Thrillers have not been my friend lately 😂 I can say, that this was a great book! Really enjoyed this thriller! There was a couple of twists I had no clue and I kept waiting to see how it would all come together. While reading I gasped, laughed and was on the edge of my seat. I never read a book by this author, but I will start looking at his back list. This will definitely be a book I’ll recommend this year.

Thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books for my e arc in exchange for my honest review.

Publish Date: March 19, 2024

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh
Publishing date - 03/19/24
Rating (5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for this e-ARC. Loved it!

Synopsis - Two women meet in a grief support group and decide to take revenge and agree to kill for each other.

This was a clever and twisty thriller! definite recommendation if you’re looking for a twisty thriller.

This book. Wow. So unique and tangled and twisted. Loved every second, and couldn’t really put it down.
I don’t want to give anything away because the set up of this book is brilliant. Just read it. It’s amazing.
Amanda’s family tragedy has her going to a support group where she meets Wendy, who has experienced a similar trauma both without justice. They decide to help one another start new lives by killing the people they believe are responsible for their family member’s murders.
Seriously, this book is insane. Read it!!!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Two women meet in a grief support group and decide to take revenge for each other in hopes of committing the perfect crime, then all hell breaks loose. This was like a Strangers on a Train retelling with some extra twists and turns. Make no mistake, this story is VERY dumb and convoluted but it was incredibly entertaining and I could not put it down. I have no choice but to recommend.

This takes the Strangers on a Train concept, with two people agreeing to kill for each other, but it ends up being so much more. I feel like there are many books lately labeled as thrillers that aren't thrilling, but this one starts with a woman attempting to murder a man in the middle of a crowded subway and goes on from there with lots of edge-of-your-seat action.

I did have one theory that ended up being correct, but I definitely did not guess all of the twists and turns here. This was the type of book that you just want to fly through to get to the end because you want to know what's going to happen next immediately. A definite recommendation if you're looking for a twisty, action-packed thriller.

Kill for Me, Kill for You was chosen as my next read by bookstagrammers, I was NOT DISAPPOINTED. Let me say now, Steve Cavanagh, otherwise an unknown to me author, is now on my auto buy list for standalone books. I devoured this book in a day.

What in the plot twists did I just read? Two women, each on the receiving end of a horrific loss or crime, meet at a grief group. Ok, so far, so good. They break the rules and tell each other their real names and more about their loss due to crimes against them or their families. Uh huh. Then they make a pact, I'll kill your perp, you kill mine. Wait! What! And the train leaves the station from there.

Be prepared for breakneck speed of twists and turns and yes, violence. Comparisons to Alfred Hickock's Strangers on a Train are apt. What caught my attention is the gotcha blurb for those that enjoyed The Silent Patient and Gone Girl. I came for the blurbs, I stayed for the crazy thriller that unfolded before my eyes.

Everything doesn't have to make complete sense to me to be thrilled with a thriller. It just has to have enough reality, originality, and velocity to keep me turning pages. Kill for Me, Kill for You had that and more. It's edgy and smart.

Make room on your TBR because this one is coming out on March 19th.

Thank you to Atria books and Netgalley for early access to an e-copy. All opinions are mine.

Thank you to Atria for a Netgalley.

Well this was quiet the twisty suspense novel. Many moving pieces, but not so many that you cannot keep up. Ruth's story was extremely intriguing and watching that story unfold was entertaining. Cavanagh slowly released piece by piece with Ruth and it was well executed.

Amanda's story was also interesting to read. As we watched her work through her own grief and her friendship with Naomi, you just knew it was not going to be that simple.

I enjoyed the ending as well even though one piece of that ending made me just go "Nope. Never."

Highly recommend for thriller/suspense fans.

I really liked this one! Short, very fast paced chapters told from multiple points of view, keep the story moving quickly. Serial killers and the ramifications/effects on the their victims’ families lays the premise for this twisty tale. I read it in 2 days. I look forward to Steve Cavanagh’s next book.
Thank You to NetGalley and to Atria Books for the invitation to read an ARC of Kill for Me, Kill for You. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I received this book an ARC. Thank you to Steve Cavanagh and Atria books.

Steve Cavanagh writes some great mystery/thriller books and I have enjoyed every one of them. This book fell a bit short for me. The first 25% of the book was slow and I felt I had to force myself to keep going because I knew it would get better. The last 10% of the book was full of twists and turns and ended with one surprise after another.

Amanda is a mother who has lost her daughter and husband and is grieving and will do anything to seek revenge for the man that caused all her pain. She meets Wendy during support group and one thing leads to another and they decide to kill for each other. The other viewpoint comes from Ruth. She is dealing with surviving a home invasion by "mr. blue eyes" who has yet to be found. The story unfolds from both Amanda, Wendy, and Ruth's point of view.

Overall the book was good and worth reading if you enjoy psychological thrillers and other books by Steve Cavanagh.

The way I loved this book!!! This one is for all my thriller girlies. The Hitchcock girlies. The ones who dig the twistiest of turns. Kill for me, Kill for You was dark, tense, and deliciously wicked. An I'll kill yours if you kill mine pact between two women who have had everything taken away from them? A+. I loved Mr. Blue Eyes, a killer I won't soon forget. The word sweetheart has never been spookier! I honestly can't recommend this one enough. I love thrillers that are compulsively readable and wild like an action movie jumping out at you on the page. Read it!  All the stars, sweetheart! X 

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Atria Books for sending this one to me! Y'all are my favorite.

3.5 stars rounded up

First off I'm going to say this book was way out of my comfort zone. I'm a big chicken. I've been trying to read more thrillers. This one was too dark and scary for me. I had a hard time reading it. It made me really anxious. The writing was good. It scared me. The ending was weird and the premise was unbelievable.

This is a story of revenge. It's not a happy one, but man did it feel good to have some of the worst people ever getting what they are owed. But that's just the beginning, because this booo also offers twist after twist and I was shook as what I anticipated to happen quickly flipped and twirled into something totally new.

The storyline initially revolves around two women who have both been severely and traumatically wronged. It is clear that the powerful men who committed the crimes will always evade prosecution although they without a doubt are the ones to have done the evil deeds. Without enough evidence to provide the court, the law is not on these women's side. So, they decide to get on some vigilante shit and decise a plan to make the powerful men who committed the crimes against them pay.

There is also a third storyline that seems unconnected, yet similar, and eventually intersects with the main one. At times this aspect felt forced and I didn't like it. But reader, be patient, because it will all come together.

Anyway, if you like a truly dark and twisty with tons of mystery, but don't mind heavy content matter in your thrillers then this will be a fitting new read for you.

So. Dang. Good. I love it when a thriller keeps me guessing all the way to the end. I guess I need to go read Strangers on a Train now!

“Kill For Me, Kill For You” by Steve Cavanagh was a heart-pounding thriller that had me reading through the night! Without giving too much away, the premise is two women whose daughters have been murdered in a horrible way meet in a support group. They find they are kindred spirits and are both looking for revenge. I was so sure I was able to predict what was happening and I was wrong at every turn! The twists and turns in this book are exciting and shocking. I couldn’t put this book down and highly recommend it!

Thank you NetGalley and Altria Books for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was so good! I read it in one sitting because I could not put it down.
The plot was super unique, and it was a really fast paced story. I enjoyed that the story was told from alternating perspectives
I loved the twist on this book. It wasn’t anything I was expecting at all!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an early copy of this book.

Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC

Wow what a fun and propulsive reading experience. This book took off and I was gripped until the very last page. It was twisty and turny (NOT in an annoying eye rolling type of way). I thought I knew how the plot would go but was wrong every time.

I would definitely read more from this author.

Oh my goodness --- I have put so many things aside to finish this book because it grabs you in the beginning and doesn't let go!! A story of Ruth who is attacked and stabbed in her home in the night by a serial killer but somehow lives but in fear of her attacker to the point she can't function. Amanda who's daughter is abducted in a park, raped and discarded in a dumpster and the murderer is known but they can't prove it and he walks free. Then her husband commits suicide because he feels it was his fault because he looked away for just a few minutes in that park and feels it was his fault. From there, you just put your seatbelt on and clear your calendar for a wild ride. This is unarguably going to be one of the best thrillers of the year!!! I wish I could give it more than 5 stars rating.

Thank you so much to Atria Books for the ARC and allowing me to read it for an honest review. #netgalley #KillforMeKillforYou

This story was bananas in the best way!

The first twist totally caught me off guard! The second twist was a little bit too convenient for me, but with all thrillers, I suspended my belief and let myself have fun with it. I was hoping to get a little more resolution and answers to my questions by the end, but overall the plot was strong.

I read this so quickly and found myself thinking about the plot and wishing I was reading it. Will definitely read more by this author!

Wow,! What a fun roller coaster of a read! I loved the Strangers on a Train high octave revamp filled with suspense and crazy twists, as well as the stellar ending.. Cavanagh weaves an intricate and well plotted story with the use of duel timelines and multiple POVs, and well developed characters who readers champion for despite their moral and murderous intentions. I appreciate a good revenge story complete with somewhat sympathetic serial killers, and I particularly enjoyed the unique spin on it. I could feel the all consuming grief and rage of these characters and it made me question what depths I would go if in their situation. I highly recommend this twisty revenge thriller which grips you from the first page and keeps you engaged until the satisfying ending.

My rating: 5 out of 5

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for this eARC that will be published Mar 19 2024.

Strangers on the Train but...women seeking vengeance.

Amanda is devastated after the death of her daughter and the suicide of her husband. She's barely hanging on. Her only focus is revenge on the man who caused it all. She's planned everything down to the second.

When her plan goes array, she is ordered to a group dedicated to parents who lost children. She meets Wendy, a woman who lost a daughter. The two women connect and soon become friends. During a drunken night, they hatch a plan to kill the other suspect/murderer.

But...everything is not as it seems.
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This was ... a lot. It's harrowing and terrifying...but then putters out towards the end. I lost interest in the connections and really had to push myself to finish. The overall story is good, but I struggled to care about any of the characters.

Overall, it's a great thriller, but it wasn't for me.