This is the first book I've read by Kimberly McCreight, and I will definitely more. There were a lot of twist and turns, and a lot of surprises. The story is about Katrina and her daughter, Clio. Katrina is a lawyer with an unconventional secret position at her law firm. Clio is a self absorbed rebellious teenager who reveres her father but doesn't get along with Katrina. The story is about projecting a persona to our family members and others, and the reality of what our lives and emotions really are. Once Clio saw Katrina as she really was, Clio discovered they weren't really all that different.

The story is written from two points of view - Cleo and Katrina - and in dual timelines. It took a lot of effort to keep the POV and timelines straight. Little pieces of the character development were doled out as the book went along. At times the book lagged as it jumped from character to character. All of the twists and turns were tied together by the end, ultimately concluding with a satisfactory ending.

When I saw a new book by the author of the excellent Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her, I jumped at the chance to read it. Like Mother, like Daughter centers around Katrina (Mother) and Cleo (Daughter). Their relationship is contentious due to Katrina’s control issues and Cleo’s rebellion. When Katrina goes missing, Cleo will do anything to find her.

It took me an incredibly long time to get through this. The story is told in dual points of view—Katrina in the time leading up to her disappearance and Cleo in the present trying to piece together what happened to her mom. Interspersed between chapters are press releases, diary entries, text messages, and therapy transcripts. There are also a ton on characters and side plots which I felt made the story plodding instead of driving it forward.

While searching for her mom, Cleo begins to learn a lot about her mom and realizes she doesn’t really know her. Her job is a little bit different than she thought and her past is a lot worse than she knew. Cleo makes a lot of bad decisions and ultimately puts herself in danger. The ending somewhat ties up everything once we find out what happened to Katrina but it took so long to get there that I just didn’t care.

3 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own

I love a good twisty thriller book, and this one definitely delivered! I was drawn in right away in Chapter 1 when college student Cleo comes home to find a bloody shoe, burning food, and no sign of her mother, Katrina. As Cleo investigates her mother's disappearance, the suspense keeps building and I was eagerly anticipating what might be coming next.

The plot was compelling and had just enough twists to keep me guessing. The characters of Cleo and Katrina were well-developed and realistic, and it felt like reading about people I actually know versus just being book characters. The mother-daughter conflicts were realistic and relatable, which drew me even more into the story.

The only (minor) downside was that this book just had a lot going on and it sometimes got a little hard to keep track of. The narration bounces back and forth between Cleo and Katrina across a few different timelines, but then also has clips of things like therapy transcripts, legal documents, etc. which sometimes felt like were pulling my focus away from the actual storyline. Similarly, while Cleo and Katrina were very well-developed characters, there were quite a few smaller characters in the book and it was sometimes difficult to keep them all straight.

Overall, though, this was a fun read and I would definitely recommend it!

There were too many story lines and jumping around. I didn’t like any of the characters and just couldn’t connect with the story to care. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Lots of twists and turns tharlt kept me interested bit slow going at times. The dual time line makes for a good story.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC

As a fan of this author, I am always down for her twists and turns. This one did leave me guessing for the most part, but the twist was for sure satisfying! There were some things I felt could’ve been elaborated on a smidge more; it kind of felt like some things were just cut off? Either way, this still got 4 stars for the plot and the main plot points of each character

There are a lot of characters, multiple timelines and various “source materials” ie text messages, published articles, court documents, journal entries. This made for an interesting delivery, but at times I found myself thinking “wait who is this again”

While I feel like I am in the minority with this novel, the premise is interesting; plot is solid, ending was a little anti climatic.

Overall - if you’re new to thrillers, go for it!

good book. Interesting with hard to figure out story. very enjoyable and I would recommend to anyone

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a smart, twisty, mystery novel winding through the mystery of Cleo's mother's disappearance. Through the novel, we track Katrina (mother's) movements leading up to the disappearance, as well as Cleo's actions from the disappearance on. This book keeps you guessing at the various characters who are adjacent and possibly connected to the mystery. Winding multiple storylines intricately, the author keeps you interested and in-the dark until the bitter end! A fun read. I recommend for fans of mystery's and maternal line relationships. 3.8 stars. Thank you Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A great premise but I didn’t like how the chapters were divided up, or the story in totality.Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher.

I have not read any of Kimberly's books, so this was a new experience for me. While I enjoyed the basis of the storyline, and the characters were easy to read, it was just...okay. The book as a whole was enjoyable enough to read, but it wasn't until probably the last 10% or so that I was really gripped and didn't want to put it down. As a woman, and a mom to daughters, I liked the examination of that relationship between Kat and Cleo. Overall, not a bad book, but not my favorite thriller.

I really enjoyed this book! It did get a little slow for a bit, but I feel the beginning and ending made up for it. I enjoyed the past/present stories and felt it was easy to follow. Lots of twists and turns to keep you wondering!

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor/Knopf for providing me with the eARC.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this ebook.

While this wasn’t my favorite suspense/thriller I’ve read of late, it was well written and the last 20 pages or so really amped up the whole experience for me. There were some developments and twists that were definitely surprising!

This is the story of Kat and her daughter Cleo. Kat goes missing and on Cleo’s quest to find her, many secrets from Kat’s past surface… overall, this was a good story, it just felt a little slow paced for me personally. 3.5⭐️

Characters were semi hard to keep track of and their role in the book but I enjoyed the fact the book was engaging and the twist at the end was anticlimactic but overall still an enjoyable read.

A thriller with lots of twists and turns told from two viewpoints, a missing mother and her daughter who is working frantically to solve the disappearance. I struggled a bit in the beginning with the changing timelines but eventually got into the groove.

This is a fast-paced thriller with a daughter who involves herself in an aggressive search for her mother after she discovered her missing in a mysterious way. There’s so much going that can make your head spin.

Cleo, an NYU student, treats her dad like he’s her favorite pal while her mother, Katrina, has always been there for her throughout the years. And yet, Cleo feels like she’s never been good enough for her critical mother. Like many teenagers, she didn’t really see how valuable her mother was until something happened to her.

Cleo was supposed to have dinner with her but found blood on one of her mother’s shoes left behind and glass broken in the kitchen. Now Cleo had to put the pieces together and find her. Katrina, was a lawyer and while Cleo was searching for her, she came across various hidden secrets. While there was a detective on the case, Cleo was determined to find her mother without much concern for her safety. This kept me turning the pages.

There were dual POVs between Cleo and Katrina which worked well. The different layers of the plot made it compelling to find out more. It was full of twists and a sense that the clock was ticking. Cleo needed to be careful as she kept digging for clues. And yet, things just coincidentally occurred like someone showing up at the right time. I stayed up late to find out how everything would turn out.

My thanks to Alfred A. Knopf and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book with an expected release date of July 9, 2024.

I really enjoyed this book until the end. We spent the entire time getting introduced and attached to so many characters, just to have it end abruptly. I feel like while the major question was answered, there were a lot of things left hanging.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is advertised as a thrilling novel with emotional suspense between a mother and her college aged daughter. Cleo comes home one day to a possible violent scene and her mother Kat missing. The story was too slow and confusing for me to enjoy. We learn many secrets along the way but I wasn't very interested by the end of the book. The book jumps back and forth between present day Cleo and the past with Kat leading up to her disappearance. I usually enjoy books told through multiple timelines but not this time.

Unfortunately this one didn’t work for me. It’s my first Kimblery McCreight book although I have a couple on my TBR. I was really excited to reading this one, especially after such a strong start. Cleo’s mom goes missing and she’s on a mission to figure out what happened to her. I feel the story fell short and dragged on at certain parts. I lost interest quickly, and put it down several times.

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a fun psychological thriller from Kimberly McCreight. From the start to the end, its fun to make guesses, piece together the puzzle, and wonder what happened to Kat along with her daughter Cleo.

The narrative begins when Cleo where discovers burned food in the oven and her mother's shoe with blood on it. The pacing shifts between two timelines. In the forward timeline, Cleo searches for her mother, uncovering secrets she had kept from her. As Cleo delves deeper, she realizes her mother might be involved with dangerous people, and a tragic incident from her past may be connected to her disappearance.

It was definitely twisty-turny, but there were too many characters and false leads for my taste. That being said, I think many people would enjoy this!

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.