Jayme's Reviews > She's Not Sorry

6-2

I have enjoyed SIX of the EIGHT books that I have read by this author, yet for some reason I didn’t request this one as an ARC. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe, it’s because “When the Lights Go Out” was a big MISS for me-maybe it’s because the book prior to this one, “Just the Nicest Couple” seemed to be a big MISS for just about ALL of my GR friends? But, when THIS book started receiving “lots of love” from these same friends, I decided to grab a library copy upon its release, and I am so glad that I did!

THIS could be Mary Kubica’s BEST book to date!!

Meghan Michaels and her teenage daughter, Sienna have been living in a small apartment with a view of Chicago’s L train, since her recent divorce. The sound of the train going by is deafening, but it is walking distance from the hospital where she works as an ICU nurse.

She could tolerate the noise if she felt safe-but recently there has been a series of random attacks on women in the neighborhood who have been followed to their homes where they are assaulted and raped-and she worries about her beautiful daughter, who is often alone because of her hours at the hospital.

Meghan has also recently run into a high school friend, Nat Cohen, when she showed up at her “divorce group” as the latest member-a Victim of Domestic Abuse.

And, then there is her latest patient, Caitlin Beckett, in a Coma after a failed SUICIDE attempt. She tries to stay emotionally detached, but when a witness comes forward to say that TWO people were on the bridge, and that she was most likely PUSHED, the case becomes a MURDER investigation.

ALL of this violence against women has put her on edge.

The book opens with a prologue where Meghan is answering a call from her daughter who never calls-only texts-the first clue that this call spells TROUBLE- and then we backtrack to the events leading up to it…

This builds slowly and many readers have mentioned that not much happens for 3/4 of the book but for me the TENSION was PALPABLE and my stomach was in knots as I anticipated the impending doom, putting me on edge right along with Meghan.

This was probably intensified because the characterization was so strong that Meghan and Sienna felt like real people, and I cared about the outcome. So, although the twists don’t begin for awhile, when they started, they packed a bigger punch!

Although I guessed the outcome of one sub plot, I did NOT see the denouement of EITHER of the other two coming.

This was definitely a thriller that stood out this year with SO many falling into the category “been there-read that”-so for its originality and surprises, I am going to go with 4.5 and round ⬆️

I can definitely recommend it and I WILL be requesting an ARC of her next!

Thank You to the Chandler Public library for the loan of this title.