I feel like the synopsis was a little misleading. I found the book very hard to follow along, the writing was all over the place. I had to DNF about 20% in because I was just no longer interested in the characters.

This book, both cover and synopsis, give off major YA thriller vibes, and I was disappointed when I discovered it wasn't. I think it would have been a lot more enjoyable had it been. It took me quite a while to read this one as I found it dragged on quite a bit, had a lot of unnecessary scenes, and a lot of filler. Not a one for me, unfortunately.

We Know What You Did by Denise Brown delves into the complexities of friendship, secrets, and loss, following Summer as she wrestles with grief and confusion after a tragic night that left her world turned upside down. At the heart of the story is the bond between two friends whose shared choices ultimately lead to devastating consequences, leaving Summer to piece together what truly happened.

The novel has a strong emotional pull, with Brown effectively capturing the intensity of grief and guilt. Summer’s journey is compelling, as she navigates a tangle of memory, trauma, and mistrust in her search for the truth. However, at times, certain plot elements feel underdeveloped, and the ending leaves some questions unanswered, which might leave readers wishing for a bit more clarity.

For those who enjoy suspenseful, character-driven dramas about friendship and loss, We Know What You Did offers a moving, if slightly enigmatic, exploration of the emotional aftermath of tragedy.

Thank you, Netgalley, for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. This book is hard to follow and is confusing. Though the blurb was interesting, but when I actually read it, I couldn't understand what was going on and couldn't connect with the characters. It's all over place.

This book stood out to me because of the use of social media in the story and how it is an almost omoinous presence that can make stuations worse and more harrowing and intense even when they are already at a breaking point. I thought this story was interesting and the author did a good job showing how social media and people's need to weigh in on things intensifies situations and makes things harder.

I’ve read and enjoyed her previous titles It All Started With A Lie and I Am Winter. So I was past due for a new Brown YA thriller.
We Know What You Did by Denise Brown is an excellent YA/NA thriller story.
Denise's writing is something amazing and I honestly can't wait read to read more from her!

Thank You NetGalley and Hashtag Press for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I really struggled with this one, it was both realistic and very unrealistic at the same time. No one noticed the mental health struggles, even the people who “cared” for summer. There was people willing to help but never. I don’t know it was just so very strange. It felt as though it was building up to something that never came and the ending was just so far away from anything in actual life. I also wasn’t a fan of the writing style so I know that didn’t help.
Overall the book was a struggle to get through from start to finish, it did however only take me around 3hours to read. Not sure if I would read anything else from
this author but maybe if the storyline felt different.
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Release date - 7th November

When Summer’s best friend Cee dies from cardiac arrest after both girls have taken pills, the accusations on social media begin, but as the bullying intensifies, Summer grows closer to revealing the secret both families are harbouring.

The plot was very intriguing and there was so much about it I truly enjoyed, but there probably was way too much going on, to a point where figuring out what this wanted to be was incredibly hard. I liked the exploration of grief in Summer's character, and I also really enjoyed the complexity of her family dynamic. It's just that it all felt like it was building up to something that never came, and it left me wishing for a bit more clarity. It felt like there were all these threads just hanging lose that failed to be connected. The stakes for the book were there, and things were supposed to be tense, but it was just never built upon, and that also felt weird. I really liked the concept overall, and I do think it could have been something great if explored more in depth.

Many thanks to LiterallyPR, Hashtag Press & NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions are my own.

I received a free copy of, We Know What You Did, by Denise Brown, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Summer BFF Cee has died, everyone thinks that Summer played a part in her death. I did not care for the language in this book at all. This was a heavy read.

Denise Brown does a great job in creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere that I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. The characters were everything that I wanted and enjoyed how strong everything was. I loved the use of social media and how it affects people.

I really wanted to like this book more than I did, it definitely had potential but it didn't reach it for me.

This book was extremely confusing. I found the plot impossible to follow. I feel like the blurb was interesting but the execution of the idea was all over the place.

Unfortunately, I didn't love this book. I just thought it was ok. I liked the main character, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters. I also didn't love the plot and was very confused sometimes.

I read the newer version of this novel, We Know What You Did publishing November 7th 2024.

I am really not sure what this book was aiming to do but it missed its mark several times. Just one I thought the story was going one way, it went another. It felt very disjointed, like Brown couldn’t decide what type of book she wanted this to be, so she tried it all at once and it massively failed and was a let down.

There were so many plot threads or hints at plot threads that were never picked up. For example, I thought it was going to go somewhere with Summers mental state — in many instances it seemed as if she hallucinated or did stuff that she could no longer recall, such as harming people. But nope. This wasn’t explored further at all. And I get it, this in one way was showing her grief — but the book seemed to set it up as something more and never followed through (like with this bear-wolf…).

The whole car crash and drug storyline was also a mess that never really went anywhere. The threat of prosecution and an investigation hung over the book, and yet it never came to fruition. No one interviewed Summer. No one asked questions. She was just accused and it was left as that. We didn’t even get to find out what happened with the drivers, despite that being a massive thing of them being predators.

Which leads me to this thing with Mac…so strange and I could never quite tell where that was going. Summers mum was also a mess. I do think Brown managed to capture the messy and often problematic and harmful dynamics of families and life as a teenager. It was heartbreaking to see Summer wanting boundaries and rules and to be patented, but to have the adults around her, such as her Mum and Gran, either give in to her or excuse her behaviour — meanwhile Summer is internally screaming at them to stop.

Overall I didn’t really like this and it took me some time to get through despite how short it is. I think this book has potential, it’s just very underbaked and misses the mark in so many instances that it’s sad to see.

I was lucky enough to receive this book as an arc reader through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I honestly do not know what to say about this book. I found it extremely hard to follow as a reader. The storyline needed more developing and depth into it. I feel like we got a lot of unnecessary details that just made the story boring. I wanted to DNF so many times but wanted to give it a chance but even the ending made no sense to me. Also what is a bear-wolf and why was it so important to the story. I’m so sorry I couldn’t provide any positive feedback but I really did not enjoy this.

A quick read for adults and teens. This book reminded me of the 2000s show/movies "I know what you did last summer" mixed with American Horror story

I agree with the first review on this book. It is all over the place. Doesn't seem to make much sense. Just could not get into it, could not really understand what was going on. The blurb sounded good, so maybe with some more structure, it could be a good book.

I really wanted to like this novel but I had to DNF at 68%. I just could not connect with the characters. I had a hard time with the structure as it did not have chapters and just seemed like a constant stream of consciousness. I am sorry I do not have any more positive feedback and I will not be posting my review on my socials as I know the other reviews are very favourable and I would not want to skew another reader's view.

Thank you for the opportunity to preview this title and the opinions are my own.