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Book Summary and Reviews of Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser

Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser

Forget You Know Me

by Jessica Strawser

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  • Feb 2019, 336 pages
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Book Summary

When a video call between friends captures a shocking incident no one was supposed to see, the secrets it exposes threaten to change their lives forever.

Molly and Liza have always been enviably close. Even after Molly married Daniel, the couple considered Liza an honorary family member. But after Liza moved away, things grew more strained than anyone wanted to admit - in the friendship and the marriage.

When Daniel goes away on business, Molly and Liza plan to reconnect with a nice long video chat after the kids are in bed. But then Molly leaves the room to check on a crying child.

What Liza sees next will change everything.

Only one thing is certain: Molly needs her. Liza drives all night to be at Molly's side - but when she arrives, the reception is icy, leaving Liza baffled and hurt. She knows there's no denying what she saw.

Or is there?

In disbelief that their friendship could really be over, Liza is unaware she's about to have a near miss of her own.

And Molly, refusing to deal with what's happened, won't turn to Daniel, either.

But none of them can go on pretending. Not after this.

Jessica Strawser's Forget You Know Me is a "twisty, emotionally complex, powder keg of a tale" (bestselling author Emily Carpenter) about the wounds of people who've grown apart. Best, friends, separated by miles. Spouses, hardened by neglect. A mother, isolated by pain.

One moment will change things for them all.

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"Starred Review. Strawser's novel expertly dials up the danger; it works equally well as an airtight thriller and a memorable depiction of an old friendship growing increasingly strained. Fans of well-written suspense are in for a treat." - Publishers Weekly

"Strawser is a clear master of the craft." - Booklist

"Forget You Know Me is that book you can't put down, and can't stop thinking about when you are finished." - Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of The Family Next Door

"Gorgeously written, suspenseful and full of characters who feel like old friends. I loved this book and didn't want it to end." - Michele Campbell, author of It's Always the Husband and She Was the Quiet One on Forget You Know Me

"A fantastic, tautly-paced novel that will have you racing to unravel its many questions and half-truths." - Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, bestselling authors of Girls' Night Out

"Friendships crack, marriages erode, and dangerous deceits rise to the surface in this twisty, emotionally complex, powder keg of a tale." - Emily Carpenter, bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls and Every Single Secret

"Sinister, sophisticated, and teeming with secrets...completely irresistible." - Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of Trust Me

"A taut and immensely satisfying novel of domestic suspense. Come for the sinister premise, stay for the insightful portrayals of a friendship crumbling apart, a marriage strained to its breaking point, and at least one character who finds themself suddenly - and dangerously - in over their head." - Kathleen Barber, bestselling author of Are You Sleeping

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Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews

Secrets, secrets, secrets
Each character has something they hide from another character and actually from themselves.

We first meet Liza and Molly the night of their long overdue Skype chat that was to bring them close again, but the chat turned everything sour.

Another question is what was going on between Molly and her husband that she couldn’t tell him or even call him about the scary incident that Liza had seen?

An answer might be that there were a lot of things happening in Molly and Daniel's life that were not being addressed, and it had nothing to do with what happened in the Skype chat.

The tension mounted as we learn more about what was going on with everyone and how cunning and sneaky some of the characters were.

If you enjoy personal drama, seeing how any type of relationship can fall apart, characters that are somewhat believable, secrets, and a story line that will have you thinking about the situations and choices the characters made long after you turn the last page, then FORGET YOU KNOW ME will be a book you won't want to miss.

I do have to say that the book dragged on a bit too long, but it didn't affect the read. I still enjoyed the book and the revelations at the end. 4/5

This book was given to me as an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Betty Taylor

Disappointing
With Molly’s husband off on a business trip, this is the perfect opportunity to have a video chat with her best friend Liza. When Molly has to leave the room to check on her children Liza sees a man in a black mask enter the Molly’s room. Then the computer screen goes black. Then later Liza has a near miss of her own.

There are lots of secrets – plenty for everyone. The friendship between Liza and Molly will be tested, as will Molly and Daniel’s marriage. The characters learn there are serious consequences to their bad choices.

For some reason that I can’t put my finger on, I just could not connect with the story or the characters. While there are two incidents that would lead to you to believe this is a thriller, it isn’t. Both incidents just kind of sputtered out. This is more a story of people dealing with situations that got out of hand and then trying to find their way back to those they love.

Thank you to St. Martin’s for an advance copy of the book. All opinions are my own.

Beth

Do not waste your time
I can't believe this book ever made it to the shelves. It's a boring book about a whiney, spoiled, suburban wife.

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Jessica Strawser

Jessica Strawser is the editorial director of Writer's Digest magazine and the author of Almost Missed You and Not That I Could Tell. She has written for The New York Times "Modern Love", Publishers Weekly and other fine venues, and lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati.

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