This was such a good, unique, psychological thriller! I loved the way the dual timelines were done and this was a great example of the unreliable narrator that remains sympathetic and keeps readers invested until the very end. I really didn't see the ending coming, either, which is what makes a great mystery to me. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Kit Frick!

I absolutely adored this novel! Although I'd never heard of Kit Frick, I immediately went out and bought one of her previous books. It's billed as YA but don't let that put you off if your'e not a fan, as this is an intricate and compelling story of a young woman who goes missing and ends up dead. There are SO many suspects and SO many red herrings! Anna is hired as a nanny to Paisley and she gets caught up in the drama of the story which takes place in the Hamptons. She looks eerily like Zoe and has odd "memories" of meeting her even though she's never been there before. There's the boyfriend, the friends, and a podcast that tries to shed some light on events that are confusing to everyone in the town. It's reminiscent of the novel, Sadie and Frick described it as related to Rebecca. I was glued to this one and the best part is, you don't know EXACTLY what happened until the final page! A clear winner for me!

I was totally drawn in by the summery yet mysterious cover of I Killed Zoe Spanos, which is a summer mystery set in the Hamptons. Brooklyn teen Anna is eager to leave her partying and frequent blackouts behind to take a nannying job for the summer after graduating high school, complete with a guest house, pool, and adorable child to take on outings. There is even a hot Yale student who lives next door. Things are looking great until people start mistaking her for Zoe, a girl who recently went missing and happens to be the girlfriend of the hot guy next door. As Anna starts listening to a local student's podcast about Zoe's case, she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened, and starts to remember things that aren't adding up, but that may actually link her to Zoe's disappearance.
This book has a great mysterious atmosphere, lots of fun characters, and moves along quickly. I didn't love the ending, but I still really enjoyed the book.

I was given I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kat Frick in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.

I really loved this book. I wasn’t sure it would be in my wheelhouse but oh how wrong I was.

✅ Murder
✅ Podcast
✅✅ Murder Podcast

It was everything I needed and more! I absolutely loved the tragic story of Zoe and Anna. 🖤 Zoe Spanos disappears on New Years Eve in Hamptons and Anna who comes to nanny coincidentally for the summer - thinks she knows what happened - or does she! 😳

It’s a great YA (I rarely read YA but this reads a bit mire adult to me) thriller/ murder mystery. I loved every page/ truly.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 rating from me! Some of the povs were confusing otherwise it would have been a perfect five star read for me! I highly recommend this fractured family story with a surprise ending! I’m so glad I read this - perfect for quarantine! 😍😍

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an advanced copy of this book! I Killed Zoe Spanos follows the tale of Anna as she nannies for a rich Hamptons family the summer before she starts college. Upon her arrival, however, she is told that she resembles missing teen Zoe Spanos-and that's not where the coincidences end. I went into this story expecting a slightly spooky summer read, and was pleasantly surprised at how I was enthralled at every twist and turn, and how this book constantly kept me guessing. I highly recommend it.

Impressive mystery!
Thanks to NetGalley and Margaret McElderry Books for the opportunity to read and review I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick!
The book begins in August as Anna is being questioned by the police about Zoe Spanos, a young woman who has been missing for two months and looks similar to Anna. Then, the story moves back to June when Anna starts her nanny job. Little by little, Anna meets members of the community and gets to know the neighborhood. The story of Anna alternates with the local podcast, Missing Zoe, created by a Spanos family friend. The podcast explores the investigation into Zoe and her disappearance. The story keeps moving between June when Anna started her job as a nanny in Herron Mills and August when she was arrested for the manslaughter of Zoe. People tend to act strangely around Anna and she starts to wonder why. She knows it’s not just from how she looks. The mystery and questions about Zoe’s disappearance build ominously until the very end of the book. Complicated and fascinating in each part and with all of the characters, I Killed Zoe Spanos weaves a complex, twisty mystery that’s worth a full 5 stars!

This was such a fun, wild ride! YA thrillers are super popular right now and this is the best I’ve read so far. Anna takes a summer job as a nanny for a wealthy family in the Hamptons, but she doesn’t know her life is about to be flipped upside down. Anna learns about a missing local girl, Zoe Spanos, and Anna struggles to figure out how her life is connected to Zoe’s. There is a podcast element to this book, which I really enjoyed. This would make a great audio book. I loved the writing in this book, every time I thought I had it figured out, I was completely wrong. I can’t wait to read a finished copy of this book. Thanks netgally for letting me read this ARC.

*My thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

SOLID ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read!

Anna Cicconi killed Zoe Spanos.

At least, that's the story.

Anna Cicconi lands the gig of a lifetime when a wealthy family from the Hamptons offers her a nanny position that will last the entire summer. Desperate for a fresh start from the foggy mess that were her partying days, Anna jumps at the opportunity to become someone new: Responsible, kind, adjusted—sober. It becomes clear very quickly that Anna holds a strange resemblance to the missing Zoe and bit by bit broken pieces start to rattle at the edges of her mind until reality and fiction blur completely. Whatever happened to Zoe, it's clear that Anna knows far more than she should about the ghost that shares her features.


*Warning for Mild Spoilers because I simply cannot contain myself*


I really must start this out by saying: THIS BOOK MADE ME ABSOLUTELY INSANE——in the BEST way! The story is told through the POV of Anna, both before the arrest and after, and Martina who is the best friend of Zoe's sister, Aster, and the creator of the Podcast that plays a large part of the investigative feature in the book. The only reason I knocked off a star was the boggling way the POVs switched. It jarred me more than once since Anna's is first person, flipping back and forth through time and Martina's is in third and does the same. Otherwise? This was a complete ride.

The sheer amount of red herrings in this book was so much fun. There were so many angles to follow, so many different paths this could take. Coupled with Anna's odd memories and the almost liquid way her brain worked I was chomping at the bit to get to the end simply because I needed to know or I was going to go nuts! Was someone repressing Anna's memories on purpose? Was Anna a ghost? Did Zoe ever exist? Were they all in a simulation? Yes, the ideas got increasingly ridiculous as we went along simply because every time I thought I had a handle on it, it was swept out from under me. Which, readers of thrillers will understand, is both frustrating and terribly exciting.

I Killed Zoe Spanos definitely deserves the hype. A wonderfully twisty, immersive piece that kept me thinking about it all day long.

YA thriller fans: This hits the shelves on June 30, 2020. Check it out, and I promise you won't regret it!

I have by dying to get my hands on this novel, so a huge thank you to Net Galley for an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

Anna Ciccione is a recent high school graduate who has a job being a nanny for a precocious eight-year-old girl in Herron Mills Village. When she comes to town, she has no idea that the city is still reeling from Zoe Spanos' disappearance six months earlier. Anna comes to find out that she eerily resembles Zoe, and she is immediately drawn into researching her death. This research becomes an obsession, and she is not sure why this girl's disappearance so enthralls her. As the summer goes on, Anna begins to believe that she might actually have known Zoe and eventually confesses to her murder.

The novel is told in both the past and present tense as the reader finds out how Anna's summer is unfolding in Herron Mills and her experiences after confessing to the crime. There is also an added component of Martina's podcast that is looking into the disappearance of Zoe Spanos. You will love this novel if you are a fan of Sadie or We Were Liars. There was one twist that I never saw coming! I would highly recommend this novel and any other Kit Frick novel.

I Killed Zoe Spanos was, as the author intended, a little Rebecca + Sadie + Serial with several unreliable narrators. When all evidence points in one direction, the reader is suddenly pulled in another. I always enjoy Kit Frick novels, and appreciate the publisher and NetGalley allowing me to be an early reader in exchange for my review.

YA thriller that I really enjoyed. I couldn't figure out what the ending was going to be, which was fun. This book was written very well and the podcasts were a great addtion. Switching back and forth from present to past was smooth and I never felt lost. Inspired by one of my favorite books, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. I definitely got some Rebecca vibes from this book and I really loved it. The ending was good. I had hoped for a little more of a twist, but overall I really liked this book. Thank you netgalley and Simon and Schuster for allowing me to read this novel.

[Review will be posted on Reader Voracious 6/9/2020.]

This was such an incredibly fun and twisty read! I Killed Zoe Spanos has multiple threads working together in concert, keeping the reader guessing on what to believe until the last pages. Effortlessly plotted and utterly bingeable, this book is the must-read mystery for this summer!

A Rebecca-inspired true crime story set in the Hamptons, Frick crafts a thrilling contemporary mystery that appeals to true crime and podcast lovers. Frick's passion for true crime shines through, and the addition of podcast episodes into the narrative adds an interesting layer to trying to uncover the truth.

I love it when mysteries have split timelines and multiple threads. I Killed Zoe Spanos starts with a confession in the "now" and alternates with "then" chapters until the timelines eventually meet in the last sixth of the book. It adds to the sense of trying to connect the dots, trying to see the clues to piece together how Anna got to "now."

"Secrets don't stay secret for long in Herron Mills."

It's the summer before her freshman year at college, and Anna is in need of a fresh start. She takes a summer nanny job for a family in the Hamptons over the summer to leave her partying past behind, but steps into a mystery she can't escape or explain. The community of Herron Mills is still reeling from the disappearance of Zoe Spanos last winter.

The characters and the character descriptions are so vivid. All of the characters are layered and fully-fledged, and I came to care for each of them even though I didn't trust a damn soul. While the cast of characters is overwhelmingly white, I appreciated the discussion of race, riches, and the intersectionality of privilege, as well as the mental illness acceptance.

"Answers - solid, definitive - let you sleep at night."

Between the "now" and "then" chapters are randomly interspersed podcast episodes. It's reminiscent of Sadie in that it shares interviews with friends of Zoe and provides an analytical look at the police's handling of the case. I love the personal and human element that the podcasts episodes give to Zoe's case. Where Sadie's podcast is an investigative journalist, Missing Zoe is produced by teenager Martina, friend of Zoe's sister and aspiring journalism major currently. She just wants to provide closure for her best friend's family and the community.

There are a lot of threads going on but I loved the feeling of tension and unease that it left me with while reading. I truly didn't know who to trust or even what the timeline was at times! This may be a problem for some readers, but it worked for me tantalizingly well.

Frick's writing is vivid and flows. I love how much attention to detail she provides while maintaining a fast paced and tense narrative. I was able to picture myself burning on the beach along with Anna, wind in my hair and the laughter of children in the air.

While I Killed Zoe Spanos is my first Kit Frick read, it will not be my last. I devoured this book in two days and it effectively helped cure some quarantine slump blues for me! I loved this book so much and highly recommend it to fans of twisty mysteries that keep you guessing!

Content warnings: absent parenting, alcohol abuse, death, loss of a loved one, murder, underage drinking and drug use
Representation: adoptee rep (Caden), biracial rep (Caden), poverty rep (Anna)

eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect the contents of my review. Quotations are from an uncorrected proof and may be changed upon final publication. I have pre-ordered a finished copy.

Teenage girl (Anna) confesses to killing a girl (Zoe) that she has never met. Or has she? Can she trust her memories? This book will keep you guessing until the very end.

I love reading mysteries and find that after reading so many it is hard to find a book that is't predictable. Usually I can figure out the "who done it" early on and end up reading the rest just to confirm my prediction. This book was such a pleasant surprise! It kept me guessing the entire time and I had so many theories about what was happening that ended up being all wrong.

As a huge fan of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca I really appreciated the references.

Overall, this is a well paced mystery that will hold your attention to the very end!

This book was really good! I've been looking for a book like Sadie for months and this one exactly hit the spot. I stayed up all night reading because I was desperate to know how everything ended. Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read this book.

The true crime genre is heavily trending now. With this novels addition of a podcast mixed with the narrative, readers will dive into I Killed Zoe Spanos. Then you add an unreliable narrator that can’t remember things and admits to killing someone in the opening chapters, you have a mystery where readers will dive in trying to solve the crime. Anna, the party girl, prone to blackouts, decides it’s time to distance herself from that life. She takes a nanny job in the Hampton’s where she quickly learns she is replacing her doppelgänger, Zoe Spanos. Zoe has been missing since New Year’s, and when her body has been found, it is Anna who believes she killed her. Lots of twists and turns will lead the reader guessing until the end.

So. Freaking. Good.

Twisty and psychological with alternate timelines and a podcast made for a *perfect* book!!

Unfortunately, I did not get on with the concept of this book but would recommend it to teens and those interested in murder-mystery.

I loved this book! It is an amazing YA thriller set in NY. Anna, the main character, leaves her life behind to take a nannying job for the summer. New beginnings, right? Or, maybe not?! This book had me addicted and wanting to know how it would all turn out. I couldn't stop reading it and was very please with how it ended. This is a must read if you are a thriller junky like me :) I got the pleasure of reading this book, thanks to Net Galley, prior to the release date, but I did preorder a copy because I loved it that much!!

Anna and Martina are tied together by Zoe Spanos. She went missing on New Year's Eve, and nobody knows what happened to her. Anna looks just like her and seems to be stepping into her life, and Martina is obsessed with finding the truth behind Zoe's disappearance. Did Zoe simply run away, or was Zoe the victim of something more sinister?

I'll definitely purchase and recommend this book--it's a twisty thriller, but not quite as dark or as graphic as some recent thrillers aimed at a YA audience, so it will appeal to a different audience than usual. I enjoyed the format--half is Anna's, from a first person perspective, and the other half is Martina's, with snippets from the media and a third-person narrative about her life--though I found myself more interested in Martina's ("Now") perspective much more than Anna's ("Then") perspective for most of the book. Martina was an insider, and I found myself wanting to know more about Zoe through Martina's perspective rather than continuing to follow Anna's perspective. The one thing that I didn't love about the book was that the relationships between characters seemed a bit shallow because most of the story was told from Anna's perspective, and she was in a completely new place surrounded by completely new people. No insta-love or insta-friendship here. Most of Anna's perspective is introspective, for good reason, so I never got a great read on other characters that seemed very interesting! In particular, I wish we got more of Martina's interactions with Aster, Martina's family, and Zoe's family! However, it was definitely an enjoyable read, and it will absolutely find an audience.

**I received a copy of IKZS from the publisher.**

I just want to start by saying <I>I Killed Zoe Spanos</I> was so good.

Anna, a recent high school graduate, takes a job out in the Hamptons as a nanny for the summer. She soon discovers that she looks an awful lot like Zoe Spanos, a girl who had gone missing after New Year's. She also begins having flashbacks of people, places, and events that she shouldn't know.

Anna soon realizes that she killed Zoe Spanos....or did she?

Frick weaves an incredible tale of mystery, suspense, and the danger of secrets. This story moved quickly and the alternating perspectives (past, present, and pod-cast transcripts) help add to the pacing. This story kept me guessing until the very end and still Frick managed to surprise me right at the last moment. I was never totally sure what happened up until the very end...and still Frick managed to come out of nowhere with a twist.

I can't wait to recommend this book to everyone.