She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
Out on the 2nd April 2024.
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This story follows Meghan, an ICU nurse and single mum. Her life gets turned upside down when she is assigned to an attempted suicide patient, which she can't help but get too involved with.

A slow burn to start, as Kubica draws her readers into the story through multiple plot threads, which do not disappoint and are easy to keep up with. After reading the prologue, I was hooked. The short chapters make this book a real page turner. With its many plot twists that leave you second-guessing, many of which were unpredictable.

If you have read any of Mary Kubicas' other books, you know what you're in for. If you're new to this author and like your thrillers full of twists, suspenseful, exciting, and terrifying, then I recommend this book to you.

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Well paced with a number of interlinking plots, some quite suspenseful moments!

Some good twists and the plot line unravels really well.

This is my first read from this author though I’ve heard great things and I was not disappointed. This was an enjoyable read full of twists that kept you guessing.

I did enjoy the first half of this book maybe more than the second half. It was face paced, exciting and I was intrigued by the characters and their stories. The first big twist caught me completely off guard!

The ending was good though it felt a little messy at times. Overall a good read. 3.5 stars rounded up.

ICU nurse, Meghan, is looking after a patient who seems to have jumped from a bridge. With a man on the loose attacking women, her divorce, and her best friend feared missing at the hands of her abusive ex, you’d think Meghan would have enough to worry about. But why is the lady in the coma troubling her the most?

This was so twisty! I loved it! Some shocking turns. Well written, kept me turning the pages.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HQ for my advanced copy.

I went into this not reading the synopsis.
I was instantly intrigued by the opening chapter, wanting to know where the story would go.

Yhe writing style is paced pretty well. It doesn't feel dragging. I did find myself wondering how the two stories connected. I probably should have figured it out.
But by the end it just felt a little underwhelming. Especially the lack of justice.
Overall it just felt lacking something to really bring all the stories together and not feel like pieces were missing.

Meghan Michaels is an ICU nurse. Reporting for duty one morning she is aware of gossip in the break room. It appears that overnight a young woman has been brought in. A suicide attempt that failed, but the outlook for the patient, Caitlin, is serious, as she is in a coma and unlikely to survive, Meghan is put in charge of the case, and becomes close to Caitlin’s parents. Aside from this, Meghan is recently divorced from her high school sweetheart, with whom she has a 16 years old daughter, and there is definitely animosity between the divorced couple. Then there is the meet up with an old school friend, who Meghan takes under her wing. There’s an abundance of things going on!

A dark and complex story, but a very slow burner, took quite a while for the action to get going. Too many story threads that, when tied up, were too far fetched. A few twists that weren’t entirely hidden, but made the plot flow. Strangely there were characters/events that appeared or happened, that seemed either menacing or part of the story, only to disappear and not be mentioned again. Also there was a lot of repetition, which did spoil what could have been a really captivating book. A thorough editing is needed to clear the plot line.

Hard going, but with some good bits. A book with promise that could be so much better if tidied up.

2.5*

Thank you NetGalley and HQ.

This was a dark and complex mystery, that had me guessing throughout. It was more of a slow burner but it’s worth sticking with. Very well written.

Meaghan Michaels is recently divorced, and the single mother to a teenage daughter. At a time when Chicago is being terrorised by a serial attacker of vulnerable women, Meaghan already has plenty to worry about even before she is put in charge of a complicated case.

Caitlin is a young woman who is in a coma as the result of a fall from a bridge. As an ICU nurse, Meaghan is assigned to her care and, almost against her will, becomes emotionally involved with the family - something that she normally avoids.

Because although Caitlin's case has already attracted considerable discussion among her carers, when it emerges that she may have been pushed, things get even more complicated...

This is actually a story that is best entered into without knowing too much about it. What I will say is that it is consistently interesting, compelling and suspenseful. All in all, well worth reading.

3.5 rounded down

Caitlin Beckett is a patient in a Chicago ICU having jumped from a pedestrian bridge, obviously sustaining terrible injuries as a consequence. Meghan Michaels is one of her nurses. Caitlin’s devastated parents take a liking to Meghan and always ask for her and she becomes increasingly involved with the family. However, fellow nurse Luke has doubts about the Becketts. Once new evidence emerges about Caitlin’s fall, it throws everything up in the air.

First of all, this slow burner thriller is very easy to read with writing that flows. There’s tension and suspense scattered throughout the book which keeps you reading on, and towards the end there are some very good plot twists which I have not foreseen, and which take me by surprise. The characters are well portrayed, they’re a bunch of liars and you have absolutely no idea if anyone from the ‘cast’ can be trusted which is entertaining.

However, I do struggle to get into the book at the start, but then it does pick up. There is an awful lot going on in the novel and it’s not just the Caitlin story, but quite a list of other events and I just think it gets too much. Less is often more in my opinion. Some of the plot elements are left as loose ends and the ending itself feels quite rushed. It’s a bit repetitive too, and some situations are over explained which I find irritating. Meghan herself seems to me to taunt danger, she’s careless in certain ways and since she has a teenage daughter to care for at home and as there’s potential danger for women in Chicago, it seems unrealistic.

Overall, there’s a lot that is good in this book, not least the twists, but it’s not Mary Kubica’s best book in my opinion.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to HQ for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

She’s Not Sorry had me hooked from the beginning. A dark and twisty thriller with a cast of complex characters and a tense, sinister undertone, this was a one sitting read for me.

I enjoyed reading other book by Mary Kubica and this one was just as good, it managed to keep me hooked with the twists and turns.

Twisted mixed up thriller with some twisted mixed up characters. Not my favourite read but I kept going for a big twist at the end.

Meghan is a nurse who has a patient admitted who jumps off a bridge. She’s a divorced single mother with a complex life regarding her ex husband and his new girlfriend. I read this book fairly quickly but I found the twists more confusing than gripping. I didn’t really connect with any of the characters and therefore found this quite hard going.

What a great twisty thriller. This is a fast paced thriller with plenty going on; just when you think you know what’s going on you realise that you didn’t have a clue.

This was an enjoyable book but I wouldn't say it blew my socks off.

Meghan is a critical care nurse, struggling after her divorce and bringing up a surly teenager. When Caitlin is brought into the ICU suffering massive injuries after a suicide attempt, Meghan becomes wrapped up in her life and her family.

There is a total killer twist which I really enjoyed however others may not and whether you enjoy this book or not will depend on how you take it.

Thanks to Netgalley and HQ for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

She’s not sorry was another great book from this author. Fantastically written with many unexpected twists which had me unable to put my kindle down. It was a fast-paced dark twisty read with lots of tension which builds throughout.

Meghan is trying to find balance between being a single mum to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse. While on duty at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma with a traumatic brain injury, having jumped from a bridge. Meghan has always tried not to get attached to her patients but this time she makes the mistake of getting too close. Then someone comes forward with evidence that maybe Caitlin didn’t jump. By Meghan getting to close to Caitlin has she put her own daughter at risk.

This was such a great gripping thriller which will have you hooked highly recommend. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.

Twisty, edgy and seriously dark. On the face of it a woman has been found after miraculously surviving a fall from a high bridge, assumed as suicide at first but actually more sinister. The spotlight is on several people close to her and her life doesn’t seem as straightforward as we first thought. We also concentrate on the nurse who tends to her in critical care whose stand of the story gradually begins to intertwine. There is also a man, locally attacking young women, so nobody feels safe and we all, including the reader, feel on edge.
There are some serious twists and surprises in this storyline which left me reeling a fair few times. There are a few too many coincidences at times, which made me twitch a little but you can just about get away with. Overall there is a lot going on and plenty to keep you entirely immersed and racing to the finish. Recommend.

I’ve only read one book from this author before and remember being a little underwhelmed but holy moly this one was really good! The first twist I didn’t see coming at all and was executed perfectly. Fast paced book. A lot of untrustworthy characters and even more twists at the end. My only criticism is the last 10% or so felt a little rushed but overall a great enjoyable thriller.

Thank you to netgalley for providing an ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another beautifully crafted thriller by Kubica.

There as some incredible twists that you won’t see coming and enough suspense to keep you reading late into the night.

This thriller will ensnare you in a tight grip until the satisfying conclusion. There were more twists and turns in this book than a roller coaster ride! Wow!... I was sitting there in complete surprise with a wide-open mouth! If you like a good thriller with lots of twists, you need look no further!