A review by alykat_reads
Someone Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

The premise for this was really interesting. I didn't read the full synopsis, ofc, and I'm glad I didn't because it gives a lot of information out. Things fall into place fully by about halfway through for most of the mystery, so if that's going to bother you then I'd pass on this one. I also felt like there were a few things left open at the end or things that got closure but it was lazy and didn't make much sense. For example,

the parents just didn't make sense. If they were scientists working for CMT and their kids were the experiments, which had apparently been going on for at least 10 years since the memories were replaced when they were little kids and now they're around 16, they seemed very blasé. And the hatred towards Tucker for 'being a bad kid' when they were literally all bad kids and they would have known that, didn't make any sense. It was obvious from the get-go that Tanya still had that bad-girl attitude, so how no adults saw that didn't check out.

Great premise, and the entire idea is thought provoking. But it just didn't work as well for me as it could have.