2.5 stars

While this one held my attention, there was just too much going on with too many twists.

I don’t want to give anything away, but there is a lot going on in this book: lost memories, double personalities, lies from the past, many MANY suspects, and a frazzled main character.

I didn’t see the ending coming but that is because there were so many other characters I thought were better suspects. I’m not going to give my theories (no spoilers here folks), but there was one side character that would have worked better to have been the writer and murderer.

The ending was also just “eh.” I want to know what is going to happen to our FMC. Is she going to be killed? Fall in love? Ugh. I hate the unknown.

*An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review.

Great first thriller from Vi Keeland. I am a fan of her other genres and this one really kept me guessing. Hoping that she decides to write more thrillers in the future.

Wow... okay. I was totally not expecting that! Without a doubt, Someone Knows is a page turner. The characters are captivating. The storyline.... *chefs kiss*. Add in the suspense of wanting to know all things. Yeah, definitely 5 stars!

Slow to start. It gradually picks up pace. The ending is well worth waiting for. Looking forward to the next one.

Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the dark and complex world of personal connections and their consequences. It revolves around Elizabeth Davis, an English professor with a past that comes back to haunt her when a creative writing student, Hannah Greer, submits chapters of her story, The Reckoning. This story, a reflection of Elizabeth's life, contains intimate details known only to a select few, including her best friends at the time, Jocelyn Burton and Ivy Leighton. In High School, Jocelyn had an affair with English teacher Damon Sawyer, and Elizabeth killed him.

Mr. Sawyer, 39, a beloved teacher at Minton High School, passed away on May 20th. He is survived by his wife, Candance, and his seven-year-old son.

Elizabeth's return to her hometown is a journey into the characters' complex pasts. She, Jocelyn, and Ivy are all products of their environment, having grown up with single moms struggling with addiction and other challenges. Jocelyn, her best friend, has been missing since she left for Florida, and Ivy is now a social worker, leading a seemingly everyday life.

"Sometimes the anticipation is more exciting than the event."

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books

Thank you Netgalley for the free ARC! This book was mediocre. It was readable and mildly enjoyable. It did have twists and turns, but was somehow lacking. I was disappointed because the author’s previous novel The Unraveling was thrilling and memorable.

This book was a wild ride! It was twisty, fast paced, and kept me hooked from start to finish. The mix of suspense, secrets, and a little steam made it hard to put down. If you love thrillers with plenty of drama and shocking reveals, this one is worth picking up!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and Vi Keeland foe the chance to read this e-ARC

This book will keep you UP.
It's everything you want in a mystery/thriller and that ending was not what I was expecting

Ahh! Mrs. Vi can do wrong when it comes to twisty, sexy, thrillers that keep you guessing. Someone Knows is no exception. New Auto-buy author for me! This is so good! The characters, background story, and continuous plot twists, were so fun! 4 stars- all day!

Thank you to Atria Books & Vi Keeland for this eARC for my unbiased opinion and review. I'd read Vi Keelands grocery list at this point ;)

Someone Knows by Vi Keeland is a fast paced and addictive thriller that had me hooked from the first page. The story follows Elizabeth, a college English professor whose past comes back to haunt her when a student starts submitting chapters of a novel that sound way too familiar. This book is a perfect mix of suspense and drama. Elizabeth is a complex character, and I loved how the tension built as she was forced to return to her hometown to uncover who was behind the mysterious manuscript. The twists kept coming, and while I had a few theories, the ending still surprised me. If you love thrillers with a bit of spice and plenty of secrets, this one is definitely worth the read!

Elizabeth, a college English professor, is shocked when a student's manuscript recounts a decades old affair between a high school student and her teacher—because she knows the story firsthand. The girl in the book was her best friend, and Elizabeth was the one who killed the teacher to protect her. As she races to uncover who is threatening to expose her past, she returns to her Louisiana hometown, only to realize that some secrets refuse to stay buried.

This book was a wild ride! It was twisty, fast paced, and kept me hooked from start to finish. The mix of suspense, secrets, and a little steam made it hard to put down. If you love thrillers with plenty of drama and shocking reveals, this one is worth picking up!

Elizabeth leads a quiet, independent life as a college English professor—she has no interest in serious relationships and enjoys the freedom of solitude. But when she receives an anonymous creative writing submission, her world tilts.

The manuscript, titled The Reckoning, tells the story of a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher. To anyone else, it’s the beginning of a compelling page-turner. But to Elizabeth, it’s something far more chilling—because she knows how the story ends. The girl in the manuscript was her best friend Jocelyn, and the teacher? He’s dead.

Now, after twenty years of burying her past, someone knows what she did—and they’re revealing the truth, one chapter at a time. Desperate to uncover the identity of the mystery student behind the manuscript, Elizabeth is forced to return to her hometown in Louisiana. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more it becomes clear that the past isn’t done with her yet.

This book shocked me at every turn—I gasped aloud at the twists and did not see ANY of them coming. A dark, addictive psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of Someone Knows.

The Unraveling was in my top 3 books out of 100 last year, so when I was invited to read Vi Keeland's newest thriller I SMASHED the accept button!

The Good: I loved the pacing of the story and that there never seemed to be a dull moment. I also loved the way the chapters to the mysterious story she received were worked into the present story to fill in the past timeline a little at a time.

The Bad: As a romance author by trade, I expected some smutty scenes (and they worked SO well in her previous book) but they ended up feeling forced and honestly sort of cringe here. If I never read the words "steely erection" again I won't be sad.

The Ugly: The ending was probably the biggest let down for me as it was incredibly predictable and left several main character plot lines unfinished.

While this wasn't a bad book by any means, I'm a bit devastated I can't give it a gushing review like I did for her debut thriller.

3.5 stars

Such a brilliant book! Definitely left me questioning the end though, I won’t put my questions so I don’t spoil it but man was this book sooo good! Put it in my top favorites! So many twists and turns and made me so anxious! This is the first book I have read by this author so i definitely plan to read more now!

This is a fast read with a lot of twists, some predictable and some less so. It didn't grab me as much as I wanted and for me, there was too much romance/bad relationships included in the storyline. So for me, it was overall just an ok read, escapist and I won't remember it, which is unfortunatel

Elizabeth is an English professor in her late 30's. A student electronically submits a chapter for an assignment and it turns out to be basically a retelling of her past and the one thing she hoped to forget. She sets off to try and figure out who is writing the chapters and who knows about the worst thing she's ever done.

Someone Knows could be summed up in one word for me and that word would be "Whaaaaaaat????" This was fast paced and one of the more twisty books I've read recently. I have gotten pretty good with my predictions but I was way off here. This is one of those that you need to make sure you have plenty of time because once you pick it up, you won't want to put it down. My only real complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed and I definitely had some questions!!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Someone definitely knew but it wasn’t me!

Vi Keeland’s sophomore thriller weaves a tale that is beyond my words. Fascinating, engrossing, enthralling, gripping, riveting, mesmerizing, captivating, bewitching, enchanting and spellbinding are all applicable but it’s too hard to settle on just one. Our protagonist, Elizabeth, unravels this sordid tale with the help of Hannah’s novel that gives us glimpses into the past. Poor Elizabeth has been failed by so many people and is broken and damaged because of it. I wanted to give Elizabeth a hug so bad. You can’t help but like her and root for her as the story unfolds. My allegiance and suspicions of the supporting characters shifts like the sand throughout the story as I attempt to suss out the antagonist. The setting is described in such a way that it is easy to visualize but not so overly detailed as to bog the story down. Scenes played like a movie in my head all the way from Pace University in New York to Minton Parish, Louisiana with Elizabeth’s childhood home, the church, the high school, Memory Haven Motel and room 212, and Liars Pub. This well written story is fast paced and filled with twists and turns that keep you guessing as you fly through the pages to find out what happens next. Just when I thought I had it figured out, I didn’t. That last chapter is a doozy that left my mouth agape. I enjoyed my time between the pages of this twisted tale and think this story will satisfy discerning thriller lovers everywhere.

As soon as I read the email for an invitation to read Keeland’s next thriller, I immediately downloaded it! I was a big fan of The Unraveling and couldn’t wait to see what she had in store for us next!

Elizabeth is a thirty-seven year old English professor. She’s single, no kids and as far as her dating life…. She’s a free spirit who is living out her desires. In other words, she doesn’t want to be tied down.

A student emails her writing assignment to Elizabeth. As the professor is reading the story, she realizes the story is nothing of fiction. She knows this story and has spent her whole life trying to forget it. Suddenly, her whole world is about to come crashing down.

If you haven’t read her work before, the author is famous for her romance/smut novels. She has a huge following on Instagram. People love her. I, on the other hand do not like romance involved with my murders…. But Vi Keeland hooks the reader so hard that I am willing to skim the 💦 scenes lol.

The ending was quick and left me with some questions. However, I still enjoyed the journey. Highly recommend giving this author a go!

Pub date- 6/17/2025

Holy Crap, I devoured this book in a day! I thought I had this book figured out about 1/2 way through but boy was I wrong! Elizabeth is a college professor whos past comes back to haunt her and takes her back to her small hometown to try to figure it all out. Lots of interesting characters, twists and turns. A must read!

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If you, like me, are reading for a fun time and ~enjoying the vibes~ this book is for you! We’ve got an unreliable narrator, a big secret, lots of red herrings, and I thought the first major reveal was SO GOOD. The ending had two key moments - one with her mom (loved) and one with another character (meh) - I do wish we had gotten more resolution from that meh moment with the other character. Single afternoon read!