When Cleo arrives home from NYU, she discovers broken glass, lots of blood, and one of her mom’s shoes. Kat is an attorney for a law firm, and is known as the “fix it” person in making problems go away. Cleo’s father is constantly demanding more and more money from Kat to fund his independent film. Always closer to her dad than her mom, as Cleo begins to put together the pieces in the disappearance of her mom, she begins to see her parents in a different light. And maybe she’s been misjudging them all these years.

An interesting who-done-it, as the chapters flow between Cleo and Kat, with a timeline of “4 days before”, then “3 days before”. I listened to the audio of this one, and really enjoyed it. A twisty tale that will keep you guessing. Just be aware of strong language - I honestly could have done with a bit less of that, but at times it did add to the grittiness of the situation.

’ve really enjoyed Kimberly McCreight’s books, especially A Good Marriage and Friends Like These, so I was excited to pick up Like Mother Like Daughter. While I liked parts of it, this one wasn’t my favorite of hers. The story centers on three generations of women: a rebellious teen, her tightly wound mother, and a grandmother with secrets of her own. When circumstances force them all back together, long-buried issues resurface and they’re each forced to confront the past in different ways. There are strong themes around identity, family pressure, and generational patterns, and McCreight definitely knows how to build tension in relationships. That said, I didn’t connect with the characters as much as I expected to, and the pacing dragged a bit in places. Still, McCreight’s writing is always solid and I’ll absolutely keep reading her future books. Even when one doesn’t totally land for me, there’s always something compelling in her stories. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Like Mother, Like Daughter was a great mystery/who done it. Cleo and her Mom, Katrina have a strained Mother/daughter relationship but when Katrina goes missing, Cleo will do everything she can to find the truth about what happened.

I loved the mother/daughter dynamic in the book because it was so real! The strains of being a college student, learning who you are and making mistakes all while your Mom tries to protect you in the background....That's golden! I went back and forth on the "Who" this entire book. Then when it came to the end I was pretty sure I figured it out...boy was I wrong! I love a book thay can keep me guessing and turning the pages and Kimberly McCreight delivered!

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Getting home one night for dinner from NYU, Cleo finds the house a mess. Dinner is burning on the stove and in the oven, her mom's work laptop is on the floor in her office and there is glass and blood on the floor. Where is she??? Cleo phones the police and her dad, who is estranged from the mom, but Cleo is unaware of this. Cleo thinks that everything is going well. However, as the investigation unfolds, Cleo learns that her mom has a lot of secrets and enemies.

This thriller shows that relationships between mother and daughter are not always easy.

Really liked this one, love a strong woman becoming appreciated by her family. Suspenseful but without real stakes.

This book is an absolute delight with well-constructed characterization and an amazingly tense execution. The author adeptly weaves different twists simultaneously: a significant pharmacy case impacting people's lives, a ghost from the protagonist's past threatening to resurface and jeopardize her, and a husband in urgent need of money, willing to go to extremes. From the start to the end, readers can formulate theories, make guesses, piece together the puzzle, and ponder.

This unfortunately didn't live up to the hype! i was so excited to read another book by this author and wished it was better!

I couldn’t put Like Mother, Like Daughter down! Kimberly McCreight does such a great job layering mystery with emotional depth. The twists kept me guessing, but what really stuck with me was the complicated bond between mother and daughter—raw, real, and heartbreaking at times. If you like family drama with a dark, suspenseful edge, this one’s a must-read.

This book is a great, suspenseful thriller full of intriguing secrets. The dynamic between mother and daughter is fascinating. I enjoyed this novel and want to read from the author's backlist. Another lawyer turned novelist.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a digital copy. All opinions are my own.

After coming home from college for dinner, Cleo finds blood in the kitchen of her parents’ house and her mother missing. Although, they’ve had a strained relationship, Cleo will do anything to find her mom.

When Cleo finds her mother Kat dead in her apartment, Cleo searches for answers. Kat has not really been the successful lawyer as Cleo thought, Kat is her firm’s fixer and as such hides a myriad of secrets. McCreight’s novel is a great psychological thriller which keep me on my toes looking for clues. This is a great beach book or a welcome escape from wherever you read. I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This is my first book by this author. As a mom of an adult daughter, I can say the arguing and relationship interaction was well written.
There were a few parts that I felt needed better explanation, but overall I liked the story.
I'd rate it as a 3.5 stars, but will round up to a 4 star.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC

I liked how unique this thriller was compared to what I normally read.

The story follows a daughter and mother with alternating POVs/timelines as the daughter tries to find her mom who went missing. They also throw in some therapy sessions and malpractice cases which was a nice touch. There were a lot of ways that this could have ended and I did find myself shocked by a few parts, but ultimately suspected who was involved before the big reveal. I wanted more from the ending which is mainly why this one didn’t get a higher rating from me, but I still enjoyed reading this!

People are writing a lot of books that feature pregnancy and motherhood so heavily in stories. These are stories I dislike strongly. I like this author, though.

So many layers upon layers are woven into this suspenseful book. The mother and daughter characters are woven with alternating narration. The suspense builds in a twisty way. Thrilling!

Made me so anxious reading! Was the perfect in between book as I’m usually a little fiction girl. Couldn’t put it down and didn’t see the twists coming!

Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf Publishing, and the author for sharing this book with me in exchange for my honest feedback!

Katrina, or Kat to her friends, seemingly has it all—a loving family (mom to Cleo and wife to Aidan), a gorgeous New York brownstone house, and a successful career as a fixer at her law firm. What no one sees under her impressive facade is the deep childhood trauma she endured after her parents abandoned her and she was forced into the foster care system.

Her unstable childhood has led her to become a very controlling adult, which is terrific for her career as a fixer, but not so great as a mom or wife. She and Aidan are technically separated and heading towards a divorce, and her relationship with Cleo is rocky to say the least.

Cleo is Kat's only child, a twenty-something student at NYU, and she's finally living on her own terms without her mom micro-managing every part of her life.

During a random weekend trip back home, Cleo walks into a nightmare - with burning food on the stove, blood on the floors, and her mom nowhere to be found.

Cleo is desperate to find her mom and decides to take on the case herself. She finds a hidden journal detailing Kat's childhood, and Cleo is pulled into her dark past.

As her daughter searches for clues from the past and the present, Kat tells her story one week leading up to her disappearance. She's getting anonymous threatening messages about her secret past, her soon to be ex-husband is begging for money to fund his crappy movie-making career and she's worried about how far he'll go to get the money, her boyfriend was killed in a car crash that she doesn't think was accidental, and her high-profile legal clients are covering up something HUGE.
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I absolutely loved this book and was guessing up until the very end.

Read this if you enjoy:
Mystery
Multi-POV
Shifting Timelines
Based in NYC
Legal Thriller
Mother/Daughter Dynamics

DNF - I attempted to start this book and it just did not hold my interest. This may be a book I come back to in the future.

Unfortunately, this book really wasn’t a good fit for me. There was way too much going on, too many storylines, and far too many red herrings. I couldn’t get behind the daughter playing detective and it took way too long for me to be invested in the story (and I can’t say I was ever invested in any character).

Thank you Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Twisty, interesting, fast paced, but with a few too many storylines converging in a rushed ending.

Katrina has vanished. Her daughter, Cleo, came to her mother's Park Slope apartment for dinner, only to find her mother gone, the food burning in the oven, and a bloody shoe under the couch. As Cleo fights to find her mother, the complicated web of lies in her life, her mother's dark past, and her father's closely held secrets are brought to the surface.

This book was entertaining, but there are a few things I don't totally understand -- mostly surrounding Katrina's inheritance. Nonetheless, this was an enjoying book and I am giving it four stars.

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