Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I Know What You Did by Cayce Osborne is a suspenseful thriller that explores themes of hidden secrets and moral ambiguity in a close-knit community. The protagonist receives a mysterious note from someone who claims to know about a dark secret from her past, leading her down a twisted path to uncover who’s behind the threat. Osborne crafts a gripping plot filled with tension, complex characters, and unexpected turns that keep readers guessing. It’s a fast-paced read that blends psychological suspense with mystery, making it an engaging pick for fans of thrillers with a strong psychological edge.

This was an interesting story that starts off in a weird way but honestly it felt long and dragged…kind of a slow burn if you will but the premise kept me going! I do like the story within a story idea and felt it unique, the twist at the end was surprising! 3/5!

The first chapter was odd and intriguing. I never had a book start in a gyno's office but it surely grabbed my attention. I loved that someone wrote a book at Petal's life back in high school and used her name but changed everyone else's names. I feel like this book is written like a more mature YA novel. It was easy to read and follow along. I liked the author's writing style. Y'all know I read a ton of thrillers so it's really hard to surprise me. I feel like for someone who doesn't read a lot of thrillers or is new to them, this book will be twisty in a good way. The ending as moderately dramatic so again this is a book good for someone who doesn't enjoy overly spooky books.
I feel like the cover makes it seem more creepy than it is so don't let the cover fool you! It's like a 5 on a scale of 1-10 on a spooky scale.
I listened to this one and read the e-book. I enjoyed both versions and though the narrator, Hillary Huber, did a good job.

Thank you NetGalley and to the publishers for giving me this ARC in exchange for honest review!


DNF

Couldn’t get into this one sadly.

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

This book was sooooo good!!! So many twists & turns!!! I flew through this story as I couldn't put it down until I finished!!

3.5/5

I enjoyed the writing and the plot, it was a little slower paced but it made me want to keep coming back to it!

The ending seemed to wrap up a little easily but I would never have predicted it.

Thanks so much for the read!

clocking in at 272 pages, this is somehow the longest thriller i've ever read in my life.
everything just felt so long and drawn out with not a lot of plot development. was intensely bored.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID By Cayce Osborne

When a bestselling novel fictionalizes the death of her childhood best friend—and accuses her of the murder—Petal Woznewski must figure out who wrote it and why. Truth and fiction collide in this captivating debut novel by Cayce Osborne.
Petal Woznewski is content with her quiet, introverted life in New York City: she has her junk food, her movies, and her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Gus. That peace is shattered when her name appears on the dedication page of an anonymously written thriller with a cryptic note: “I know what you did, Petal Woznewski. And now everyone else will, too.”
As she reads, Petal realizes the story is rooted in a secret she buried thirty years earlier, when she was fourteen. A secret involving the tragic death of her friend, Megan. A secret that only one other person knows—their old friend, Jenny. Armed with a copy of the book and her own suspicions, Petal returns to her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. There, she discovers more questions than answers. Jenny has disappeared, and Petal’s old high school crush, Ben, doesn’t know anything about the book—at least not anything he’s telling.

😊What i liked -

✔ Thriller/Mystery/ Suspense.
✔ A page turner.
✔ Loved the plot.
✔ It gives you the right kinda chills.
✔ Keeps you hooked with the twists.

🤔What could have been better -

✔ Though i guessed the end, i felt the end twist could have been more interesting.


📚Who Should read :

👶Beginners
🕵️Thriller Lovers


📈My Rating : 4/5

Thank you, Cayce Osborne & Crooked Lane Books , for a copy.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful debut novel by Cayce Osborne - 5 stars! I also listened to this on audiobook and adored the narration by Hillary Huber and I highly recommend listening to her voice Petta!

A bestselling novel is suddenly everywhere in Petal's world - and when she finally takes a look at it, it's a fictionalized story of the death of her high school friend, blaming her for the murder. Only one other person knows the truth about what happened that night, Jenny, the other friend in their circle. Jenny hasn't been heard of since, so Petta heads from NYC to Madison WI to see if she can find out who the mysterious author is and why they wrote this book. But the investigation just opens more questions and now Petta herself could be in danger.

Petta was such an amazing character - I loved her snarky attitude and running commentary. She was just so much fun. She had been surrounded by death since her childhood and developed a thick skin and not letting anyone get too close. This was a good mystery too, tense and suspenseful and I had no idea who the culprit was. This was a fabulous debut and I can't wait to read more from this author!

Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I’d hoped. I enjoyed the original premise and then again some enjoyable parts near the end. However he middle lost its way for me. It was cheesy in some parts rather than shocking.

It is an extremely intriguing premise so it maybe have just been that a slow burn mystery wasn’t what I was looking for at the time I read it. I would recommend this book to others to see their opinions.

This book kept my interest. I wanted to know what happened on that long ago night when a girl died. The author did a great job dancing around the details until the end. However, when the explanation finally came it didn't feel authentic to the story.

This was requested when I first found out about NetGalley and I had requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before they were archived. I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it! I am giving this book three stars, as I don't want to give it a good or bad rating, since I did not get to it and we have to leave a star rating.

I like the way this story was told. It's a book within a book. I would say it's probably one of the most unique stories I've read. It has a twist that did truly surprise me. It's a story about 3 friends and as anyone knows, there's always an odd man out. There's secrets involved and friends can be mean at times. I recommend reading this book, if you're wanting something different.

Thank you to NetGalley, Cayce Osborne and Crooked Lane Booksfor the opportunity to read this ARC.

I loved I know what you did, but I will never look at a doctor’s appointment or a Facebook post the same way.

This book had a really cool premise, and the blurb on the request page intrigued me. The actual plotting, though, needed a LOT of work. Petal, in her first-person narrative, tells us she doesn't interact with social media or the internet at all. Yet within days of first hearing about the book that features her name, she's surfing Facebook and booking an Air BnB like a pro. Also, for someone who worked so hard to stay away from everyone and everything connected to her past, she sure ran right back to Madison in a hurry to solve the mystery of the book with her name in it.

Once Petal gets to Madison, she spends more time on Facebook and driving around to the places where she used to hang out when she lived there. Somehow all of that translates to solving the mystery of who is using a novel to, essentially, stalk her. Yet even the stalking seems pretty benign. There are threatening messages, yes, but nothing bad actually happens to Petal. Instead, she's hunting down trouble with a vengeance. Anyone who does that long enough is going to get into a tight spot eventually.

The reveal of who wrote the novel with Petal's name feels like it's out of left field and doesn't really build on the information presented early on. Instead, it's more of a "gotcha!" kind of solution. I didn't feel any of the delight or worry or even fear when reading thrillers like this. Instead, I just shook my head at the climax and all the "monologuing" everyone was doing. It seemed like everyone needed to make a speech about their part in the mystery and the effect it had on their lives. This may have been written for dramatic effect, but it just came across as superfluous to the point of being silly.

The idea was great; the execution didn't do it justice, unfortunately.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. 'I Know What You Did' had an interesting idea for a plot and had me captive at the beginning, but it drug on and just didn't deliver for me. I did not guess the twist at the end, which usually makes me like a book, but this twist just fell flat. I did like that the author added a bit of humor towards the reader knowing who they would have guessed as the guilty party, that was a clever add, but not enough to make me rate this book above average.

I love books that have bookish plots - Petal is shocked when a new book released is seemingly about her and a troubling incident that occurred in her past. Details no one should know are in the book, but who wrote it? Filled with suspense, whodunit plot, and a frighteningly good twist, I really enjoyed this book!

📚📖Book Review:
Title: I Know What You Did
Author: Cayce Osborne
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/3 stars

You know how, at the beginning of every book, there is a blurb about how the names, places, and situations are all works of fiction, and any similarities to your life are purely coincidental? Imagine if you find out that a book has been written with your exact name and eerily similar details of your life? That is what happens to the main character of this book, Petal Woznewski (I mean, how common is that name?).

Secrets are coming to light for l from thirty years ago, and Petal must return to her hometown, Madison, Wisconsin, to figure out who the anonymous writer of this book is. This book is fairly well written, and it does have a pretty decent twist towards the end.

Published: July 18th, 2023

Thank you, @netgalley and @crookedlanebooks, for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Great character loves the hometown feel. The book within a book flows very nicely. But the finish is everything I want on a mystery. Hope to see this in a movie. GREAT MYSTERY NOVEL