2.5 stars

Does this description - a _Killing Eve_ and _Sharp Objects_ mashup - grip you? Do you love it when women characters are kicking butts and taking names? Me too. That's why I'm really surprised and bummed about my overall feelings about this novel.

Sophie and Nora are at the center of this thriller. Sophie is a bartender, and readers spend a lot of time in her, well, unusual mind. Nora is a local officer who is facing exactly the kind of charming welcome folks might expect from her (male) coworkers. This is billed as a cat and mouse situation between the two of them, but there's such limited interaction between them, and for me WAY too little character development of Nora, that it's tough to get too invested in either.

Sophie is laser focused on the idea that men are predators, and while she has many good examples, she seems to be able to think of almost nothing else. So much of this novel is her thinking about gross things men have said or done to her and to other women, and her actions are driven by these obsessive thoughts. For me, this obsession had two negative outcomes: (1) This book felt shockingly repetitive to me and (2) her thoughts are traumatizing. Reading about rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment is not high on my list of favorite activities, but I can tolerate it. The amount of that kind of recounting here verged on intolerable for me. Readers who are also sensitive to this content should know that it comes up frequently.

This is a great concept, but the execution just did not work for me. I'll be back for more from this author with the hope that the ideas and format gel for me in future efforts.

You Know Her by @meagjennett is a literary thriller that is lyrical and since Xe Sands is one of the narrators, I highly recommend listening to this one as an audiobook!

This book is also for any girl who has worked in a bar and had to deal with the drunk, inappropriate behavior from others. It follows a new cop in a small town and the bartender in the local dive bar. Men are going missing and turning up murdered in this small Virginia small town.

Thank you @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for allowing me to listen to this audiobook ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review.

I'm just really sorry to say that this was not an enjoyable listen. I finally had to DNF. The narration was just not engaging, and no amount of increasing the speed would increase the pacing. Lots of repetition and overly descriptive. Lots of telling and not showing.

You Know Her had fascinating characters and a well-developed plot. The narrator did a great job. I would read this author again.

I love this book!! It’s a cat and mouse thriller about a bar tender named Sophie. The characters in this story are so well developed you really become invested in them This book is so detailed and exceptionally written anyone that loves a good thriller will love it.

OMG. Don't sleep on this book y'all. First, I am so thankful to Meagan Jennett, MCD, and NetGalley for granting advanced audiobook access, and I'm super grateful to MCD/FSG for sending a physical galley as well. You Know Her is set to hit shelves on April 4, 2023, and I'm seriously raving about how fantastic this book was written.

You Know Her is a book that SCREAMS "Good for Her" vibes and is the feminist serial killer saga mixing Promising Young Woman with Aileen Wurnos and equaling out to be a masterpiece.

Sophie Braam is sick and tired of the men in her life, town, and bar, which get away with the sexual, physical, and emotional assaults they call their daily life. When a local drunk, Mark Dixon, gets a bit too handsy with her one evening after a closing shift, she takes matters into her own hands and eliminates him.

As the reader, we hear from another point of view, that being Nora Martin, the town's local cop tasked with investigating the case of several missing men; Mark is one of them. The only indicator deeming these killings to be serial is the timing and the killer's calling card, which is tongue removal... As the reader, we know that Sophie is the murderer.

I was almost cheering her on at a lot of points because she was fed up with the years and years of torturous slander that come down on women for wearing something that tempted a man to act the way he did, angering a man for saying the wrong thing, or generally just anything that went against the likes of a man. It's only a matter of time until the local detectives begin to chomp at her scent and work to deliver justice where it's deserved. This small-town gothic thriller is accordingly-paced and equally enticing to keep you wanting more, page after page.

Police officer Nora Martin is chasing a serial killer. Little does she know she’s already met the killer, bartender Sophie Braam. Sophie claims to have no knowledge of the latest victim, other than he didn’t pay for a glass of wine at her bar; in reality, she’s responsible for the somewhat distressing condition he’s been found in. As the murders continue, Nora founds herself drawn to Sophie, and even begins to suspect her. Will Nora’s girl crush keep her from stopping a serial killer? There have been comparisons made to Killing Eve for good reason even if the gross factor is a little higher here