I absolutely loved "Almost Missed You" and was excited to read this book. I enjoyed it but it was not my favorite. The book turned into something completely different than I thought it would be. There was so much going on with each character, it was never just one problem. The ending was just OK for me. After everything that happened- all the lies, trust issues and money problems- everything was just forgiven and it all works out. I thought it was going to revolve more around the masked man in Molly's house. That part was extremely scary and I thought awful thing were going to happen.

Liza and Molly are catching up over the computer when Liza sees something very scary. While Molly is putting her daughter back to bed, Liza sees a masked intruder come into the house. The police are called and Molly pretty much brushes it under the rug like nothing happened. Liza escapes not being killed in a fire and moves home and can't stop worrying about near-death experiences. Daniel is having problems at work and at home with Molly. Molly has so many issues it's hard to keep track and she is much never happy.

I enjoyed the story and writing style. I wasn't a fan of the characters. They made so many bad choices. Molly was the worst (followed closely by Daniel) and I had no sympathy for her, even with all the physical pain she dealing with. I would not like her as a friend. It was horrible how she treated Liza when she showed up at her house. Liza drove hours through the night to check on her friend and Molly was simply awful. My favorite characters ended up being Henry and Rick and then probably Liza. Luke's reaction to Liza's baby gift was over the top especially since Steph loved it. I thought the book was going to be about the masked man Liza witnessed but that pretty much got sidestepped to deal with all the other problems concerning Daniel, Liza and Molly. That was the scene that drew me into the book and held my attention. What ever happened to Molly's debt collectors? With all the harassing and threats, I thought something big would happen. I was convinced all those electronic candles Liza had in her apartment was going to be the cause of the fire.

I did enjoy the book and recommend it, especially if you are fans of Jessica Strawser's previous books. I can't wait to read her next book.

Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and the author, Jessica Strawser, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.

In Jessica Strawser's first two novels, and now her third, there’s something so “human” about her writing. While I pray nothing resembling her storylines happen to be, I see the plausibility in them -- and that makes this story (and her others) so addicting. I flew through this book, eager to see how the characters would reconcile their fears, doubts, and hopes. Domestic suspense at it's finest!

As friends tend to do, Molly and Liza have drifted apart throughout the years since they are in different cities. When they decide to catch up on video chat while Molly's husband is away and Liza witnesses an intruder while Molly is out of the room the lies begin anew and the past starts to catch up with both Molly and her husband Daniel. As Liza struggles with Molly's rejection after she drives all night to check on her from the intrusion she comes home flabbergasted, especially once she learns that Molly hasn't even confided in her husband about the intrusion at all.
I really expected a lot more of a suspenseful, thriller type novel so I was a little disappointed that it was fairly slow paced and lot more dramatic but it was still a good story.

At first a gripping thriller, the novel is centered on domestic relationships and mundane lives.
Liza finally has time to have a virtual girls night. When her friend Molly goes to check on the kids, Liza sees someone enter the house through the webcam. Lizza calls the police but ends up being brushed off by Molly. What is going? And why did Liza's home burn down the same night?
While the above is the premise is exciting, the book isn't. It's a domestic story that I might have enjoyed more if I hadn't thought it was a thriller. I also didn't like Molly which is weird because I have chronic illness and pain and usually have great empathy. But I just wanted to call her an idiot and tell her to get off her high horse.
I was the most interested in Liza story and how one deals with trauma and how to feel safe again. She also has some family drama that really gives you feels but overall it's overloaded on so many people and their issues.
If you enjoy the domestic tales, I think you would enjoy this book. But if you are looking for a good psychological thriller, skip this book.

Very very different for me. ZI am a thriller person and this is half thriller and half marriage and friendship, fear courage and all the others parts that go into a full relationship. I would have appreciated a faster pace but overall it was a good and different read.

Domestic suspense.. Honest character study about two best friends who have grown apart but are thrust back together in this appealing mystery. Plenty of twists, turns and emotion in this story of love, redemption and friendship.

A mediocre psychological thriller, with a plot more convoluted than pleasingly twisty. Entertaining but unremarkable.

Molly and Liza have always been close in a way that people envy. Even after Molly married Daniel, both considered Liza an honorary member of their family. But after Liza moved away, things grew more strained than anyone wanted to admit—in the friendship and the marriage.
When Daniel goes away on business, Molly and Liza plan to reconnect with a nice long video chat over wine after the kids are in bed. But when Molly leaves the room to check on a crying child, a man in a mask enters, throwing Liza into a panic—then her screen goes black.
When Liza finally reaches Molly, her reply is icy and terse, insisting everything is fine. Liza is still convinced something is wrong, that her friend is in danger. But after an all-night drive to help her ends in a brutal confrontation, Liza is sure their friendship is over—completely unaware that she’s about to have a near miss of her own. And Molly, refusing to deal with what’s happened, won’t turn to Daniel, either.

But none of them can go on pretending. Not after this.
Forget You Know Me exposes the wounds of people who’ve grown apart, against their will. Best friends, separated by miles. Spouses, hardened by neglect. A mother, isolated by pain. The man in the mask will change things for them all.
But who was he?
And will he be back?

I thought this book was going to be a strong thriller. It’s a good premise, but it’s unoriginal and already been done on the book market.

Sounds like this book is an exploration of an author’s first book.

Seemed fluffy and needed more of a twist and more of a turn for me to consider this a thriller. At best, it’s a luke warm mystery-thriller.

Ending was tied up, neatly, but the middle sagged. This needs a good turn around. Will it be successful? Maybe if the average reader doesn’t look at thrillers often, but it will not do well if readers want a better packed thriller.

What secrets can tear friendships apart? What secrets can tear marriages apart? Add in the lies and you have a formula for disaster. And how does Daniel fit in to all of this? Will Molly and Liza’s friendship survive? And who was that masked man? Lots of questions to answer after reading this recommended novel. It will keep you engaged. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book seems to be a thriller. The creepy masked man who shows up on the Skype call and does what exactly to her best friend all while she’s helpless to do anything? It’s a good premise for a book. I’ve actually read one similar where a mother witnesses her daughter attacked and raped on a Skype call, so it’s s good premise, but not original. In this book we don’t even know what happened because the computer is closed, disconnecting the call. Then this “thriller” unravels. It’s not a thriller or suspense or even a mystery novel. It’s an exploration into this lifelong friendship and marriage and the things that threaten to shake up and tear apart our greatest, strongest, most sacred relationships and bonds. The man on the Skype call and the “mystery” are just filler, fluff and distraction and not a very good one. I didn’t enjoy this book and wish it could have lived up to my expectations and I feel many others will agree with me. Thanks for the ARC from NetGalley.

I struggled with the review for this book for quite a while. There were parts that I absolutely loved. There were an equal amount of things that I didn’t. I was excited to be approved to review this novel because the description was fantastic. This was supposed to be a suspense novel. It was not. It is more of a story about relationships and lies. I found very little suspense. I loved that the characters were so well fleshed out. I got to know all of the main characters very well. However, I found that I didn’t like any of them much. If you like neurotic, manipulative characters this is the book for you. By the end of the book I didn’t really care what happened to any of them. The writing was exceptional. Even though I didn’t much care for this book I will be seeking out more by this author because of her writing style.

This book was amazing. Read very quickly but I did not want it to end. Can’t wait to see what others think. I believe this will be very popular.

This was neither mysterious or thrilling. The marketing and start of this story will lead you to believe otherwise but it’s really more of a character study. If I had gone in with the proper expectations I probably would have enjoyed it a bit more. Maybe.

These are some unhappy people. There are a lot of lies and secrets. Strange, unrealistic decisions are made by the the unlikable ensemble. This does all wrap up rather neatly, somewhat surprisingly. This wasn’t what I signed up for so give it a try for yourself just be warned it’s no thriller.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and St. Martin’s Press for a copy in exchange for a review.

This was one book that I half enjoyed half really didn't like. The end was supposed to be a surprise but it wasn't really and the switching of the perspectives randomly grated and didn't add much to the book. It was okay and I wanted to read to the end but not something I was excited about at all.

I received a free e-copy of Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser from NetGalley for my honest review.

Liza and Molly have been friends for their entire lives. They remained very good friends even through marriage and raising children but raising children, of course, took some of the time they spent off their friendship. One day, while video chatting, the girls are talking but Molly has to leave the computer screen to check on the kids. Suddenly Liza sees an intruder in Molly's house. Lisa, terrified calls the police. She also decides to get in her car, with her friend, Max and go to Molly's house to check on her.

Molly's husband, Daniel, isn't in town when all of this happens and doesn't find out until the next day, when he came back home. When Liza arrives at Molly’s house, she is greeted by Molly and things get weird. Molly tells Liza that she over-reacted and to go away.

The story gets a bit weird after that as it is based more about two friends, their secrets, lies and struggles in life and how damaging those secrets can be that can make everything spin out of control.

This was a book of intrigue but I wouldn't consider it a thriller. A good book but I was hoping for a bit more action. Good writing and good characters.

I enjoyed the story line and the writing but I did find I kept skipping over parts. Molly and Daniel's marriage isn't what it used to be, Molly is in constant pain and Daniel either doesn't want to see it or just can't be bothered by it. He has his job and there are troubles there too. Add to that, Molly has a friendship with Rick, a single parent who lost his wife to cancer. and whose daughter Rosie has only spoken a few words since her mother's death.

Liza is Molly's best friend, she left to take up a new job and has found since then, their friendship is floundering. Determined to do something about it, Liza Facetime's Molly and when Molly leaves the room, Liza sees an intruder in the home. She yells at the intruder to leave the house and then the screen goes blank.

When Liza can't get in tough with Molly, she decides the only thing after contacting the Police is to drive hours to talk face to face with Molly and try to figure what exactly is going on.

This is where everything starts to become complicated. Molly and Liza's friendship seems to be torn apart, Daniel comes to some conclusions about his wife's health, her friendship with Rick, how he can save his job and the realisation that his wife is hiding some very big secrets, and they just may ruin their marriage.

Liza finds herself back in town after returning to find her apartment had gone up in flames, along with half of the occupants from her level and above and trying to come to terms with the fact that if she hadn't visited Molly, she wouldn't be alive now.

There are so many things going on in this book, and some unanswered questions at the end. The lives of most of the characters are complicated and because of this I found it hard to get through the book.

Thanks to Negalley and St Martins Press for the opportunity to read and review.

First off I'll say, I didn't enjoy it as much as her other novels. But that being said (and the 3 star rating), I did like it.
Molly and Daniel are both in trouble individually and instead of confiding in each other as a married couple, they try to figure it out on their own.
Liza witnesses something she can't quite figure out ( did she really see what she saw) and rushes (12 hour drive) to her friend, Molly.....saving her own life in the process as she comes back to her building gutted from a fire.
Liza and Molly have been the best of friends since college but have drifted apart over the last few years. Molly shuts Liza out after she runs to her. But they eventually get back to being friends.

Forget You Know Me is a fast paced book that keeps you hooked from the very beginning. The very end of chapter one had me thinking I may want to wait to read this because it’s going to be a book I wouldn’t want to put down. When one friend catches a heart wretching moment on camera their lives will never be the same. Jessica Strawser delivers a book that will have you thinking about Liza and Molly for days after you’ve finished it.

I received an ARC from Netgalley of Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser This is a story of complicated relationships- a complicated friendship, a complicated marriage, even complicated professional relationships. Molly and Liza have been best friends since childhood and they use Skype to keep in touch since they live in different states. One night, while on Skype, Liza sees an intruder enter Molly’s house- she is terrified. She calls the police but Molly insists everything is fine. Liza becomes concerned about Molly and the way she is acting. This is a story that makes the reader wonder- what is going on with Molly, why is she behaving so oddly toward Liza and her husband. This book has many twists and turns and kept me guessing until the end. There were parts that I wished were developed further, but overall the suspense in this novel kept me reading and interested.

It lost me within the first few pages when the friend decided to take a 4 or 5 hour (?) road trip to see if everything was okay. By that time, the whole family could be dead or long gone. When little plot points like that don't make sense, I move on and go to my next read.