I finished this book ten days ago—and yet my mind is still hovering between a 4 and a 5 star rating. There were some twists that were quite predictable for thriller addicts such as myself —those who cant get enough twists and turns— but with this story, just when you think that you’ve figured it out, you are forced to start back at the beginning. There was one curveball in this story that I couldn’t have seen coming from a mile away; it was THAT good! Every few chapters you will find yourself questioning everything that you know and having to reasses what were once your SOLID speculations.
We start out with a diary claiming “ There’s no way...No. There’s no way. But oh God. I wish there was.” You won’t know just how much this diary means to this story until your entire thought process has been unraveled and your left picking up the pieces of your brain matter off of the floor. I won’t tell you anything about these characters, to do so would be a waste because not one of them is reliable.
While the ending wasn’t EXPLOSIVE—leaving me taken aback or astounded— it left me with a shit-eating grin on my face! ( Excuse the language, but had I looked in the mirror at that moment I am certain that is the expression I would have seen.) The ending, especially the last page, was absolute perfection!
In my ARC copy Libby McGuire, Senior Vice President & Publisher of Atria Books challenges readers to... “ Go ahead— read twenty pages of Watching You right now. I’ll bet you won’t be able to stop there.” Correct. Libby also boldly proclaims that “ Lisa Jewell is a true master of domestic suspense. She is equally adept at...unpooling a story that keeps you hooked until the very last page, and then smashes all of your theories by delivering a finale with utterly unexpected and stunning twists.” When I put the book down I found myself nodding in agreement with her yet again; a job well done.
For me, I’ve decided that this book is not a perfect 5, a few things could have been wrapped up a bit tighter...but it’s a solid 4.5.
Having read previous novels by Lisa Jewell, this is easily my new favorite. You will be sorry if you don’t pick this baby up!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH to Bookish First for choosing me to review this book.
We start out with a diary claiming “ There’s no way...No. There’s no way. But oh God. I wish there was.” You won’t know just how much this diary means to this story until your entire thought process has been unraveled and your left picking up the pieces of your brain matter off of the floor. I won’t tell you anything about these characters, to do so would be a waste because not one of them is reliable.
While the ending wasn’t EXPLOSIVE—leaving me taken aback or astounded— it left me with a shit-eating grin on my face! ( Excuse the language, but had I looked in the mirror at that moment I am certain that is the expression I would have seen.) The ending, especially the last page, was absolute perfection!
In my ARC copy Libby McGuire, Senior Vice President & Publisher of Atria Books challenges readers to... “ Go ahead— read twenty pages of Watching You right now. I’ll bet you won’t be able to stop there.” Correct. Libby also boldly proclaims that “ Lisa Jewell is a true master of domestic suspense. She is equally adept at...unpooling a story that keeps you hooked until the very last page, and then smashes all of your theories by delivering a finale with utterly unexpected and stunning twists.” When I put the book down I found myself nodding in agreement with her yet again; a job well done.
For me, I’ve decided that this book is not a perfect 5, a few things could have been wrapped up a bit tighter...but it’s a solid 4.5.
Having read previous novels by Lisa Jewell, this is easily my new favorite. You will be sorry if you don’t pick this baby up!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH to Bookish First for choosing me to review this book.