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Watching You by Lisa Jewell

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tysbooks's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm new to Lisa Jewel and was hoping to enjoy this as much as I enjoyed The Night She Disappeared but I thought this book was just fine. The first half of the story was extremely slow and I understand we are getting backstory on all the characters, but I didn't really find the characters that interesting besides the one we weren't supposed to like. I did think the second half of the book really picked up once we got into the mystery and all the information we got in the beginning was starting to make more sense. I did like the police interviews that were throughout the story and I didn't mind getting all the different POV's because we got to see everything unfold through a different person's eyes. The final twist was fine. I just wish I could have been more shocked with this one because I liked to be surprised with the twists in the mysteries that I read. The twist made sense and I honestly agreed with what this particular character did (not that I promote violence lol). Overall this was okay and I still intend to pick up more from this author.

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norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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haykat's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The last third of this book had me hooked. Couldn’t put it down by parts three and four.

For some reason, I didn’t feel hooked during the first half of the book. I’m not sure why. It could be just struggling to find time to read, but I also think the multiple characters and different viewpoints made it hard for me to follow. I could have used a little character-family-tree!

I would like to re-read the book, because maybe I’ll have more fun picking out any clues set forth in the beginning!

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melissa_b_67's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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brynhayes's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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kimveach's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Even with figuring out "who dun it," I still raced through this thriller. I tried listening to this on audio, but with characters named Jenna and Joey, I couldn't follow it. It was much easier to read in print.

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