Release date: January 8, 2019
Publisher: St. Martin’s
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Blurb:
Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed.
When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking…and what she’s hiding. As Jess’s paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what in her life is real, and what is one of Dr. Shields’ manipulative experiments. Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly.
From the authors of the blockbuster bestseller The Wife Between Us comes an electrifying new novel about doubt, passion, and just how much you can trust someone.
Review:
I really have no business reading books that aren’t even out until next year (I may be drowning in ARCs) but when a copy of An Anonymous Girl arrived in my mailbox I dropped everything else and started reading it immediately. Last fall when I read The Wife Between Us I was totally blown away and I haven’t really stopped raving about it ever since. As excited as I was about this book I had that apprehension that I tend to get before reading a highly anticipated book. I kept wondering if Hendricks and Pekkanen could possibly top TWBU and if so, how? You guys, they can and they did!
This one should come with a warning label: Do not start this unless you have enough time and commitment to read in one breathless sitting. That’s really the only way to read it, once you start and then have to stop (because life) you’ll be irritated and desperate to get back to it, so fair warning.
I really don’t even want to get into the plot details at all, the blurb gives you the perfect amount of information and is intriguing enough on it’s own, but I will tell you why I loved this one just as much as Wife. For starters, it had that same addictive writing style that urges you to keep reading just a few more pages, that feeling you get when a really awesome book just grips you. You know how sometimes you’re so absorbed by a book that when something from the outside world interrupts you it takes you a few seconds to snap back to reality? This is that kind of book. Another thing that made this one fantastic is that instead of being a series of shocking twists and turns like Wife was it doesn’t solely depend on crazy revelations but instead is compromised of several smaller twists that still surprise you but almost catch you even more off guard because there’s a subtlety to them. It’s like a sneak attack, but in a very good way, an unexpected bonus that slaps you upside the head and makes you think, what in the hell is really going on here?
My final thoughts? Pre order this bad boy and prepare to be consumed, you won’t regret it and Hendricks and Pekkanen prove they are a force to be reckoned with.
An Anonymous Girl in three words: Obsessive, Riveting and Cunning.
Overall rating: 5/5
Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.
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Oh wow it means everything that you loved this one as much as The Wife Between Us. I loved that one and almost didn’t think it possible that the next one would be just as amazing. I’m so happy I’m wrong about that. Definitely want to read this. Thank you for your wonderful review Amy!
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I really did like it just as much, such a relief! Thanks so much Inge
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Haha, I *just* picked this one up myself because I had an email waiting for me too. I didn’t read the review, just skimmed enough to see that you loved it, which is good enough for me. I also loved the first book, so this one looks promising.
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I didn’t even discuss the plot at all so it’s safe to read 😜 Haha
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Good to know. I have not read The Wife Between Us, but several of our library patrons have RAVED about it (actually we can’t keep it on the shelf–and we have bought three copies!!). I am excited to let them know there is another one coming and it’s really good!!
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Yes they’ll be excited!!
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So glad to see you thought this measured up to The Wife Between Us. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!!
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Yes!! It’s on Netgalley now
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Awesome! I checked a couple days ago and it wasn’t there yet but I’m going to request it now 🤗
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Yay good luck!
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“This one should come with a warning label: Do not start this unless you have enough time and commitment to read in one breathless sitting.”
Wow! Sounds like this one might make your favorite books of the year list?
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Yes for sure!!
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You’ve convinced me……… haha I can’t wait to read it!
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Yasss!! Hope you love it Annie
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Deliciously devious, this is compulsive reading as sexual triangles are overturned, twisted and reformed. Ok, we have to suspend some disbelief but this is slicker than many books in the genre and at least one revelation crept up on me unannounced. I would recommend you don’t read any advance reviews to get maximum enjoyment. 4 stars for a clear-your-social-calendar read!
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