Week 23 Review: Known to the Victim

From Goodreads:

From nationally bestselling author K.L. Armstrong comes a new heartstopping, propulsive, race-against-the-clock thriller.

How far will you go to protect the only family you have?

When Amy Gibson's mother is brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Amy's world is completely undone. Overcome with grief and heartache, she withdraws from everything around her—college, her friends, her entire life. Until her estranged half-brother, Oliver, saves her, pulling her back into her life and giving her family. Giving her a home.

Eight years later, she's picked herself up and has worked hard to move forward. She's the host of a popular true crime podcast that focuses on crimes against women committed by their partners and is finding purpose and healing through helping women in ways she couldn't help her mother.

And then Oliver is accused of the unthinkable—something that is so unlike him. Something that horrifies Amy. But desperate to save the only family she has, she sets out to prove her brother's innocence.

But as the days pass and more information about Oliver and his past slowly comes to light, Amy begins realizing that nothing is ever as it seems—especially when it comes to family.

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love her books, and I was looking forward to this one, the idea of a woman whose mother was killed, by partner violence, to have her brother, who helped her, be accused of that, well, that's a stressful time!

I really felt badly for Amy, she's built her career on talking about violence against women committed by their partners. Then her brother, who helped her, is having someone go to the police because they think that he committed a crime against his girlfriend, and his deceased wife, yeah, it's complicated.

This book went in a totally unexpected direction. From what happened just before, it gave a hint of where it was going, but I wasn't expected that, and what it added to the story was so fantastic! I had to know what was going to happen next! 

When certain information came to light, I wasn't sure what to think. It was really suspicious, but on the other hand, I didn't like what it meant, and there could've been an awful reason. But oh, that ending was really great and so clever! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by whatever name she writes, K.L or Kelley Armstrong! 

Author: K.L. Armstrong 
Read: June 4th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley  
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Expected Publication: June 25th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars