feel is best to go into without knowing too much. I loved that feeling of going into it blindly. It makes the story more enjoyable and you are more open to the twists and turns. The deeper I got into the story, the crazier I thought Dr. Shields was and then I began to wonder if Jessica is just as crazy for blindly going along with her. Or is Dr. Shields just that good at manipulating people and getting her way?

When Jessica begins to second guess every action, every encounter, I wonder if she is being perhaps too paranoid. Then again, what if she is right?

I loved the suspense in this story. Each interaction between Dr. Shields and Jessica caused me to be concerned and wonder what the heck is really going on here. I loved that. During the course of the book however, it felt like there was so much buildup, that when the ending came, it was a little lackluster. The ending definitely could have been better in my opinion. Overall, I did enjoy reading the book. The writing and suspense kept me turning page after page, wanting to know what was going to happen next. I will definitely be checking out more work from these two authors in the future.

RATING: 3½ -4 out of 5.

This book was a little... interesting, to say the least.

It definitely started strong. I was pretty much glued from the beginning. As it progressed, however, it quickly started playing out as a over the top, cheesy, soap opera storyline. Not to say I didn't enjoy it! It was just a bit much. Kind of unbelievable and almost unlogical. There was a bunch of times I found myself asking questions such as "Well, why dont you just do this." Or "Why is that the best answer to this problem?" It was just almost kind of a head scratcher with some of the things these people were doing.

That being said, it held my attention and definitely wasn't boring. I'll take a soap opera plot over a slow moving book with no plot any day.

I finally caught up wth this title, and I LOVED it, and am telling everyone to get it. What a twisted, fun read, and the ending is a fantastic final trick. Really entertaining weekend read for sure.

Wow what a book. I don't want to give away any spoilers but trust me when I tell you that you have to pick this book up now. Right now. Forget about the dust bunnies multiplying under your bed and be prepared not to be able to put this book down once you start it. Rock on and happy reading!

After reading The Wife Between Us, I had to read An Anonymous Girl! This book was so suspenseful, I had to keep checking my heart rate. Jess thinks she is just getting some extra cash after going to a psychology survey that she finds out about while doing a client’s make up. What she doesn’t know is that this decision will affect her more than she would ever guess.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Having the perspective of the two narrators made it a quick read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery/thriller. The ending didn't quite work for me, but the rest of the book was amazing and full of suspense.

So twisted and devious you will find your head spinning!

I am a raving fan for this duo of authors.

Disclaimer: I received a digital download of this book from NetGallery, in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This story starts out with a somewhat intriguing, if not complete exciting, premise. At first it’s difficult to figure out where things are going, but things begin to fall together soon enough -- at least, that’s what we think. I was impressed with the twists in this, although the ending does leave something to be desired. I felt things were tied up a little too nicely and a little too quickly, so I didn’t end up feeling very satisfied by it. Overall, though, it’s a quite compelling read and worth picking up.

So often when I read these types of psychological thrillers, the main character is extremely annoying. While I didn’t always agree with the things Jessica did, I wasn’t annoyed by her. She was playing things relatively smart given the circumstances.

The story was very well paced and I couldn’t put the book down, especially once I discovered at least what I thought was really going on. There were so many twists and turns in this book, it keeps you guessing the whole way through while remaining completely believable.

Note: This is categorized as a Netgalley Review. I received an e-copy of this book from Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press in exchange for a fair and unbiased review. 

I’ve been really excited about this book for awhile and had to force myself to wait until 2019 to read it, since it satisfied two reading prompts—Popsugar’s “A book by two female authors,” and LitsyAtoZ for the letter A. I had read Greer Hendrick and Sarah Pekkanen’s previous book, The Wife Between Us, and found it to be an enjoyable, complicated thriller, with a twist ending that took me some time to untangle and understand (which means it was completed unexpected and I love that).

So when I got an advanced copy of their latest book, I was really excited to get into it. I had been hearing some good things on Litsy, however, this one missed the mark for me.

*****
Question #1: Could you tell a lie without feeling guilt?

Question #2: Have you ever deeply hurt someone you care about?

Question #3: Should a punishment always fit the crime?
Jessica Harris is broke. Every spare penny she has, she sends home to her family, to help cover the medical costs of her sister, Becky. When she learns that a Dr. Shields is hosting a psychological study that pays participants $500, she signs up. The initial questionnaire is disturbing and invasive. As Dr. Shields continues to spend more time with Jessica and ask her more questions, Jessica’s paranoia grows and she realizes that she is trapped in a manipulative experiment that could end in her death.
*****

I liked the concept of this book a lot. I’ve always been interested in the power of psychology and I was intrigued by the way this book wanted to look at the dark side of that power and the way it could be misused. The book examines the complicated nature of trust, between spouses, friends, and client and patient.

I liked that it was told from two perspectives, which was something I really enjoyed in The Wife Between Us. What was a little weird about this novel’s approach, is that Jess’s chapters were told in the first person, present tense, simple and easy to follow: “When I reach the street, I dig into the pocket of my leather jacket and pull out my phone.”

The other chapters are from Dr. Shields’s perspective, which are told in the second person, present tense. This is sometimes clear, sometimes less so. For example, “Still, you meet the demographic criteria of the study and the slot would otherwise be wasted, so my assistant Ben escorts you to Room 214.” That’s easy to understand and easy to read. But when Dr. Shields is describing things that don’t have to do with Jessica, the “you” directly, it’s harder to follow, because the grammar of the second person is tricky. Like this sentence: “The bowl containing them [oranges] is picked up and brought to the kitchen.” It’s makes sense, but it’s awkward reading compared to the way it would read in first person, present tense: “I picked up the bowl of oranges and brought it to the kitchen.” It’s a nitpicky criticism, perhaps, but the second person made certain chapters more difficult to read than they could have been otherwise and upped the creep factor in some chapter more than they could have otherwise. Sometimes it worked for me and sometimes it didn’t.

The biggest detractor for me, was the ending. No spoilers here, but the ending was fairly predictable and set up from the very beginning of the novel. What I liked so much about the previous book by these authors was the shocking twist, so it was disappointing to know exactly where this book was going. There was no compulsion to get to the end and know what happened, because I already knew! Not my favorite thing in a thriller.
I did like having a manipulative female character, who specifically manipulates women. This book doesn’t pass the Bechdel test in general, but the focus on female relationships and the balance of trust and power in those relationships, was refreshing to see in a domestic thriller like this.

Unless this really sounds like your jam, I would pass on this one. There are other thrillers that are more worth your time and the focus on female relationships isn’t strong enough to justify the time reading it.

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Pages: 375

Rating: 3/5

Publication Date: January 8, 2019

Twisty, thrilling story of a young woman who gets more than she bargains for when she participated in a psychological study. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!

I really enjoyed The Wife Between Us, but I liked An Anonymous Girl even more. It was an addicting read. With all of the uncertainty in every direction, I didn't find anything to be predictable. I also liked that there was a lot of gray area explored.