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A review by ehmannky
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Alyssa Cole is one of my insta-buy romance authors, so I was a little unsure of how this thriller would turn out. But it was so, so good. Everything from Sydney and Theo's chemistry to the slow unfolding of the mystery to the ways in which Cole put so much historical research into what she wrote. I also liked that Theo (and by extension any white readers) didn't have his white feelings coddled at any turn--he was called out and learned to take it.
It's so good. The villains in this remind me so much of the Get Out villains, right down to the posturing at liberalism and progressive politics by the villains. And the twists in this book! When I tell you I gasped out loud, I am not being dramatic, I literally gasped out loud. The ending is wild, but wild in a way I liked.
It's so good. The villains in this remind me so much of the Get Out villains, right down to the posturing at liberalism and progressive politics by the villains. And the twists in this book! When I tell you I gasped out loud, I am not being dramatic, I literally gasped out loud. The ending is wild, but wild in a way I liked.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Sexism