Very cleverly written, this book will pull you in right from the start. This book instantly made a connection with me based on my feelings of self-worth and it is from this that drew me in. Not only is this a story but the writer also touches on the simple psychological level and it really makes you think. Outstanding book.

I enjoyed this story. It is a story about the past catching up with you at the wrong time and was tense with a surprise ending.

Several hours after finishing I Know Who You Are, for which my thanks go to Netgalley, I was still feeling 'creeped out'.Alice Feeney goes to some very dark places, enabling her to produce what I think is a pretty original and extremely sinister plot.

I found it to be a bit of a slow burner in terms of my engagement, but about about one third of the way through the author cranks it up a gear or three with some excellent twist and spine chilling turns which really kept me on my toes.

I did, on some level, have an idea of an aspect of the conclusion ,but never in a million years would I have guessed the fiendish detail of the finale!

I have never read anything by this author but I am so glad I discovered this thriller! Talk about plot twists. There were so many. It kept me guessing all the way and I really didn't expect the ending.

I really liked the way alternate chapters were about Aimee's childhood and then present day. It made me want to get to the next chapter quickly. Beautifully written through a child's eyes, then back to adulthood.

Aimee Sinclair didn't have the easiest childhood and has secrets about her past that she would rather protect. In present day she finds her husband Ben missing from home having left his wallet and car keys behind. She reports his disappearance to the police and then becomes prime suspect. What follows is twists and turns until the final shock.

The characters are all believable but I did feel slightly uncomfortable reading the last few chapters.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a page turning thriller of a ride.

I was lucky enough to read an advance copy from NetGalley and I am so glad I selected this book to read. Thank you for the opportunity.

Review posted on Amazon.

If you want a dark and twisted thriller to devour on your summer holidays then I Know Who You Are is the book for you!

We meet Aimee Sinclair. An up and coming actress who most recognise but can't quite place from where. One day after a long day of filming her latest movie, Aimee comes home hoping to reconcile with her husband after a stonker of a row the night before. However her husband Ben has gone missing. He's left his wallet, keys and phone on the table but there's no trace of him.

The police seem to think that something is very off when investigating his disappearance. Could Aimee be hiding something?

Someone is determined to unravel Aimee's life and they know something she is desperate to keep beyond closed doors...

I really enjoyed Feeney's first offering Sometimes I Lie and had high hopes for this book. I wasn't disappointed!

Told in 2 different time frames (1988 and 2017) we find out about Aimee's childhood and what has led her to become such an introvert (very unusual for an actress). I don't want to give away too much as I feel this is best enjoyed with the shock factor that I had whilst reading it.

I liked Aimee. My heart broke for her on several occasions and given her past and present there's no wonder she didn't want anyone to know the 'real' her. She had known Little kindness in her life but still had such love inside her.

The story takes you on an extreme ride, I admit that the plot borders on the ridiculous but I loved it. Total escapism at its best.

A smashing 4 star read for me.

I would like to thank Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

This was a gripping story, full of twists and turns, wondering whether the narrator was telling the truth or not. Aimee wakes up to find her husband gone, and she's no idea what has happened. As the story progresses, we slowly find out more about Aimee's past and the bearing it has on her present. As the police investigate her for the suspected murder of her husband, the story keeps us in suspense; will we find out that Aimee did kill her husband or will the real killer come forward? The final twist was fantastic - I definitely didn't see it coming!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved all the twists and turns . The story of Amy shows how everyone can hide their past but it always catches up on you in some form or another. Would highly recommend this book

I really enjoyed I Know Who You Are, the second novel from Alice Feeney, following on from her bestselling debut Sometimes I Lie. It’s a proper twisty and turny read, written in two timeframes; the present where actress Aimee Sinclair’s husband Ben has seemingly vanished; and the 1980s which tells us Aimee’s disturbing history.

There aren’t many likeable characters in the story, with the exception of Aimee herself, and even then she has a few flaws, though with reason of course. I couldn’t even find many positives in the detectives which is an interesting feat in itself. Certainly most of them have something to hide, and they act as deviously as this suggests so there’s not that much to endear themselves to the reader.

As I’ve said it’s full of twists, and I enjoyed being taken along for the ride. Feeney has an easy writing style and I felt safe that she knew exactly where she was taking me. I am left with a couple of unanswered questions now I’ve finished, but I’m quite content to leave them unanswered to be fair. I Know Who You Are would make an excellent choice for a book group though as there are lots of threads that could lend themselves well to a good exploration and debate. On the other hand it’s a perfect read for a little downtime, curled up on the sofa, or my preferred choice of a good sun lounger; soaking up the terrific plot whilst you treat yourself to a bit of sunshine.

I Know Who You Are is a great read; greatly recommended.

When Buffy herself recommends a book you run and read it! This had me hooked from the start and had me guessing all the way through. At some point even I thought she had killed him. A must read

The book gave me shivers but listening to the audio? Those shakes went bone deep!
What can I say about this book...it is macabre, twisted and deliciously dark and I can guarentee that reaching the end will have you going back several chapters and re-reading them just to make sure that what you read is what you read.

And oh boy, what it is is incredible, this is the book equivalent of whiplash and as addictive as hell.

Aimee's chapters alternate with that of a young girl called Ciara, a girl whose past-and future-are inextricably tied to Aimee's. She is an actress on the rise, just starting to be noticed in the media arena and piranhas are circling everywhere...

Suddenly she has a stalker who leaves calling cards saying 'I Know Who You Are', a fellow actress biting at her heels, a vituperative journalist and a missing husband. This is only the start of Aimee's troubles as her husband is not only missing, he seems to have never existed in the first place.

The problems arise when she cannot find a picture of him older than 5 to give to the police. A quick look in the attic shows a clean sweep of a life that seems to have never been real. No memories to hold onto, and in Aimee's case, her childhood amnesia following a horrific event gives the police the perfect motive to close in.

If she can block so much of her life out, how does anyone even know when she is lying, even to her own self?

As Aimee desperately tries to work out what she has or hasn't done, her past comes hurtling up to meet her in the most brutal way.

A stunning thriller with a whole new dimension to it as an audiobook, I have absolutely no hesitation in  recommending this book.Stephanie Racine brings her remarkable acting talents to this book as she did with 'Sometimes I Lie' and gives Aimee and Ciara voices that you won't easily forget.

Turn off your phone, grab some snacks so you don't have to move too much and bed in for the foreseeable future. This is one book you won't be able to forget!

I was looking forward to reading this book, as I had read the authors first book. Perhaps my expectations were higher and I loved the first book. Disturbing, and not overly impressed with the ending.

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Blog Tour I Know Who You Are – Alice Feeny

May 26, 2019karenreadsandrecommendsEdit"Blog Tour I Know Who You Are – Alice Feeny"

A wow ! 5 shocking stars

The Plot

Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. But I know exactly who you are. I know what you’ve done. And I am watching you.

When Aimee comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn’t seem to know what to do or how to act. The police think she’s hiding something and they’re right, she is – but perhaps not what they thought. Aimee has a secret she’s never shared, and yet, she suspects that someone knows. As she struggles to keep her career and sanity intact, her past comes back to haunt her in ways more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

My Review

Thank you to Lily @hqstories for the invite to take part in the tour.

Aimee is an actress and her husband goes missing after a huge argument and when she goes to the police she quickly becomes a suspect.

There is much more to Aimee than first appears and this book is possibly one of the darkest and most disturbing books I have read but I couldn’t stop reading.

There was one point in the book where I did have to stop, but I will leave you to find that out. I was tricked and lead down so many garden paths in this story which a great skill in a writer.

Interesting, I didn’t like any of the characters however that may have been intentional on the part of the Author.

I did feel empathy for Aimee as she has such a dysfunctional life and this has made her the way she is.

Some of the story is so shocking it will take your breath away but a really gripping book that I had to finish.

I will definitely be reading Alice’s first book.

WOW – OMG – WOW – that’s basically my review. Without wanting to give away any twists or spoil the book I absolutely LOVED this story. I Know Who You Are is simply psychological thriller perfection.

Narrated by Aimee Sinclair, an actress who is about to see her career rocket, comes home to find her husband Ben missing, their joint account emptied so she calls the police. Upon further investigation it appears that not all is quite what it seems and Aimee becomes the prime suspect. With a past she is desperate to protect she needs to uncover the truth without revealing her secrets.

The chapters alternate between Aimee’s present and past and are so beautifully and seamlessly interwoven they leave you gasping for more which means you can’t stop turning the pages. There are parts that are very uncomfortable to read and left me feeling disturbed, however I am definitely putting this one in my TOP TEN books of 2019.

To sum up I KNOW WHO YOU ARE: a stunning, twisted, dark and clever psychological thriller with plenty of OMG moments, twists that I didn’t see coming and characters that either make your skin crawl or your heart break. A fast-paced, on the edge of your seat story guaranteed to keep you turning those pages eager to find out what, why, when and how.

This is one amazing physiological thriller that I have read in a while, it has everything from kidnapping, murder, suspicion, stalking, secrets, bunny boiling and my favourite the hitchcock twist! Wow it was an amazing read! I loved it!

As the story starts with Aimee grown up and her acting career in full swing, she comes home and finds a bunch of flowers with a card saying ‘sorry’, she has no idea where her husband is, her relationship with her husband is an usual one, Aimee would like children but her husband doesn’t.

The story jumps back to 1987, the story telling is quick to get you deep in the understanding of how this little girl lives, the first twist to the story begins early on, when something happens. Her life changes dramatically and she learns quickly that to live, sometimes you need to be someone else to survive.

As the story develops we get to know more about Aimee Sinclair, how she became this actress she wanted to be. She doesn’t show that she is confident, but still gets work and everyone seems happy with what she does. However, Aimee starts to have a stalker and she struggles to understand why this person is following her, she does everything from moving house and discussing it with her husband.

With Aimee’s husband – Ben, missing she still decides that she needs to keep her job and continue acting, the police are constantly asking questions and the don’t believe her, such as her history of loosing her memory, due to an incident when she was young. This makes Aimee question everything she knows or remembers. Could she have killed her husband?

With the police finally arresting Aimee, the twists just keep coming, I was absolutely hooked right to the end by this point! I didn’t even guess where this was going, Alice Feeney’s story telling is not only gripping but very cleverly done, she makes you think you know where this is going, but it only makes you realise once you’ve read an integral part of the story, to piece together how Aimee’s past has caught up with her!

The questions you have as you read on, are explained well, so you know why things are happening and the madness behind it!

What I also loved and gave me an extra twist in reading, is the way the author wrote something into the end of one chapter that she connected into the next chapter, so it followed on, I felt this gave the story a quirky edge.

I cannot recommend this book enough, a fabulous and a must read!

It’s two years ago now that I was lucky enough to participate in the blog tour for Alice Feeney’s debut novel, Sometimes I Lie , and it is fair to say I was blown away. I’ve been eagerly awaiting her second book, I Know Who You Are, for what feels like forever! So when HQ got in touch to ask if I’d like to participate again it was a no brainer. Thank you HQ!

Some authors just have that knack of ferociously hooking their reader from the very first page and holding them captive right through to the end. Alice Feeney has it and then some. With I Know Who You Are she proves that the first time wasn’t just a fluke, but a finally honed skill that once again had me glued to the pages.

In I Know Who You Are, Feeney continues to explore the theme of identity and celebrity – the public persona versus the real self and how intermingled they become. I Know Who You Are takes it a step further and the reader is constantly suspicious of who is putting on act and who can be trusted. It makes for exhilarating and compulsive reading – I was never sure what to expect or where the twists and turns were going to take me.

There’s a dual timeline throughout the book, but I’m not going to go into detail regarding these as I wouldn’t want to give anything away. What I will say is that the earlier timeline is excellent, shocking and at times heartbreaking and so very well written. The chapters alternate between the two timelines and by the end of each one, I was unable to put the book down and just HAD to read one more.

Following on from such a successful, shocking and gripping book as Sometimes I Lie with a second novel must be difficult. Expectation among readers is high and the pressure to deliver again huge. It feels rather unfair to say that I just still prefer Sometime I Lie that little bit more, because this book by any standard is excellent and has all the ingredients readers will hope for. The ending is one hell of a shocking twist, and possibly a teeny weeny bit too bizarre – though really I’m being nit-picky here. It’s still a bloody brilliant book – a speed read that will leave you gasping at twists you won’t see coming a mile off. Sure to be this summers must read psychological thriller, this is one you definitely don’t want to miss.

I didn't like this book as much as the authors first. I found it quite predictable to be honest. Not sure I'd recommend it.

With thanks to Pigeonhole, Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC, which I have enjoyed reading.
I read the debut book by Alice Feeney and thought I would like to read her second book to see if it would be as interesting as Sometimes I Lie.
I Know Who You Are is a psychological thriller with a very twisted storyline to keep the reader guessing until the end. It is a very clever story that weaves around the main character who is an actress. Then it would appear nearly all of the main characters are acting!
Highly recommended.

I am new to Alice Feeney’s novels. For some unexplained reason, I didn’t read her debut novel, Sometimes I Lie, but it’s definitely high on my TBR list, because I loved I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, a sure success that kept me completely hooked and I read in two days. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE is dark, addictive, and twisty and it addresses some disturbing themes that are not for the light-hearted.

The protagonist of this twisty novel is Aimee Sinclair, an actress in her thirties, a rising star who has found fame and recognition only in the last couple of years. Aimee doesn’t like the limelight and leads a quiet normal life, but when her husband goes missing, her secrets and her pasts risk to come to light.

The characters are not very likable, but they keep the reader glued to the page. Why they do what they do? What are they hiding? They keep you guessing and on your toes until the very end, especially Aimee. The author created a well-crafted and complex protagonist. Aimee is an excellent actress. She doesn’t just act for her work, but also in real life. She is such an unreliable character that she herself doubts her own words. Sometimes, her dark side surfaces and, together with secrets that are slowly revealed, I often questioned her innocence.

There are two different timelines that alternate and keep the tension always high. On one side, there is an adult Aimee, full of secrets and in search of the truth, and, on the other side, there is a six-year-old girl, Ciara, who narrates a childhood that it’s emotional, intense, and far from innocent. There are so many twists and, as I turned each page, I never knew what expect. If this is not enough to make you interested in this gripping story, there is a jaw-dropping and chilling ending that will take you completely by surprise.

Alice Feeney is an amazing writer who knows how to keep the reader glued to the pages and, while I wait for her next novel, I am going back to the origins with Sometimes I Lie.

I absolutely adored ‘Sometimes I Lie’ and was just as enthralled by Alice’s second book ‘I Know Who You Are’!
I know who you are is set two timelines and tells the story of Aimee. In the present day Aimee, is an actress whose husband is missing. What has happened to him and what is the history of their relationship? Was it a happy marriage?
The story also goes reverts back to Aimee's childhood, which was not a happy one. Does it improve? How does her childhood relate to her adulthood?
A thoroughly gripping and entertaining read, I could not wait to read the next page and find out what happens to Aimee. Well done Alice for a super second book!
Thanks to NetGalley for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A man disappears leaving his phone, wallet and keys behind. His wife is seen clearing out their bank account. Then she is accused of domestic abuse and murder. But nothing is as it seems.
For a moment it appears like another Gone Girl: a volatile marriage where 'evidence' suggests that one spouse has murdered the other. However, the story doesn't pan out like that. It is a tale of people pretending to be people they are not, each character and situation offering up different reasons why this is so. Set in a world of ultimate pretenders - actors.

There are two timelines, one modern and one thirty years before. A child takes the name of a couple's dead child in an attempt, in the parent's warped grief, to replace her. They are not a stable couple and mix with the criminal underworld where a lot of pretence is needed for survival. When the child grows up she keeps the name she was given and is on the cusp of a successful acting career. Until information about her husband unfolds leaving her doubting everything about everyone, including herself.

This is a clever story with plenty to think about. The revelations are not predictable although a tad too far-fetched in places and the ending is unnecessarily sensational. But the most disappointing part of this book is the self-absorbed, self pitying central character who doesn't realise how attractive she is, bears grudges for every superficial perceived slight ('She said I was chubby but pretty. Bitch.') and written in the style of someone with the mindset of a fourteen year old. Fortunately the plot overrides this wallowing about half way through. If you can get past that it's a good read.

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