I've been a big fan of Jesse Q. Sutanto, both her ya and adult titles, so I was really excited to read her latest book. This title was a lot of fun, it has intrigue, suspense, unreliable narrator(s) and a twisty storyline all packed into one delicious story! I highly recommend i!.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this digital ARC.

Jane meets Thalia while traveling to Oxford for graduate school. They are both are taking creative writing classes and become best friends. During college, Jane becomes enthralled in Thalia's life and jealous of her boyfriend and their other friend, Ani. When Thaila's boyfriend is killed, Thalia disappears and doesn't talk to Jane again. After searching many years for Thalia, Jane sees that Thalia has written a best selling novel and will be in New York City, so she travels there with her husband, Ted. How will this meet up go after so many years?

I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET, had me intrigued from the start. Even though this was a slow burn novel, things really heated up in part three. I found myself having a hard time putting it down, while also thinking about it during reading breaks. What I loved the most was that it was so different than many of the thrillers that I've read lately. I would definitely recommend this one, if you're looking for something different.

Many thanks to Berkley for my #gifted copy.

This review will be shared to my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to pub date.

A friendship between two woman, one the star and the other a follower, might not be so different from each other after all. An ironic style, that moved pretty quickly except for one section that wasn't as sharp as it had been. Cat and mouse, and add in some murder and it is a twisty thriller, that was overall an enjoyable read

A twisty psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. This is my second book by this author and because I am old and stodgy I prefer her Vera Wang book to this one I sure hope she writes more in that genre.
Huge thanks to publisher and NetGalley!

I’M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET, by Jesse Q. Sutanto, is a twisty page turner of a story that kept me on the edge of my seat! I’ve been a fan of her light-hearted, humorous, cozy mysteries, and this psychological thriller hit all the right buttons to make me sit up and take notice. From the beginning, the author keeps the reader off balance with a flashback to one of the girls’ childhood, setting the stage for guessing which of the two friends is a psychopath. Told from alternating current day and Oxford creative writing college day timelines, the development of Jane and Thalia’s intense friendship drives the narrative. But how far will a best friend go to protect the other? What if it involves a dead body? What happens when the friendship turns toxic? As the story unfolded, the twists kept me guessing until the very end. Ms. Sutanto’s flawed yet mesmerizing characters kept the plot moving and kept me turning page after page to find out what happened next. I hope the author quickly pens more entertaining thrillers in addition to her cozy mysteries!

I was provided with an advance copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Jane is unhappy. Shes a struggling author barely scarping by, and her marriage is…underwhelming. She’s only ever cared about one person – Thalia. They were best friends at Oxford and then Thalia suddenly left, and Jane is left reeling.

One day, Jane sees Thalia’s name on the New York Times bestseller list and her book seems very familiar to her and Thalia’s friendship. Jane needs to see Thalia, and she’ll go to great lengths to get to her. She won’t lose her again.

This was such a fantastic book. I have enjoyed all the books I’ve read by this author – they are all fantastic and all uniquely different. This one was so different than the last one I read – but I still loved it. The author just writes in such a fantastic way that I don’t want to put the book down.

This is a psychological thriller and it will keep you guessing until the end. I loved that the characters were sociopaths – I always find them so fascinating. There was a big twist…then another and I was just so delighted. The ending – oh my. It was everything I didn’t know I needed.

If you’re looking for something a little different from this amazing author then grab yourself a copy of this twisty thriller on August 22nd.

Thank you to the publisher Berkley Publishing, @berkleypub, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Netgalley will be updated with more social media closer to publication at the request of the publisher.

This book was so atmospheric that it took my breath away! I knew I liked this writing style but I am seriously floored at how much I liked the novel. This had just the right amount of character development and kept me guessing.

What a total departure from Dial A for Aunties…in the BEST possible way!!

This psychological thriller was a crazy ride. I thought I knew what was happening…until I realized I had no idea who the villain actually was! The twist? And then the other twist? I need to reread ASAP!

I loved the character depth written into this book. Especially when I realized it went way deeper than I initially thought. This was a game of cat/mouse/cat (or was it mouse/cat/mouse?) like no other.

Read if you like: Crazy Rich Asians, The Writing Retreat, the concept of Oxford, psychopathic characters, characters taking charge, strong women who will do *anything* to get what they want, and people who are self-aware enough to start therapy.

This is my first book by Sutanto and I'm impressed! I hear it's quite different from her other books, but as a thriller/mystery fanatic, this one sounded right up my alley!
I like the sarcastic, witty, edgy writing style. The toxic relationship between Jane and Thalia ended up being more twisty than I thought it would be! Not all is what it seems.
Recommend!

The author of Dial A for Aunties has changed up her style! Sutanto has created a spooky thriller worthy of Patricia Highsmith!

Jane lives her mundane midwestern life, writing her middling novels. She still fondly remembers her exciting grad school year - 10 years ago in Oxford with a jet setting group lead by the enigmatic Thalia. hen Jane sees that Thalia is writing and at a conference in New York, she will stop at nothing to attend. She has a score to settle, and she is going to make sure Thalia pays. The problem is that there is more than one cat in this cat and mouse game! If you like Highsmith hijinks, stalking and unrequited love, or just a thriller you will never guess til the end, I'm Not Done with You Yet is for You!
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It doesn't matter what Jesse Q. Sutanto writes, I'll read it! All her books have sucked me in and never let me go. I'm still thinking of them all now including this one! If you're in the moody for a twisty suspense novel then grab this book when it releases!

Another knockout from Jesse Sutanto. A recommended purchase for collections where thrillers are her previous titles are popular.

First book for me by Jesse O Sutanto ,I was drawn right in bay the tense chilling story line.The characters come alive the story is so effective so well written.An author I will be following and I will be recommending this thriller.#netgalley #berkley

After the perfectly good YA Well, That Was Unexpected, and the perfectly good cozy mystery Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers, Jesse Q Sutanto is BACK with the one-sitting WTF pageturner in the new I’m Not Done With You Yet.

I’m Not Done With You Yet is a twisted, manipulative friendship story about writers writing twisted, manipulative friendship stories. Also, about murder and psychopathy.

In the present timeline, Jane is a middling writer, with laughably small advances and a husband who keeps “accidentally” referring to her career as her hobby. I thought the husband was terribly well-written. I think real life is full of people who aren’t hateful, aggressive or dangerous, just completely inconsiderate, and Ted is every coworker who’s left the shared microwave dirty because you’re just so much better at cleaning it, and every boyfriend who left the seat up again and wondered why you were making it such a big deal. Inconsiderate Dudebro Ted is so realistic that it helps ground the intensity of this story into our regular world.

In the past timeline, working-class Jane was lost and overwhelmed at her Oxford fiction MFA program, and is quickly swept up by a chance meeting with the gorgeous, charismatic and talented Thalia. This reminded me of nervous comp grad Hannah and her gorgeous, rich suitemate April in Ruth Ware’s The It Girl. (I’m delighted to see my experience as a state-college kid on an Oxbridge course reflected in fiction, perhaps I won’t dwell on the murderous outcomes in both novels.) Jane is immediately obsessed with Thalia, and their intense friendship powers the whole novel.

I’ve written before about how great the friendship motivation can be in a thriller. Thrillers with obsessive love as a motivation don’t always work for me, because sometimes I think, just dump him/her and move on. Seriously, do you know how many attractive people are out there?!? Reject this one! But doing something dangerous and deeply messed up for a bestie? Doing it for social approval or under social pressure? Now that’s a motivation that works for me every time.

When Jane discovers that Thalia has a new book out about an intense female friendship, she carefully manipulates her way into bumping into her at a fiction convention. Well, sort of, we’ve veering into spoiler territory now. Once the two reunite, the twisty plot really takes off, with shocks and more murder. On one level, readers absolutely know that their insta-bonding after years apart is gonna have dramatic, possibly bloody outcomes, and on the other, everything seems so perfect for Jane! I’m Not Done With You Yet is 100% Gore Free, with a fairly high body count off-camera.

I read this in one sitting and I was hooked right to the end, with twists coming rapidly in the final section.

I’m a big fan of Jesse Q Stanton’s two auntie books and this was obviously very different from those two books but I really liked it. The flashbacks were really good and I really liked the shifting points of view. I appreciated that there wasn’t really anyone to root for but there were def characters I liked better than others.

Jesse Q. Sutanto is an astonishing author who can switch between genres, writing stunning thrillers and entertaining romance/murder mysteries that will make you laugh out loud.

I noticed some resemblances to her previous books, such as naming people or pets after Hollywood stars (in this book, she chose Clint Eastwood). Additionally, there's an auntie in this book who might be one of the key persons in the mystery.

This book is a twisty cat-and-mouse game about toxic girlfriends, obsession, killer instinct, and mental health, with several crazy characters.

Jane reminds us of our favorite Jane Doe character, with her sociopathic tendencies and social anxiety issues. She's stuck in a marriage, a dilapidated house that's draining their savings, and a writing job she's not succeeding in. She barely holds herself together and is on the brink of losing control.

Then she finds out that her friend Thalia, from their Creative Writing days at Oxford, will attend a book convention in New York after releasing her NY Times Bestseller, "A Most Pleasant Death," which seems to be written about their past friendship. Thalia cut her off after they experienced a tragic and bloody incident, which bonded them with a dangerous secret pact.

Seeing Thalia's face on Google searches gives Jane a purpose to reunite with her friend and never let her go. She doesn't consider her husband, who decides to accompany her to fly to New York, and she doesn't think through the fact that meeting an old friend will open a can of worms, bringing out her true face that she's been hiding behind a normal facade for years. What if her sweet, caring, social butterfly friend also keeps dangerous secrets that she never wants to know?

Overall, I'm rounding up 3.5 stars to 4. The beginning of the book was a little dragging, and spending time in a socially disturbed person's mind was an absolutely irritating experience. However, when I reached the second half, the smart twists and picking up the pace changed my mind. I enjoyed the rest of the smart moves and riveting pacing.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this psychological thriller's digital review copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.

𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞.

I think every female I know knows this to be true...some friendships are just toxic. Such is the case with Jane and Thalia. When the two meet in a creative writing program, Jane instantly knows she's found her muse. She can't believe that gorgeous, dazzling Thalia would take a liking to her, but she has. One violent night tears the two apart for a decade when Thalia is thrust back into Jane's life.
Jane is a struggling writer while Thalia has achieved fame. When Jane sees that she will be at a book convention in New York, she decides to go confront her long-absent friend, desperate to be back in her orbit.

This was a pulsing, raw examination of the worst kind of friendship there is; one in which Jane constantly compares herself to Thalia and consistently comes up short. Will Thalia finally see what is missing in Jane, or is she using Jane's insecurities to boost her ego? Charles Bukowski said it best with “The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.”

I loved the flawed characters, I enjoyed the pacing, and I really appreciated the themes that this story line explored so well. Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the early read. This title will publish August 22, 2023.

I'm Not Done with You Yet
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Pub Date: 22 Aug 2023
Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley
General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

My thoughts:
This novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto is nothing short of brilliant. The deeper you get into the story, the more questions you have. As the story's primary eyes and ears, Jane, the main protagonist, is well fleshed out and intriguing. This book is driven by tension, an escalating pace, and red herrings that keep you guessing until the end.

Synopsis:
While enrolled in Oxford's Creative Writing program, Jane and Thalia were best friends. Thalia disappeared from Jane's life without a trace after one tragic night that changed their friendship.

Almost ten years later, Jane finds Thalia, who is now a bestselling author. Thalia is promoting her most recent work at a book convention in New York. Will Jane's plan to reconnect with Thalia restore their lost friendship? Is there something more sinister behind this?

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for sharing this incredible book with me. I appreciate your kindness.

Nice read. A thriller with an edge, interesting characters and their weird dynamics. The writing style was appropriate, easy enough to digest, but not too simple to be bothersome. The story took a few interesting turns and I was gripped until the very end. I'll look out for more books from this author.

4.5, really
I really struggled with the tone for the first quarter or so, it felt...needlessly frustrated? Idk, I'm not even sure what I mean by that except to say that it was somewhat unpleasant to read. That said, it pulls through in a big way, until the very very end (where I was kinda...Okay? So?).