Nobody Knows But You audiobook

3.5 STARS rounded to 4Perhaps not the most original of YA thrillers, but a highly enjoyable read nonetheless. Unreliable narrators have become all the rage over the past decade, and their use in suspense novels ranges from "Hah! This is whodunnit!" to "This person is hiding secrets and has manipulated the narrative to their own benefit." I won't tell you which one this book falls under, but I will say that I enjoyed being back at summer camp and reliving the nostalgia of some of the milder thematic elements included here. Things like navigating the power balance in female friendship, not murder. I look forward to more from Anica Mrose Rissi!*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy.

Review coming soon.

Hi! I wrote this book and had a lot of fun doing it. When I started the first draft, I knew only a few things about it. I knew the book would involve a brief but life-changing friendship—a deep, intense bond formed across a single summer. (Complex and essential friendships are my jam; I will write about them forever.) I knew the story of that friendship, and the secrets held within it, would be told in the form of letters written by one friend to the other after their summer was over. I knew the other friend would not write back. I knew the letters would be interspersed with news clips, text messages, a court transcript, and social media posts to reveal other secrets and perspectives. (The sections where other campers and counselors talk about Lainie, Kayla, and what happened that summer were my favorite sections to write.)Other than that, I knew nothing—not what the secrets would be, or why the letters would go unanswered. Not who these friends were, or what had come between them. Those things I had to learn as I wrote, letting the characters—and my questions—lead the way. Questions of how our friendships shape who we are. Of how well you can really know someone else, or even know yourself. Of how the lies a person tells might reveal their deepest truths. Here's a post I wrote for Mindy McGinnis's Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire blog called "Anica Mrose Rissi on Intense Friendships—and Lies—in Fiction" that goes into some of what inspired it. Thanks for reading!

Kayla writes letters to her best friend from camp, Lainie, after a murder on the last night of their summer. Readers don’t know whether Lainie or her summer boyfriend Jackson is the victim or alleged perp. Told through Kayla’s letters, news reports, trial testimony and statements from campers and counselors the story of what happened to the victim unfolds to a surprising conclusion.Although I guessed the perp from the first page, I was glued to NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU from start to finish. More YA books set in summer camps need to be written. Though I only attended one week of Girl Scout camp when I was ten, camp books have the same allure of boarding school books for me—teens on their own, with little supervision, chaos ensues.Some of Anica Mrose Rissi’s writing felt disjointed and confusing, but for the most part NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU is a solid, if not predictable story. I’d love to see a sequel or prequel from the convicted killer’s point of view.

wow wow wow wow wow. I just finished this and BOLTED over to my computer to write this review. I am SHOCKED. I am CONFUSED. I am in AWE. I am DISGUSTED. THIS BOOK WAS INSANE! There is no better word to use to describe it. The entire book leading up to the ending is already incredible. When I tell you I sat down and read this book in two hours. I SAT DOWN AND READ THIS BOOK IN TWO HOURS. I could NOT STOP. And THAT ENDING. Nothing in the entire world will prepare you for what's to come. This book is going to destroy you. Are you ready?

Totally recommend the audio for this one! So well done, and I’m not sure I would have rated it so highly/enjoyed it quite as much if I had read it physically.

Many thanks to EdelweissPlus and the publisher for providing me a DRC of this title for review. All opinions are my own.This was a twisty, unreliable narrator-fueled thriller that I think YA readers will really enjoy. The mixed media format (interviews, letters, articles, depositions, texts) all lend themselves to the atmosphere of unease as the reader realizes the information being given is most likely skewed in some way, but you aren't sure what exactly is wrong with the picture.Lanie is on trial for allegedly killing her on-again, off-again boyfriend at summer camp and her best friend Kayla doesn't think she could have done it. As the summer ends and the trial is set to start in the fall, Kayla writes letters to Lanie asserting her belief in her innocence and wishing she could talk to her again. Interspersed with these letters are interview snippets from other campers, news articles detailing the trial prep, and text messages between Kayla and one other camper from the summer. Kayla wants to believe Lanie, but the evidence is compelling. She did lie to the police. She did sneak out to see Jonathan. And in the morning he was dead.Highly recommend. I would say that this is a first purchase type of book, especially where YA thrillers are in demand.

I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU, and it completely blew me away! If you like twisty psychological thrillers, intense summer camp insta-friendship, obsessive love, pitch-perfect dialogue, and inventive plot structure, this baby is for you. I tore right through Kayla’s tale of the murder which brought her stay at Camp Cavanick to such an explosive close, all told through a series of letters, texts, court transcripts, and newspaper articles. Highly recommended for thriller/mystery fans.

Not the most original of thrillers but I loved the production of the audiobook.

Een moord, een mysterie, een zomerkamp. Wat is er gebeurd? Wie heeft het gedaan? Lainie? Of iemand anders? Een spannend boek!Er is een moord gepleegd in een kamp. Wie heeft het gedaan? Wat zijn de relaties tussen de karakters en hoe is het zo fout gegaan. We zien het allemaal via de POV van Kayla, de beste vriendin van Lainie die is beschuldigd van moord.Het boek bestaat uit verschillende formaten die het verhaal vertellen. De grootste zijn de niet verzonden brieven naar Lainie door Kayla. Daarin komen we steeds wat meer te weet over wat er is gebeurd en hoe het kamp was. We lezen over een grote vriendschap. We lezen over een manipulatief stuk vreten dat Jackson heette. We lezen over de aan/uit relatie tussen Lainie en Jackson. En over Kaylas gevoelens over van alles. Ik vond deze stukken soms erg leuk om te lezen en soms ook saai, maar dat komt door de vertaling denk ik. Ik heb namelijk net wat Engelse stukken gelezen (dank je wel Amazon) en daar vloeide alles net iets beter.Ik had al snel door wie de moord had gepleegd, al vrij vroeg. Tja, sorry, het is gewoon iets wat zo vaak een ding is in boeken als dit. Maar dan nog keek ik enorm uit naar de pagina waar het waar wordt. Waarin de waarheid uitkomt. En ik was zeker niet teleurgesteld. Oh mijn hemel.De vertaling was ietwat stijfjes en daarom rate ik het boek ook ietsje lager. Op punten voelde het gewoon niet als een tiener maar meer een computer. Ook andere stukjes waren stijf en te letterlijk.Oh, en ik vond het hilarisch hoe Kayla over Dina praatte als hen, en ondertussen de vrouwelijke vorm van vriend gebruikte, vriendin. Vriendin dit, vriendinnen dat, vriendin zus. Het voelde erg apart en ik snap ook niet waarom niet iets neutralers is gebruikt. Er is vast een Nederlands woord dat neutraal is. Plus, ik vond het vreemd dat er specifiek werd uitgelegd waarom het woord hen werd gebruikt? Van wat ik kan zien in het Engelse boek (nogmaals dank je wel Amazon) wordt er gewoon them/they gebruikt en geen enkele uitleg.Ik heb ook nooit gehoord dat Scooby Snacks drugs zijn. Ik ken het alleen maar van Scooby Doo en daarom dacht ik ook dat het een reference was naar dat.Maar ik heb echt genoten van dit boek, het was spannend, ik vond het leuk dat er verschillende formaten waren (texts, interviews, verslagen van het proces, Kaylas brieven), en ik zou het boek ook aanraden.Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review . NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU by the fantastic Anica Mrose Rissi is a twisty, psychological thriller full of letters, texts, newspaper articles, court transcripts. It's an incredible view into summer camp friendship with pitch-perfect dialogue. I stayed up late, tearing through this story of murder because I just had to know how it all played out, and you will too!! Highly recommended!

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** spoiler alert ** Loved the twist even though it was really predictable, the real twist for me is the one at the beginning, that Jackson is the one who died but it makes much more sense.

Een goede thriller en door de manier van het vertellen is hij anders dan andere YA-thrillers. Leuk dat er ook diversiteit in voorkomt.

Kayla meets Lainie at the start of Camp Cavanick’s 8 week session. She had been reluctant to go, preferring to stay at home and sleep and read, but the two 16 years old bond instantly. Kayla has never been friends with anyone like Lainie before: a charming, funny rulebreaker and Kayla feels she transforms once she’s Lainie’s best friend.They are an inseparable club of two and the author expertly creates that feeling you get when you meet a soulmate - someone you know you’ll be friends with forever. But then, inevitably, a boy happens. “Nerd hot” Jackson Winters and Lainie are instantly attracted to each other and for the remainder of camp have a passionate on-again off-again relationship. Jackson already has a girlfriend at home but strings Lainie along, dumping her when he feels guilty and then reeling her back in. I think most of us have been that third wheel at some time and can empathize with Kayla: why did a boy have to come along and get between them? And why can't Lainie see he's no good for her?We know right from the start that the camp ends in murder. Kayla tantalizingly takes us through that summer, writing letters to Lainie that she knows she’ll never send. These are interspersed with news reports and a Greek chorus of campers and counselors. Without any spoilers, I think the author does a terrific job of slowly peeling back what happened at Camp Cavanick and exposes the psyches of the three central characters. While not the most original thriller I’ve read, I was hooked right from start to finish. Recommended for fans of Lauren Oliver’s realistic novels.Thanks to Quill Tree Books and Edelweiss for the digital review copy.

The unreliable narrator taken up a notch by an epistolary format. I thought I knew what was up several times through the story only to be taken by surprise. Enjoyable and perfect choice for spooky season!

Twisty, gripping, and SO well-written. This was a one-day read for me! Loved.