What to say......I am generally a fan of this authors previous works but when I found out this book was based on a real criminal case where the victims have yet to receive justice it definitely tainted the book for me. The similarities were so many and not in a positive way at all. I feel like the author could have loosely used some of the actual case but not so many as this.

I thank Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Okay I don’t want to rate this because of the subject matter, but here are my thoughts.

Primarily, I enjoyed this. Winstead knows how to write a compulsive thriller, and this was certainly that. Once you look at why she wrote this book (can be found on insta, but essentially the monumental passing of her father at the same time as the Idaho murders led her to become obsessed with the case) I can see why she would obsess over it.
She does such a poignant job writing about fathers. You can feel how the loss hit Winstead, especially during the last few chapters. I really liked how deep the loss of Searcher father was - how we never truly know our parents, how they make choices we don’t understand, how we are continually striving to make them proud; even after they pass.
I didn’t love the subject matter. The Idaho murders case is unsolved, and while I am a true crime fan, this felt a little too on the nose. Many details were taken directly from this gruesome murder, and I know Winstead’s object was to make us look at how we treat true crime, I don’t know that this accomplished that.
I do think this is supposed to make us look at how we consume true crime. Girls putting on their make up and talking about cases, etc. I am guilty of it!! And I think many women listen to know what to do in those situations, but I think that more details should’ve been changed, and this should’ve stayed in the drafts for a few more years. But then it begs the question, is there ever a right time to discuss a gruesome murder? How do we honor those who lost their life?
Anyways. I enjoyed this a lot. It was a compulsive read, that touched on a lot of sensitive topics. I just think more things should’ve been changed.

After Jane's father dies she is sucked into the world of true crime and internet sluething. When gruesome murders keep occuring, Jane and the people she meets online race to catch the killer(s?) before they can strike again. The closer Jane and her friends get to the truth, they start to question who they can really trust.

I did enjoy this book, but there were a few times I felt it was droning on a bit. Overall the story kept me intrigued and I could not stop reading. I will definitely be recommending this book to my patrons.

Another page-turning thriller by Ashley Windstead! This takes place as a book within a book, written by Jane, telling her side of the story about a recent massacre in Delphine, Idaho. She joins a team of true crime sleuths from the web and together they try to solve the crime, where three college girls were murdered in their sorority house. The five friends end up meeting in person to track the serial killer where they face public scrutiny by the media and the local police force. Things unwravel quickly as the team gets closer to solving the crime and tensions are higher than ever because the killer could strike again.

I could not put this book down and it is now my favorite by Ashley Windstead! It had everything I love in a true crime thriller, fast pacing, short chapters, interesting characters, crime scene descriptions, and subtle clues. The found family aspect of the story was also nice. I'd highly recommend if you love true crime or thrillers.

Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, and the author for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I must say this was such a bingeable read. rtc in a week! thankyou to the author, publisher, and netgalley for this arc!!🥰

When NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark publishing offered me a ARC for Ashley Winstead's newest thriller, I LEAPT at the opportunity. I was not disappointed. I devoured this book. It was AMAZING, and it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading. I found myself reading well into the night, or waking up early and continuing where I left off. This was by far my favorite of her novels, and for so many reasons. I mean, how often do we find ourselves glued to true crime, obsessed with finding the guilty and ensuring justice is served? This is a MUST read.

✨Book Review: This Book Will Bury Me ✨

★★★★☆ 4/5

I love Ashley Winstead. Her writing transports me, I love her tone of voice, and she really does a twist well! I am first to run and request any of her new books in advance and I was lucky enough that @bookmarked and @netgalley granted my request. I have been a bit behind on my reading so I am finishing this book just after it came out this past Tuesday.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I am fascinated by true crime and the book reminded me a bit of Don't F**k with Cats on Netflix where amateur crime sleuths try to hunt down a criminal. I understand some of the criticism saying that the story is too closely related to the 2022 University of Idaho Massacre but after reading Ashley Winstead’s note, it made sense to me that she used her own real life feelings and experiences to fuel the fictional story in this book.

At times, I found myself incredibly frustrated with the main character because she was making scary, stupid, and dangerous decisions. That being said, grief can make you behave in a way you may not expect. I wanted to shake her and yell at her but it all added to the plot.

I did semi-guess one of the twists which is not super common for me but maybe I am becoming more observant? Who knows!

AW will continue to be an insta-buy / insta-request for me and I highly recommend you check out her works. This is also now the second book that I remember having a Twilight reference in it.. Which I also love!

Pick this book up if you like:
🎙️ True Crime / Podcasts
🔪 Twisty Thrillers
✏️ Collegiate Settings

Goodness. This book was disturbing in the amount of thought and research the author poured into bringing this story to life. Ms. Winstead’s foreword on the book’s origin from actual crime cases (specifically the Idaho college murders) hooked me from the first word. The research into true crime junkies who obsess over crime scene details and assemble teams to try and beat law enforcement at solving a case was a world in its own. I could not stop reading this book – even when parts were predictable. I was not as interested in the main character researching her father’s life but see how it fits into the story. I recommend this book if you are a true crime fan.

Quick recap without spoilers:
Jane Sharp is a partying college student when she gets word that her father unexpectedly died. In dealing with her grief and attempting to find answers, Jane stumbles upon an online community of amateur sleuths who successfully help solve unresolved murders. Jane throws herself entirely into solving crimes (vs. going to work) and, after losing her job, decides to travel from her home in Florida to Idaho, the location of two separate triple homicides. Jane, along with her four found family members, rents a house by the murder locations, and commits to finding answers. The entire story is written a year after the events as Jane reflects upon this time in her life, which, at that point, is national news.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for the advance copy. I will place a review on my page the week of the book's release.

4.5 stars
I stayed up late and finished the book in one sitting last night! It hooked me from the start with the UCF setting and I couldn’t put it down from there. Amateur detectives doing deep dives and solving crimes! Things took a turn when they hit the road to investigate serial killings like the Idaho college murders, but it was a different set up and different outcome. I shall say no more, except that the twists were well executed and I was there for all of it!!
*Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy

✿𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗘✿
𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯
🗓️𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟸𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻
🤩𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟛 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤 ★★★
🎧 𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...Five amateur sleuths hunt for a killer, but end up in danger as the world watches…

🌸𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢...Welllll, hmm. 🤨I didn’t hate it, but without the audio🎧(which was so well done👏) I never would’ve finished this chonk 😳of a book. Holy hell, she’s huge! I have come to realize too that I don’t love true crime in books. 👎And, this one is supposed to be fiction but it follows the University of Idaho murders in very close detail. 🧐I am all about the false/fake crime in my books so that is a me problem so if you love true crime you may really enjoy this one! 💙The found family & the back story on Jane grieving her father was what kept me engrossed the most & that wasn’t even the heart of this book. So, in closing..this book is gonna get tons of hype, but without that audio 🎧version I never would’ve finished it. Bonus of having this chunky one in audio is I cleaned the grout in my bathroom 🛁while listening to it! 🧽🫧

I really enjoyed reading this book about true crime armchair detectives. It is told from the point of view of Jane. I think I would have enjoyed it more if we would have had multiple points of view. It did keep me guessing towards the end.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The fact that this is essentially a true crime account of the real-life Idaho Murders, only packaged as a novel, feels a bit tasteless to me.

First off, I would like to thank SOURCEBOOKS Landmark and the author, Ashley Winstead, for allowing me to read this book, This Book Will Bury Me. The following opinions are solely my own.

This story is written in first person by the main character, Janeway Sharp, aka Searcher. She is explaining the events about a year after they occurred in a book that she has written to explain her side of things. It is also in response to a book written about her, and she wants to set the story straight. Us, the readers, are reading her book, but this is a work of fiction.

Jane's father died suddenly from her heart attack. He was the person she loved most in the world, and she was left devastated and searching for answers about her father and the life he left behind. She becomes interested in true crime when a dismembered body is found in a local body of water. She joins a true crime community and soon becomes known as an armchair detective savant. She is invited to join a small,elite group of armchair detectives with screen names of: Citizen, Goku, Mistress, and Lightly. Her name is Searcher. When a serial killer strikes a few hours away and at least six people are murdered with barely any evidence left behind, they decide they will be the ones to solve the crime. Will they be able to do so, and what lines will they cross to be the ones to do so?

As stated in my last post, I gave this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I thoroughly enjoyed it; the only reason I didn't give it five stars is because I don't know if the story caused me to reflect or will stay with me in the long run. This book was just published on March 25, so get your hands on it ASAP.

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BOOK REVIEW ✨

This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

“It’s the most famous crime in modern history. But only she knows the true story.”

Rating: 3.5⭐️
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Yes, no, or maybe: Maybe!

Read if you like:
-internet sleuthing
-true crime
-plot twists
-raw stories about grief

This book was gripping! We follow Jane as she reveals to the world what really happened 1 year ago when she and her internet sleuthing friends investigated the crime of the century. Jane also does this while confronting the grief of losing her father so suddenly.

In my opinion, this book shines a light on grief, the consequences of ego, and the dangers of obsession. This was a new author to me, and I truly enjoyed the writing as well as the pacing of the plot.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding this novel due to it essentially being a retailing of the University of Idaho Massacre. I never felt like the author was trying to die respect the case or the victims, it felt more like she was shining a light on it. I also believe the fictional location (Delphine) was a nod to the Delphi Murders. All that being said, I would like to know:
1. Why did the author choose this true crime case?
2. Why did she choose to publish this book so close to the trial of the real life murder?
3. Did she inform the families of the victims about her book?

Overall I did enjoy the book. Ashley is clearly a fantastic writer, but I would just like to know her motivations for writing this particular storyline.

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I couldn't put this book down! The pacing was just right, and the narration felt like stream of consciousness story telling. I'm not great at guessing the twists (I read for the vibes) and this book had just enough red herrings to keep me second guessing. I've seen criticism online about the story being pulled from the headlines, but I went into it without knowing much about the true story it was based on. I watch Dateline and see true crime stuff on Instagram like other Millenial women, and This Book Will Bury Me really made me reflect on how macabre creating and consuming that content can be.

Travel to Delphine, Idaho as the crime of the century unfolds and five true crime internet sleuths decide to crack the case. Jane Sharp just lost her father and thrusts herself into the deaths of three college girls. Along side the other sleuths, will they be able to crack the case, or will the police stop them at any and all costs?

Honestly I gave this 3 stars. It was a premise that I've read so many times before. Also there were SO many moving parts of the case that you had to keep track of. .

This one was tricky for me to review and process my thoughts because I kept jumping between really liking it then wondering what the heck was going on. But then I realized that was kind of the point. To take the reader on a roller coaster. I will say I was genuinely SO curious how this was going to end. I kept waiting for one of the members of Jane’s group to be bad but I also kept wondering if any of her obsession with doing the crime had to do with her dad’s murder. The ending really made the book better to me. The last 15% was the best part of the book! All in all, I enjoyed it. I mostly listened to this on audio. I thought the narration was good, though It didn’t pull me in as much as others have. I think I preferred reading this one physically.

Ok. I sat on this one a few days before reviewing because I had a lot of thoughts and I hoped my opinion would change. Spoiler alert, it did not. I find it to be so disrespectful to basically copy cat real life murders to begin with.. but to copy cat real life murders where the trial hasn't even happened yet? The Idaho murders are so so fresh! imagine being one of the victim's parents and picking this book up not knowing what it was... and then seeing tid bits (large tidbits IMO) of your child's murder. I have historically been a big Ashley Winstead fan, but wow am I disappointed in her after this.

I am just the biggest fan of Ashley Winstead. She has absolute range. I have loved everything she's written from her rom coms to her thrillers. This book was no exception. I am a huge true crime junkie fan and this book had me hooked from the very beginning. I feel like Ashley does such a good job with an unreliable narrator. You can oftentimes be frustrated with them, but then you are just their biggest fan and rooting for them by the end. I think this book did such a good job of touching on themes of grief while also being a real thriller novel. Like I said, range. I did this book on audio and physical copy and really enjoyed both.