Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

This was a good solid read. I liked the dual perspectives. A very interesting read.

Genre: suspense/thriller
Pub date: 4/26/22
In one sentence: Sam and Elli are identical twins - and when Elli suddenly disappears, Sam will have to put her demons behind her and rescue her sister.

As an only child, I'm fascinated by stories about sisters. I enjoyed the story of Elli and Sam's relationship from their early years to adulthood - with all their secrets peppered in along the way. Sam is the larger than life personality, the one who seeks the spotlight, whereas Elli seeks to fade into the background.

I liked how Brown built up the tension slowly in this story - there are some true thriller twists, but this is also a psychological drama and character study of the two sisters. It's a slow burn with everything coming to a head in the last 20%. If you like stories about families with secrets, you might enjoy this one!

Thank you to Random House for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Published to Goodreads 1/7/22, to be posted to Instagram closer to pub date.

This was a slower moving story, but hit on a lot of issues - addiction, family, siblings, and of course mystery.
Twins, Ellie and Sam were child actresses, who grew up to be very different, or so it seemed to others. Their lives may be very different, but they each have their own struggles. When Ellie goes missing, Sam works hard to understand where she is and what has happened.
Had a lot of interesting twists. Overall a great read.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

Identical twin sisters, Elli and Sam, are playing on the beach when a talent scout “discovers” them at 9 years old. They went to Hollywood and became stars. Fast forward to when the girls are in their 30’s and one of the sisters has adopted a little girl but she decides she needs a “break” from the little girl and calls her mother to help for a few days. Told in different POV’s, I thought it moved kind of slow throughout. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review.

I’ll Be You was not what I expected going in, but turned out to be a solid read!

My thoughts:
-this book has a dual timeline plot with alternating POVs between identical twin sisters (I am always game for a twin story)
-premise and characters were raw and real making this a thought provoking read
-it centers around a cult and tackles the subject of addiction so beware of trigger warnings going in

If you are looking for a family drama with some creepy cult vibes, character development, and small twists then pick this one up!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC of I’ll Be You.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Family dysfunction, sibling dynamics and a great suspenseful story. These two sisters seem polar opposites, but are they really. Riveting and a true page turner.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love reading about child stars, and how fame corrupts their mind, maybe because that world is so out of fetch for me, who's neither young or famous.

In this case, this story is about a pair of twin sisters, opposite in personalities (DUH!) and what happened to their lives after being the stars of one hit show. They no longer speak, but one day, Sam, a recovering alcoholic receives her parents request for help. Her sister had never returned from a "retreat vacation" and left them a toddler she's adopted, and told them to get Sam to help.

The story was well- written, even tho the twist, left me an icky feeling.

Thanks NetGalley for this delightful book. Sam and Elli are identical twins who end up in show business. After a few years, Elli doesn’t want to do it anymore. Sam loves the spotlight. As their paths diverge, Sam becoming an addict, Elli owning her own floral shop, something happens. Elli asks her mom to take care of her daughter, Charlotte, who is being fostered. Elli’s mom can’t handle it and calls Sam, who hasn’t spoken to her sister in over a year. Sam likes being an aunt but no one can find Elli? Why isn’t she answering her phone? What’s this retreat that she is at? Sam and Elli find out that they aren’t exactly the same after all

QUICK TAKE: a slow-burn mystery that feels more like Brown's WATCH ME DISAPPEAR rather than her more commercial PRETTY THINGS. That being said, I still found myself very immersed in the story of a woman searching for her missing twin sister.

This is the second book I've read by Janelle Brown and it won't be my last. Told from the alternating points of view of Sam and Elli, this story explores the unbreakable bond between identical twins. Pretending to be each other as it suits them, the siblings take us on a suspense-filled ride with drama, secrets, and more. It is so well written, engaging, and a really fun book to read! I highly recommend it!

Thank you to Net Galley for the advanced reader copy. I'll Be You publishes 4/26/22.

Sam and Elli are identical twins, and growing up they became child TV stars, most times playing the same role. They were inseparable. Then they grew up, and now lead two totally different lifestyles, Elli the perfect homemaker, Sam falling apart and dappling with drugs and booze. When their father calls Sam telling her that Elli has disappeared, she shows up to try and figure out what is going on. The story has lots of twists and highlights how the choices we make early in our lives can help us or destroy us. Janelle Brown has once again written a compelling mystery/psychological thriller that will keep you up all night! Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for this read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for this ARC. Sam and Ellie are identical twins who became famous on a tv series while growing up. Sam fell into addiction and Ellie was trying to find her way to love and a family. After a big fallout and one too many times of Ellie bailing Sam out, they didn't speak for months. That is until she get a phone call from her mother begging her to come help take care of Ellie's daughter while Ellie is off finding herself. Sam confused how she now has a niece and worried for her sister, she heads back home to find her. This is a good and unique story line as well as easy to read but I felt that the majority of the book was setting up the story and mystery and only the last couple of chapters rushing an ending. #IllBeYou #JanelleBrown #RandomHouse #Apr2022

A story about twins struggling to find themselves. Elli and Sam are very different even though they are identical. Mistakes are made.
It was a slow burn of a book but it was enjoyable.

Oh wow! Janelle Brown has written another excellent novel. I've read them all since Watch Me Disappear and I love them all I love her writing style and she comes up with some of the best storylines. I'll Be You is the story of twins who were childhood television stars - identical in looks but not personality.. I liked that this story was not predictable to me and it was a unique plot that I personally haven't read before. The story is told partly from Sam's point of view and partly from Ellie's point of view.. While I did read some reviews that complained that the story wrapped up just too nicely - all I can say is I'm glad that it did. I certainly wouldn't have wanted a cliff hanger or be left wondering. about it! I appreciate Random house publishing and netgalley for my advanced copy of this book - It was excellent and I am never disappointed with this author's writing! 4 1.2 stars

I flew through this and it was paced to move along pretty quickly. However, the ending also seemed kind of fast to me and I wanted more. I also liked that we got both perspectives in this novel.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sam and Elli are identical twins, and when they were children, they were child stars. They also learned they could switch identities and no one would even know it. So they did that a lot of times. When they grew up, Elli got married. Now she has little girl. But Sam gets a call from her parents to again come be Elli. Her twin got involved with some group, and went on weekend retreat with them, and she has disappeared. You can't reach her by phone or text, and she's been gone now for over two weeks! This was a good thriller, and I recommend it! It is the first book I have read by Janelle Brown but I will be reading more. This was a good thriller, and recommend it! Thank you to the author, the publisher and Net Galley for giving me the opportunity to read and voluntarily reviewing it with an honest review.

This was a good story that covered two personal interests that also thought they knew more about the other person than they actually did! Loved the relationship discovery and felt part of their personality was correct. Sisters are complicated on its own but twins have a whole layer that only they feel and know. Fast read and was hard to put down.

Elli and Sam are childhood, twin stars (think Mary Kate and Ashley) who couldn’t be more different. Elli doesn’t like the spotlight but Sam relishes in it.
This book jumps back and forth between present day to the girls teenage years post stardom.
I wouldn’t describe the book as a thriller (although there is the mystery of where Elli is) but more of a family literary fiction.
It was not at all what I expected but I thoroughly enjoyed it and had a hard time putting it down. I would recommend it and would read more books by Janelle Brown.

I very much enjoyed this book about identical twins, family and how far one will go to protect family. It is a quick page turner.

A fast paced thriller about twins who are former child actors. The plot was quite outlandish and requires some leaps of faith. And, the ending resolved too neatly.