This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future

What a wonderful creepy book. I creeped when the guys were talking about bodies. It was all a lot. I love the parts about the mother and daughter. It is so complicated and realistic.
The narration is perfect.

I love books that include modern themes like influencers or social media. I was really excited because the main character is an influencer. I had high expectations going in and I wasn’t disappointed, but I wish it gave me a little more. I found it a little hard to get into, but that could entirely be my fault. I think it’s worth the read if you like influencers that partners with a detective. Overall, I think it’s a good book and worth checking out.

Light and entertaining. . A recommended 2nd purchase in all formats for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

The mystery aspect of this book was pretty descent. Not completely obvious, but not completely out of left field.

I got a little confused about the different timelines, I think because they are so close together and I'm used to timelines being at least 20 years of difference. I did catch on after the first quarter of the book or so.

What I liked (and got frustrated about) were the sections from online forums about the case. And the way that the masses think they know who the bad guys are, but without evidence, with no way to prove anything, and are mad the cops because they are trying to abide by the law.

I really loved this book. The point of view of an Influencer made this so much more relatable and exciting. Because who really knows what to do when they find a body.

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was ok. I enjoy books that are both mystery and funny but this one was just kind of goofy. I’m not sure I would read anymore by this author as their writing style doesn’t seem to be for me- although I’m sure this will be a favorite for some.

This was a good idea for a book but I didn't love the way it played out. I didn't feel like the two main characters worked all that well together. I listened to the audio version of the book and sometimes it made it difficult to keep track of what part of the story I was listening to and who some of the characters were.

I received an ARC copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. Thanks to NetGalley, Crooked Lane Books and the author, Becky Brynolf for the opportunity to review this book.

This was an okay read. I wanted a little more seriousness from it, but instead it lacked a little in depth! Over all it was good, would recommend

This is such a fun mystery book! I enjoyed the premise of an influencer and a detective partnering to solve a murder. Both characters were entertaining and there is some character development.

I listened to this book and I will say that I might have enjoyed it more if I read a physical copy. There were often jumps in the narrative that I'm guessing maybe were section breaks within the chapters, but with the audio it was difficult to know the break was happening, so at certain times I had to rewind to see if I'd missed something.

This is an easy read that won't take a lot of brain power to keep up with the story. Also, if you happen to get confused along the way, the ending creatively tells the main points of the story to help you piece things together

Thank you NetGalley and author Becky C. Brynolf for the opportunity to listen to this ARC.

I Found a Body is a 3.5 star ⭐⭐⭐ rounded down to 3.

I am usually a little cautious when it comes to books that feature an influencer. I have read a couple that have that in common, and typically they irritate me as much as the influencers on IG and other platforms do. I will say this book was mildly less irritating with the influencer stuff, but I still struggle with that premise.

The mystery of this book itself was decent; I think that is what earned this book it's 3 stars. I gave this book another half a star for its originality. But I think a few issues that came into it for me was a bit of the writing style combined with the timeline back and forth. I don't have an issue jumping back and forth with a timeline, but I think it needs to be done more clearly than it was in this book.

With all that being said, I think it will be enjoyed by those who like mysteries that aren't too serious and have a little bit of redemption/forgiveness along the way.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Audio for this advanced audio copy of this book. As always by opinions are my own.

Wow,

This one took me for a ride! I will say, no other book has tied up all loose ends the way this mystery did! While listed as a "thriller/mystery", it definitely leans more towards mystery, but had a few nice twists I did not see coming.

Mona has a TON of her plate, and when her daughter's favorite influencer finds a body, she has that to contend with also! I loved the push and pull between real detective work and the influencer tactics, honestly- it was spot on, and I could see MOST of this actually happening.

The key here was the two timelines and how it unfolds, I think Neck Brynolf is one to watch!

Wonderful book that kept me guessing in this unexpected team. It has an interesting premise of an influencer and detective teaming up to determine who the murderer is. I really enjoyed it. It was. It was kind of slow at the beginning, but once it picked up, it was good.

Hello? Nev? I would like to report a Catfish. In my honest opinion, I was not a fan of this book. A thriller book this is not; more of a mystery plot you would see in the everyday crime mystery show you see on TV. You know those shows you watch when you are waiting for your laundry to be done. If I wasn’t listening to this as an audiobook I would have DNF’d this book. The armchair detectives subplot was so weird and random listening to it. This would have been a fun buddy cop story but sadly it was not. I was never hooked, I would pass on this book (no offense to the author)

Thanks again to NetGalley & RBmedia for the opportunity to give me a honest review of this book.

More mystery than thriller, this book kept me curious even when certain plot points stretched believability—especially the detective’s fall from grace and the unlikely central pairing. The dynamic between the characters in I Found a Body felt a bit forced, but the story still delivered enough intrigue to keep me entertained until the end.

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 3.5 stars — Rated 14+ for language and lots of trigger warnings

This is basically a buddy cop story with an influencer (a TikTok influencer to be exact) and a detective.

I think that premise is so much fun, but I wish the characters had more chemistry when interreacting, that would've gotten me way more invested in this story.

This takes place in two different timelines, when the murder was discovered, and about ten years late when the murder is being solved. (Our influencer stumbles across a dead body when livestreaming and has to team up with a detective to solve it). I did find the POV and timeline switch to be a bit confusing and jarring. I am really so picky about how timeline jumps are done, this was definitely not the way I like it to be done. (But that could totally be a personal preference thing.)

I think that maybe this book needed one more round of edits. I really like the idea of it and I can see a lot of potential to it (I did enjoy it), but it felt a bit dragging at times and just needed a little more to the pacing to make it really engaging. I definitely think audiobook over physical is the way to consume this book.

Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

Influencer turned amateur detective.

I hate “Katy May” she is so annoying and self centered.

Decent mystery, a little slow at times.

Good narration.

This was not what I expected. There was a LOT going on and it kept jumping in time and perspective, and I found that frustrating rather than intriguing. Based on the blurb and cover I thought it would be a combination of investigative mystery and snarky look at social media's obsession with itself. It had elements of those things but it also had a LOT of family and relationship drama, which frankly kept pulling me out of the mystery. I found the revelations confusing and disjointed and the resolution left me somewhat lost. The narration was quite good and is honestly what kept me going throughout - in print, I probably would not have been able to keep at it (although, I would also have been able to flip back and forth, which might have helped with clarifications?). This wasn't my favorite...

An influencer finds a dead body and proceeds to conduct her own investigation. The story is told from the point of view of the influencer and the lead detective, in dual timeline. It was a fast-paced, enjoyable read. I liked the mixed media of forum posts and comments. The detective, Mona, was a bit unlikeable. Katy Sobey does a good job as narrator for the audiobook.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Highbridge Audio for the free audiobook in exchange for my honest review. Katy Sobey does a fantastic job narrating this story!

A detective and an influencer team up to solve a murder.

I honestly struggled with this story. I had a hard time staying engaged in the story mostly because I did not like the characters and found it read more like a YA story. The story is told in a dual timeline which normally works for me. I don't think there was enough going on in the story to find it interesting.