A review by fayelle
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Okay, so this book had me in all sorts of ways while I was reading it. A pretty slow (but very necessarily slow) burn until the big action starts... really great character development. What took me some time to realize - Alyssa Cole crafts this story and pulls you in, and drops hints, and feeds you bits in a way you didn't even know was happening until you're like, "WAIT A MINUTE HERE..." And then you see all the clues, all the bits, have been setting up for a crescendo of sorts. But it's not a mystery novel. I wish I had ways to describe it better... it IS thrilling. But it takes a while to get there. Not at all boring during the slow trod of the first half, just maybe not what you'd expect til the bottom starts to drop out in the second half. And then you realize the train you're on has become a roller coaster and wow, just wow. THRILLER. And then, you finish, and you realize just how true to life some of this really is.

So basically, EXCELLENT. 
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