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A review by waniojeniyi
Watching You by Lisa Jewell
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I don't know about this book and I wonder why it has such a good rep here.
The story dragged for the most part, and when it supposedly picked up, I had lost interest.
So, we are introduced very quickly to all the residents of Melville Heights. On paper, it is a cute neighbourhood but the book starts out with a murder; so apparently the neighbourhood is not that cute.
The characters were unlikable and frankly, very weird, re: Joey, Tom, Nicola. I liked the representation of Asperger's in the story but surely, that could have been addressed without Freddie's weird hobby?
There was a lot going on in this book so it was really hard to focus on the murder that was supposed to be the point of the story.
The story dragged for the most part, and when it supposedly picked up, I had lost interest.
So, we are introduced very quickly to all the residents of Melville Heights. On paper, it is a cute neighbourhood but the book starts out with a murder; so apparently the neighbourhood is not that cute.
The characters were unlikable and frankly, very weird, re: Joey, Tom, Nicola. I liked the representation of Asperger's in the story but surely, that could have been addressed without Freddie's weird hobby?
There was a lot going on in this book so it was really hard to focus on the murder that was supposed to be the point of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Pedophilia