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I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

14 reviews

meeklovestoread's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is my fourth Alice Feeny book and although I haven't read all of her books I have noticed that Alice really loves using past and present perspectives to relay her thriller. Nothing wrong with that, it's just something I picked up while reading.

I don't know why, but for some reason, I was really feeling her writing in this book. There are some relatable quotes in there. While the pacing was slow, for some reason that didn't bother me like it would in other thriller books. The twist was shocking (I only guessed a part of it a chapter before) and very repugnant as well. After I finished the book I was rendered speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Death, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Body shaming, Cursing, Child death, Sexual content, and Fatphobia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

What a...strange book lol. Was it good? Sort of? Did it keep me reading and wanting to know where the hell this was going? Yes, it sure did. Very strange twists and things happening in the very last 2 chapters felt way more done for the pure shock of the twist than something that actually makes sense. But! It was still an entertaining read and kept me hooked, so it was good for that! 
(my listed content warnings contain possible spoilers)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicide, Infidelity, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Cancer, Classism, Child death, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Incest, and Domestic abuse

lookatjimmy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

ew

Aside from the overall grossness of the book, I just feel like, timeline-wise, this really made no sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Incest, Animal death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Self harm

amberbjorge's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

Spoiler

The overdone child abuse and the weird incest plot, ugh!

Honestly, I love Alice Feeney’s more recent books but her earlier books are too much for me. This whole book gave me the “ick”

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Eating disorder

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I have to say, when I started this book, I wasn’t really feeling it. I was half expecting to DNF it before the halfway point because lots of stuff what happening but I couldn’t see how it was all linked up. 

 

However, as I approached the halfway point I raced through the rest of it. I had so many questions that needed answering that it made me want to finish it. 

 

It took me up to about 3/4 of the way through the book to figure out what was going on. I had that sudden moment of realisation where all the little things that had been mentioned now made sense. I clearly didn’t know exactly what was going on as that last reveal really spun the whole plot around to something I was not expecting at all. Literally, my notes said “Oh no, that didn’t go where I expected it to. That’s so twisted.” 

 

I found it to be really weird and creepy, especially the last couple of chapters. However, with the unexpected grossness to the plot, I’m not sure how much I actually enjoyed it. 

 

Out of all of Feeney’s books that I’ve read so far, this is definitely not a favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Animal death, Pedophilia, Child death, and Incest

emmylamptey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Child death, Cancer, and Pedophilia

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Incest

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Cancer

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Incest, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Infidelity