Elizabeth's a professor who keeps her past to herself, when she receives a story from one of her students that is eerily similar to her own story. Now she has to figure out who knows the past she thought she kept a secret, and what they want from her.

When I found out Vi was writing another thriller, I was, well, thrilled, because I love her first thriller and couldn't wait to dive into another by her. Someone Knows is much different than the first, but like that one, it has a twist I didn't see coming, and had me freaking out because it doesn't end with everything tied up the way my mind prefers. There's some spice, there's a guy who could be the new guy in Elizabeth's life, but most importantly, Elizabeth's journey, from the awful past, to her present, is riveting. This thriller is the kind of thriller I like best - twisty, a little sexy, and keeps the reader guessing all the way through.

Reading Journal Details
Book: Someone Knows by Vi Keeland
Format Read: Kindle eBook (288 pages long)
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5)

Quick Take Review
Someone Knows is a gripping, twisty thriller that proves Vi Keeland's leap from romance to suspense is a wildly successful one in my opinion. With its fast pacing, chilling atmosphere, and a few well-placed sexy sparks, this is an easy recommendation—even if a few of the twists could have used a slightly deeper dive to maximize its impact. The way the story ends, I wouldn't be surprised if this had a continuation!

Full Review
Vi Keeland's transition from romance to thrillers has been nothing short of thrilling—pun fully intended! Someone Knows proves just how seamlessly her sharp writing style adapts to the suspense genre. As someone who's long considered Vi Keeland an auto-read author, I found this book to be fast-paced, twist-filled, and chillingly atmospheric, with a few of those signature sexy moments Keeland fans know and love.

The short chapters kept the tensions high and the pages turning, while Keeland tackled dark and disturbing themes with surprising finesse. The suspense never lets up, and the story is packed with dangerous vibes and plenty of "what just happened?" moments.

That said, my only wish was for a bit more depth in the exploration of a few of the twister twists—there was so much potential to amplify their impact, and digging in a little deeper could have easily bumped this to 5-star territory. Still, even without that extra layer, this was a rock-solid read that I'd recommend to thriller lovers and longtime Keeland fans alike. She's absolutely killing it in this genre, and I can't wait to see what she writes next. For what it's worth—the way this particular novel ended, we might see a sequel (fingers crossed)!

Eek! Getting my hands on this book was exciting for me. Reading Vi Keeland’s previous thriller, Unraveling, I just knew this one would have me on pins and needles as well. And Someone Knows did not disappoint!

With an ongoing secrecy behind Elizabeth’s past, this story is like an onion - it has so many layers, and the characters are complex and not without flaws. It has your mind is in a constant state of wonder and mystery.

This is a story of the past coming back to haunt. And curiosity is peaked in perpetuity. Someone Knows is a well developed story that Vi Keeland manages to pace perfectly and unravel just so. She is a master of dangling the carrot to keep you running to catch that morsel may or may not be enough.

Inhaling this book is a given. You are sure to start off with a curiosity that is a simple wonder, and end up the investigator that needs to solve the relentless mystery.

I am so excited for those reading this for the first time. I, myself, was never intrigued by thrillers, but Vi Keeland made me a believer. I’m excited for anything else that she may write that may pique my interest the way Someone Knows did. Really and truly this is such a fantastic read!

College writing professor, Elizabeth enjoys the beginning of a new semester. As she begins reviewing assignments, one catches her eye. It's title The Reckoning, stops her cold. The initial submission chapter is a dead wringer for what happened her senior year of high school. Her best friend was bring abused, and she killed the man doing it. Elizabeth's world begins to tilt on its axis. Between the chapters lining up with her past, a sick mother, male drama, she will begin to spiral into insomnia. When everything crumbles will Elizabeth be able to stay strong or will she fall apart?

I immediately wanted to read this after Vi's previous thriller. This was absolutely a fantastic sophomore novel. She writes a character that has trauma, sanity is easy to question. You have to keep reading because you have to know. Is Elizabeth losing her mind or is someone after her. Vi writes quick chapters that will have you racing to the end of the book. Thank you Netgalley and Atria for the advanced copy of this book.

Wow! I’m speechless right now. Just finished an early read of this one (THANK YOU Simon & Schuster!) and…. and… I don’t know what to say. It was such an awesome read. It was a little bit “nail biting” and definitely kept me turning pages wanting more. There’s many different characters and most had me thinking they were the “stalker” but I was totally wrong in my guesses… or so I thought. Lol! That ending still has me scratching my head wondering if I’m thinking too much into it or if the answer is right in my face. I just don’t knoooow. Gah! I loved the chemistry between all the characters. They were all believable and I felt like I was there with them while reading. Vi did a great job making them feel real, making the story feel real. The twists, the suspense, the action… it was all soooo good! I’m going to be thinking about the ending for a while, that’s for sure. Way to go, Vi for another awesome suspense novel!

I very rarely read thrillers, but I’m a big fan of Vi Keeland’s romance novels and like her writing style so I thought I’d give this a go.

The story follows Elizabeth, a college teacher, who receives a manuscript from a student that mirrors exactly what had her running away from her past twenty years ago. Elizabeth is forced to revisit her past and answer some pretty difficult questions whilst bumping into some interesting and questionably moral characters along the way.

This exceeded all of my expectations despite predicting a few of the twists. It’s fact paced, gripping and most if not all the characters teeter on unlikeable, but I devoured it and the ending was strangely satisfying.

Someone Knows is psychological, sexy thriller and will keep you hooked until the very end!

Dark subject matter is explored in this novel so I'll include a content warning at the end of my review for readers who may experience triggers. Skip it to avoid possible spoilers.

Gripping to the point that I read it in a day, but as with most thrillers there are some areas that require suspending belief. I know that some are labeling this as romantic suspense, and I get why BUT for my two cents it read more like a mystery/thriller with eroticism. The erotic scenes were like building blocks to understand the psychology of the main character. They had a greater function than the gratuitous sex scenes that are a dime a dozen in romance novels.

Elizabeth is an English professor who is chilled to her core when she receives the first chapter of a creative writing assignment from a student impossibly detailing events from Elizabeth's teen years. The writing tells of her best friend Jocelyn's affair with their high school English teacher and Elizabeth knows the story ends with his death at her own hands.

Who knows the secret she's spent her entire adult life keeping?

And why now, more than twenty years later?

Ellizabeth travels from New York back home to Louisiana to try and uncover who has been taunting her.

From the brief description it has kind of a mic drop sound to it making you wonder what's happening. What really drew me in though beyond curiosity was the generational trauma that's touched on which I always find interesting because I've seen so much of it unfortunately and the psychological aspects.

The chapters that discuss Jocelyn's affair with their teacher are added in as part of the narrative and getting to read those as they appear on the page instead of just hearing about them worked well. It was like a time capsule and there was incredible attention to detail in these sections. I liked never knowing when another was about to drop.

I found this to be riveting and disturbing.

Content Warning Below
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Contains:
Alcoholism
Child Neglect
Child Abuse
Spousal Abuse
Miscarriage
Assault
Sadism
Grooming
Sex with Minor
Cancer
Murder
Religious Zealotry
(this may not be a complete list)

Thank You to NetGalley and Atria|Emily Bestler Books for providing a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

Just finished this book—don’t read the reviews, just grab a copy and dive in! Trust me, it’s worth it. Five stars from me!

The story followed Elizabeth, a teacher in New York, as she unraveled pieces of her past. It had me second-guessing everything the entire time. Just when I thought I had it all figured out—nope! I love when a book keeps me on my toes like that. The twists and turns were so good.

Big thanks to NetGalley, Vi Keeland, and Atria Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

AMAZING!!! This book keeps you on the edge of your seat. A page turner that you need to be prepared to binge!!! I thought I had it figured out but then nope. Vi Keeland has nailed the suspense drama.

Another riveting psychological thriller by Vi Keeland. Elizabeth, an English professor, receives an assignment from one of her students, that accounts her past accurately. This is a past she has hidden between her and her best friend. Her best friend had an abusive affair with her English teacher in high school, Mr Sawyer. And Elizabeth killed him. How does this person know this? And how does Noah Sawyer’s ( son of Mr Sawyer) relationship with Elizabeth help her find answers? This book was a page turner and the end was shocking! Loved it!

I've been in a reading slump, but this book got me out of it. It is a short face paced thriller that kept me engaged and guessing the entire time.

This book kept me guessing and had me completely smiling at the end (because I was fooled). It makes me want a sequel. What I like- I could feel Elizabeth’s anxiety, confusion, paranoia and detachment. The story had good pacing wasn’t I bored or skipping pages. What I didn’t like - a few characters felt unnecessary to the story.

This is my first Vi Keeland book and I was happily intrigued. The plot had a good pace and the twist had me saying “WHAT?!”. I was entertained and really enjoyed this read. This definitely opened the door to reading more by Vi Keeland. Personally I found the FMX relatable and I liked that. It touched on heavy topics but I think it was done well.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the advanced copy of Someone Knows.

This is a gripping, fast-paced psychological thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. With its web of twists, turns, and secrets, this book keeps you guessing until the very last page. Just when you think you’ve figured out where the story is going, the author throws a curveball that changes everything. The constant tension and unpredictability make for an intense reading experience that will have you flipping through pages quickly, determined to piece everything together. There were so many points of the story that I thought I knew what was going to happen and I was completely wrong.

I am going to start this off with a mild and proportionate response that is indicative of my reading experience with the masterpiece that is— Someone Knows.

I CAN NOT GO TWO SECONDS WITHOUT REMEMBERING THIS BOOK EXISTS AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF READING IT EARLY AND IT IS SO PERFECT. AHHHHH. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? WHO GAVE VI KEELAND THE RIGHT? WHAT DID SHE INJECT INTO THIS BOOK? I READ IT IN TWO DAYS. DEVOURED IT. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN IT WAS SO INSANELY CAPTIVATING. I HAVE CHILLS. I ALMOST THREW UP?? BUT IN A GOOD WAY? AHHHHHHH. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS AFTER READING A BOOK. I FEEL LIKE WE LOST THE SUPERBOWL BUT ALSO WON??? I AM SO EMOTIONAL. AHHHHH.

Okay, I have come back to myself. I needed to share that authentic response because that is what was ping ponging around my brain for the first week after finishing the book. Now that some time has passed, I can say with absolute certainty that the feeling might fade, but does not go away.

Vi Keeland masterfully crafts an unforgettable, pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat in this impossible to put down book. Someone Knows is one of those books that lures you in, makes you think you’ve got it all figured out, just to smack you in the face with a twist you never saw coming in the end. Don’t get me wrong, the way that the end was set up just felt unsettling and too perfect in tandem with the rest of the book, so you knew SOMETHING was going to happen… but the reveal left me on the floor. There are two of me typing this review right now because I am still beside myself.

I don’t want to reveal any spoilers, because it is the best reading experience to go into the book blind. But there is one screaming blaring question I would ask the author right now as something that has haunted me since finishing the book and that is: When Elizabeth was talking about Jocelyn to Ivy… WHY DID IVY NOT SEEM COMPLETELY CONFUSED AS TO WHY ELIZABETH WAS SPEAKING THAT WAY?? AS IF ELIZABETH HAD NO CLUE WHERE JOCELYN WAS??? Ivy would be confused right?? I certainly am!?

All this to say, the book is a resounding success and a complete 10/10. I love reading books like this because it is now a solid universal recommendation that I can whip out to anyone at any time. Thank you endlessly to Netgalley and Atria Books for the e-ARC. I can not wait to get a physical copy in my hands immediately.

This book had me in the edge of my seat from page one. I couldn’t put it down. I loved the complexity of Elizabeth and her story. While I found her character flawed and mostly unlikeable I was still drawn to her story. There were just enough characters to keep you guessing at who was behind the “Hannah Greer” emails, but not enough to confuse you. I really enjoyed the mix between Elizabeth’s life in New York vs her hometown in Louisiana. I thought the ending was the perfect twist too. Bravo!

Thank you yo Netgalley and publishers for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

Gripping!

A completely suspenseful book that keeps you bouncing and guessing, and when you think you know everything, you have to rethink. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book received via NetGalley.

Twisty and suspenseful…

I’ve read this author’s stories for years and have really enjoyed her foray into the thriller genre. There is a darker element to these stories that deliciously build the tension in a never straight as an arrow plot…

Elizabeth was an intriguing character. Being pulled back into a past she’d spent her whole adult life hiding/running from, was the last thing she wanted to do. What could she do but go back to where it all began and try to figure things out. And she wasn’t alone in the secrets she kept which meant understanding where the threat came from was not an easy thing to do. Or unpainful…

Uncomfortable was the word of the day as truth-finding meant kicking over stones best left unturned. Love that expression.

The revelations and twists were plentiful and the writing, as always, had good flow and kept me engaged. I didn’t expect everything to be tied with a neat bow at the end – and I wasn’t disappointed – so this story will keep on giving as I imagine (hope) how it all plays out off the pages…

It is surprisingly a good thriller from romance author.

Elizabeth is a college professor. One day she receives a chapter from a manuscript called Reckoning by Hannah Greer. She doesn't have a student with that name.The manuscript that seems to expose a crime she committed two decades earlier. What begins as an unsettling coincidence soon turns into a haunting unraveling of her past, forcing her to return to her Louisiana hometown in search of answers. As Elizabeth digs deeper, she realizes that someone—perhaps closer than she thinks—has been waiting for her to face the truth.

The author builds tension, keeping readers on edge as Elizabeth pieces together the mystery. The novel balances psychological depth with fast-paced twists, making it an engaging read for fans of thrillers. I like the emotional weight behind Elizabeth’s choices adds a unique layer to the story.

Someone Knows is a strong debut into the thriller genre for Keeland, offering a blend of suspense, intrigue, and emotional reckoning. Readers who enjoy stories about long-buried secrets resurfacing in unexpected ways will likely find this one hard to put down.

Ohhh that was good. I had figured out one twist and thought I was brilliant....second twist got me! Enjoyed this. Quick read.