I really liked AN ANONYMOUS GIRL and hoped that this would be similarly suspenseful. The start got me hooked and I was very interested. Unfortunately, nothing significant or shocking happens for the rest of the novel. I didn't connect to the protagonist and her decisions felt unreasonable to me. There was not one witty and smart character here which is quite sad as it's an almost all female cast.

Shay witnesses a woman who jumped in front of a train, leaving a necklace behind. Feeling shocked and guilty, she can't help but get invested in the woman's life. I was really invested in the death of the woman and her secrets. The Moore sisters and a group of women provide a place for Shay, even though they have ulterior motives. I liked the portrayal of Shay’s paranoia as she tries to figure out what’s happening and the sense that she cannot trust anyone.

However, I found the plotline unconvincing and a little all over the place. Other than Shay, the characters are blandly interchangeable. There are some dark themes of social justice and sexual harassment but I felt it wasn't handled as adeptly as it could have been. I really wished the story had gone into different directions. Read this if you’re looking for a breezy, escapist thriller.

A fantastic thriller with some jaw dropping twists! This would make a great movie. Definitely recommend.

I've always really enjoyed Greer and Sarah's books and this one was no different. The characters are interesting and alluring although I couldn't help find Shay a bit of a gullible sap who I wanted to shake from time to time. Although I felt sorry for her to an extent, I found it strange she didn't really question anything...at all! I wasn't entirely sure where the plot was going but it certainly kept me entertained along the ride. I liked the use of the 'data' snippets and the flash backs but actually, I think it would have been beneficial to have more of these for a deeper dive into why these characters acted as they did. A couple of the characters got a bit confusing at times so I had to read back a couple of times. I'm not sure it was necessary to have everyones POV either. I do think the 'twist' (and admittedly a lot of the book) was pretty far fetched, especially considering the flash backs failed to mention anything whatsoever (when realistically, that detail wouldn't have been left out).

This is the first book I’ve read by the authors, overall it is a good book, the story is interesting and grabs you enough to continue reading, although some of the situations are a bit far fetched.
I think I found all the going back and forth in time and between characters a bit confusing, by the end of the book when things unravel and get explained I had forgotten who was who and who had done what!
Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan for letting me review this book.

This book kept my attention and I was intrigued to know what would happen. A little far fetched in places but still enjoyable. The characters were well written.

When I read the promotional blurb for this book describing an ordinary woman who becomes enamoured with two mysterious sisters, it felt like something I’d really enjoy. I love intense female friendships and mysteries so I was definitely intrigued.

Shay Miller just wants to find a fulfilling job, romance and a group in which she belongs. When she witnesses a tragic suicide at a subway station, she vows to find out everything she can about the young victim, Amanda. Her search leads her to the Moore sisters -beautiful, successful women with a solid social circle and a strong magnetic field. They’re everything that Shay has always wanted to be but what’s their real deal?

In many ways, Shay reminded me of myself. I’m also obsessed with what others think of me and I’m constantly seeking fulfillment and validation. So it was all the more weird that I just couldn’t connect to her. Due to Shay’s role in the dynamics of the group, I know that I was supposed to be rooting for her to come out on top. Unfortunately, I just lost interest quite early on and her development wasn’t big enough to hook me back in.

Jane and Cassandra Moore are certainly very interesting characters but I couldn’t work out what their motive was. The details of their past act as the twist, so they aren’t revealed until the end. While I appreciated them when they came, it means that I spent the whole narrative utterly baffled as to why these women were behaving in the way that they were. Perhaps there are clues that I simply missed because I wasn’t gripped.

Shay is obsessed with facts and statistics, which she is constantly jotting down in a notebook that she carries. The little snippets that we’re privy to illustrate her state of mind, her motivations for looking into Amanda’s life and her growing fascination with the Moore sisters. Despite being a grown woman, she has a touch of the nerdy teenager about her that adds to her vulnerability. It’s very easy to see how the Queen Bee Moore sisters manage to get under her skin.

I’m not going to talk too much about the plot because it is pretty twisty and I’m sure I’d stumble upon spoilers. This is why I can’t fully understand why I couldn’t get into it. It is pretty slow-burning, which I don’t expect from a thriller and this may go some way to explaining why it felt like a bit of a chore to read. I usually love unpredictable thrillers and although I could definitely sense the threat, I wasn’t ‘thrilled’ by it.

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have written two other very well-received thrillers, which I haven’t read. However, I’m open to giving them a go because You Are Not Alone is definitely very unique. The concept isn’t something I’ve come across very often in adult fiction so I wonder if their other titles -An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us- follow that pattern.

Many thanks to Net Galley and Pan Macmillan for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
Wow! This is a fast paced read, these two authors write brilliantly together. It’s an addictive read.
Shay witnesses a suicide as a young woman jumps in front of a train, she can’t get this young woman out of her head. Shay begins to research the victims life and wonders why she would want to take her own life and this leads her to a memorial service where she meets two sisters, Jane and Cassandra Moore. From meeting the sisters, who become her new friends, Shay’s life begins to improve, everything she wanted is falling into place, her own apartment, new job, trendy new friends, no longer lonely and no money worries, but are these sisters really her friends.
Shay fills her notebook everyday with with statistical details, odd data which only makes sense to her. As she becomes more entwined with Jane and Cassandra her new life begins to spiral out of control, Shay is scribbling furiously in her notebook to keep track of all that is happening to her, she can trust no one as she goes into hiding, and begins to try and unravel the web the sisters have woven around her life.
This is psychological storytelling at its very best, creative, lots of tension and suspense, a 5 star read.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the arc, which I have enjoyed reading.
You are not alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is a psychological thriller, which has many twists and turns to the storyline. Shay Millers is lonely and isolated, she wants a better job, wants a better life and wants to belong and have a group of friends. When she meets the Moore sisters, she sees their glamorous life and their group of friends and wants to be part of that charmed circle. Be careful what you wish for, all is not what it seems. She’s is sucked into a life of secrets, lies and unexplained deaths
Recommended.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review. I raced through the authors previous books, The Wife Between Us and Anonymous Girl, so was excited to see what they would next and You Are Not Alone does not disappoint.
It follows 30-something year old Shay, who is trying to make ends meet in NYC, when one morning on the subway she sees a woman throw herself under the train. Unable to comprehend this traumatic event Shay seeks out the identity of this stranger in the hopes that it would help her heal, but finds herself getting drawn into this woman's world as she is befriended by the stranger's friends, the glamorous sisters, Cassandra and Jane...But are their intentions benevolent or does something sinister lurk underneath?...
I zipped through this. It was a pacy read with short chapters. Shay is not the only narrator in this and we meet a host of other characters, who are up to no good, trying to put together this puzzling mystery. For most of the book I was wondering what the heck is going on, but things do come together in the end. My only gripe is that due to the POV chapters of the other characters I felt that as a reader I was ahead of Shay and knew more than her which made reading her chapters in the second half of the book lacklustre. I just wanted Shay to put the dots together already so the story could move forward and found myself getting bored, hence the 4 stars. However overall this is a zinger of book full of twists and turns.

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This story centres on Shay. One day she is going to catch the tube and a woman jumps onto the track in front of her. This event really effects her life. After meeting at a memorial service she gets befriended by sisters Cassandra and Jane Moore and things change for Shay. She finally thinks that things are looking up but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

I have read An Anonymous Girl by these authors and really enjoyed it so wanted to try more of their work. I enjoyed this book just as much but as with An Anonymous Girl it wasn’t perfect. I didn’t like the way they handled a particular issue that the main character had. I also thought that the character was so naive. Coincidence after coincidence happened and Shay never questioned it. There was a particular incident that happens in front of her eyes and she still doesn’t realise that something isn’t right. It really did frustrate me. The story was really entertaining. It was the mystery of who these women were and why they were doing the things they did that kept me engrossed.

Ultimately Shay just wants to be happy. Unfortunately for her she cannot find a way to make this happen. She lives in New York with Sean (who she is secretly attracted to) and Jody. Sean’s girlfriend. Her job is just a means to an end and her social life is practically non existent, as she struggles to trust and make friends. If that wasn’t enough she also doesn’t have much of a relationship with her mother, due to her mum’s abrasive partner.
Shay is consumed by numbers and statistics, and often sees her life through figures.

Shay is on her way to work, via the Subway when she notices a woman dangerously close to the tracks. The woman makes eye contact with her before jumping to her death in front of the passing train. Shay experiences physical and emotional effects following the suicide which invades her life in the coming weeks and months.

Shay learns the name of the deceased women from a police officer, and feels that there was a connection albeit brief, between them. She attends Amanda’s memorial and whilst there is approached by 2 sisters. Shay is vulnerable and easily manipulated and these women deliberately set out to lure her into their world. They quickly succeed and along with other females that are part of this group manage to convince Shay that they are genuine about her. Shay can’t believe her luck is finally changing and that these glamorous women want her in their lives.

Can these women be turned? Can they actually be authentic once they get to know Shay and will kindness prevail? Or is the cruelty only going to increase until the bitter end?

I didn’t expect to feel so emotive about this book. I could empathise with Shay from the beginning, however it was exceptionally difficult to do the same with the group of women and I found myself getting really quite angry at Cassandra and Jane (sisters). They along with the others behave horrendously towards Shay and once I had finished the book I had developed an annoyance at the book (I felt like I was being drawn in to this story and I wanted out)! It really showed the worst of women and I detest nastiness. It was very challenging to develop empathy for the Moore sisters even though there is a background which gives meaning to their vile behaviour.

This is my favourite book these two authors have written together to date however, it still wasn't great.

This is a psychological thriller about a woman called Shay, who unfortunately witnesses a tragic death which really rattles her. But she feels comforted by when the Moore sisters, become her friend. But it isn't long before Shay realises that their gift of friendship is much more sinister than she thought.

The plot of this book, was good, it was interesting and enough to make me want to carry on to the end

But I don't know, there is just something about their writing style. It doesn't grab me. It isn't engaging. I find myself getting bored.

It was pretty clear where this book was going from about 60% of the way through. So it definitely could have been shorter

This book didn't excite me or surprise me. Just like their other books. Which is a shame.

Overall, I thought this book was just okay. It's a pretty average thriller. I'm pretty sure in a couple of weeks, I won't remember a thing about it

TW: suicide

The premise of this novel was quite intriguing - everyone loves it when an "ugly duckling" is welcomed into the popular clique - but this novel takes it to the next level with double crossing and twists upon twists. Yet again another page turner by Hendricks and Pekkanen even if the plot itself was a little unbelievable. An entertaining read.

I loved this - it was unique, smart, addictive, intriguing and most of all entertaining. It had me hooked right from start with its all-female cast of super smart, badass women and exciting storyline.

You can't help but like and slightly identify with main character Shay, who with her geeky personality and analytical brain is smart but also introverted and not people-smart. I mean we've all been there at one time or another wanting to be liked, feeling lonely as friends couple up or settle down, or hoping someone else's luck will rub off on you. It's Shay's loneliness that makes her an easy target for the Moore sisters' vigilante group. And, this story follows the sinister turn her life takes after meeting the sisters.

Like Shay I couldn't help but be drawn to the sisters, Jane and Cassandra, too. Even via the pages their effortless confidence, glamour and sociability was magnetic. And, while undeniably bad girls you can't help but think of them as modern-day Robin Hoods out there acting like vigilantes to bring justice - initially anyway.

And, that's the thing this is so full of twists and turns, mind games and suspense from start to finish. Chapters alternate between Shay, the sisters and other members of the group to give you varying points of view and a continuous trickle of new information. Each chapter is short, to the point and typically ending with a bit of a cliff-hanger or twist that leaves you wanting more and racing on to the next chapter - like binge watching a box set or TV series. The authors are also masters at using crafty word play, half-truths and missive text to thoroughly deceive. And, as such I really didn't see the big reveal coming despite the fact that it had been hinted at numerous times beforehand.

The fascinating facts, aka entries from Shay's data book, were also an inspired touch. I mean who knew that the average person will walk by sixteen killers during the course of their lifetime? Or that one in seven people trust their gut to make a decision, whilst one in ten never do?

Whilst Shay's character was developed beautifully, I would've liked stronger development of the other women to get a better feel for their motivation. Perhaps because of this the other members of the group, aside from the sisters, seemed a bit irrelevant and almost unnecessary in the end.

As with many thrillers, some suspension of disbelief is necessary but enjoy it for what it is - a crazy, edgy, riveting thriller. For pure page-turning entertainment it's a five-stars from me.

I’ve read other books by these authors and couldn’t wait to read this one and it didn’t disappoint!

The book starts with a suicide! Shay witnesses a woman , Amanda jump in front of a subway. Why did she jump? Shay is determined to try to find out why? This starts a chain of events which impacts on Shays life in an unimaginable way.

She becomes involved with the Moore sisters who were Amanda’s friends will they help to answer her questions? Or are they altogether more sinister than they appear?

This fantastic thriller has many twists and turns. I was guessing one thing then to suddenly find out something completely different which had me guessing again.

Overall a cleverly written page turner which is guaranteed to keep you guessing right to the end! Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for my chance to read this entertaining thriller

3.5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this is exchange for an honest review.

This is a drama filled whirlwind. And it was great.

Trying to piece everything together was really entertaining.

I enjoyed each character and felt that they all have a different voice and personality. Their connection to each other differed from person to person which kept things interesting.

I did think some things were over dramatic and not really necessary. Especially when they are never used or explained.

The ending for me is one of the reasons that has knocked my rating. I felt that there was a slow buildup to a rushed ending. If some of the back stories to the characters or the extended chapters where nothing happens was removed, there would of been more time to expand on wrapping the story up.

I still recommend this. It was an entertaining read. I have a few books from this author duo I need to get to and I’m looking forward to them more now

You probably know someone like Shay Miller. She wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is becoming increasingly isolated.

You probably don’t know anyone like the Moore sisters. They have an unbreakable circle of friends. They live a life of glamour and perfection. They always get what they desire.

Shay thinks she wants their life.

But what they really want is hers.

Shay Miller is not enjoying life right now, and when she witnesses a terrible incident, it really gets under her skin and she becomes obsessed with that persons life, but is she putting herself in danger, in the process?

This is the second book I've read by these authors and after enjoying The Wife Between Us, I was looking forward to this one. Once again this was a slow burner and I think that's just the style of these authors books, it's a great read with the story being told from each characters perspective and in the timelines before and after the incident. It's a tale of obsessions, secrets and deceit and whilst it didn't blow me away it certainly grabbed my attention and I was eager to know, every time I managed to pick it up, where it was heading and whether Shay would finally get to the truth. It's a well executed plot that plays with your mind throughout and a book I would definitely recommend.

I'd like to thank Pan Macmillan and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Amazon and Goodreads.

Fastpaced thriller, you'll not want to put down. You may even want to self isolate to finish this psychological thriller a little faster. Characters you will like, who doesn't want to fit in and even be someone else occasionally. Don't hesitate to read it.

I am fascinated by the process that it must take for two authors to co-write a novel together but in my eyes this book is twice as good for it. It gives me Gone Girl vibes- the hustle and pace of city life, pressure of not trusting people around and the characters walking a knife edge of good and bad intentions. The characters felt rounded and believable however the ending annoyed me slightly, it felt too over dramatised- however I think it would work so well on screen. I saw this book in my mind as I read it in a very cinematic way as the colors painted by the authors were so rich.