I really enjoyed this book! The plot was really well thought out and I enjoyed having it from the perspective of the internet sleuths versus the typical detective pov. It made me think about how the true crime world could be a little detrimental to the cases they "work on". I really enjoyed all of the characters. My only qualm is that there was a big focus on Jane's father, which I understand he was the catalyst for her getting into the true crime world, but her dedication to him at the end seemed very off putting. Finally, coming from someone who typically guesses the ending correctly, I was speechless! It made me feel like I was part of the team and learning all of this information with them. Great read overall!

Solid new thriller from Ashely Winstead with this one! I truly did enjoy the true crime aspect of it and all of the quirky characters in this one, especially Lightly and Mistress.
It was a longer read, but honestly, I felt like that was appropriate to detail the character's past, development, and to loop you into the different crime scenes/victims included in everything.
Overall, I will be telling my friends about this recent read!

I really like Ashley Winstead’s writing and the format of this book, it’s a story within a story. I was engrossed, but there were definitely lulls, it could have been a little shorter and not lost any meat of the story. It was captivating and heavy but I loved the found family aspect. Jane was needing connection and she found it in this group. If you are a true crime/thriller reader, you can probably guess the twist, but it was still a fun ride watching it all unfold.

Jane Sharpway suddenly loses her father, drops out of college, and needing a break from the grief, finds a community in a true crime forum online. Helping some amateur sleuths solve a local crime, Jane becomes engrossed in the true crime world and joins a group of 5 armchair detectives that are determined to solve one of the biggest crimes in the country, the murder of 3 college girls. The group of friends move from behind the screen to meet in real life to solve the Delphine, Idaho murders. But, details aren’t adding up, the media surrounding this case is getting crazy, and every time they seem to answer one question, more pop up. Will Jane and her friends solve the case?

Thank you to @netgalley & @sourcebooks for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The long story short is; this book wasn't for me. It read very young and explores my least favorite part of the internet, not the true crime part, but the toxic assumptions by people on the internet. Ruining reputations based on a hunch, etc. I think this book will find it's audience, it is well written and the plot is great, I just couldn't connect on how young everyone sounded and acted. So I'm sure others will enjoy it.

Some things I didn't care for:

the blame put on the father for not taking his medicine, what exactly happens inside a body when somebody is having a heart attack.
Hiding food from the mom so she wouldn't upset her, the mom insinuating that all they were going to eat is fruit for dinner.
I understand those are personal triggers of mine so I didn't include them in any of my written reviews. My family suffers from hear conditions, but eat healthy and are very fit. Heart attacks not only happen because of obesity or poor diet. So I felt a little uncomfortable around that talk.
And the hiding food, and restriction of foods because of my personal eating disorder. I just wanted to mention it, I understand is a valid statement made in the book but still.

Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7013784665
Here is my reading vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OigiMg1JiWg&t=936s

This book was faced paced and engaging and I couldn’t put it down. The twist definitely took me by surprise, though I had to started to put pieces together here and there. However, this fell a little bit flat for me. I liked the way the author set up the exploration of the ethics of internet and tik tok sleuthing and the popularity of true crime as entertainment, but it didn’t feel like she was able to go deep on this topic or share meaningful takeaways that I was hoping to come away with.

I loved everything about this book. I am a true crime web sleuth was so excited to read this one. The character building of the web sleuths was very well rounded. The ending was predictable but i still enjoyed it. This will be a great book club book. I would love to hear all of the different views of this book.

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

After the unexpected death of her father, college student Jane Sharp longs for a distraction from her grief. She becomes obsessed with true crime, befriending armchair detectives who teach her how to hunt killers from afar. In this morbid internet underground, Jane finds friendship, purpose, and even glory...

I do agree with a lot of other reviews that say this was slow to start, but a good slow burn is usually always worth it.

I really enjoyed the true crime/Reddit sleuth plot even though I am not a Reddit user (it intimidates me).

read if you like: true crime books, serial killer tropes, murder mystery plots

Thank you to NetGalley & SOURCEBOOKS Landmark | Sourcebooks Landmark for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Most of Ashley Winsteads books were 5 stars for me, I’m so impressed by her ability to write thriller and romance well. This one wasn’t it though. Loosely based on the Idaho murders, it just didn’t wow me.

This is a slow-burn mystery about "the crime of the century" told from the view of an amateur sleuth who belongs to the true crime community.

Because I went in completely blind, I was lost as the book didn't seem to have any straightforward story. It seemed to me more about a grieving woman than about any plot. I felt it was slow moving but once it found its groove, I was hooked.

I had fun exploring the case along with our protagonists. I think that serial killer stories are rarely done well because they're usually done as heavy police procedurals, but this was a fresh take on the sub-genre. I felt like we were going through an actual case even though there are some unbelievable parts to the story,

I was surprised by the twists and felt that it was a good read. I'd recommend it to all thriller fans.

Thanks to Netgalley & Sourcebooks Landmark for the e-copy!

3.5/5

I always look forward to Ashley Winstead books, but "This Book Will Bury Me" exceeded all expectations, soaring to the top as my favorite of her books. Thus, I was kind of surprised to see on Goodreads that the ratings mean score didn't necessarily reflect my enthusiasm. It came down to this. The story is inspired by the sad murders of the four college students in Idaho a couple of years ago. Some people took great offense to this. I too believe victims should be honored and their memory carefully handled.

However, writers have always gotten inspiration from the world around them. Two books I've read recently were of a similar vein. "Bright Young Women" by Jessica Knoll brilliantly takes a different spin on the Ted Bundy murders. Derva McTiernan wrote a gripping book, "What Happened To Nina", based on the Gabby Petito tragedy. What Winstead has done is no different here. I heard she gives an explanation in the beginning of the book, but I listened to an audio version and it did not include that. The story does not dwell specifically on the murdered victims, but on a group of five online crime fighters who come together to solve the case.

This story is so well written and the action moves forward so fluidly, I could not put it down. This book takes a little over thirteen hours to listen to, and I finished it in a little over one day if that tells you anything! I loved the way Jane's story unfolded. There was a framework around which the story starts and ends. Jane tragically loses her father, and cannot come to terms with the death, and all the unknowns she had about her quiet steady father. Looking for a distraction, she gets involved in an online murder case. She plays a big part in successfully solving this case, which leads her to become part of an elite group of online sleuths. I loved this band of misfits who called themselves family, especially the older woman who goes by the handle Mistress. I loved watching Jane come out of her shell as she finds out that she is really good at this crime solving.

I'm not going to go into the whole plot, but if you are at all interested in online chats where people band together, crime podcasts, or anything in that vein, you should love this book! It is definitely one of my favorite books I've read this year!

Thank you to NetGalley, Ashley Winstead, and Sourcebook Landmark for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I did end up finishing this one after thinking it would be a DNF. I ended up enjoying it although it was different than I thought

This theoretically should have been a good book for me. Unfortunately, it just didn’t turn out to be for me.
I think the fact that this is about a real life case still awaiting trial seemed a bit vulturish to me. Jane’s obsession with leaving her dad’s name marked on the world just didn’t resonate with me. I know we all grieve differently but hers just seemed to be used when it was needed to fluff the story.
I think the author just focused on our online sleuths and cut this book down by about 100 pages I would have rated it higher.
I received a ARC of this title, all opinions are my own.

After her father dies, and needing a distraction, Jane becomes obsessed with true crime. She befriends others who solve crimes on the internet. When several students are murdered, how far will she go to find the killer? Is one of her new "friends" the killer?

I was already a fan of this author and was thrilled to be able to read and to listen to this book! The story is about Jane Sharp, a college student whose father dies, and her grief puts her into something of a tailspin about her present and future direction. She becomes fascinated with a true crime group on the internet and from there, the die is cast as the group is like a buzzing hive regarding the murder of 3 sorority girls in Idaho. Jane is one of a smaller group who band together to physically investigate the crime, and not just on the internet. An unsolved murder had occurred in Oregon and in looking at crime scene photos, the team spotted an eyelash that turned out to give DNA evidence, so the friends were working on two crimes at once and they seemed unrelated.

There was a lot of back and forth that seemed difficult to follow in audio, so I backed up and listened several times.

In the end, the culprits were the ones I had guessed, and the ending was satisfying. Jane and her mother went to scatter her father’s ashes after she finished working through her grief.

4 stars! I enjoyed the book and look forward to the writer’s next effort. The narration was really excellent and gave many variations between all the characters.

I received a copy of the digital ARC and the ALC via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

This Book Will Bury Me, from Ashley Winstead, looks at the world’s True Crime obsession with a critical eye. I’m one of the many who absorb documentaries, podcasts, and books about many awful things that have happened to people (or about the people who did the bad things). They interest me psychologically. But sometimes I wonder if consuming such content exploits the victims.

Bury follows a college student named Jane Sharp, who, after the ultimately passing of her father, becomes obsessed with True Crime. Through a message board, she joins a team of amateur sleuths from around the US who attempt to solve cold cases. This group ends up becoming heavily involved in the investigation of a series of murders in Idaho. How involved? You’ll have to read the book to find out.

Winstead’s tome is incredibly well written with excellent twists and intrigue. I highly recommend it if you’re a fan of True Crime or you’re intrigued by the genre but feel conflicted about it. It’s a great read.

I love a good Ashley Winstead read, and This Book Will Bury Me was no different!

This thriller follows Jane, who, while grappling with the death of her father, falls into the dark and dangerous world of true crime internet. Soon, she finds herself deep in a group of amateur sleuths trying to solve a high-profile murder. As Jane becomes more and more obsessed, she throws herself into this world with little regard for her own safety.

As a true crime and thriller girlie, this book was right up my alley! From the very first page, I was hooked. The twists and turns were so well-paced and natural, never forced. And can we talk about Jane’s dad? A hardcore Trekkie who named his daughter Janeway? That little touch totally made me smile—I’m here for any Star Trek reference.

If you’re a fan of dark thrillers with plenty of suspense and a touch of nerdy humor, This Book Will Bury Me is a must-read!

True crime + amateur sleuths + gripping mystery = a book that I couldn’t put down! This story was so intriguing to read with very fascinating characters! It made me feel like the 6th amateur sleuth trying to solve the mystery. In true Ashley Winstead fashion, this book had all the dark, twisty, and obsession vibes I love in a true crime mystery. I highly recommend picking this one up!

Jane, the FMC, gets drawn into true crime after the death of her father. She finds a place in an online amateur sleuth group as they investigate a murder case. The plot has layers and contains many twists, most of them were guessable but they were still executed well. It was engaging as a thriller, but the reader was also following Jane as she processes and moves through her grief. It's a statement about obsession with true crime and the consequences, found family and loss.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

As a true crime fan, I found this book engaging with likable characters and a gripping plot full of twists.

The short chapters kept me hooked-"Just one more chapter” is what I kept saying to myself 😂

However, I did feel uneasy about how closely the story mirrored the real-life Idaho college murders. While there were differences, it was a little too close.

But that ending I personally didn’t see it coming! A powerful coming-of-age tale of grief, community, and friendship. This book is a great option for people who love suspenseful mysteries.

This Book Will Bury Me was one of my most anticipated reads this year and from page one I knew I was in for a ride. Winstead’s main character, Jane Sharp, is one of the most compelling and complex main characters I have read about in awhile. This book will take you on a journey of grief and obsession, as well as leave you with a creeping sense of dread. Winstead’s novel is packed with tension and suspense and each twist and turn reveals a darker truth. I raced through this book, desperate for answers to the growing pile of chilling questions. If you enjoy a book within a book format, true crime, and psychological thrillers then you need to check this one out!