Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is a fast-paced, captivating thriller that immediately grabs your attention. The story centers around a professor who’s hiding a decades-old secret, only to discover that someone knows about it and is taunting her with their knowledge while keeping their identity a mystery. From the start, the narrative pulls you in, and Keeland’s writing style is fluid and engaging.

The subject matter is dark and intense, and it’s crucial to check the trigger warnings before diving in, as some of the content may be triggering to certain readers.

As for the mystery element, I did find myself predicting a lot of the plot twists very early on, but Keeland does a good job of throwing in some red herrings. That said, the red herrings were ultimately a bit underdeveloped and left some unanswered questions hanging. It felt like they were just thrown into the story as a distraction (as is the definition of a red herring!) But still, it felt like there wasn’t much substance behind them instead of using them as integral plot points.

I think that the ending was the real make or break for me. And unfortunately, without giving anything away, I’ll say that it felt unnecessarily cruel and left a bad taste in my mouth. I expected a more satisfying resolution, and instead, the conclusion felt unnecessary and unsatisfying, which detracted from my overall enjoyment of the book.

In the end, Someone Knows is undeniably compulsively readable and kept me hooked throughout, but it almost feels like we only got the bare bones of the story. Despite its flaws, it’s still an enjoyable read for thriller fans, though not without its issues.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review

I will say, the first twist did surprise me. It would’ve been better a bit earlier as the book dragged for me until then. I almost wish we found out she was writing the chapters herself to really push the multiple personality story. The ending was a little unsatisfactory, but overall this was solid.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Started off promising, but the more I read, the more frustrating it became. The mc was insufferable, the writing didn’t work for me, and the mystery aspect was kinda predictable. Skimmed most of it just to get through. Not for me.