Cleo returns home from NYU for dinner with her mother, Kat. They have been at odds recently, but Cleo arrives to an empty house. She discovers a burning dinner, blood on the kitchen floor, and a bloodied shoe. Kat, a lawyer by day, secretly works as a fixer for her firm. Previously, Kat forced Cleo to break up with her drug-dealing boyfriend. The narrative unfolds, revealing the complexities of Cleo, Kat, and Kat's estranged husband. The story is rife with twists and turns; Kat's extensive network from her fixer role comes to light, while Cleo, oblivious to her mother's true occupation, embarks on a quest to find her. The tale alternates between Kat's perspective before her disappearance and Cleo's after she begins her search.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the eARC.

I really enjoyed this story. I could not figure out how all of the storylines were going to come together and while some of it you needed to be willing to stretch your brain for, it did not detract from the book to me. There were a variety of twists and reveals that had me audibly gasping. Truly a fun, captivating book.

Thank you to NetGalley, the Publishers, and Kimberly McCreight for an ARC of Like Mother Like Daughter. Absolutely obsessed with this book. I was flying through this book and did not want it to end. I loved how the book flipped from before Kat disappeared and the hours after with Cleo and the text messages, therapist transcripts, and court documents. If I had a whole day to read, this would’ve been finished within 24 hours. I feel like I can relate to Kat with having a pre-teen and it was pretty insightful remembering to not focus on small stuff with your daughters and the bigger picture. The twist really had me and I kept rereading the part going “no way!”

Cleo is on her way to her mom’s house for dinner. They have a really rocky relationship, but it wasn’t always like that. They used to be so close, but Cleo growing up made Kat a bit controlling. Cleo arrives late to her mother’s house to find her mother missing. Food is burning, glass is broke, and there is blood on the floor. Cleo is bound to figure out what happened to her mother - who gives the essence of the perfect life - husband, job, home - while Cleo is out of control and has “unsafe” behaviors. This is very unlike her mother and knows something isn’t right. Cleo finds out she isn’t just a normal lawyer, but a “fixer” and grew up in a scary and dangerous group home which may have helped with being successful as a lawyer/fixer. Cleo finds out that Kat has been receiving threatening text messages, demands for money from her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Cleo’s father. Cleo doesn’t understand how Kat’s kept this secret life from her. Kat will do anything to protect her daughter and there is no end to her love for her daughter. They will both come to find out how close a mother daughter bond can be.

Loved this book. Excellent read. Great dynamic between mother daughter. Enjoyed the rotating chapters / perspectives

A good suspense with an even better mother and daughter story. My suspicions kept changing throughout this “who done it”. I didn’t feel like I got too invested in any of the characters and was questioning the mothers motives the entire book. The ending felt rushed but I enjoyed the premise. I feel like some parts could have been elaborated on and others dragged on longer than needed but overall I enjoyed.

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Cleo’s mother Kats disappeared, there’s blood in the kitchen, and she’s nowhere to be found. Cleo’s relationship with her mother at that time was not in a good place, so the insurmountable guilt she feels pushes her to dig in and search for her mother. As she uncovers her mom’s past, she realizes things in her life are not what they seem. People are lying to her; her mom isn’t who she thought—a boring patent lawyer… she’s a mom harboring many secrets.

It turns out she’s just like her mom, digging in and doing whatever it takes to get answers.
Kimberly’s writing is always fast-paced, leaving me glued to my Kindle until I finish.
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I have enjoyed every book I have read by Kimberly McCreight. This was a fast paced psychological thriller. All of the characters were engaging and likable.
I received this galley from Net Galley.

Thank you NetGalley & Knopf Publishing for an arc of this Like Mother, Like Daughter. I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately it fell flat to me. I expected a more twisty thriller to unfold. I liked the premise but it just fell flat for me.

Expertly plotted thriller about how little children know about their parents. This is a “can’t put it down” kind of summer read. I will definitely read more from this author.

Kimberly McCreight’s latest novel does not disappoint!

Cleo, a college student, heads back to her childhood home at her mother’s persistent requests only to find dinner burned and her mother nowhere to be found. As she searches for her mother, Kat, she uncovers buried secrets about her family, their careers and even her self.

The story is a slow burn reminds us that it’s difficult to escape our pasts. This dark layered novel will leave your head spinning and if you love a dark thriller this is your next read!

A typical mother-daughter of a teenager relationship kind of book except the mother is missing and the daughter tries to find out what happened. I enjoyed the writing style of this book but it never really grabbed my attention and made me want to pick it back up and stay up late reading more, I also didn’t feel like there was enough police involvement if active missing persons case and the police were kind of just mentioned at times. I would like to try another one of her books. I did like the involvement of the law firm client which made the story a bit more interesting.

I always love this author’s stories! Always some good twists that I never see coming! Like Mother, Like Daughter is no exception. The story starts off with a typical Mother/Daughter strained relationship. The parents are going through a divorce partly because of the father’s affair which is unknown to the daughter and the daughter thinks the world of her father. Flash backs to the mother’s rough beginnings and to her current job as a fixer for her law firm which no one knows about brings in the mystery. The mother disappears the evening her daughter is to meet her and then the fun and games begin. The daughter realizes she doesn’t really know her bad a** mother! Such a fun story!

An excellent, fast-paced thriller.

4.5 stars rounded up.

Whatever you may be looking for in a good thriller - a mysterious disappearance, a shady corporate law firm, possibly bad big pharma, marital woes, money troubles, a mysterious past, and tons of shady characters - you will most likely find it here, and a well-written, complex mother-daughter relationship to boot.

Kathrina / „Kat“ is a fixer at her corporate law firm and very good at what she does. Her personal life is more complicated: she is recently separated from her husband and her twenty-year-old daughter Cleo, a student at NYU, is estranged from her. When the book opens, Kat has finally convinced Cleo to come home for dinner. But when Cleo arrives, her mom is missing, and there are signs of a struggle.

Dual timelines and POVs - one Kat‘s, beginning eight days before her disappearance, and one Cleo‘s, beginning the day of - are expertly woven together with newspaper articles, therapy protocols, old diary entries, and cryptic texts to keep readers guessing as to what exactly happened. The true strength of the book, however, is how relatable both Kat and Cleo are in their struggles to understand one another; the author does an excellent job of capturing their complicated dynamic.

As for the mystery itself, it is fast-paced and offers lots of red herrings. I will say that I was quite easily able to guess most of what was later revealed, but that didn‘t bother me at all because it was still well-done and thrilling, and while I got it correct, it also wasn‘t obvious. The only thing that truly bothered me was sheltered teenage Cleo‘s stubborn insistence on conducting her own investigation instead of teaming up with the perfectly capable detective.

An excellent summer read!

TW for drug use, sexual assault.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

„Like Mother, Like Daughter“ is slated to be released on July 9, 2024.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the ARC.

Hmmmm ... a good '...and the plot thickens' type book from the first pages ... fast paced with enough intrigue to keep the reader guessing until the end.

A definite recommendation.

I have read every book by Kimberly McCreight and have loved each one. This one did not disappoint. The story was well written and I found it hard to put down for real life. I just wanted to keep reading.

Like Mother,
This was an enjoyable mystery. I had my suspicions 1/2 way into the book but was not 100% sure as there were so many suspects. This story center around Cleo and her mother Kat who has gone missing under mysterious circumstances. The people around her who are friends, family and others exhibit suspicious behavior and seem to be hiding information from her. We follow along as she tries to find out what has happened to her mother. We also have the POV of her mother, Kat, who narrates the story of what has come before the time she went missing. We get a scare towards the end and a little unsolved monetary mystery that goes unresolved. All in all a good suspense reading.
Thank-you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own and I encourage everyone who reads this book to share their views.

Great and quick read. I found myself thinking I had figured out the twist so many times but I was so wrong! Strongly developed characters and the title stayed in the back of my mind throughout my read wondering how exactly mother was like daughter. Look forward to reading more from McCreight.

The relationship between mothers and daughters can be so complicated, especially when the mother had so many secrets. In Kimberly McCreight’s newest book she does an amazing job of showing just how tricky that relationship can get, especially when the mother disappears and the daughter really doesn’t know any of her mother’s secrets. I loved how flawed all the characters were and how complex the relationships between almost all the characters turned out to be. This book was very enjoyable to read and kept me turning the page to find out what happened.
Thank you to Netgalley and to the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

This one hooked me in the beginning, lost me for about 2-3 chapters in the middle-ish, and then hooked me back and didn't let go.

I really enjoyed the back and forth with the daughter's story going from the day she was missing onwards, and the mother story going from X days before down to 1 day before missing - it really kept the tension going as you learned things in the present day that you knew the mother wouldn't have known when she was going through her part in the story.

I thought the characters were drawn really well and acted in believable (although occasionally scummy) ways, and really agree with other reviews I've seen that the highlight of the book is the relationship between mothers and daughters.

Will definitely be reading more from Kimberly McCreight!

(Also, this gave me Gillian McAllister vibes - that adult child / parent dynamic in a thriller setting!)

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.25

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★★
Atmosphere ★★★
Writing ★★★★
Plot ★★★★
Intrigue ★★★★★
Logic ★★★★
Enjoyment ★★★
Pacing ★★★
Dialogue ★★★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

ARC REVIEW

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thriller that shows you exactly what some mothers will go through to protect their children. It shows you how strong the bond really is even though you may not always see it.

The plot had potential and I love the authors ideas, I just think it lacked. It took awhile for me to get into and the characters were all annoying. I do like how it included the journal entries and therapy transcripts!

Thank you @netgalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review!

Pub date is July 30, 2024