Despite the author’s great plotting and characters, foreseeing the ending was fairly easy…or maybe I’ve just read too many mystery/thrillers! Having one of her characters deal with a specific type of OCD was an interesting addition to the story. This was a quick, enjoyable novel.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton Press for the ARC to read and review.

It took a long time for me to get into this one. It was pretty descriptive of gross aliments and ways to die, which I wasn't a huge fan of. It was easy to follow the plot and the characters were very easy to keep track of! This was pretty predictable too. All in all, the good and bad level each other out to make this just an average read.

It took me some time to really get into this story, but I’m glad I stuck with it. Annie has lots of issues, including OCD, which makes life a bit difficult. Thankfully she has a great husband who takes care of her, their daughter, and everything else in their lives. But with time, Annie realizes she wants a life of her own. That’s when things start to unravel a bit. I enjoyed the story, especially the ending.

Excellent. A true 5-stars. The twistiest of twisty domestic suspense. Annie's reality is a slippery thing and K.T. Nguyen did a great job of letting me experience her confusion and panic while still keeping me grounded in the story. This is an extremely hard tightrope to walk and she pulled it off beautifully. Had some qualities of following someone into madness like Steven King's The Shining and the ending was just as explosive.

Anh Le is the daughter of a Vietnam refugee. She goes by Annie Shaw now and is married to a wealthy man and she has a teenage daughter. She is an artist and has OCD. The OCD was under control, but after her mother dies it seems to come roaring back. Her mother was living in a carriage house on their property. Strange things start happening and after an elderly patron goes missing right after Annie had paid a visit, the police start questioning her. Annie begins having trouble keeping her dreams and reality separate. Some of her worst fears seem to be coming true. Annie’s husband, a journalist, decides to go away on assignment to Syria and her daughter goes off to summer camp. Annie does not handle the isolation well and her OCD continues to get worse. I don’t want to give away all that happens - let’s just say some terrible things happen that have Annie questioning everything in her life - her relationship with her mother, how it makes her relationship with her own daughter more difficult, her marriage, her career, her mind! Annie is a well written character, the OCD aspects of her life are very detailed and well done, apparently based on the author’s own OCD experiences. I found the book to be very interesting and suspenseful. I give the book 4 stars out of 5.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. The book is due to be published April 16, 2024.

This was a very slow burn, domestic thriller that I had some problems with. Part one was really slow and a little boring. Part two was a little better and part three there were some things that were so implausible that I just had to shake my head.
The writing was good but It just felt a little weak at times. I also just couldn’t connect with the character’s much. I was expecting more.
Thank to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for a honest opinion. 3⭐️

BIPOC Mystery in which an Vietnamese artist begins to doubt her own mind and if she's responsible for her mother's death, an art patron's disappearance and the hospitalization of a lover.

1/5 stars: This is Nguyen's BIPOC Mystery that features an artist who's carefully curated life, dream career, devoted husband and whip-smart teenage daughter, starts to unravel. A string of events that include the sudden death of her Vietnam War refugee elderly mother, an art patron going missing and waking up naked next to a lifeless body, not only kicks her OCD into overdrive but puts her in the police sights. But with her mind increasingly fractured all she knows is She’ll do anything to protect her daughter—even if it means losing herself. Nguyen tackles some very heavy topics, so take care and check the CWs. Nguyen's writing and character work are nicely done. Unfortunately, this just wasn't a book for me; leading me to DNF it at 14%.

I received this eARC thanks to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton, Dutton in exchange for an honest review. Publishing dates are subject to change.

This is one heck of a psychological thriller. I loved seeing Vietnamese representation in this genre and even touched on more deeper subjects like how the Vietnam war effected Annie’s mother mentally.
It felt a bit redundant at times but overall, amazing debut and the unreliable character trope was done very well!

This did have a really slow start, but I was pulled in and invested around 40% in. I know that's too late for some readers, and that's okay. However, I just want to note that I did think it got significantly better around that time.

There is OCD rep, which I am so happy to see more and more of in books these days.

I didn't expect the ending and would definitely seek out another book by KT Nguyen in the future.

This novel started off waaaaayyy too slowly. There was a huge amount of buildup into Annie’s psyche and relationships with her mother and daughter. However, hang on the story does pickup! Deeply disturbing and more along the creepy mystery genre than thriller.

I was really intrigued by the synopsis of this book. It’s a thriller about a woman who finds her mother dead one day, then from there her OCD starts to spiral out of control and she’s swept up into different police investigations. She doesn’t know who she can trust in her life… or if she can even trust herself.

At the start of the story I was enjoying it. I thought it was interesting to delve into the generational trauma that Annie had in her life from her mom being a ​​Vietnam War refugee. I also thought that the repetition of the phrase “you know what you did” added a layer of intrigue. The explorations of how Annie’s OCD impacts her life and how the way her mom raised her still lingers after her death were probably my favorite parts of the book.

While I did begin my journey with the book being intrigued about what it meant when “you know what you did” kept being brought up… eventually I just started to get bored with the plot. I felt like it took way too long for the present day mystery/thriller parts of the story to begin. A very big portion of the book just felt like a domestic drama rather than a mystery or thriller. Thankfully later in the book those story elements do appear, but I also didn’t end up enjoying them that much. Everything just started to feel a bit too over the top and mustache-twirly instead of grounded.

Even though this book didn’t ultimately work for me, I’d still be willing to read more from K.T. Nguyen in the future. I did appreciate some of her character work and the explorations of generational trauma.

I would’ve DNFd this book if 1. It wasn’t an ARC and 2. I couldn’t figure out why it was so highly rated for the first 70% (!!!!!!) of the book. I kept thinking “this has to be so bonkers at the end” because it felt like one of those scary movies where almost nothing happens and then it gets absurd the last 10% of the movie.

There were two different sets of time jumps happening at the same time so the story kind of felt disjointed which probably slowed down my reading speed.

This was an excellent depiction of OCD by an Own Voices author which I really appreciated. She created a real sense of paranoia throughout the entire book but the main character was so upset by the wrong things that when actual scary things happened, it felt like they weren’t even happening because the main character didn’t see the danger in anything normal. As a result, I felt like nothing was actually happening in the book which made it hard to get through but in hindsight might have been a genius writing technique. It was almost like I was being gaslighted by the author.

I found the story to be slow, and it was able to keep my attention. I found the bad language from the 14/15 year old girl to be ridiculous. I feel like here were some loose ends with Ray. Did he know about Duncan? The ending didn't give me the wow factor that made the slowness of the book worth it.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Dutton for a copy.

🔪Psychological Thriller/Horror
🔪Mental Health Rep (OCD)
🔪Unreliable Narrator
🔪Toxic Family Relationships
🔪Short Chapters
🔪Debut Author

What an excellent debut!
After the death of her mother, who was a Vietnam War Refugee, Annie’s life starts down a dark path. Her OCD comes raging back, her teenage daughter wants nothing to do with her and her husband is pushing her to get help. The loss has impacted her in many ways and we learn about their toxic relationship in the book.
Her husband goes away for work and her daughter goes to summer camp. Annie is alone to deal with everything.
After a persons murder is pinned on her, Annie starts losing pieces of her memory. She can’t remember what’s true memories or not. And when she wakes up next to a lifeless body with no recollection of what happened, the police need answers. But she doesn’t have any to give.
This is such a creepy story that I couldn’t stop reading. I just had to know the answers!
Be sure to check trigger warnings as this book can be dark and has many triggers.

In summary ---generational trauma is a son of a bitch.

I have to give it up for my Asian sister, K.T. Nguyen for this AMAZING debut thriller. This had me spiraling along with Annie. But....let's back up.

Anh Le (Annie) is an artist, living with her husband and teen daughter. Annie's mother, a Vietnam War refugee, also lives on the property, however, the relationship between the two women has been contentious, at best.

After the sudden death of her mother, Annie's life starts to unravel. Her severe-OCD come back and she starts having dark visions in her mind that slowly have her questioning what is and what isn't. A wealthy patron disappears and the police are all up in her business. Then, on top of all of that, Annie starts to question her marriage. Does she even love the guy?

This is a story that people need to read themselves. There's too much going on for me to summarize fully without giving everything away. Nguyen's writing is detailed and engrossing and I truly can not wait to see what she does next.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID is not your typical thriller. It's psychological horror mixed with domestic suspense. The beginning third, or so, introduces the characters and I love how you never quite know what's going on. (In general, I love books that keep me guessing.) The middle and final third go really fast as the more thriller-y plot-driven part takes over. Read this if you're in the mood for something offbeat and dark. Not for the faint of heart but so, so good.

Annie seems to have it all - a successful career, a cute doggy, a doting husband and a moody daughter. From the outside, she has an envious life, but behind closed doors, she struggles with OCD. Triggered by the recent death of her mother, Annie’s obsessive disorder roars back to life, bigger and badder than ever, causing the ultimate unreliable narrator.

One of her clients is murdered and Annie was one of the last people to see her alive. Then, more bodies turn up. Now matter how much Annie tries to remember, the fuzzy details refuse to come to light and Annie soon becomes a suspect, especially with that one time in Hong Kong that she never talks about.

I enjoyed this story. It was fresh, original and kept me turning the pages into the night. Annie was a fascinating person to root for because I didn’t know whether I was rooting for a killer, or someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time… several times. One is a coincidence, but two? Three? But her story was not black and white and I was enthralled by her and needed to know her truth. If you’re on the hunt for a fast paced story with a narrator, who is nuanced and relatable, give this story a chance, then let’s discuss that ending.

Annie "Anh Le" Shaw seems to be living the American dream - a devoted husband, a daughter, a home and a career.
However, her childhood with her Vietnam War refugee mother was anything but normal. When her mother dies,
Annie's OCD comes back, leaving her with memory lapses and unable to separate real happenings from
delusions. Is she a killer? When the truth comes out, the most important thing is to keep her daughter safe.
A book that will have one turning the pages until the end.
#YouKnowWhatYouDid #NetGalley

You Know What You Did started off really strong with an immediate dive into death (possible murder) and false memories. As the story progressed though, I enjoyed the small horror takes but the story began to slow down for me. Typically I enjoy fast paced thrillers, which is why this one fell a bit short for me but still a great psychological thriller (heavy on the psychological). If you enjoy slow burn and mess with your mind stories, you will definitely enjoy this one, 3⭐️ Trigger warnings for multiple mental health mentions.

Thank you to Dutton for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of the title via NetGalley.

I feel so conflicted on this book and decided my review is I felt very middle of the road toward it. I wanted to like it more than I did, but I found myself figuring out the ending and then just waiting for it to happen and speed up. I thought the author did a great job of bringing OCD and paranoia to life but I felt all the characters had moral issues and I didn’t really connect or enjoy any of them. I can easily see how others would enjoy this one even more.