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I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

43 reviews

fowvee4's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was okay, an easy book to get into without much depth.

I think the twist was obvious from early on, and the writing was slightly repetitive and stultified.

I think there are some plot holes that haven’t been answered too… surely the police wouldn’t have left it there? Why didn’t she tell the police about her childhood? It’s implied she kills a rival actor but why? As her agent says, she’s received plenty of job offers anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Stalking

geck_h8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

kevinjwangler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

thebookbridgeclub's review against another edition

dark sad

3.0

Not sure if I can say I liked it.
To be honest, most of the book is actually excellent and suspenseful. When I was at 70% of it I thought it must be a five stars read.
But when the truth of the mystery is revealed, GOD SAVE ME! It's simply disgustingly perverted that I almost vomit.
Now, I really need a good Rom-Com to recover from this 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

hcchilders's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

leaonaxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Holy moly, this is my third book from Alice Feeny, and while I’m definitely noticing a theme, I am never prepared for the twists and turns she crafts. I feel  like most of her books have serious trigger warnings, so tread carefully. Despite the often heinous nature of the books, her writing is quite excellent. Her imagery is amazing and I feel like I’m in the scenes. The particular twist at the end really through me for a loop and literally disgusted me so I feel compelled to deduct a star for that, but overall excellent thriller as usual

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Murder

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

✦I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney✦

★★★★★ 5/5 stars

“Not everybody wants to be somebody. Some people just want to be somebody else.”

✦ synopsis 

Aimee Sinclair is the actress everyone thinks they know but can't remember where from.

Aimee has a secret she's never shared, and yet, she suspects someone knows. When she comes home to find her husband missing and all evidence points to her, she struggles to keep her career and sanity intact. 

Someone knows who Aimee is. And they know what she did. Her past comes back to haunt her, forcing her to play one of her biggest roles yet.

✦ my thoughts 

It’s no secret that Alice Feeney is one of my favorite authors. She’s so clever & creative with her storylines, & her ability to turn a phrase is unmatched. After reading this one, I have officially read all of her backlist! I have loved every single book, but this one takes the cake as the most chilling, unpredictable, disturbing one yet - & I freaking loved it.

I really couldn't put it down, a wonderful roller coaster ride of a read. The anxiety I felt alone was 5☆ quality. This one is pretty controversial, but to me, sometimes a jawdropping, outlandish, unhinged ending just works. Easily one of the most insane books I’ve ever read, & one I won't soon forget, which is why it gets 5 stars from me.

✦ Read if you :

-have a traumatic hamster story

-like a child’s pov

-like thrillers with more twists than a pretzel factory 

-like unreliable narrators

-like short, suspenseful chapters

-are down for an insanely mind boggling ending 

PS - Stephanie Racine absolutely crushed the narration of this audiobook, as per usual. I would listen to her read the phone book. 

*I Know Who You Are is not for the faint of heart - but if you love a dark, twisty thriller, I say bump this up your TBR! (Check trigger warnings, as there are several)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

va1kyreads's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

(SPOILER is a trigger for traumatic animal death)
What the fuck did I just read?
I thought

an abusive parental figure deep frying a child's pet hamster

would be the worst part of this novel. I was very, very wrong. 
The book is a decent ride until the last 15 or so percent in which everything falls apart in an entirely uncomfortable (to put it mildly) way. And I am normally not one to get squeamish about taboo topics and depictions. But what editor let this mess of left-field ending featuring INCEST make it to print?
Seriously, I just want to talk. Mostly to a therapist, but said editor and Feeney need to come with me to pay for the services I now need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

screechie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Now THAT was a twist I didn’t expect(eeked out is an understatement). If I’d been reading it in physical book form,I’d want to boil it.

Listened to it on 1.5 speed.I’m not sure if it’s the writing or the voice actor’s reading pace, but if it’s on normal speed I zone out within 5 minutes.Speeding it up turned it into a straight-through listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

enlamont's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol