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A review by bethreadsandnaps
Like Mother, Like Daughter: A novel by Kimberly McCreight
4.0
Kimberly McCreight's latest LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (publishes July 9, 2024) shows a daughter's love and perseverance in finding her missing mother despite them being on the outs. After a somewhat estranged relationship, mother Kat summons her college-age daughter Cleo home for dinner. When Cleo arrives to her family home, she finds dinner burning, her mother's bloody shoe, and her mother nowhere to be found.
There are suspects from all facets of Kat's life. She's a "fixer" for a law firm that is dealing with a high-profile prescription drug case, and she's coincidentally having a fling with a man from that firm. Her assistant is acting shady. Kat had a traumatic past that might be catching up with her as well. Her husband that she's separated from wants several million dollars from her. And her daughter Cleo has been working with a drug dealer.
This dual narrative switches between Kat (starting 8 days before her disappearance) and Cleo (post-disappearance). I enjoyed both perspectives, but Cleo's perspective was a little less chaotic so I liked that one a bit better. I feel like we also got to understand Cleo a bit more from her therapist transcripts. Kat, particularly due to her job, was tougher to get to know. I did enjoy the realistic mother-daughter dynamic in this one although they aren't in many scenes together.
If you enjoy a more plot-driven suspense novel and have enjoyed McCreight's novels in the past, check this one out!
There are suspects from all facets of Kat's life. She's a "fixer" for a law firm that is dealing with a high-profile prescription drug case, and she's coincidentally having a fling with a man from that firm. Her assistant is acting shady. Kat had a traumatic past that might be catching up with her as well. Her husband that she's separated from wants several million dollars from her. And her daughter Cleo has been working with a drug dealer.
This dual narrative switches between Kat (starting 8 days before her disappearance) and Cleo (post-disappearance). I enjoyed both perspectives, but Cleo's perspective was a little less chaotic so I liked that one a bit better. I feel like we also got to understand Cleo a bit more from her therapist transcripts. Kat, particularly due to her job, was tougher to get to know. I did enjoy the realistic mother-daughter dynamic in this one although they aren't in many scenes together.
If you enjoy a more plot-driven suspense novel and have enjoyed McCreight's novels in the past, check this one out!