This story hooked me from the beginning. The writing was entertaining and easy to follow. Each chapter felt like a piece of the puzzle and a bit of a cliff-hanger. The concept of telling the story through everyone, but the main character's perspective was phenomenal!
I enjoyed every bit of this book and I would recommend this unique book to everyone!

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for providing me with a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

OK. There is a good story here. It is not the kind of story
I look for as it feels disjointed and like it was written by
several people, then placed in a format. The characters,
plot, even organization are good, but it’s difficult to keep
on the trail to the end.. There will be an audience who
don’t mind the style, but it left me feeling unsettled.,
although the conclusion saved me in the end.
My thanks to William Morrow for the download copy
of the book for review purposes.

Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke, is a gripping and uniquely formatted women’s fiction thriller that keeps readers hooked from start to finish. At its core, it’s a character study told through alternating perspectives, with Katherine Cole at the center. Katherine is accused of poisoning four important men. As the story unfolds, five different men share their versions of who Katherine is, each colored by their own biases. But the truth lies somewhere in between.
With short chapters that make the book highly bingeable, the narrative thrives on the thrill of piecing together the events through these conflicting viewpoints. The shifting perspectives add layers to the mystery, making it both an engaging puzzle and an insightful examination of perception versus reality.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy. This is my honest review.

This book is written in such a unique way!

A thriller for your TBRs that will have you guessing. I loved the way it was written, the chapters provide such an original perspective on the story. Katie’s story is told from several perspectives, but not her own. This was a very interesting take on multiple POV and I’d definitely recommend the read. I was invested all through the story!

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted ARC

This was a really amazing read I enjoyed to the very last page so good I will recommend for those looking for books that will give you shock value at the end

I think the way this book is told with different POVs of the people who know Katie make it that much better. Hearing all the different sides and trying to piece together what happened from everyone else’s point of views was so addicting.

How well can we ever truly know someone?

In Her Many Faces, a woman is accused of poisoning four powerful men at an elite London club. The twist? Her story is told entirely through the men who knew her: her father, an ex, a childhood friend, a lawyer, and a journalist. This slow-burn mystery is a layered character study that explores power, perception, and the way memory serves the storyteller.

Compelling, clever, and fresh.

READ THIS IF YOU:
📖 Loved the structure of Notes on an Execution
👀 Don’t mind a story told in second person (“you”)
🧠 Believe memory is rarely objective

PUB DATE: July 15, 2025
RATING: 4/5

Many thanks to William Morrow and Netgalley for an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review

Her Many Faces is about a a misunderstood girl who is accused of murdering a table of wealthy and powerful men in an exclusive, members only club in London. This book is unique in that the main narrators are from different men in her life: her father, a friend, an ex boyfriend, her attorney, and a journalist. I found this book interesting although a bit slow paced. A great twist at the end!

A well done binge worthy thriller. I enjoyed the way the story was told in multiple POV’s, each one being a different man in Katherine’s life. They each saw her differently and had their own opinions and different views of events while also filling in the pieces of the puzzle to reveal the events that led up to Katherine’s arrest and what really happened at the club. What could mean one thing to one person can mean something else entirely to someone else. With the right pacing and unexpected twists, Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke will keep you engaged to the end. Certainly an author to keep your eye on.

Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

First and foremost, this story being written in second person is fantastic!

Having our main character, Kate, Katie, Kit Kat etc. shared to us readers through the men in her life, from her past, present and future is a brilliant way to tell a story. I think it really made me as a reader wonder if what I was reading was really her at all or just someone else's version of her. I think being able to be objective while reading this sort of story is really difficult and part of the experience. By the end it made me want to read it all over again!!

Well done!!

This has been one of my favorite reads this year! The chapters are short and are written from multiple character perspectives. There’s multiple plot twists and the characters are developed so thoroughly. Highly recommend!! I can’t wait to purchase a physical copy of this book for my library when it’s published.

There is a lot to discuss in this well written and thoughtful novel about how we perceive other people and how varied our experiences of someone can be. Lots of interesting things to discuss in class as well as the mystery and the justice system. I think my students will like this book and get a lot out of it

What a page turner! This was so good, I could not put it down. This book is done in many small chapters due to all the POVs surrounding Katherine. Katherine is currently on trial for the murders of 4 wealthy elites in London. She claims to be innocent but as we read each point of view, the doubt and questions creep in.

While the book moves at a fast pace with short chapters, there was a point that I did feel it was going on just a tad too long. The writing is great and the twists and reveals are ones I did not see coming. Overall a solid thriller, 4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the e-ARC of Her Many Faces.

I highly recommend this! I couldn’t put this down after I started reading it. The way the story is told is unique- it’s from the POV of several men in the MC’s life, like her father and attorney. Each POV is quite different from each other, and they’re equally interesting. Lots of twists, the pacing was great, and the ending is satisfying.

I’m going between 4 and 4.5 stars for this, because it was so good. I’d definitely read another book by this author.

Such an exciting and riveting novel! I could not put it down!

A young woman on trial for the murder of four men at a private club in London. Uniquely told from the perspective of five men who know the young woman. Her lawyer, her high school friend, her former lover, her dad, and a male reporter that’s reporting on her murder trial.

Each chapter and perspective pieces together the story of what happened and ultimately leads to the truth. Will that truth set her free?

Genuinely unputdownable and so incredibly unique!

3.5/5 stars!
Summary: Told from multiple men POV’s, we learn about Katie. How Katie grew up, how she lusted for attention, how she stole hearts and crushed others. We are angry at and sad for Katie at the same. We know that Katie is being dragged into court and facing murder chargers? So what happened and what is the outcome.
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Review: This is a long winded suspenseful thriller. Topping out at almost 400 pages, it takes some serious dedication to the story. It bounces pretty fast with everyone’s POV switching back-and-forth. You don’t really get bored, which is nice. There is a lot of content and lot of chapters but with so many moving parts inside the plot it’s moving quick anyway. What I find interesting is that I never really liked any of the characters. Almost all of the main characters were hard to like, and some of them we just downright hated, but I think that was the point. This book makes you question your morals, who are we rooting for? Why are we rooting for them? Makes you think about why you would be supporting a characters actions at times.
I honestly genuinely did not think that I was going to stick this out, but I was pleasantly surprised with the writing and story I was given. The fact that I didn’t like the characters, but was so compelled by the story in and of itself that I kept reading is good. I really thought I had the ending pegged and then I still didn’t have it right so that was nice surprise.
I think it’s also worth it to note that this book kind of breaks down how women wear many faces, hence the title, how we shape shift and mold ourselves into whatever we need to be to fit someone else’s narrative or to enter and or escape a situation. Whether or not you find yourself liking or disliking our female main character, Katie, I think that as a woman reader, I appreciate the acknowledgment of how we are perceived differently in varying situations.
Overall, I would recommend this read if you are into court drama and trial / jury crime novels with an aspect of thriller and suspense.

➡️ Crime fiction
➡️ Hidden Secrets & lies
➡️ Dangerous Men
➡️ Conspiracy theories

~~*~~*Thank you to the Harper Collins and NetGalley for an early advance digital copy of this book!~~*~~

I found this story absolutely fascinating. What really stood out to me was the way it was told—through multiple POVs, all from different men recalling who Katie was… or is. That alone added such a unique layer to the narrative. It really makes you think about how we all present different versions of ourselves depending on who's watching.

The writing style fits the title perfectly, and as I kept reading, I found myself less focused on the actual murder and more intrigued by the mystery of Katie herself. Each perspective revealed a different side of her, and it made me constantly question: who is the real Kate?

Honestly, the murder plot became secondary. Yes, four people died. Yes, the mystery gets solved—and trust me, the reveal is a good one—but by the time I got there, I was so wrapped up in Kate’s backstory that the resolution felt like a bonus.

Is Kate guilty? You’ll have to read and decide for yourself. Nicci Cloke’s use of multiple male perspectives to explore a female protagonist is bold, different, and completely refreshing. It’s not your typical thriller—and that’s exactly why I think it’s a must-read.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to William Morrow and NetGalley for their generosity in allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Four members of an exclusive club are poisoned and a young waitress is arrested. Her personal life is being exposed in great detail and her obsession with conspiracy theories comes to light. Five men begin to question how well they knew her because to each of them she is an entirely different person, which is the real Katherine Cole and did she commit the murder?

I have never read anything like this book and I thought it was super interesting. I enjoyed that you never really knew what the full truth was and you were getting snippets from each of the perspectives. The structure of the book was super interesting and unique.

Her Many Faces is an addictive, twisty puzzle that keeps you guessing until the very end. Katherine Cox is on trial for poisoning four men at an elite club, but the real intrigue lies in how the story unfolds—told through the eyes of five men in her life who each think they know her. Spoiler: they don’t. The way this story dissects perception, bias, and the male gaze is so well done. It has a bit of everything— murder, courtroom drama, conspiracy, family dysfunction— making it perfect for book clubs and anyone who loves a good mystery that messes with your head.

Lost one star for me because the timeline was a bit hard to follow at times when jumping POVs. Also the ending felt a bit rushed. But overall, a must-read!

Thank you to NetGalley, and William Morrow Books for letting me preview this ARC.

You can read an exclusive author interview here - https://beccahughes96.wixsite.com/beccareviewsbooks/post/nicci-cloke-her-many-faces-author-interview

Thank you to HarperCollins and Nicci Cloke for the ARC physical copy of this book!

I was hooked from the blurb alone, 'a thriller about a woman on trial for murder, as told through the eyes of the most important men in her life'.

Katherine, or Kate, or whichever name sticks with you, is a young girl figuring out her life. Unfortunately, she gets stuck in a very sticky situation. She is accused of, and on trial for, murdering four powerful men in a London club. Not a dance club, more a high powered, only allowed in if you know the right rich white man, kind of club.

The novel follows Katherine's trial from the perspective of the men in her life: her father, a school friend, a lover, a reporter, and her lawyer. The plot is vaguely in line with that of a coming-of-age storyline, but Katherine's formative years are a little more dramatic than most.

One of her brothers was killed in action in Afghanistan, which understandably hugely impacts the whole family. This is the spark that started Katherine's obsession with wanting to understand the situation in Afghanistan, leading her to go down the rabbit hole of 9/11 conspiracies. She introduces a school friend to these conspiracies and he quickly becomes obsessed also. They both scroll endlessly through online forums where anonymous members can add fuel to the conspiracy fire.

Not only is Katherine now focused on online theories, she is also noticing a bigger and bigger wedge being driven between her family. Tensions run particularly high between her and her mother, and later an incident with her brother leads Katherine to move out to her Uncle's farm.

At the farm, Katherine is introduced to a man who will become 'the lover' point of view, but their relationship is far from healthy and effectively leads to both their downfalls.

This is a really interesting commentary by Cloke on the male gaze and the assumptions that the men in Katherine's life have of her. Before reading this story from a feminist point of view, it is also a gripping novel with many twists and questions. You'll see in the Interview with Cloke that I ask about her use of the male gaze, and her answers are very insightful. In one of her answers Cloke mentions the new Netflix series Adolescence (which I have seen and thought was very thought-provoking, it has already led to debates at the pub!). She further mentions a fascinating interview with a youth worker about radicalised young men - read more here!

I think the threads of the plot were neatly and very satisfyingly tied up in the end. The themes of grief, family relations, and self-discovery are relatable to many people. At its crux, this is a story of a young woman attempting to find her place in the world. Although we don't hear from Katherine (until the very end), we gain such a layered insight into her and her actions—you just have to judge which point of view you trust! Notably, as Cloke also mentions in her Interview answers, although we see many sides of Katherine, she is always put into a neat box by these different men (a box that suits them each respectively). By definition, she is viewed through various lenses, and she is never allowed to be her multi-faceted self. This speaks to how women are often forced into the box of: mother, housemaid, cook, support system, employee, etc. They can never just be Katherine.

The characters are convincing and three-dimensional, and no big reveal feels forced. It is a pet peeve of mine when the story comes to a climax or you discover 'who dunnit' and the author has just crowbarred another character or plot point into the story to fit their vision. If there are no bread crumbs towards the murderer (whether I can see them or not) then I struggle to accept that murderer! However, here Cloke has perfectly set that scene so that once the truth is revealed to readers, they are able to look back and understand how everything unfolded - ah hindsight!

I have recommended this book to everyone at my bookclub and I will continue to recommend it!
It was also refreshing to read a book set in Devon, as I am on the Devon/Dorset border! I look forward to reading more Cloke!