Yes Yes Yes! I feel like this book is underrated on social media when it should absolutely be a book that everyone picks up! It's such a good one and I had a hard time putting this down - I pretty much read it in one sitting and loved it. Cannot wait to read what the author writes next! Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review!

This book was just ok for me. It definitely wasn’t the thriller I was hoping for. Thanks to NetGalley for the privilege to read and review this book.

This book came so close to being a 5 star book for me but kind of fizzled out in the end… it did have some great twists that I didn’t see coming. I really enjoyed this thriller. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.

Speaking of better, could there be a more epic tag line than: “She has almost everything. The rest she’ll take.”? Catchy, right?

I’m not going to say too much about Elizabeth Day’s @elizabday Magpie, other than get yourself a copy. Get an audio copy, get a digital copy, or get a paper copy, but just get one and then send me a DM and let me know if you saw that twist coming.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to review!
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This book was a wild, unexpected ride. There were a few times that I thought it was going to go the predictable route and it completely surprised me. There was a big shocker in the middle, which I LOVED and then I just couldn't rely on anything and I loved that. It's hard to review without giving any spoilers, but I really recommend it!

Sadly this one was not for me. A bit too slow of a slow-burner and didn’t find a few scenarios believable, I do appreciate this arc in exchange for an honest review and thank the publisher and netgalley for this privilege.

One-sentence summary:
Even though they haven’t known each other long, Marisa and Jake have moved in together and are trying for a baby, but when they take in a roommate named Kate, who seems a little too ‘familiar’ with Jake, all three lives suddenly become upended.
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This book is 110% psychological thriller, which is sort of my favorite thing in the world, so I couldn’t stop turning the pages! I basically finished it in 24 hours.

It’s told from the POVs of Marisa and Kate, and there’s a very fun twist about one-third of the way into the story that turns the entire scenario on its head. I also really enjoyed the family dysfunction of Jake – his mother, in particular, is a perfectly flawed character.

While certain plot points do stretch the imagination a bit, it is written so well that it’s easily forgiven. One thing that helps to keep it grounded is that the exploration of the struggles of infertility in the book is thorough, well-researched and very much based in reality. In addition, Day does such an exceptional job of getting the reader into the heads of both Marisa and Kate.

This is now out in hardcover!

Thank you Simon & Schuster for the ARC!

This story wants to be so many things: a testament to infertility, a statement on mental health, a psychological thriller, etc. The author really tries to tie it altogether in one neat package but the story unraveled for me when the character point of view changed halfway through.

Magpie is a solid read for the first half and then comes the twist which changes everything. This is a difficult storyline to review without revealing information. I did like the change in point of view. A story of the trials and tribulations of infertility, Kate and Jake and Marisa, have a plan to have a baby. I did identify with Kate to a point, but once Annabelle entered the picture it became more difficult. The plan that evolves in the second half seemed very unrealistic to me and the ending was a letdown. I kept hoping for a reoccurrence of the magpie, as I loved the prophetic symbolism of its first appearance.
Many thanks to Elizabeth Day, Simon Schuster, and NetGalley for affording me the opportunity to read an arc of this recently published book.

A twisty thriller that examines the misery and grief of those who struggle with pregnancy. There is also a great mental health representation that I feel was handled well. Throughout the story you wonder who's point of view is reality and who's is delirium. Some may not appreciate these themes, but I thought it was done well.

Magpie was a great read - a few twists and turns, and some confusion all made clear in the end. It kept me turning pages late into the night, needing to sleep, but also wanting to know what happened.

Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple. And Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate. Except—no one is truly perfect. Kate is too familiar with the couple, and Marisa isn't getting pregnant as fast as she hoped. The trouble really starts when Marisa meets Jake's mom. And when she discovers the secret going on behind her back.
Mapgie is touted as a psychological suspense novel about motherhood. So I read it on Mother's Day. It was entertaining, and I connected emotionally with the two female characters - I wanted them both to fulfill their dreams.
But Jake was a twat. And the plot of his codependent relationship with his mother never concludes.
The story also fell short as a thriller. I was only surprised once. The big twists didn't actually affect me, which was disappointing. Maybe that's because of the spoiler editor's note at the beginning of the novel that hints that everything could be a lie. I kept reading and thinking, "Is this true?" And when the twist came, it was a letdown. I would have rather not known the novel's direction.
There is plenty of information about infertility. That part was interesting and heartbreaking, especially on Mother's Day.

I highly enjoyed this book about motherhood, infertility, pregnancy, and mental illness. Jake and Marisa move in together after a short courtship and want to start a family together. After awhile Jakes work slows down and they decide to take in a boarder to help with finances. Things were good in the beginning but soon went awry. In the second part of the book every thing turns around and you won't see it coming. If you like domestic thrillers you will love this one.

Loved the suspense. This worked so well for me as a boost from a reading rut -good thrillers do that. I also want to comment on the way the author handled infertility and motherhood. It was so graceful, a quality so many thriller type books lack.

We first meet Marisa, who has just recently embarked upon a relationship with Jake, and has moved into a house with him, with plans to begin a family quickly. This is rather too quickly followed by the appearance of Kate, who makes herself right at home with the two, much to Marisa's dismay.

A bit unusually, a rather major plot turn occurs about 1/3 of the way through the book, making the remaining 2/3 tricky to comment on. Overall, the reader is kept questioning where this is all going, with a red herring or two thrown in, though I found the ultimate reveal to fall a little flat. However, and probably not all will agree, the ending was satisfying, and a little unexpected, especially considering the dark subject matter touched upon throughout.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

If you like domestic thrillers, especially those that focus on motherhood and children, then you will love Magpie! This one is definitely a slow burn, and if I’m being honest it was a little too slow for me. I felt like it rambled a little too much and had a little too much inner dialogue, but the basis of the story was good! There’s definitely some good twists in there and the ending did help to make up for some of the slow parts. Overall I’d say this was a solid thriller, but I do prefer mine to be a little on the faster side.

Infertility meets mental illness meets motherhood....

From the blurb: Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple, and Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate--and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for a baby. Except no one is perfect. Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly familiar with Jake, but Marisa doesn’t let it concern her. Kate will soon be gone, and it will just be her, Jake, and their future baby.

It was obvious to see from the above that taking in a boarder while trying to start a family isnt going to be the ideal situation, no matter how great the tenant appears in writing. Motherhood is the heart of this book and it looks differently from different perspectives (mother/child, mother/mother in law, mother to be/and another woman living in the house). Magpie is told from both Marisa and Kates POVs and they depart greatly.

This is a dark, yet interesting tale. Elizabeth Day does an excellent job taking us into their minds and showing us different perspectives of the same scenario. Being a mother is a fierce protectiveness for a tiny being. I was fortunate not to have fertility issues, but for many this book could be a difficult read. Day takes sensitive issues and explores them fairly.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Elizabeth Day and Simon & Schuster for this book about family dynamics and friendship. As I near Mothers Day, I appreciate a book that explores what it is to be a mother and how far a mother will go for her child.

This is a thriller to add to your summer beach bag ! A quick read that leads you one place and then zigzags somewhere else which. I loved that I didn’t see things coming guessing one thing and finding out I was down the wrong path - so fun. Go in blind. Don’t read the flap - it’s more fun to go in cold. The writing is fun and propulsive and I’m so grateful to Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy. Yay to summer reading!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for a copy of this book. This book is full of big reveals--each act seems to explore a different question, and when you think it's answered, a new question appears. I appreciated that but did not find any of the parts of the story particularly compelling. The characters feel a bit shallow, even as they deal with issues of mental health and infertility. I did think the tension was very well done.

"Magpie" follows Melisa as she navigates a budding relationship with Jake. Things start to take an odd turn when a lodger, Kate, comes to live with them. She is overjoyed when she finds out she is pregnant, but the relationships between the three of them turn sour and something doesn't feel right.

I am always a sucker for mystery and thriller books because I almost never figure out what is going on. I thought I knew what was happening, but I didn't. This book was interesting in its format, rehashing the same events from a different point of view. I was slightly disappointed in the ending. I thought for sure something else sinister was happening, but that's not quite how it ended up. I did enjoy how the women lifted each other up, despite everything else that happened between them. That was great to see considering how horribly things had gone.