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A review by okiecozyreader
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
4.25
Don’t read this one at night alone! From the first line -
“There was someone in the house.”
You know you are in for a long trip with this intruder.
Like a story, the family in this story is not named - the cast includes a mother and her two children who are alone at home when the mother hears someone’s footsteps. She gathers her children and hides in a secret panel of a house (the house is based on the author’s own home), and reflects upon past family events as she tries to protect her family.
“Easier to believe a woman's lying than that bad things happened on your watch. Easier to believe the simplest thing is always correct. And it's simple to say a woman is crazy.” P341
This is such an unusual thriller and a great debut!
“There was someone in the house.”
You know you are in for a long trip with this intruder.
Like a story, the family in this story is not named - the cast includes a mother and her two children who are alone at home when the mother hears someone’s footsteps. She gathers her children and hides in a secret panel of a house (the house is based on the author’s own home), and reflects upon past family events as she tries to protect her family.
“Easier to believe a woman's lying than that bad things happened on your watch. Easier to believe the simplest thing is always correct. And it's simple to say a woman is crazy.” P341
This is such an unusual thriller and a great debut!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence