Imagine going to school being one of seven people who are diagnosed as psychopaths. Is there a "cure" for psychopathy or a way for them to learn to dampen their impulse control.. or.. or.... I LOVE the premise of this book. LOVE it. However, something got a little lost for me as I was reading.

We get different POVs and of course, I liked being in Chloe's head the most. She is vengeful, intelligent and manipulative... you know, all the best qualities of a psychopath. 😉 And I love that she put so much energy into getting revenge for her past, 12 year old, self. But then that storyline kinda got lost along the way. I had actually completely forgotten about that part a few times. But then you're going to give me murder and psychopaths working together to try and figure out who the killer is? Ok ok... you pulled me right back in. I just think maybe it didn't flow as cohesively as I would've liked and I felt my attention fading once again.

This is a tough one for me to review. I LOVE the concept and enjoyed the easy read of it. I just wish I could have maintained my full interest for the entirety. As such, I'm going down the middle for this one.

This psychological thriller was such a great read. I loved the idea and haven't really read anything else like it before. It's going to be a hit when I get it in my library.

Thank you to the author, Silent Book Club, and Park Row Books for this gratis copy.

3.5, rounded up. I was engrossed with this story from page one--how fascinating it is to be in the mind of young psychopaths, whom readers are called to consider as being reliable, yet completely unreliable narrators. Never Saw Me Coming is fast-paced and has multiple narrators whose voices are distinct from one another. There are multiple moving parts and some implausibilities, which really showed their colors in the final quarter. The ending made me groan; I was disappointed with the final reveals.

I will say, I was surprised to see that this book is classified as adult fiction. I felt it predominantly read more like older YA, stepped-up versions of Jessica Goodman's They Wish They Were Us and Courtney Summers' Sadie. I could see myself recommending this one to high schoolers and adults generally interested in psychology and true crime.

The premise of this story is super intriguing and unique, and as a psychology major myself it really drew me in. Kurian did a fantastic job of presenting a psychopath’s mind, while at the same time attempting to show that not all psychopaths are dangerous or murderers. Not to say there wasn’t murder involved, cause there definitely was. The story itself was pretty good, however there are times where you have to suspend your belief. Also there is a very large part of the book that was supposed to be climactic but fell extremely flat and unexciting to me. So overall I give this one 3.5 stars rounded up.

I really enjoyed this book. I went in with no expectations but thought the premise was different that anything I’d read before (a school program for psychopaths??). At times I laughed out loud as the group of characters the story bounced around from was definitely entertaining and their differing personalities and levels of psychosis (although obviously fictional) were interesting. A quick read and well written, I devoured it in a day! Definitely would love to see this interpreted for TV/film.
This book shows you never really know a person for who they truly are…
3.5 rounded up to 4/5
Thank you to NetGalley as well as HARLEQUIN – Trade Publishing (U.S. & Canada) for this ARC! Definitely suggest this read!

I tried SO HARD to make this book work for me.

Thank you to @netgalley and @parkrowbooks for the #gifted eARC of “Never Saw Me Coming.” It comes out Sept. 7.

Chloe Sevre is “the hot girl next door” college freshman who arrives on campus with a mission: settling the score with a childhood friend who wronged her. She’s also a clinically diagnosed psychopath and participating in a university study. When another student in the program is found murdered, however, it changes Chloe’s entire calculus.

I wanted to love this book. I am the queen of abandoning books; there is no shame in my DNF game. But I so wanted this book to be for me. The plot is exactly the type of thriller I love. But it just wasn’t hooking me. I kept reading even when I was bored and no longer invested, but I’m officially calling it at 45 percent.

I’ve been hesitant to share books I didn’t like, because I’m a firm believer that most books just need to find the right audience. I might come back to this one at some point. If the plot sounds good to you, I’d encourage you to pick it up. I recently found a book because a Bookstagram friend didn’t like it — but the plot sounded fantastic to me and I like the author’s other books.

Thank you to the publisher for my copy - all opinions are my own.

Admittedly, I picked up this book one morning with the idea that I would read 50 or so pages and then carry on with my day. As it turned out I sat there for hours devouring the entire book whole, because OMG does this book have every single thing I love in a thriller.

A plot that is based on a group of psychopaths participating in a study who are being killed off one by one? A lead character in Chloe, who is DIABOLICALLY PERFECT and who I could read about 84 books on? A slow burn, highly tense, absolutely delicious tango between Chloe and the others in her group who she's not sure she should trust, because who trusts a psychopath?

YES YES YES - give me all of this please and thank you!

The way this story pulls together so many devious plot points together in a direction that you certainly aren't going to guess makes it the kind of book that I cannot get enough of. Wildly original and totally unique, I cannot recommend this one enough!

When I first read the description of Never Saw Me Coming, I remembered the scene in the latest series of Sherlock and how he explains to Dr. Watson the difference between a Psychopath and a Sociopath. The students in this story are exhibiting Psychopathic behavior, and a few come with Narcissistic Personality Disorder flavoring as well. These students are offered a free ride to a rather lovely university in compensation for being a lab experiment.

That said, my second thought was how the proposed experiment would never be approved by the IRB (Institutional Review Board) because the capacity to cause harm is through the roof. It turns out that merely causing damage is the least of their problems--someone or someones is killing off the students. Then again, does anyone care?

That's my issue with the story--between the "experiment that would lose its funding in a hurry" and no sympathetic characters, it's challenging to find a hook into the story. I can't recommend this without reservations.

2.5 stars

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my e-ARC

Chloe Sevre is a psychopath. As such, she, along with six others, qualifies for a clinical psychological study being conducted at John Adams University. And also a free ride. Enrollment at this particular institution was imperative. It would give her convenient access to Will, a junior and...her target.

He may not recognize or even remember her. But, she will never forget. But, what if he does? That would complicate things. But, she would handle it. Then, another complication. Fellow participants in the study are being killed off. She may need help with this. But, who to ask? Should she team up with surviving participants? Can they be trusted? After all, HER life may be at stake. She couldn't care less about the others. They're just a means to an end.

I was so thrilled when I was approved to read this. Unfortunately, the book didn't deliver the same thrill. It had promise. Intriguing premise. Campus setting. Alternating perspectives. Short chapters. It started well, but then it started to drag. And the end... didn't work for me.

I was so excited to read this book. I loved the description and the title. Unfortunately, I found it to be unfocused and overhyped. The writing wasn't engaging and the characters felt superficial. It's definitely not worthy of the hype. I hope someone else enjoys it.

Thank you to Park Row Books for providing me with a copy of Never Saw Me Coming in exchange for an honest review!

1) I love women who get revenge.
2) This was a fun one.
3) I love women.

I instantly fell in love with our main protagonist, Chloe & it was her scenes/chapters that really kept me invested in Never Saw Me Coming! Giving this 3.5 stars (rounded up!) because I truly did enjoy my time with the story, however, I don't think it's one that's going to stick with me. However, the premise is A+++++.

For fans of You and Dexter, Never Saw Me Coming follows a cast of admitted psychopaths who are admitted to college as a group to be studied and helped. As people around them start to die, there's no telling which of them is doing it and whether they're the only psychopaths on campus. Fast paced and good for fans of darker comedies.

I have to admit that I was disappointed with this book. I felt it had so much potential but just didn't deliver. There was so much going on yet nothing was going on a the same time. I felt confused with all of the different suspects that kept entering the picture. This could have been so much better.

What happens when a psychopath starts hunting down other psychopaths? Who can you trust? This story is told from multiple points of view....and all of them are up to something. So, as you are reading, you don´t know if you are dealing with an unreliable narrator, or is everyone telling the truth? I liked this one quite a bit. Definately recommended.

A thank you to Netgalley for sharing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 rounded up. As soon as I caught a glance of this cover and read a brief synopsis of the book I knew that I just had to read it. A morally questionable study of a diverse group of college student psychopaths, some truly bad, others trying hard not to be (or at least recognize themselves for what they are) and the inevitable road to murder. A fascinating, if over-the-top & bordering on the ridiculous premise that's a compulsive and disturbingly enjoyable read. If done right, would probably make for a fun escapist movie.

I really liked the overall premise of this book. I was super excited to read it. However, I found myself kind of loathing the main character by the end. I think every book has its audience, so I don’t want to rate it poorly. I think I was probably expecting a bit too much, and just found myself underwhelmed. Generally speaking, I think this will be a decent seller. I think most people will enjoy it.

Thank you for providing me a copy for review.

A group of students diagnosed as psychopaths attend college together. Each student has a full ride, participates in a psychology study, and wears a smart watch with a mood log and tracker. The students are unaware of one another, but suddenly one of the students dies, and then another. Who is hunting them and why?

This was told through alternating perspectives between Chloe, Andre, and Charles mainly. It had a super strong start with the countdown for Chloe and her goals at college. I loved how it started so deep and strong with a great suspenseful outlook. Great plot line and path. However I struggled when there got to be too many characters. I started to get confused and lost track of who was who at points and why there were so many moving targets. I think that it had a lot of potential, but overall there were entirely too many branching plot lines going on.

TW: sexual assault, drugging, underage drinking, sexual content, murder, assault mental health

A psychological thriller filled with a cast of characters that have far more to them than meets the eye. College parties, fraternity secrets, beautiful girls, and a program full of students diagnosed as psychopaths. What could go wrong? Nothing if the professor has his way, everything if Chloe Sevre has hers. Chloe is a psycopath with a past, a bad one, one that has her desperate for revenge, a revenge she just may be able to pull off thanks to the program.

Billed as a game of cat and mouse, Never Saw Me Coming turns out to be more of a book about all the various cats...or lab rats? We get more than just Chloe's perspective, finding as we turn the pages that we also get to read the perspective of several more students as the small college setting has the students in the program crossing paths. Things escalate quickly in this book, with murders being plotted and bodies turning up, I enjoyed the feeling of trying to figure out whodunnit, but then there started being just too much.

While Never Saw Me Coming is based off a fantastic premise, I live for this kind of book, the execution is sloppy. Characters seemed to have great meaning, then dropped off the face of the earth, and the plot holes were everywhere. Plus, I really found myself needing more background than we ever received for every character. While Kurian had a great idea with this and I truly could see the plausibility of it happening, I didn't find myself sinking into the story like I was part of it. I struggled with the mess and it made this read seem long.

I've had other friends really enjoy this book, so it may just be a case of it's not you it's me.

Thank you Netgalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing- Park Row and Vera Kurian.
Can you tell who is a psychopath? Is the person sitting near you? Are you living with one?
Chloe is a college student taking part in a clinical study on psychopaths. No one is aware who else is taking part in the study.
One of the first thing we are made aware, Chloe is attending that college to kill another student named Will and be part of the study.
Students are getting murdered on campus, who is killing? Are they part of the study?
Well written mystery, I found the story dragging at times, did not know who was the killer until the end.
Recommend.
3.5 stars

i read the description and initially loved the premise of this book. However, I felt it was a little slow and the pace could've been quicker. I didn't feel invested in the main character, so there were times that I lost interest in the story.