HUGE THANK YOU TO @atriabooks & @vi_keeland for this gifted copy!! I was excited to hop into this thriller to see what all the hype is about!! 👏🏻 this book needs to be on your radar and comes out June 17!!

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, gripping thriller with twists, secrets, and just the right amount of suspense, Someone Knows is a great pick. The story follows Elizabeth, an English professor in New York City, who receives a creative writing assignment from a student that eerily mirrors a dark secret from her past—something she’s hidden for 20 years. Is someone messing with her? How could the student know?

The pacing was excellent—fast enough to keep pages turning but not rushed. Moments like Elizabeth receiving a mysterious note and delaying reading it built suspense in a satisfying way. Everyone seemed suspicious, and the ending delivered a true shocker.

Both thrilling and emotional, this book kept me hooked. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more from this author, whose writing style really impressed me.

Firstly beware there are themes of sexual and physical abuse in this book. Elizabeth is an English professor who loves her job and is passionate about the subject she teaches. Elizabeth sets her class a creative writing exercise and one submission is about to change her life as she knows it.

Twenty years ago Elizabeth a terrible event happened in her life and now it seems someone knows about this secret she thought was well and truly buried. As Elizabeth begins reviewing the classes work one essay immediately takes her attention, and her world begins to fall apart. The story replicates exactly what previously occurred and as time moves forward she receives more chapters that continue to document exactly what happened all that time ago.

The author does an excellent job in providing the reader with a story that will have you turning the pages late into the night. A gripping and intense tale that I absolutely loved with an ending that will leave you reeling.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy, all opinions expressed are my own.

I flew through this one but the student teacher thing gave me the CREEPS. I did like the twist at the end though.

What an amazing story! I was hooked with both the timeline and the "novel within a novel" that I felt myself burning through the pages. I loved how this one was told, how dark it was, and the entire cast drew me in. The steam in this one was so effective and really made me feel for the protagonist as we dove deeper into who she is and her past.

Vi Keeland just writes the best books! I am always so totally immersed in her stories! This one might just be my favorite!!

🌸𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗦🌸
𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯
🗓️𝙿𝚞𝚋: 𝙹𝚞𝚗𝚎 𝟷𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻
🤩𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟜.𝟝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤!★★★★✬ ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈⁱᵐᵍ 🆙

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...Elizabeth, a creative writing college professor reads a students hauntingly familiar story…..

🌺𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢... Hello, Vi Keeland!! 👋I see you now & I likey….a lot!!!👌🥰I think it was the pink cover that made this one be my first, but I am so digging into The Unraveling(her last thriller) next! 🙌 I knew she did smutty novels as well & maybe that’s why I didn’t grab her last one right away. 🤔While I am not a prude I don’t usually like smut in my books. This one has some but it is done right. It only adds to the thrill & unhinged-ness instead of taking away from the plot per se! The length(less than 300 pages👏), the twists, the triggers(yep, there is a lot🫣🙌) …all were so well done. Oh! And, that ending! Devoured! 💖

Many thanks to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for this arc. I received this book in exchange for my honest review. My thoughts are entirely my own.


This book has an unreliable narrator and it was pretty easy to figure out who the bad guy was but there were still some twists that I didn’t see coming. In this book we follow Elizabeth Davis a professor who is teaching a writing seminar and a student with the name Hannah Greer writes a chapter with details that happen to coincide with a teacher taking advantage of a student named Jocelyn and Elizabeth killed him and her friend Ivy helped cover it up. Elizabeth decides to go back to her home town to find out who Hannah Greer is and meets Noah the son of the man she killed. Noah tells her that his father didn’t die the way that she originally believed and that her mother actually did because she miscarried her child after the teacher attacked her. And at the end of the book we learn that it was Noah who submitted those chapters as revenge for his mother.

Fantastic book! I loved the way the story unfolded and thr characters! Some really cool twists along the way and I loved the setting. I love dark academia novels!

I was clutching my non-existent pearls while whisper-screaming “GIRL, RUN” every five pages.

Vi Keeland has officially transitioned from Queen of Romance to CEO of Psychological Mayhem, and frankly, someone needs to check on her—and by “check on her,” I mean give her more publishing contracts immediately.

Here we have Elizabeth, a creative writing professor who’s just trying to teach, grade papers (because academia pays in suffering) and not get exposed for that one tiny murder she did two decades ago. You know, girl math.

Then one student enters with a little too much storytelling talent, and suddenly Elizabeth’s sipping wine like it’s holy water.

Each chapter feels like a passive-aggressive blackmail note with punctuation.
She’s spiraling. I’m spiraling. My Kindle is overheating.

The chapters are short, punchy, and addictive, like little literary shots of espresso mixed with adrenaline.

I wasn’t just reading chapters—I was chain-smoking them with my eyeballs.

This is the type of book you consume in one sitting, saying “just one more chapter” until your coffee’s cold, and your spine is glued to your couch.

Releases June 17, 2025 – Set an alarm, steal a calendar, and mark your day. You’re not going anywhere once you start this.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Atria for the ARC. You really said “here’s a gift and a psychological crisis.”

Thank you NetGalley for a digital copy of this book. The opinions expressed are my own and freely given.
Trigger warning- teacher grooming
Elizabeth is a writing teacher at a college. When one of her students turns in a story that mirrors an event that happened to one of her friends in high school, she reaches out to Ivy one of the only other people that know what happened back then. This gets the ball rolling and Elizabeth is thrown back to her small town in Louisiana searching for answers as to who could know the truth.
While I wasn't too excited about the teacher grooming a student angle, I understood why things had to be written. I did really like this book and would recommend it

After I read The Unraveling by this author, I was a fan. Someone Knows was incredible and I hated for it to end. I’m thinking with that ending; maybe there could be a sequel. This one had me hooked from start to finish and I can’t recommend it enough. Be sure and add it to your reading list when it releases on June 17, 2025.

This was a really well-written book with lots of hidden insights into the main character, Elizabeth’s, background. Her interactions with others, especially men, were shaped by the tragedies of her youth. There are great twists both during and at the end of this book, and as a psychological thriller fan it was right up my alley!

Rounded up from 4.75 ⭐️'s

🤯 WHAT a roller coaster of a book. I couldn't stop reading, and the ending - WTF 😅

I was a little put off in the beginning. It seemed like it was going to be a mash-up of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. Thankfully, the storyline took a unique turn and ended up being an absolute BANGER of a book.

📚Fast-paced 📚Mind-bender 📚Insane ending 📚Unhinged

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for the opportunity to read an advanced copy.

This book exceeded my expectations. I have been a huge Vi Keeland fan for a while now and I love that she is getting into thrillers. The plot was well thought out and easy to follow along with. The ending was 🤯 but it was perfect. I felt like the story kept me wanting to read more pages and had me on the edge of my seat. As someone who loves to read, the idea that the story was being told as a writing assignment was really interesting!

YYEEESSS!!!!! I love Vi Keeland’s thrillers!!! This is so, so good!! I was hooked from the start and couldn’t put it down.

Elizabeth is a college professor who starts receiving a student’s assignments that are chapters of her traumatic past. What ensues is a twisty tale filled with suspense, secrets, an unraveling of trauma, and lots of emotions. Everyone becomes untrustworthy as Elizabeth tries to determine who is flipping her world upside down.

Fantastically written with little nuggets of breadcrumbs sprinkled about, leaving a trail that keeps you anticipating to the very end. And what a fantastic ending it is!

That last page and ending...so, so good!!! It makes me wonder if there is more to come. Solid thriller with twists throughout. Binge worthy and a fast read. Check trigger warnings. ARC provided by NetGalley and Simon and Schuster in exchange for an honest review. 4.25-4.50

thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

this book was FUN! it was super fast paced and took a bunch of twists and turns. i guessed the baddie early on, but the book kept me guessing right up until the end! i thought i picked the wrong person and the ending was PERFECT.

i love a book with an unreliable narrator. something about a woman who is losing her mind and doesn’t know what’s real or even who she is just hits the spot every single time.

this was my first book by this author but i’ll definitely check out more now!

Elizabeth is a college English teacher who receives a book currently being written by her student Hannah Greer in the book Someone Knows by Vi Keeland. Titled The Reckoning, her student's story is about a high school teacher who is having illicit encounters with student Jocelyn.

Elizabeth is shocked because it's not just fiction, her friend Jocelyn lived it back during their high school days and it ended with her teacher Mr. Sawyer dead. Scared and uncertain how to stop the secrets from being revealed, Elizabeth heads down to her small Louisiana hometown where everyone she encounters is a suspect.

I really enjoyed this book. Author Keeland creates the perfect setting in Elizabeth's hometown where the southern hospitality is not all that it seems. Her cast of characters includes the hardened mother, suspicious friend, wily Chief of Police, and the comely new guy (and more) are well drawn, full of idiosyncrasies and personalities that make them easy to suspect.

There are plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing the entire story. I thought I had the ending figured out at one point only to change my mind as the action continued. An enthralling, fast paced thriller. 4.5 stars.

I received this advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Thank you Netgalley & Atria Books for an Arc in exchange for an honest review!!

A Thrilling, Heart-Racing Read
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is a psychological thriller that will have you glued to the pages. The story follows Elizabeth, a college professor whose past resurfaces when a student's assignment eerily mirrors a traumatic event from her youth. What follows is a twisty, suspense-filled journey full of secrets, lies, and jaw-dropping revelations.
Keeland expertly balances heart-pounding suspense with deep emotional moments. The pacing is relentless, with each chapter building more tension and leading to an unforgettable conclusion. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, the twists hit me like a freight train.
If you love thrillers that are impossible to put down and keep you guessing until the end, Someone Knows is a must-read. This one will stay with you long after you turn the last page.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I devoured this book in a day. You know that feeling when your heart is racing, your eyes are flying over the pages, and you need to know what happens next? That was me with Someone Knows. It’s intense, messy, emotionally charged, and so well written that I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath until the truth finally unraveled.

Please take care of yourself and read the trigger warnings before diving in—some parts of this story can be deeply unsettling. But if you’re in the right headspace, this one will have you hooked. I thought I had the story figured out… I thought I knew who to trust. But Vi Keeland hit me with a twist that made me gasp out loud. Someone I believed in? LIED. The drama. The betrayal. The audacity.