This was a gripping thriller—dark, intense, and full of twists. Just when I thought I had it figured out, it took a completely different turn. And that ending? So good!

Note: May contain triggering content.

Another wild cannot-put-this-down thriller from Vi Keeland. I went into this completely blind only knowing that Vi was writing another commercial thriller and as a fan of her romance novels, I was interested. Not knowing much besides the premise, I think is the best way to go into it. It’s def twist after twist, and she’ll have you guessing until the very last chapter.

Thank you to the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this. All opinions are my own.

I think I might be speechless. Plan to block out a few hours for this one because once you start you won’t be able to stop. This was incredible. The writing, the characters, the setting, and the twists. Just incredible. Elizabeth receives a paper from a student that seems oddly familiar. It’s a thriller, based on what happened to her and her friends in high school. After not finding the answers in NY she heads down south to figure out who knows what happened 20 years ago. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a solid 3-3.5⭐️ read…until the truth of the who and the why is discovered. For that, I had to round up to 4. I mean, it was a very bittersweet discovery, but it still proved that maybe there was something redeeming about the person. Beyond that, the first twist is unexpected. I was wondering about the truth behind who Elizabeth’s mystery student was, but that sadly didn’t startle me as much as I thought it would.

I did find myself angry for Elizabeth in the end, too. I mean, I was sad for her life, upset that she had so many struggles due to her determination to have some semblance of peace, but the knowledge that she’s being played in such a cruel way by someone who wants her to know that THEY know? That made me hurt for her. Then the final twist made me angry for her because peace is definitely more than deserved. And yet, I still liked this book because it is a departure from what I used to read by this author (and I loved the older books I’ve read). So this is still worth a chance, especially if you like a little bit of mindf*cking with your morning coffee!

Elizabeth is a college English professor. In her creative writing class, a student submits a story that is eerily similar to a story that Elizabeth knows all too well - a high school senior who has an affair with their teacher. The girl in the story was Elizabeth's best friend, Jocelyn. Elizabeth knows how this story will end. Because she killed the teacher. Who knows about Elizabeth's secret? In an effort to find out, Elizabeth returns to her hometown in Louisiana, where it's clear that the past will not stay buried.

Wow, I really loved this one! It had some really crazy twists and turns that I did not see coming. The ending was also really crazy and definitely left me thinking long after I finished the final page! It's twisted, fast-paced, and intense. A clever story that will have you racing to the end. I previously read Vi Keeland's other thriller, and I think I liked this one slightly better!

Thank you Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"Someone Knows" by Vi Keeland is a mystery thriller with some romance.

I received an advance reader copy of the book from Atria Books via Netgalley.
Opinions from this review are completely my own.

So far, I only read romance books from Vi Keeland and I was curious about this one.
What I can say from the start is that it kept me engaged and intrigued about the story.
Elizabeth is a college English professor, teaching a creative writing seminar. Her life is changed when she receives the first chapter of The Reckoning, a story about a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher. The story is about her friend Jocelyn and the professor that she killed to protect her.
Things get more complicated when she returns to her home town as her mother is sick and she gets involved with Noah and it turns out that he is the son of the man she killed.

The story has a fast pace, there is a major twist that I did not expect, but the ending and the identity of the person that wrote the chapters were predictable (even if I did not want to be right).
Also, the relationship between Elizabeth and Noah is pretty unhealthy. I did not mind that there are explicit scenes between them, but you can tell from the moment they met that this is not a good ideea.

I liked the atmosphere of the book, the feeling that you are in Elizabeth's mind and the fact that she is an unreliable narrator.

Overall I enjoyed the book and would recomand it.

Twenty years ago, Elizabeth Davis killed her high school English teacher.

What the world doesn't know, besides the fact that Elizabeth was the one to kill him, is that Damon Sawyer was a psychotic manipulator and an abuser. And it was Elizabeth's now-vanished best friend, Jocelyn, who was caught in his web those twenty years ago. Now, Elizabeth is an English professor herself, attempting to leave those dark pieces of her past nestled safely there. In her creative writing seminar, a student submits the first chapter of a story called "The Reckoning," and as Elizabeth reads, she not only recognizes the story, but realizes its the very same one she's kept buried for twenty years.

"Someone Knows" is a fast-paced, binge-worthy, twists-around-every-corner latest from Vi Keeland, whose novel "The Reckoning" was a surefire standout of 2024. While not posing the most unique premise, "Someone Knows" does pack a punch with some unexpected bombshells all throughout and does a decent job keeping the reader guessing. Overall, it didn't feel as polished and contained as "The Reckoning," but isn't a bad thriller to pull one out of a reading slump.

3.5 stars rounded down.

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for a free advanced copy of this ebook to review. All opinions are my own.

Someone Knows is one of the most twisted books I've read in a long time. When I tell you that I read it in a single day, I'm not exaggerating. I could not stop.

The plot and the characters are top notch.

Go read it!

This book has it all. You have a twisty thrill and and some steamy sex scenes. I thought I knew what was going to happen and then a twist. Vi Keeland knows how to write a good book. Pick this up if you want a wild spicy thriller!!!

I’m really enjoying these thrillers from Vi! “Back in the day” I read the whole romance backlist so this is really cool!

A professor gets her students assignment in chapters. Chapters of a story she knows all too well. A story from the past that could ruin everything. But who is sending her these chapters?

The first 55% had me tense and guessing, questioning everyone! Clearly we can’t trust anyone here. Then *that* moment is revealed and my jaw DROPPED! That changed everything and made me love it even more. I didn’t think it was going that route and I’m surprised it did! You still might not figure it out at this point so I’m being vague but trust me when I say just go in blind and question everything!

I also quite enjoyed the sprinkled in love interests. Yes plural. At first I wasn’t the biggest fan of all the men fawning over her and her wishy washy ways but once you see why she is the way she is and the parts the mens different relationships play in her life it just fits.

VI’s thrillers are fast paced and entertaining Id read them in one sitting if life allowed it!

Oh, Vi. I will read whatever you write! I love college setting books and stories involving academia. This was fantastic and propulsive. I read quickly because it was difficult to put down. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Vi Keeland is an autobuy author for me. Her latest, Someone Knows was one that her fans are going to eat up!! It's coming this summer.

The end left me speechless. Vi Keeland is the queen of twisty thrillers with some serious steamy scenes. I LOVE her thrillers for when i can’t decide if I’m in the mood for a thriller or romance because she does both. And this was no exception. I devoured this one in a day and was completely immersed. Just when you think you have it all figured out, you realize you don’t.

Will post reviews to social media closer to pub date

✨ARC Review✨
Speechless! I really did not know what to expect from this book, but it kept me on my toes the whole time. For a lot of it I thought I knew which direction it would go, but I was so wrong. It had a little bit of spice and a whole lot of mystery. And the last chapter, my jaw was on the floor!!! This story was so different from Vi’s other book that I read, and I truly loved it. Thanks so much to Vi, Atria Books, and NetGalley for the ARC!
4.25⭐️

I enjoyed this book and all the twists and turns. I found the second have much more exciting than the first and devoured that part quickly!

Thank you, Atria Books, for providing a copy of Someone KNows by Vi Keeland for me to review. I loved the description, and the idea of a student who knows the skeletons in the professor’s past, and turns in writing assignments detailing the events, is intriguing. Sadly, those writing assignments were so distasteful they were hard to read. I hated that one of the ‘big reveals’ was my most-hated trope in thrillers. I know many readers love ‘twists’ or ‘reveals’ and the more the better, but for me at some point it got to be too many, and they don't all add up. This book wasn’t for me, but it might be for you if you love those “twists and turns”. 2 stars

sigh, i was super excited for this one as i loved The Unraveling so much and that was what got me interested in starting my journey with finally reading thrillers. however this felt so meh to me… its a quick and easy read, its just interesting enough to make you want to push through to the end to get all of the answers but at the end of the day the answers were again, meh.

the first “big twist” really underwhelmed me as not even three chapters in i thought “huh how funny would it be if…” and well the answer is not very funny because it turned out to be exactly what i had thought. unfortunately i think that would have been the only thing to give me any bit of a shock factor had i not been right from just a few pages in lol.

at the end of the day it was a quick and easy read but overall pretty forgettable in the grand scheme of things. the MC is pretty insufferable but given her circumstances in life it made it pretty easy to look past for the most part. i kind of wish the book would have been a bit longer and more fleshed out in a lot of areas, there were other characters in this story that would have made much better characters for the big reveals at the end.

Oooh I loved every bit of this book. Great writing style that flows when you read it. Characters were a perfect blend. And that ending!!!! Fantastic.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an early release of this book.

This was really good! It kept me on my toes and had me second guessing everything from start to finish. I really enjoy Keeland’s thrillers, just as much as her romances!

Thank you so much for this ARC!

Okay, I was HOOKED and read 50% in the first sitting. Prior to picking this up I was in a bit of a slump but this quickly remedied that!

I typically enjoy books with multiple POV's, however, even though this was told through one perspective, reading the chapters from the mystery writer satisfied that need. Elizabeth was imperfect (obviously, she endured so much trauma!) yet human and her story captured me.

Traveling between NYC and Louisiana was fun as well as the few romance elements - very juicy stuff!

The last chapter - INCREDIBLE.

I absolutely loved The Unraveling and this is equally as good!

*SO many trigger warnings here*