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dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a ride! About 150 pages from the end, I couldn’t put it down. Was completely taken back by one of the twists but there were a couple that didn’t land as hard-hitting. All around great read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide
Minor: Medical content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
oh my GOD I haven’t had a good thriller binge in so long - and this one was done in 5 hours poolside and I feel revived 😮💨😮💨
mary kubica is the queen of thrillers for me, so when I saw an early copy at barnes and noble this morning, I knew I was ready to enter back in the world of being completely shocked and thrown on a roller coaster
and this may be one of my favorites of hers yet! there’s so many stories to tackle in this one - from a stalker terrorizing the streets of chi town to a nurse getting threatening phone calls about her daughter to a su!cide patient in the ICU that may not be all as it seems … and that’s just the first few chapters!!!
I was completely thrown for a loop right before part 2 hit, and I will say that a certain thriller trope gets me 👏🏼 every 👏🏼 single 👏🏼 time (if you’ve read and want to discuss, shoot me a message!)
and while I did guess the last plot twist, it was honestly me laughing at myself in the beginning for suspecting this particular person so …. I was pretty surprised at myself 😅😅
the only thing keeping me from five stars was the idiocy of the MC - and yes, I know this is usually the case in thrillers but it really took me out of the story a bit every time she claimed to be a private person but then spill her deepest darkest secret to a stranger 🫠
this is such a bingeable read - and I can’t wait to discuss it with everyone!!!!
rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: columbia valley rosé
mary kubica is the queen of thrillers for me, so when I saw an early copy at barnes and noble this morning, I knew I was ready to enter back in the world of being completely shocked and thrown on a roller coaster
and this may be one of my favorites of hers yet! there’s so many stories to tackle in this one - from a stalker terrorizing the streets of chi town to a nurse getting threatening phone calls about her daughter to a su!cide patient in the ICU that may not be all as it seems … and that’s just the first few chapters!!!
I was completely thrown for a loop right before part 2 hit, and I will say that a certain thriller trope gets me 👏🏼 every 👏🏼 single 👏🏼 time (if you’ve read and want to discuss, shoot me a message!)
and while I did guess the last plot twist, it was honestly me laughing at myself in the beginning for suspecting this particular person so …. I was pretty surprised at myself 😅😅
the only thing keeping me from five stars was the idiocy of the MC - and yes, I know this is usually the case in thrillers but it really took me out of the story a bit every time she claimed to be a private person but then spill her deepest darkest secret to a stranger 🫠
this is such a bingeable read - and I can’t wait to discuss it with everyone!!!!
rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: columbia valley rosé
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
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She’s Not Sorry follows a divorced mom and nurse and within the first few pages we learn that her teenage daughter is in trouble, she is caring for a patient in a coma, and that there have been a series of nightly attacks on women throughout Chicago. Mary Kubica’s newest novel is twisty, dark, and unpredictable. I devoured it! I audibly gasped in the last 25% of the book. The characters were well-developed and sympathetic, I wanted to root for them, but I also didn’t know if I should trust ANY of them. The plot was structured in such an interesting and layered way, we were slowly fed seemingly disparate pieces of the puzzle and it kept me on my toes the entire book. I also loved the settings of the hospital and the city street of Chicago with a serial killer on the loose. I am going to need a copy of this book for my shelf because I LOVE the cover.
Thank you, Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!
My Ratings:
Plot ★★★★
Reading Experience ★★★★★
Characters ★★★★
Writing Style ★★★★★
Overall ★★★★.5
More Books by Mary Kubica:
✿ The Good Girl
✿ Pretty Baby
✿ Don't You Cry
✿ Every Last Lie
✿ When the Lights Go Out
✿ The Other Mrs.
✿ Local Woman Missing
✿ Just the Nicest Couple
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicide
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
From the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing comes She's Not Sorry, the story of an ICU nurse who accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past.
Meghan Michaels is struggling to juggle being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full-time ICU nurse in Chicago. While Meghan is working at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma after jumping from a pedestrian bridge and falling twenty feet to the train tracks below. After a witness comes forward with shocking details about the fall, the police suspect Caitlin was pushed. Meghan tries to stay emotionally detached from her patients, but she mistakenly lets herself get too close and becomes entangled in Caitlin's and her family's lives. In the midst of all of this, Meghan reconnects with a high school classmate trying to escape from an abusive marriage. Having cared for domestic abuse victims in the ICU, Meghan hopes to help her old friend. Meanwhile, there's been a string of break-ins in Meghan's neighborhood. After several carjackings and armed robberies, a woman is raped. Meghan fears that she and her daughter could be the next victims.
I thought nothing could top Local Woman Missing, but Mary Kubica may have just done it with She's Not Sorry. I was so absorbed in this book that I finished it in less than a day. This was a suspenseful and compelling thriller that hooked me from the first page, and I did not want to put it down. Full of jaw-dropping twists and a cast of unreliable characters, this book kept me guessing until the very end. Another must-read from Kubica!
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Meghan Michaels is struggling to juggle being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full-time ICU nurse in Chicago. While Meghan is working at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma after jumping from a pedestrian bridge and falling twenty feet to the train tracks below. After a witness comes forward with shocking details about the fall, the police suspect Caitlin was pushed. Meghan tries to stay emotionally detached from her patients, but she mistakenly lets herself get too close and becomes entangled in Caitlin's and her family's lives. In the midst of all of this, Meghan reconnects with a high school classmate trying to escape from an abusive marriage. Having cared for domestic abuse victims in the ICU, Meghan hopes to help her old friend. Meanwhile, there's been a string of break-ins in Meghan's neighborhood. After several carjackings and armed robberies, a woman is raped. Meghan fears that she and her daughter could be the next victims.
I thought nothing could top Local Woman Missing, but Mary Kubica may have just done it with She's Not Sorry. I was so absorbed in this book that I finished it in less than a day. This was a suspenseful and compelling thriller that hooked me from the first page, and I did not want to put it down. Full of jaw-dropping twists and a cast of unreliable characters, this book kept me guessing until the very end. Another must-read from Kubica!
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Wow. My jaw is still dropped. I read many many thrillers and it’s very rare something makes me audibly gasp or drop my jaw, well, I can confidently say this book made me to both of those things! I don’t think my heart stopped racing for this entire book. It’s brilliant. Absolutely brilliant
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape