My first read by this author. Personally, I like stories told from different perspectives. There was just a lot going on and it became confusing for me.

A fast-paced, twisty mystery that digs into the complicated relationship between mother and daughter. Cleo returns home to find her estranged mother missing and evidence pointing to the worst. As she races to find out what happened, she learns more about her mom, and herself, than she ever expected. The story is told from dual POVs - Cleo, in the hours and days following her mother, Kat's, disappearance, and Kat, in the 8 days leading up to her disappearance. There's a lot going on in this story, making you wonder what's relevant to Kat's disappearance and who could be involved. It did feel a little too busy at times and was a little bit hard to follow all the plot lines at the beginning. It did all come together in the end, although maybe a bit beyond plausible. The character and relationship development was well done. Overall, a quick, entertaining read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf for an advance review copy.

CW: drug use, suicide mention, sexual assault

I’ve enjoyed a few other of McCreight’s books in the past but I found this one way too convoluted and complicated. I think the idea of mother and daughter both having secrets, the mother going missing, both of them uncovering these secrets all could have been good. But I had a hard time following all the plot threads - the affairs, the drugs, the men, the job, the murder (murders?), etc. I also just generally hate the amateur sleuth trope where the police are idiots and the amateur just happens to stumble on all the helpful clues all by herself. So, not my favorite of McCreight’s books but I would definitely try her again!

I really really really enjoyed this book. It kept me hooked with the POV of the mom and daughter - the multimedia (newspaper releases, text messages, transcripts, etc.) the twists were twisting, and I thought I had it all figured out.. but, I was wrong. I binged this in less than 6 hrs, because I couldn’t put it down. Really hoping #botm comes through, so I can grab a physical copy lol

Chloe, a college student who is exploring her choices and feelings, her parents’ failing marriage, her father’s questionable actions, and her mother’s old and new secrets are all explored in this well developed and interesting book. Like Mother Like Daughter definitely held my attention throughout

I very much enjoyed this read! So many suspects with a completely unexpected ending. Deception around every corner.

Fast paced and twisty, this story is told from two POV'S, mother Kat and daughter Cleo. Though they have been at odds for a long time when Cleo arrives at Kat's house and things are amiss she knows at once something is wrong and goes into panic mode.

Cleo decides to take matters into her own hands and starts looking for clues as to why Kat disappeared. Along the way she discovers her mother had many closely guarded secrets and truths about herself.

A story that delves into the love/hate relationship of mother and daughter, the characters are expertly sculpted and I found myself totally drawn into the family drama. The writing style made the story flow seamlessly. I flew through the pages wanting to know the outcome.

Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf for the advanced copy of this book

I want another Reconstructing Amelia from this author and her new books keep missing for me. This one was fine, but nothing to write home about, unfortunately.

I devoured this book in less than 24 hours, it’s a compelling mystery. The disharmony in the mother daughter relationship is what had me hooked, the grass is not always greener on the other side of the street, this and the father was portrayed as a wishy washy man kept me guessing throughout. I did guess a couple of the twists but not all. I recommend reading it all in as few sittings as possible.
The NYC setting probably added to my imagination of the setting.
I’ll be looking for the authors next offering.
Thanks to NetGalley for the complimentary ebook.

A very good thriller with multiple (two) POVs that focus on the characters primarily, rather than the plot, which was still very involved! Loved the mother/daughter aspect, especially of the daughter learning more about her mom as a person. The only mild irk was the hanging thread of what happened to the money!

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor publishing for the ARC of Like Mother Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight.

Cleo and her mother have a strained relationship and now that she’s at NYU they are drifting further apart. Cleo begrudgingly returns home for a visit to find her mother missing. A broken glass, blood on the floor, and the home in disarray while dinner burned in the oven lead Cleo to believe that something bad has happened to her ever predictable mother.

In her journey to find out what happened to her mother, she uncovers an affair, her mother’s gruesome past, and a secret she never knew existed. Cleo begins to realize her life and those she loves is fractured in more than one way.

It took me a while to get into this book. About halfway through it picked up and was easier to follow. Overall it was a good read but was also really predictable. It was a good read with a decent plot. I wish the end answered some of the questioned posed early on or wrapped up some loose ends.

Pub Date: July 30, 2024
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Whoa! Here comes another twisty, layered, dark af novel from the queen of the legal thriller!

It's no secret that I'm quite the fan of Kimberly McCreight, having read all of her addictive thrillers. McCreight's experience as a lawyer and mother inform most of her adult works, which usually focus on at least one of those two angles. They say "write about what you know" and McCreight does this so expertly, giving readers novels that are gripping because of how close to home they hit.

From her catalogue, my two favorite novels are RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA, a novel about the emotionally wrought relationship between a mother and daughter when one disappears and A GOOD MARRIAGE, a WTF-thriller about a missing wife in the wake of some bad behavior. So imagine my joy in reading LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, a thriller that feels like the baby of these two other stories.

You'll come for the thriller in this one - A mother with a history of cleaning up other people's corporate messes disappears moments before her estranged daughter walks in the door. You'll be pulled in by the intrigue of the story: How does a mislabeled drug play into this? Why does the father need money so badly? Where is Katrina? But you'll stick around for the emotional tugs of the challenging relationship between Katrina and Cleo. McCreight uses the vulnerability of motherhood - especially when daughters are old enough to make their own mistakes - to pack a punch as the twists and turns take place throughout. My advice going into this story is pay *close* attention to its title. It's a novel about the ways we cannot escape our past. It shows you just how blurry the line between nature and nurture can be. It reminds us that, yes, all men are trash (well, 99%) and it will be a standout in your thriller reads this year.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy.

I can definitely relate to the love-hate relationship between mother and daughter as I experience that in my life. This was an easy read with a lot of twists, too many in my opinion. Throw in a few red herrings is fine but not every aspect needs one. High powered mom attorney goes missing and presumed dead. Semi estranged college aged daughter takes the lead to try to find her mother and what happened. Mother is her law firm's fixer, the daughter is a fixer as well.

While quick and easy read, not very memorable.

This was a really solid thriller, exactly the kind of story I’ve come to expect from the author. She’s a really great writer, I love her style and combine that with a compelling and intricate plot and a complex mother/daughter relationship and I was hooked. ​This is a character driven story following Cleo and her mom, Kat who are somewhat estranged when Kat goes missing. You hear from Cleo in the present day and Kat in the weeks leading up to her disappearance until everything merges together in a fairly satisfying conclusion. There is definitely a lot of emotional upheaval here due to their strained relationship and I thought the author did a fantastic job at examining their issues. My only small gripe was there were a couple of loose threads in the end that I wish were more resolved but overall a solid read for me.

Couldn't read this since it expired. If net galley can renew it for me i will give the correct rating. I apologize

This book is an exhilarating, fast-paced read that had me hooked! By utilizing the perspectives of both the mother and daughter, the intense storyline effectively portrays the intricacy of their relationship. This book is full of suspense, crazy twists, and tons of thrills. If you enjoy Ruth Ware or Alex Finlay and love thrillers, this one will be perfect for you!

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight is about college student Cleo who arrives to have dinner at her mom’s house only to discover her missing. In the before and after timeline, the reader and Cleo discover secrets about her mother’s past.

This book had a lot of things I love in a thriller.

✔️ Before and after timeline
✔️ Multiple POV
✔️ Great unpredictable twists
✔️ Secret pasts
✔️ Mother/daughter relationship

A lot is going on between the multiple points of view, so it took me a bit to get into the book. Once I got everything straight, it was a great story. There were several twists that I absolutely didn’t see coming.

Solid 4 stars. Definitely recommend. Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the eARC.

This book was hard for me to read. The characters were not very likable. The mother had severe control issues, her daughter was a brat who decided everything her mother did was wrong, and her soon-to-be ex-husband was a jerk who made everything her fault. I didn't mind the multiple narratives but the author's writing style did nothing for me. I know there are readers out there who will love this story but it just was not for me.

Fast paced and twisty! Kat is a fixer for her law firm and she is good at it, in fact she is good at everything she does. She and her film making husband, Aiden, are separated and haven’t told their only college aged daughter, Cleo, yet. When Kat invites her daughter to dinner one night, Cleo walks in and discovers food burning in the kitchen, a bloody shoe, and her mom is nowhere to be found. This mother/daughter relationship is hostile at best but Cleo is immediately flung into the task of finding Kat and will learn she is much more like her mother than she would like to admit. This story starts out with a bang! There are multiple POVs, timelines and side storylines to keep it interesting. I enjoyed the use of legal transcripts, therapy notes, text messages and journal entries to propel the suspense filled plot. There is a lot to keep track of in this story so I had to pay close attention but the pages flipped pretty quickly! Thank you Netgalley, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor, and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on July 30, 2024

Many thanks to Netgalley and Knopf for this arc. I received this book in exchange for my honest review. My thoughts are entirely my own.

In this book we are following mother Kat and daughter Cleo. Kat is a fixer at her law firm and on the night her daughter is supposed to have dinner with her Cleo arrives and finds blood and her mother’s favorite shoes. Kat and her husband are getting a divorce after discovering he had an affair with his assistant Bella. Cleo goes next door to Jeanette’s house who her mother is best friends with and who we later find out had been having an affair with her father for years. Kat’s mother gets mixed up in lawsuit involving a drug that caused implications for pregnant women and their children. Kat’s new boyfriend was involved and was later killed for about to come forward about knowing about the effects and not stopping production and taking the product off shelves. Kat is also being blackmailed for killing the assistant professor who helped at the girls home that she lived in for years before being adopted in her teens by an older wealthy woman who left her a large inheritance. Cleo also finds out that her new boyfriend Will is the one blackmailing her mother and was the guy who she supposedly killed but he actually made in and had to leave his university and changed his name. Cleo finds her mom and Will ends up going to jail for what he did. Janine and Aiden end up in a relationship and are seen near Kat’s home a year later. Kat and Cleo mend their relationship and are closer than ever.