I Know You Remember is one of Jennifer Donaldson' s best young adult mystery novels. It covers many topics in life that young adults are forced to face. Amidst the missing persons dilemma, the twists and turns in this book are mesmerising. As soon as I thought I had it all solved, shock! It is an amazing read.

This book was absolutely fantastic!! The entire story was great and intriguing and definitely not apparent what was going to happen. As I was reading it, I was already recommending it to coworkers. Now that I have finished it, I can't stop talking about it. Absolutely 5 stars and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Super satisfying thriller. I read so many thrillers it's usually easy for me to see where the story is going, but in this case, I kept being proven wrong! Lots of twists and turns - it kept me hooked until the very end.

Donaldson kept me on the edge of my seat with so many twists and turns I never expected. By the end I had no idea which was up. Another great read recommended for all young adult readers and anyone who loves a good thriller.

This was a satisfying, well written and well executed thriller. Keep your eyes on Jennifer Donaldon! She is good at writing suspense novels with deep, interesting characters.

This was a fun and suspenseful book that I read in one day. I thought the story was very well told, and while I did figure out some of the twists fairly early on, others surprised me. If you're looking for a thriller that's not too scary, I recommend it!

I Know You Remember is a YA thriller. It has all the twists and turns that you would expect of any adult thriller but with the fun characters that make it interesting to the YA audience.

OMG WHAT THAT PLOTTWIST WAS INSANE 😂😱 My heart is still pounding writing this review. So goooood!!! This was such an interesting and also quick read, I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a good YA mystery! 🙌🏻

Such an eerie, mysterious YA thriller!! I loved the unreliable narrator and the imminent sense of danger. Great suspense and a lot of questions left for the reader. Will absolutely recommend to my teens who like darker novels.

I didn't expect much from this one but enjoyed it anyway. The resolution is satisfying, which was also unexpected.

I Know You Remember was suspenseful YA thriller that revolved around Ruthie and her lost best friend Zahra. It was about obsession, dysfunctional family, abusive parents and their addiction issues, friendship and jealousy.

Writing was addictive, it pulled me into story right from the beginning. Setting was fabulous. The story had that sad, heavy darkness hanging over it all the time and Alaska’s cold weather, trails through wilds and stories of predator attacks heightened those feelings. I loved that dark fantasy characters wrote in the book. That fanfiction story, Starmaiden and Lyr characters and bits of the world was fascinating.

Book was first person narrative told from Ruth’s POV. Her voice was believable, it felt real, made me see all characters the way she wanted. It started with Ruth at her mother’s funeral who died in hiking accident. She decide to go back to her hometown, Anchorage, to her dad’s home. She left the town 3 years ago after her parents’ divorce because of her alcoholic father. But now he was sober, married, and only relative left. On arriving back, she tried to contact her best friend Zahra all through weekends but couldn’t even find her at her home. I kind of felt sorry for Ruth and then on Monday, school announced terrible new, Zahra was missing.

Things turned dark and uncertain soon and fast. Ruth felt so much change in Zahra’s room at her home and personality. The Zahra people were talking about was not the same she knew. It was scary to see a drastic change in girl going from kind and lively to aloof and caught up in teen drama. I was worried for Zahra. I kept thinking what might have happened to her to cause this change, what happened to her after party, where she went and who might have hurt her. I was worried for Ruth who not just lost her mother but her best friend.

Ruth was determined and fierce girl, obsessed to find Zahra. And so she friendship with Zahra’s friends and tried to get to know people she was connected with. Tabitha, Zahra’s now best friend, was never sober. She was this rich and bitch girl who mostly lived alone in big house. Ben, Zahra’s ex-boyfriend, was volatile, popular guy but not everybody liked him. They had big fight the night she disappeared. There was rumor Zahra was cheating and then there was her grandfather, a famous pastor who was misogynist. No single character was reliable and likable except Ingrid. She surprised me. She was brave, smart, caring, and protective step-sister of Ruth. Though I didn’t appreciate her blind belief, she was most likable person in the book.

There were many elements in story– PTSD, social anxiety, drug and alcohol addicted parents, their ill-treatments and its effects on kids’ mentality and psychology, exploitation of religion and using it to gain power and control. All the big serious topic that gave so much to discuss over. I blame parents here for the all wrong thing happened in the book.

Climax was most interesting. Once I got to know characters, I knew where this story was heading. I had my guesses and when I reached climax, bingo. I thought I would give it 4 star because I could figure it all out at some point, but then came most shocking twist. I read in some reviews saying it felt like author decided to change the end all of sudden but I feel it was a clever. I felt like why I even tried to guess who the real culprit was! I couldn’t have guessed that twist. End was satisfactory but still mind-boggling.

Overall, it was gripping, thrilling, page-turner with brilliant twist and amazing setting. I surely recommend this book.

Ruthie's life is turned upside-down when her mother unexpectedly dies in a tragic mountain climbing incident, Ruth moves back to Anchorage, Alaska to live with her dad, a recovering alcoholic, and his new family. When Ruth returns and goes to her see old best friend Zahra, she is stunned to find out that Zahra went missing the weekend before she came back. Ruth sets out on an investigative quest to try to find out what happened to Zahra. For fans of One of Us is Lying.

Ruth's mother has recently died tragically now she is returning to her former hometown in Alaska to live with her estranged father. The bright spot is her hope to reunite with her former best friend Zahra. Soon she discovers that Zahra has disappeared just two days previously. Everyone is soon looking for Zahra. Ruth is determined to find her and ingratiates herself with Zahra's new high school friends including Zahra's boyfriend.
This novel is well written and will appeal to teens who like a book with suspense and a surprising twist

Last minute plot twists and unreliable narrators are my least favorite devices. This was not one of the better mysteries I've read this year.

First, when discussing "I Know You Remember", I have to admit that I really hated the main character. Intensely. Ruthie was such a jerk (internally judging other people, hostile to her father's recovery from alcohol abuse and his new family, and overly apathetic to everyone's reactions when she disappears while searching for her best friend, Zarah). This slow burn mystery had me turning pages faster and faster as I got closer to the end. The jaw-dropping final quarter of the book blew my mind. Congrats to Jennifer Donaldson for writing a mystery that presented all the clues, but still left the reader baffled. Highly recommended. Probably an amazing reread as well.

Thsi is an author I am not familar with. So glad this was my first choice to read.
The seeming simple plot of this story took some dark twists. Many ups and down, but the character were very engaging.But the ending - totally unexpected . The book was written with an enjoyable theme and it was hard to put down

I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed this one, I've only recently got into reading YA Thriller's, and so far, most of them have missed the mark a little bit. I Know You Remember was fairly gripping, and I was intrigued to find out what had happened to Zahra from the outset, even during the quieter, teenage drinking moments.

Ruth was an interesting character, sent back to Alaska to live with her dad after a tragic accident claimed her mothers life. The less said about Ruth and the mystery of Zahra the better really, as the whole thing is much better going in blind. There are plenty of interesting characters along the way, and you find yourself scrutinising each one, to find what motivates them and what they know about Zahra. Most intriguing is Zahra herself, who seems to have about 300 personalities.

I absolutely adored the setting of Alaska, which is a completely alien landscape to me. This is the second book that I've read set there, and both times, I felt the setting was almost the best character in the book. It really worked perfectly as a slightly creepy, isolated backdrop to the mystery, with about a million possibilities.

I also loved that race is explored throughout the book. We're often reminded of how different characters may be treated by society, due to differences in their race and heritages. It's done in a gentle, and honest way, and doesn't preach it's message. But it's still able to pack a punch and remind us of the injustice in the world.

I thought the ending was pretty great, with a suitable twist that I only partially guessed. It's a clear 4 star read from me, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone that enjoys the genre.

After her mother’s tragic death, Ruthie must move back to Alaska to live with her recovering alcoholic father, whom she hasn’t seen in three years, and his new family. When she arrives she finds out her best friend, Zahra is missing, and Ruthie knows she is the only one that will be able to find her.

This book starts out a little slow, with Ruthie getting to know Zahra's friends and how much Zahra has changed since she moved to Portland three years ago. But the pace quickly changes as Ruthie’s quest to find her best friend, before time runs out, intensifies. This thriller isn’t one I will soon forget, with a twist at the end that I totally didn't see coming. The story was well-plotted and I was completely surprised with how everything turned out. I would totally recommend this for any thriller or mystery fans.

Note: I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book had me hooked from the beginning. As a Middle School Librarian, I'm always looking for this type of book. Full of mystery. Just when I'm sure I have it figured out, they throw a twist at me. I can't wait to read another one of Jennifer Donaldson's books!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

Wow totally unexpected and shocking ending. Very unpredictable.
Well written. I really enjoyed this one.