Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight

This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Summary: A daughter races to uncover her mother’s secret life in the wake of her disappearance in this thriller.

When Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives late for dinner at her childhood home in Brooklyn, she finds food burning in the oven and no sign of her mother, Kat. Then Cleo discovers her mom’s bloody shoe under the sofa. Something terrible has happened.

But what? The polar opposite of Cleo, whose “out of control” emotions and “unsafe” behavior have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the essence of Park Slope perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. Or so Cleo thinks.

Kat has been lying. She’s not just a lawyer; she’s her firm’s fixer. She’s damn good at it, too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure, and recognize a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up her disappearance, Kat has become aware of multiple threats: demands for money from her unfaithful soon-to-be ex-husband; evidence that Cleo has slipped back into a relationship that’s far riskier than she understands; and menacing anonymous messages from her past—all of which she’s kept hidden from Cleo . . .

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late.

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

OMG. I have adored Kimberly McCreight since I read Reconstructing Amelia years ago (and then met in an awkward way at a Book Expo party- I was turning from the bar, she was coming to the bar and I think I shrieked a bit and may have danced a happy dance- but she was completely gracious)

So, back to Like Mother, Like Daughter. Can I say just how much I LOVED Kat? She was a fixer. She got shit done. I LOVED it.

Her daughter, Cleo, I think needed a major attitude adjustment and to learn some respect; but by the end of the book she seemed to have gotten what she needed.

What I liked:

This cover. It’s a perfect fit for the book. For the atmosphere of the book!

Kat. I have already spoken about my mad love for this character, but it bears repeating again. She took the shards of her young life and built herself into something strong. Loved her.

How Cleo evolved in the book. She began to see why her mom did things the way she did and have some respect and understanding. I like growth in a character!

Bottom line: This book was def a good book to read! It kept me on the edge of my seat!

*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are alone.*