This novel had an interesting premise, and I could kind of see what it was trying to do, but it ultimately felt too slow and a bit repetitive.

Firstly, I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book.
Annie's mom passes away leaving her to deal with a loss and then the rest of her seemingly perfect life starts to unravel. Everything she knows becomes a mystery and her once under control OCD starts to spiral. Then while dealing with all of this she becomes a suspect in a murder. The story kept my attention just enough because I wanted to find out if she was crazy or a target. The writing is good but some parts of the story seemed repetitive and kind of predictable.

Plot - 3/5 ⭐️'s
Character Development - 4/5 ⭐️'s
Writing Style - 3/5 ⭐️'s
Originality - 2/5 ⭐️'s

"You Know What You Did" was a solid 3-star read. The majority of the plot focuses on Annie's OCD, delusions, and diminishing emotional stability. The author did a great job developing characters and inserting raw emotion into their experiences. The writing is medium-to-fast-paced and easily read within a few days.

Unfortunately, I found the story entirely predictable, following an overdone trope. Annie is an unreliable female narrator with a mental disorder, a less-than-perfect memory, and a doting and supportive husband ready and willing to save the day. I can name at least three other psychological thrillers based on this premise.

If you are looking for a book that explores OCD and the generational effects of mental disorders, "You Know What You Did" fits the bill. But if you are looking for a twisty and unpredictable thriller, choose a different title.

Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Group Publishing, for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

Wow! What a debut by K.T Nguyen! This book and the phenomenal writing will have you guessing all the way through, never sure who to trust or how it will end. Generational trauma is woven with obsessive compulsive disorders in such a respectful way. I loved this unique thriller and can't wait to see what this author does next!

Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an advanced copy.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance review copy in return for an honest review. This book gets your attention fork the beginning but I feel like it lulled in the middle. The way the mental disorders were written were really gripping.

If thoughts could kill…

This book is quite dark but I couldn't put it down. I would say it is more horror than thriller. However, the characters and storylines are so layered you can get lost in K.T. Nguyen's world. A great examination of generational trauma. It is rare that depiction of mental illness isn't trivialized or made easy to swallow for readers. Annie's OCD symptoms were real and life altering - not a girl who just wants her room cleaned.

The beginning is a bit of a slow burn - so I would recommend pushing through if you think it is a DNF at first!

Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

This book was alright! It took a bit for the book to get going but once it did, I enjoyed it! Overall a 3 star read for me!

Is this book shelved as horror? Some of the imagery in this book would fit well into that category. The scenes are so grotesque that I’d have to take breaks for the story. I found all the characters unlikeable which also made this a slower read for me. Different manifestations of trauma have an effect on this too. The twists are fun but I felt like the culprit was pretty obvious. So maybe this light weight mystery/horror/mental health novel read 🤪the writing is polished and well paced. I would have like a deeper dive into Me’s life in Vietnam and her journey to America. It was a decent thriller read but I’m not sure I’d recommend to anyone that is triggered by obsessive repulsion, trypophobia, and mysophobia.

Thanks to Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley for my ARC.

3.5⭐️

You Know What You Did had high points and low points. There were points where I really got into it. People are missing, people are dead. Annie doesn't know what happened, why her fingerprints are there, she cant remember anything!

The first part of the book was on the slower side for me. It took me a while to get into it but I also understand there needed to be some character building.

I didn't necessarily enjoy the ending but overall this was a solid suspense novel!

Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I first want to thank Netgalley and Penguin Group Dutton for the chance to read this ARC. I LOVED it. Serious content warning for OCD, Trypophobia and Mysophobia. I'm lucky enough to not suffer from those (although the things associated with Trypophobia give me anxiety) but if you do suffer from any of this I think this book would trigger you.

I feel like the description really leaves you guessing a little as to what you're in for and that's one of the best things about this book! The twists were amazing. Annie was the most appealing unreliable narrator i've ever read. I felt sick WITH Annie. I felt like I was questioning my own reality while reading her questioning her own reality. The relationship with her mother was so interesting. I finished this book probably a month ago and have just been sitting with it unsure of what all to say about this book.

It basically boils down to I loved it and I feel VERY lucky that I got to read it as an ARC because I think this one is going to be a hit.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. It started out well but it just didn't do it for me. I kept going but found the chapters confusing and hard to follow. Unfortunately a do not finish for me.

A horror/thriller/intergenerational novel that explores what trauma does to the bond between a mother and daughter. This book can be dark at times, but it is the kind of book that grabs you and holds on and you will finish it in one sitting. Raw emotion, real life struggles and mental illness, will pull you in so close that the reader feels like they (1) know them (2) have empathy for them (3) completely understands how they feel. Thank you @netgalley @duttonbooks @ktnguyen_author for this eARC for my honest review. I have a new must buy author to add to my list!

This book was amazing, to put it simply. The writing style, the creative twists, I loved every word of this one and will be recommending it to my friends!

Dealing with mental health issues is no fun. But what happens when your mental health is playing games with your reality? Did you do what they say you did? Why don't you remember it? That is what Annie is dealing with in this book. I could relate to her and was kept guessing until the end of the book.

I had high hopes for this book, based on the book’s description. Unfortunately, I only got about a third of the way through it before I lost interest. It felt like the main character was going round and round in circles but had no storyline. The character had potential for depth but fell flat. It was dry and mundane.

I sadly ended up DNFing this book at 20% through. This story was just incredibly difficult to get through, and I found myself really pushing myself to pick it up and read it. The writing is where, personally, this book dropped me as the voice of the main character felt very juvenile and there was no balance whatsoever of telling and showing. It felt like I was being spoon-fed a story, and wasn't being left to make connections and assertions of my own as a reader. The characterization of the teenage daughter was truly abysmal and surface-level, I really assumed we left the trope of the bratty, spoiled 15 year old who has no personality outside of hating the world and her parents in the early 2000's. It was incredibly jarring to see such a bland character trope play such a large role in the story, and I just could not take that character seriously. The marriage troubles within this story also were rather frustrating to read, and I just wanted these grown adults to communicate. On top of that, I think that chapter headings would have fixed SO much of the structural issues of jumping back and forth and forward in time. There are mainly three points in time that where the plot is taking place and there is absolutely no real distinction between them. It could be such a powerful and intriguing concept jumping around time like this but it's executed and edited so poorly that you're constantly being taken out of the story because you're trying to figure out what is happening, and not in an intentional way that other thrillers attempt to do. It appears messy, and I really wish an editor took to that aspect of the book because this ends up reading as a very early first draft. In the end, I found the characters frustrating and one dimensional, and the aspects I did find captivating such as the exploration of motherhood, the refugee experience, and mental health not playing as central a role as I would have liked. If I had perhaps grown to care about the characters and enjoyed the writing, I would have definitely found these themes worth reading on to explore, but because the foundation was so lacking I could not continue with the story,

This book is an excellent portrayl of what it must feel like to be living inside someone's head who is trying to deal with mental instability. The story had me intrigued from the first page and the pace of the book never slowed. I enjoyed the thrilling aspect of who done it while figuring things out at the same time as the main character. If you enjoy complex thrillers that make you think you will enjoy this one.

This thriller is so much more than just a fast-paced page turner. K.T. Nguyen’s book explores the refugee experience, as well as generational relationships. It made me consider how deeply ingrained our past is in our present. Who we are and who we care about is often directly tied to our parents.

As one terrible tragedy after another happens around her, Annie is conflicted about who to trust. She even questions herself and begins to second guess what she sees. Her OCD flares up again, and she struggles to manage that while also trying to unravel the mysteries that surround her.

Annie is intent on protecting her daughter with her whole self. But how can one protect from what one doesn’t see coming?

This slow-building thriller follows Annie, a Vietnamese-American, who is grieving the death of her mother and trying to connect with her angsty teenage daughter. She is also dealing with some intergenerational trauma which causes some tension in her marriage.

This novel is very visual on some forms of OCD, especially hoarding. There are also some very descriptive scenes involving animals (iykyk). I found it a little hard to connect with any of the characters and didn’t feel the want to pick this up as much as I would have liked. However, there are twists throughout the story that keep you wanting to see how it ends. I did not guess the ending! 3 stars.