This electrifying cat and mouse game turns deadly. Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the advanced copy of An Anonymous Girl. This is the second book by Hendricks & Pekkanen... their previous novel The Wife Between Us also explores the complexities of marriage and obsession. I appreciated this one way more, with the psychological suspense and ethics/morality addition. I went into this one blind and thoroughly enjoyed. Out January 8th!

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A great holiday read. I was attracted to this book having been impressed by the twists and turns in The Wife Between Us.

Jessica signs herself up for a research programme without understanding all the consequences of what is involved in this exploration of personal morality. Dr Shields is not all Dr Shields might seem to be and the same is true of partner Thomas. As the back stories of all the main characters emerge and intertwine, there are a succession of excellent plot twists. What will win out - live, lust, family or money? Likely to be a huge success this one. Thank you for the chance to read it early and offer feedback.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, had the right blend of suspense and "keep you guessing" without being all over the place or over the top. Dr. Shields is a prominent psychiatrist and professor conducting a study, but it's not for what you think. Jess in need of money sneaks into the study that about morality and it's a whirlwind of trust and betrayals weaved throughout the whole book. It was a quick easy read with no lulls or parts that seemed they could've been left out. Now I can't wait to read their other book!

Thank you to netgalley as well as Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen and St. Martin's Press for giving me the opportunity to read this book in advance in exchange for my honest review.

I'm torn between a 4 and a 4.5 here. The premise for this new release is captivating, and these authors do such a good job of making the atmosphere feel so real. And even with my complaints, I finished the whole thing in two days because I was so wrapped up in the story, so there are definitely great elements.

My issues were the changing viewpoints- at first it was great but towards the end the writing style for the doctor's POV really grated on me. All that passive voice! It just felt excessive and I found myself skimming and skipping to get through those sections. I understand it was to create a clinical and intelligent characterization, but it just got to be too much by the end. Secondly, the climax when it came seemed to fall a bit flat after so much buildup and suspense. I thought for sure another twist was coming and then everything was done.

Overall, it's an entertaining read that is sure to suck you in. I'd recommend it.

I absolutely loved this book. It kept me up late at night and always wanting to pick it up during the day. It checked all the boxes of a good thriller. I’d definitely recommend it.

A strong, confident , tricky novel of psychological suspense. It takes a few chapters to get the pronouns straight, given the framework of direct address by the narrators, but once it's clear that all the "you(s)" are hearing both sides of the story, you're hooked. At least, this reader was! An involving and ultimately seductive tale well told.

Wow. Fantastic storyline. Alot of twists and turns. Just when you think you have it figured out, you dont.
Very fast paced and hard to put down.
I loved it.

When I got the email that I was eligible to get an eARC of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">An Anonymous Girl</span> if I wanted one, I almost fell out of my chair. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Wife Between Us</span> is towards the top of my "top 5 books of the year" list, and I couldn't sing its praises more if I tried. I read mostly YA and middle grade, as you might have gathered by now, so for me to pick up a "grown up" book it's got to be something special. Luckily the miracle combination of Hendricks and Pekkanen has this in <em>spades</em>.

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<h2>How I'd Describe This Book to a Friend</h2>
Let me introduce you to Jess Farris. She's like a lot of us - a struggling twenty-something, trying to make ends meet in her crappy studio apartment with her dog, perpetually single, and working as a freelance makeup artist for a company called Beauty Buzz. She's bored, and she's poor. So when a college student she's giving a makeover to bemoans having to go to campus early the next morning for a paid study and ultimately decides against attending, Jess makes a life-altering judgement call: she picks up the girl's phone and gets the information for the study. She shows up the next day, claims that the girl in question was unable to make it so she was sent in her place. Seems normal.

Jess is situated in a large lecture hall, alone with just a computer. She's given questions - morality questions, honesty questions. When she's called back for a second survey, she's thrilled to bring in the extra cash. But suddenly, the researcher asks her to come to her office for further study - and further pay. And that's where things get a bit ... hairy.

I'd also like to introduce you to Dr. Lydia Shields. Lydia is a no nonsense woman who keeps her home immaculate, her clothing on trend, and her brows on fleek. (probably). She has been running this morality study for a while now, but she's taken a shining to participant #52, a certain young woman named Jessica ... she might be just what the doctor ordered (pun not intended but I'm leaving it here).

You see, Dr. Shields thinks her husband is cheating on her. And Jess? Jess is the perfect pawn to put into play on the chessboard to see if this theory holds any water. But what's the harm in asking her to do these innocuous tasks for good money, right? What's the worst that could happen?
<h2>The Bottom Line</h2>
I was sucked into <span style="text-decoration: underline;">An Anonymous Girl</span> just as quickly as I was into <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Wife Between Us</span>. They both feature people who are absolutely despicable, and twist and turn you more than Primeval Whirl at Disney World.

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If you enjoy a good domestic thriller that keeps you on your toes, and also makes you really ponder your own morality (I spent a lot of time wondering what I'd do in these situations - it's never as cut and dry as it seems when you're not the one in them), I can't recommend this book enough. Unfortunately any more information than what I've already said will start to wander into spoiler territory, and you need to go into this as untainted as possible. Trust me when I say this: it's worth the ride. As long as that ride is not Primeval Whirl.

<blockquote>"Everyone has a price. Yours has yet to be determined. You are staring at the therapist. The carefully constructed facade is working. It is all you see. It's all you will ever see."</blockquote>

This book was not even on my radar. However, I am so so so so glad I chose it. First let me say that the development of the characters was astounding. The characters I was not supposed to like I did it the characters I was supposed to sympathize and empathize with I did.

It annoys me when people say what I didn’t like this character or that character you’re not supposed to like them. That is why the author wrote them the way they did. That being sad every single narrator in this book was a reliable narrator.

The plot wise so insanely good. This book is not your normal mystery suspense type book. The anonymous girl takes the mystery and suspense genre to a completely new level.

The ending was not a surprise you know what’s going to happen how ever it felt like justice was finally served upon the bad guy or girl.

Please please please please please read this book. You will totally bank me for it.

I would like to thank Net Galley, the authors and the publisher of this book for allowing me to read it and exchange for an honest review.

I am a newbie at net galley and I am honored that so many wonderful authors and publishers have allowed me to read it if they’re wonderful works. It is very humbling

It's more than a little treacherous to steer your ship with a broken moral compass. Navigating through the raging waters of life leaves many a shipwreck in the aftermath.

Jessica Farris knows this first hand. She's a twenty-eight year old makeup artist still trying to find her niche in New York City. She struggles to pay the rent on her studio apartment and her bookings from BuzzBeauty are hit or miss. Finding extra money to send home to her parents and special needs sister is coming up short each month.

While at one of her beauty sessions, Jess overhears one of the girls regreting an early Saturday morning appointment with a university professor, Dr. Lydia Shields, who is running a volunteer lab on ethics and morality. The first pay-out is $500. A no brainer and Jess shows up in her place. Our girl is in the door. Alone in a room, Jess hovers over the computer screen answering questions about being untruthful in life. The questions begin simply and then escalate in intensity. Certain scenarios are set up and Jess must answer either honestly or how she assumes the good doctor expects.

As the pay check rolls in, Jess sinks deeper and deeper into Dr. Shields' world. She is called upon to complete tasks outside of the lab. And here is where Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen excel. The motivating factors are laid out with the reader in mind. We ask ourselves just how far and how deep would we get involved here? What motivates us in our own lives to make the moral choices that we do? Is there ever a line drawn and set in concrete or is it a moveable barrier depending on odd circumstances? Is bartering an option?

The main character of Jess is a winner with the writing reflecting her dilemmas in decision-making opportunities. Peeling back the layers of Dr. Shields and others will keep you glued to the storyline. I have to leave it here, folks. You've got to crack this one open for yourselves. I'm leaving you at the the threshold of quite the intriguing read.

I received a copy of An Anonymous Girl through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St. Martin's Press and to Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen for the opportunity.

Because she needs the money, freelance makeup artist, Jess, lies her way into participating in a morality study headed by a therapist/professor. It turns out, Jess gets in over her head as she becomes a pawn in the professor's marital issues.

I enjoyed the pacing of the story and the plot developed quickly, however I could predict the ending a mile off. The characterization of the therapist couple was a bit flimsy and I never found myself connecting with any of the characters. Jess is one of those morally ambivalent characters that has become so popular of late - either they drink too much, sleep around or lie to people and use them in various ways to cover up their own inadequacies.

I'd recommend the book if you want a quick read but don't expect any happy endings here. Thanks to NetGalley for offering the read for an honest review.

My Review for An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
5/5 Stars!
This is my second book that I’ve read by these authors and I must say that they definitely did not disappoint me this time! An Anonymous Girl was a brilliant masterpiece of literary works and it had my mind reeling from start to finish. The mysterious essence behind Dr. Shield’s morality research study and her interest in Subject 52’s, Jessica Farris a 28 year old makeup artist who has her weight in lies and secrets, life kept me highly engaged and thoroughly satisfied with each sentence that I read and with every turn of the page. Dr. Shield was a highly manipulative, cunning, conniving, yet strikingly beautiful, intelligent and poised character who drew you into her and made you love her at the same time you were hating her. For her to be employed as a psychiatrist, yet be so wicked, it teased my senses and gave way to delightful tastes on my intellectual palate. Dr. Shield’s obsessive compulsive behavior and need to be in control of every situation and everyone she encountered was astounding. The way she deliberately treated her husband, Thomas, as one of her test subjects and how she weaved a deadly mind game between him, Jessica, and poor Subject #5 were devastating to read, but kept my pulse racing as I struggled desperately to separate lies from the truth. Jessica entered this research study with monetary gain as her main objective, but as she becomes deeper involved in Dr. Shield’s twisted game, will the payout that she anticipates be worth her morality and even her life?
The authors’ last book, The Wife Between Us, was interesting enough and kept me engaged, but it was nothing compared to this hurricane of a story with its twists and turns that kept me barely hanging on to my seat on its emotional rollercoaster. I highly recommend this book to those who enjoy psychological thrillers that mess with your mind. I sincerely hope that this book is turned into a movie. It’s simply amazing.

OMG. OMG. OMG. I need more books from these amazing authors! I literally could not put this done without finishing it. I mean... wow, the story line, the suspense, the characters. Everything about this book just came to life when I was reading it. Their first novel, The Wife Between Us, was fantastic as well, so I just knew that this one was going to be amazing. And I was right! Seriously, everyone needs to read this, you won't be able to put it down. You'll be hooked until the very last page.

When Jessica tricks herself onto a psychological study for the fee , she is sucked into the murky world of renowned psychiatrist Dr Shields . The study is supposed to be about morals and ethics but it transpires to be much more , with a philandering husband , and a murky suicide , jess is plunged headlong into Dr shields's sick plans , being paid all the time . jess has her own secrets she doesn't want her family to find out about and add in a burgeoning romance with a restaurant owner this story had everything . I did find Jess to be a little naïve and some of her choices were questionable at best , which only contributed to the tense story telling . Great read . Thank you

This was a great psychological thriller. Characters were quite complex. Filled with love and trust to hate and obsessions. The author did a great job of making sure the reader did not know who to trust!
I was hooked from the beginning. I actually treated myself to a day of binge reading and devoured An Anonymous Girl. The book came together nicely with surprises and confirmations.
Highly recommend. Solid 4 stars.

I picked this up thinking it would be just like everything else out there. Whoa, was I wrong. What I liked the most was the new and unusual concept. A "supposed" college student filling out a morality questionnaire for a professor. Humm, where is this going to go? I found myself rushing home to dive back into my book. I enjoyed this book very much.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel!!

This book has some unique twist to the specific female thriller genre. The idea of testing morality is something to think about and something to tie it all together. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives aspect, but it bothered me that I knew all of twists. Then the twists just had to be revealed to the other characters. I enjoyed the epilogue ending, but I needed more about Dr. Shields. I wanted her to get exactly what she deserved. It sucked me in, but not as much as some recent thrillers.

Loved loved loved this book! Great characters with great stories. I've never read from these authors before but now I'll have to check them out.

This book is a good psychological thriller. It had quite a few twists and turns I did not expect. It is a complex book with some new tricks that were unexpected. It is really creepy how obsessive people can become and how a twisted mind can work. I will think of this book if I am ever presented with the opportunity to participate in a research study. This book will be talked about before and after it is released in January 2019. This book should be another hit for the authors. I have not read the Wife Between Us but it has moved up my to be read list as well. Hopefully Hendricks and Pekkanen will continue to write these excellent books. I received this book as an ARC copy. #netgalley

You’re invited. Seeking women 18-32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Jessica Farris signs up to a study, thinking that all she will have to do is answer a couple of questions and then collect her money and go. Each day, the questions grow more intense, until Jess can no longer decide who and what she can trust. Caught up in a web of lies and deceit, is it too late for Jess to get out now?

A book I couldn’t put down! What started as a seemingly simple task for Jess gets larger and larger. The questions that are asked makes you question your morals - would you do the same? As the tasks get bigger you find yourself questioning Jess’s actions and the actions of Dr. Shields. While it’s not clear what her motive is. I love that you get the perspective from both Dr. Shields and Jess, giving you little bits of insight to what might actually be happening and why. By the last 100 pages you can’t put it down because you just need to know what is going to happen. The ending does not disappoint!