This one deserves all the stars and more!! Another brilliant.mind-blowing read by Hendricks and Pekkanen! This duo is absolutely phenomenal and what they write is just golden! I thought The Wife Between Us couldn't be topped, but I was wrong. An Anonymous Girl is one of the best, if not the best, psychological suspense books that I've read in 2018! You really need to read this book! I'm telling everyone I know to read this one and it will be at the top of my list as best books of the year!

Full review to come closer to publication date!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC to read in exchange for my fair and honest review.

My oh my what a wonderful thriller! This novel had me hooked from the get-go! This story will make you think twice before signing up for a research study!

An Anonymous Girl is a wild ride and you better hold on to your seat! The characters were very well developed and Jessica's character, though naive, was somewhat relate-able. I could feel her desperation, confusion, and fear.

There were many twist and turns and I felt the novel kept me engaged and excited to read the next chapter consistency throughout. It never seemed too slow or too fast with the pacing. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire read.

I was very surprised that a duo of authors created a story that flowed so seamlessly. Hendricks and Pekkanen are not authors I have read before, but I loved how their writings meshed so well. I have already added some of their other books to my list of books to read ASAP! It was a 5 star read for me!

An Anonymous Girl is available now for preorder and is due to be released January 8, 2019 here in the U.S. I can guarantee this will be a book everyone is talking about! Preorder and add it to your TBR list now!

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me an eARC to read and give my honest review.

Happy Reading!

I was provided a pre-release copy of this book, and absolutely could not put it down! The clever way the author dropped clues along the way while keeping the suspense ratcheted WAY up was refreshing and kept me guessing to the very end. Writing alternating between the subject and her pursuer was so subtle and well-done that I never had any trouble knowing which 'voice' was speaking. Highly recommend this unique thriller.

Ask expected this book was outstanding! I couldn’t put it down from the minute I started reading it. I highly recommend that you read the 2nd book from these very talented authors. I’m already looking forward to book #3!

What a great read! I was super excited to see these 2 authors team up again after the mindblowing book The Wife Between Us. They definitely produced another amazing book that I will be recommending everyone to pick up as soon as it comes out. I love the back and forth chapters from the points of view of Dr. Shields and Jess. It kept me guessing until the last twist! Thank you so much Net Galley for allowing me to read this!

This novel gets a lot of points for originality. It starts with Jessica, a makeup artist who’s struggling financially, finding out about a psychology study about morality. Answer some questions and make five hundred bucks. What could go wrong?
A whole lot, of course.
The story gets creepier and more tense the deeper into the book you go. Is Dr. Shields dangerous or just strangely manipulative? How much can Jess trust the doctor and other people she encounters as the study moves from the laboratory in front of a computer into real-life tasks. At every turn Jess is asking herself what Dr. Shields’ real agenda is. Though portions of the book are told from the doctor’s perspective, we the readers aren’t sure if the doc is giving us the full story. That part bothered me—having one reliable narrator and one unreliable one.
The tension gets particularly strong from the middle to the exciting conclusion.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Marten’s Press for the opportunity to review this book, which RELEASES JANAURY 8, 2019.

I have been looking for a book that kept me intrigued and drove me to read, this is that book. The characters are kept to a few so you can really know them. The descriptions of people,places and things draw a picture in your mind. Don't assume what will happen in the end, pleasantly not what I expected.

Im not sure any book will be able to top this one! Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen alone are good. Together they are a complete powerhouse. I need a Q&A with these phenomenal authors to find out who writes what, whose idea this book was, how did it come together.... I need to know everything.

The best part about this book is how it sucks you in. I knew from page one it would be a page turner. The way the chapters alternated between both subject and psychologist was a good move. It kept me engrossed in this book and deepened the mystery.

Jessica or "Jess" is so many of us. I related to her, I found her sympathetic and I was constantly saying in my head "watch out!" Because you could always feel the onslaught of Dr. Shields.

Dr. Shields.... I don't want to say anything other than it all comes down to intent.

Everyone add this to your list. You won't regret it!

Thank you St. Martins Press and netgalley for this ARC. I feel so honored to have been given the opportunity to read this book and I can't wait for the next one.

4-4.5 stars. This book sucked me in almost immediately and I hate to admit how late I stayed up finishing it last night. If you like psychological thrillers then this book is for you. I liked the way the perspective alternated back and forth each chapter and thought the authors did a great job!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a trippy book. So clever and a page turner to the very end. I enjoyed this book from start to finish. Jess, the main character, is a make-up artist who could use some extra money. She sneaks her way in to take a study on morality and ethics after overhearing it from a client. She thinks it will be an easy way to make some money, but it soon turns into more than that.

I was really looking forward to this book because the description sounded amazing and because I LOVED the first book by this set of authors. The idea of morality and human nature is a good one. The story was told in alternating POVs which is also a plus for me. One character was a therapist conducting a morality study and one being a participant. The book held my attention the whole way through, but it was not suspenseful or thrilling to me. It was more like a gradual building of tension. The story was twisty, turny and I wasn't sure about anybody's motivations, but then it also seemed like each chapter had one character outsmarting the previous one. Though I didn't guess the details, the ending to me was predictable. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes character based suspense or enjoyed the authors' first book. Thank you to NetGalley for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

5* Obsessive Stars

I was very excited and eager to once again be able to read a psychological thriller written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Together as a team they take you on a wild crazy complex journey.

The creepy journey of Jess begins when she signs up to be part of a psychology study on morality and ethics to earn some extra cash to help her family, which is struggling due to her father loosing his job and Jess having a special needs sister. What should be just one or two sessions of filling out a questionnaire becomes a twisted, obsessive and dangerous game of truth and consequences.

This was a definite page-turner and the characters were very engaging and realistic. I highly recommend this thrilling fast paced read of cat and mouse.

Many thanks to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for my copy to read and review.

You will gobble this book up in one sitting! You are introduced to Jess, a make up artist, who could really use some extra money. She decides to crash a psychology study when she overhears a client talking about it. She arrives not knowing what to expect. And either does the reader! As we are drawn in, it becomes all is not what is seems.

Told from the perspective of Jess, as well as the mysterious Dr. Lydia shields, we are drawn into a world of intrigue, questions on morality, and fidelity.

Jess is a very likeable character. Her dog Leo was an interesting addition. I always wondered if he was getting enough walks.

This book was very enjoyable and twists and turns to its final very satisfactory conclusion. It was surprising in some parts, but didn’t push any boundaries and did not include any explicit sex or violence.

This was a bloody clever and engaging story! You often are found asking yourself how you would react to certain scenarios, and really what is with all those deep questions? The pacing of the book was well matched with the story and fell quite nicely. There were so many twists and turns that i one clicked read this book! This book got under my skin and I absolutely loved it!

I was so excited to receive an ARC of An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Jessica Farris signs up to be part of a study about morality and ethics for women ages 18-32 by a psychologist named Dr. Shields. Jessica believes it will be simple, excellent compensation for answering a few questions…and Jessica could really use the money. Almost immediately she is drawn into the study and asked to participate on a deeper level for greater monetary compensation. As Jessica continues, the questions become more personal and then the questions become assignments/outings. Jessica starts to become paranoid as she believes that Dr. Shields knows more about her than she should. Her paranoia grows as time passes and her relationship with Dr. Shields deepens. What is this study really about? Is it developed to make Jessica crazy? Does Dr. Shields have a personal mission? These are just some of the questions that kept me on the edge of my seat while I read this book. I became worried for Jessica pretty early on and intrigued by Dr. Shields’ motivation. The supporting characters were interesting and added to the storyline- especially with regard to the morality and ethics piece of the story. I loved this book and would recommend to anyone who likes edge of your seat suspense!! Looking forward to their next book!

Loved it! Devoured it!
Devious to the max!

I devoured this book in two days and didn't want to put it down! A riveting story of psychological suspense. I was quickly questioning every move every character made. From beginning to end, I was all in! Yes!

With a promise of anonymity and a fat paycheck, Jessica weasels her way into a study on morality and ethics. She was assigned the name of Subject 52 and presented with numerous questions. I could feel her tension growing as the questions progressed into the realm of what would you do? I quickly got the feeling that this test was quite a mind game!

Dr. Shields may go done as one of the most perplexing doctor characters I've encountered. What was her motivation for recruiting these women? Jessica wonders how the doctor seems to know her thoughts.

I had some adrenaline surging moments as the tension amped-up and the plot unfolded. Everyone seems to have something to hide. The ending was just so perfect!

Highly recommend this suspense filled mind game that pushes all the boundaries.

Thanks to SMP for my Arc. Review will post to my blog on 1/08/18

The collaboration of these two authors in An Anonymous Girl really showcases both authors’ talents by having two clearly differentiated voices. I found this much more clear and suspenseful than their previous work “The Wife Between Us”. I found myself peeling through the crazy hoops that Dr. Shields had Jessica jumping through. This manipulative game of cat and mouse had me guessing until the very last page.

This is a conflicting book.The characters aren't particularly likable.The pacing is is strange but gets better towards the second half.The plot is too convoluted and it's hard to suspend disbelief.Despite all this I was intrigued enough to continue reading till the end.

I won't say don't read it but it isn't the best in the genre.I think it would work better in a visual media due to all of the description that bogs down the book.

I give it 2 1/2 stars overall and a maybe on recommending it.

Subject 52, “Could you tell a lie without feeling guilt?”

An Anonymous Girl is a story that slowly lures you in a deep into a labyrinth of half-truths. Jessica is a struggling make up artist that inserts her way into a psychological research study on Morality. After all, the session will pay $500 dollars. Working at Beauty Buzz does not always pay the rent.

“Dig deeper.”

But Dr. Shield’s study takes on a new life with an even more handsome reward. Dr. Lydia Shields reals Jessica’s in with lavish gift she could never afford. She is tasked with small missions to engage or rather to entice the opposite sex to elicit behavioral responses. The checks are given and the payout is needed. But suddenly she begins to realize that this study is turning out to be an unorthodox game.

“Moral questions lurk everywhere.”

Who is this man with the Sandy hair? The man named Thomas. And what is Dr. Shield’s trying to unravel in her research. It is Jessica who starts to ask questions about Dr. Shield’s study. And the more she asks, the theories are unveiled. And the twisted intentions of Mrs. Lydia Shields.

“You may have given up your dreams of theater, Jessica but you have earned a starring role in the next act of this unfolding drama”.

This complex tale is told in alternating perspective seamlessly in Jessica’s and Dr. Shield’s voice. As we start to learn more about the fracture in Dr. Shield’s marriage, we see a professional woman becoming unhinged. Dr. Shield’s uses Jessica in a pawn to test the ice her marriage. And of Jessica’s moral character. And it’s failure may come with a punishment she never saw coming. But number 5 did.

"Oh Jessica, You have made a grave mistake. Do victims have the right to take retribution into their own hands?"

Greer Hendricks and Sara Pekkanen are masterful storytellers weaving details of a complicated plot neatly while developing two juxtaposed characters. Jessica is young, working a dead-end job but carries a guilt, a secret she has kept from her family. She also has a habit of avoiding relationships that last more than a few hours. Dr. Shield’s is a sophisticated psychiatrist that carries her grief with subliminal rage. As Jessica is tested in Dr. Shields reality experiment, we see these characters morph into cat and mouse. Although Dr. Shields is the cat praying on an “injured mouse” the mouse may be one step ahead.

“It’s like she is writing my script, and I’m just reciting the words now.”

The sign of a great book is the inability to put it down. The compulsion to see what is coming next. This is that tale. I look forward to the next read by the collaborative duo of Hendricks and Pekkanen.

Thank you, NetGalley, the authors, and St. Martin’s press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I found it very interesting to get Dr. Shields' perspective on what is going on and why she is having Jess perform the tasks she is performing, and then to hear Jess's take on what she is doing. While this book didn't have any major plot twists like the first novel by the same authors did, I still really enjoyed this one and would definitely recommend to other thriller fans. I also thought both Jess and Dr. Shields' characters were well thought out and very decipherable in how each chapter was written.