I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I don’t understand why some people call this a thriller when it’s marked as a Women’s fiction book on NetGalley. It’s the kind of story that will keep you wanting to know why things happened. What caused it and who this person really is. At least to me it did.

I recommend this book to anyone that likes a kind of edge of your seat, women’s fiction book. It will keep you turning pages to find out what or who did what. It’s kind of a pull at the heartstrings in places too. I felt bad for Molly and Daniel. They seem to have lots of love but somewhere they have drifted. Molly is in chronic pain and Daniel is frustrated because he can’t seem to make things ok. Or he can’t relate maybe. Liza is Molly’s best friend and they have something that has driven a wedge between them. I felt for Liza so much. Returning back home. Dealing with things that are beyond her control?? All three lives have complications.

It’s a very good book. I enjoyed it very much. It’s one I just might read again.

I gave it a 4.5 star rating.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the ARC.

Although it wasn't what I expected, Forget You Know Me is a good story. It begins as a thriller but evolves into women's fiction. This is more the story of women's friendships over time, distance and miscommunication. It's interesting and engaging. The characters are strong and complex. Overall a good read for what it was. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

I read this and found myself wanting to continue, it took far longer than it should have done.
The writing was good, but I felt, far too much detail was included too often. Yes, by all means go into depth about scene setting, emotions etc but I scanned and skipped too many pages.
I kept at it as I was waiting for the excitement to follow after the initial few chapters. So I was feeling a little bit let down by the ending.
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The blurb was a little misleading and not what I expected. But still a very good, complex domestic drama. Thank you publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

I really enjoyed this. It's touted as a thriller, and it started out as such - Molly and Liza are having a video phone chat when Molly has to go tend to one of the kids, leaving the computer open for her return. Liza then sees a masked intruder. She calls the police, who arrive to find no intruder. Molly, however, won't phone Liza back. She only texts her, which only makes Liza worry more So, Liza does what any good friend would do, and makes the drive across a few states to show up at her friends doorstep to make sure she is truly okay. But, her friend not so kindly turns her away. And that's where it stops really being a thriller. It's more about relationships and secrets and lies. And everyone in this story seems to have their secrets. To say that they everything is complicated is putting it mildly. This wasn't a page turner in the sense that I needed to read to figure out how the mystery was going to unfold. Instead, I had to turn the pages to figure out how all the complications were going to get sorted And while it sort of wrapped up, I'd have like a little it more for each person's story.

I'm afraid this was a huge miss for me. The book begins with an exciting event - while talking to her former best friend, Molly, on Skype, Liza sees an intruder in her friend's home. However, that's where the suspense ends. Because I thought this would be more of a thriller, I kept waiting for twists that just didn't come. If this book was trying to fall into more of the 'women's fiction' category, it also didn't seem to succeed. There wasn't a whole lot of plot, so I found myself bored pretty frequently. Also, I didn't fully understand the relationships (either between Liza and Molly or Molly and her husband), so I wasn't invested in what happened. Not sure if I'll pick up another one of Strawser's books after this one.

This book is women's fiction with a bit of a mystery. The story centers around two women who were past friends and attempt to reconnect over Skype one night. When a home invasion occurs and is witnessed it changes the course of both of their lives and takes the story in a mysterious direction that builds around their past friendship and what they mean to each other as friends today.
This story took me by surprise and was a interesting read with strong charcters and a well crafted story of women's friendships and how they can be torn apart by distance and misunderstanding.
Thank you for the ARC which does not influence my review.

I really wanted to love this book, however it just didn't work for me. The beginning was intriguing - two best friends are video chatting when one, Molly, leaves the room for a moment to tend to her children, when the other, Liza, sees a masked intruder enter. While Molly downplays this event, Liza is rightfully worried. This set up of there-has-to-be-more to this break in. Sadly, after this event the book looses steam and there wasn't the right amount of suspense or intrigue.

What a great book! I was hooked until the end. Kinda didn’t want the story to end. Maybe she’ll write a part 2.

I was so excited to finally read a book by Jessica Strawser, but was not as impressed as I thought I would be. The rambling sentence structure often forced me to stop and re-read sections, so I had a hard time staying focused on the storyline. There were quite a few characters to keep straight as well. Though there were similarities to the Gone Girl type of novels, I would primarily classify this under women's fiction. It focused on relationship struggles along with other issues such as work ethics, anxiety, chronic pain, parenting, pregnancy risks and selective mutism. Even though I was a bit disappointed with this book, I plan to read the author's previous books and hope to be more impressed. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review Forget You Know Me.

This book really confused me. It started out as the thriller I thought it was. A masked man seen on a video chat - who then disappears. Who was it? What did he want and why did he disappear? A woman escapes certain death when her apartment building burns down - who set the fire? Everyone has secrets. Whoooa - this should be a good one! But then all the suspense just sort of fizzled out and it became a book about relationships between friends, between siblings, between spouses. Ok - that's great, but it wasn't what the book promised.

I thought the writing was good and the characters done well. The story moved along fairly well (if I could just stop wondering what happened to the thriller!!) I liked the book ok but didn't love it.

The book ended with a lot of questions unanswered. Maybe that was the suspenseful part?

I enjoyed Jessica Strawser’s third novel as much as I did her first two. As with the first two, Forget You Know Me focuses on relationships and friendships with a bit of suspense. Strawser combines these elements to create a solid contemporary or women’s fiction novel. I enjoyed the character development and the interactions of the main characters, both with each other and the secondary characters that are in their lives. Liza and Molly are well-developed and multi-faceted characters as is their friendship. Strawser explores the characters and how they have changed as individuals as each has followed their own path in life. She also delves into how their individual changes, combined with time and distance, have impacted their friendship.
I have enjoyed following Strawser on her publishing journey and am really excited to see where the next stop takes us.
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Okay, I read another book by Jessica Strawser and loved it. She is quickly developing a reputation for a writer of psychological thrillers for women. But, this is not the book for me - and I think others will feel the same. To put it simply, in this novel, Strawser jumped the shark. Forget You Know Me goes straight off the grid into the land of bonkers. The book opens with long distance best friends, Molly and Liza, having an online Facetime conversation when Molly goes to check on the kids and Liza sees a masked intruder enter Molly's home. The computer is closed. Now, that is a GOOD start. But, if goes off the rails right after. No intruder is found, Molly does not call Liza back to let her know she's okay, when Liza drives through the night to check on her, Molly closes the door on her face. Weird, right? I could stick with it at this point. But, then as you get to know Molly, it gets way weirder. Molly is dealing with chronic pain issues and has run up massive debt hidden from her husband and she is being targeted by a group of loansharks - who may or may not have been the intruder. They even show up and leave cryptic symbols on trees. Then, her husband is also facing some seedy stuff at work and is being threatened by someone who may or may not have been the intruder. Then, Molly thinks the intruder was the neighbor she has fallen in love with but hasn't acted on and convinces herself he snuck over to her home to fulfill some secret masked man fantasy. Again, this affair has not actually even begun...

***Get ready because I am going to totally spoil it now***


Then, when it seems like this book could not be anymore unimaginable, you learn that Molly's husband was the masked intruder because he wanted her attention and to feel like her hero again. Wonk wonk wonk. Basically, choose this one if you are looking for a hate read.

I was so excited to get an advance copy of Forget You Know Me coming out in 2019. The premise sounded so good. Two friends, Liza and Molly have let life come in between them and are finally making time to have a "girl's night" even though it's just through the computer. Liza has moved away from her hometown and has a career in Chicago, while Molly has stayed home in the suburbs raising a family.


While video chatting, Molly goes to see what one of her children want and while Liza waits, she sees a masked man entering the house. She yells at him and he shuts the computer screen down. Frantic, Liza has no idea what is happening to her friend. She contacts the local police and then finally learns that Molly is okay. However, Molly is tight lipped about the encounter and brushes Liza off about it.


This is what the book promised the story was about but it was about so much more. Liza has a tragedy of her own that forces her to make big changes. Now, she doesn't have Molly to talk to about it since they are kind of on the outs regarding Molly's attitude about the intruder Liza saw. There are also more plots in the story and overall it all tied together nicely.


In some ways, the story being about more was a good thing, but not when the description made it sound like the intruder part was really going to be the bulk of the story. Also, the title made me think that, too. However, there was a small surprise in the book, which I won't spoil. The only thing is I think the book should be marketed less of a thriller and more of just domestic or women's fiction. That way, it would tell you more of what to expect.


I know I sound let down, but I really wasn't overall. It kept my interest enough to keep going, I am very grateful to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity.

3.5 stars

I have read and liked all of Jessica Strawser’s books, with my favorite being “Not That I Could Tell.” “Forget You Know Me” is advertised as a psychological thriller, and it certainly fulfilled that description at the beginning. After that, the book changed course and focused primarily on the relationship between Molly and Liza. The suspense took a back seat to the issues in their friendship and resulted in what seemed to be a somewhat disjointed novel, or at least not the thriller I was expecting. It was an enjoyable read but I wish the two genre styles could have been more integrated or that the book had been advertised as women’s fiction with an edge. Not a bad book, just not what I was expecting based on the book blurb and on Strawser’s previous books.

My review was posted on Goodreads on 2/10/19.

This book had great characters and a good plot, but it fell short in the reading. I felt like it dragged on and on and took more time than it deserved. I wish it had been better, I was looking forward to reading it, but it was just not my style of writing I guess.

I'm a little mixed on this story. I enjoyed it well enough, I was certainly captivated as you'd expect when a mysterious and potentially traumatic event occurred early on, eager to uncover the who , what, why. But then the story seemed to slow to a snails pace as we get to know the characters. I liked Liz but found Molly tiresome, creating her own drama in her disregard for her family. The story shakes out in an unexpected way and when all the secrets come out, there are no clear cut victims. In that sense, it's reflective of real life. I'd like to try another book by Strawser but I just couldn't connect with these characters.

Liza and Molly have been friends for many years and live about an hour apart. Molly is married to Daniel and is the mother of two children. Since Liza and Molly have not seen one another in quite some time, they decide to have a Skype chat one night when Daniel is out of town on business. When Molly is interrupted to check on one of the children, Liza is shocked to see a man come in the back door. He is dressed in black and wearing a mask. Then, he sees Lisa on the computer screen and closes it. Terrified for her friend, she calls the police and calls her friend, Max, to go with her to check on her friend because Molly is not answering the phone and the police won’t tell her anything. When she gets there, Molly acts very standoffish to Liza and denies that anyone came into the house. Hurt and worried, Liza returns home only to find her building has been burned down.

Having lost everything in the fire, Liza decides to move in with her brother and sister-in-law for a short time while she finds a job and a place to live.

The story continues with…nonsense. I don’t know if I have read so many thrillers that I have become jaded, but this book offered me nothing. The beginning scene made me think that I was going to read a really good thriller. Nope. The rest of the book was just chatter. Nothing to see here, Folks, so just move along.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Molly and Liza are childhood friends. But they haven't been as close since Liza moved to Chicago, while Molly, her husband Daniel, and their two children have remained in Concinnati.
So when Daniel is away on business, they have a girl's night on Skype to catch up on each other's lives and recapture their bond.
When Molly leaves for a moment to go check on her young daughter, Liza suddenly sees a masked man on the screen, then it goes black.
Liza panics. She calls the police, and when Molly doesn't answer her calls, she drives to her friends house. Molly is curt and abrupt about what happened, dismissing the incident.
The story follows them both, through their problems and adversities, trying to solve their separate issues and get back to the closeness they have lost.
This book certainly grabbed my attention at the beginning! While it lost a little steam in the middle, it still kept me entertained with the compelling characters and the intriguing storyline. Recommend to those who like slow burn thrillers and women's fiction.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This book starts off with a bang but then fizzles almost as quickly. Liza and Molly are FaceTiming - a virtual “girl’s night out” of sorts. It’s been a very long time since they’ve had a chance to catch up. Molly’s husband is out of town and her daughter wakes up as they begin their chat. While Molly is upstairs dealing with her daughter, Liza sees a masked intruder enter Molly’s home and he shuts the computer. Freaked out and terrified for her friend, she calls police only to be then brushed off by Molly after police have cleared the home. Molly’s unexpected reaction is odd. Why is her behaviour so strange? Shouldn’t she be relieved and thankful? To add fuel to the fire, when Daniel returns home early from his trip the next day, Molly doesn’t bother to tell him about the intruder. Okay....what is going on? I guess with this lead up, I was expecting a thriller rather than a drama, I kept waiting for the original premise to kick back in....page after page...but it didn’t. As other reviewers have noted, it is about relationships, love and lies. If you are looking for a heart pounding thriller or clever twists, look elsewhere.

The writing is good but it was challenging to engage with the characters. The third person perspective created a wedge in my ability to connect. I need strong characters who make me feel something, however, Molly and Daniel were just not that interesting. The story was slow paced and seemed tangential, heading in directions that didn’t make sense and left me scratching my head.

I think this is a book in which the description misled me and I was expecting something different than what I got. It was a story that ultimately just didn’t work for me. If one were to go in with different expectations, I think they would have a better experience than I did. I received an ARC from St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.