Reviews

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

orchidsandclouds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sunny_610's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thatoneseason's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alexisdepew25's review against another edition

emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kim_j_dare's review against another edition

3.0

This was... unsettling.
I think I liked it. About a 3.5, leaning more towards 3 than 4.
Watch Over Me has Nina LaCour’s always-beautiful writing, and is very atmospheric. But it’s atmospheric to the extent that it’s hard to keep the storyline in view. The passage of time is disjointed beyond the flashbacks Mila experiences. Relationships are just a little odd. Various happenings that seem significant drift off into the ether, never to be seen again. And maybe all of these things are the point?
It definitely kept me off balance, and is unlike anything else I’ve read this year.
I’ll be interested to read others’ reviews.

Thank you, Dutton Books for Young Readers and Edelweiss, for the electronic ARC.

skyhausenn7's review against another edition

5.0

Read this at the on my trip back home

jadabelle's review against another edition

4.0

I checked this book out from the library some time ago and it took me forever to get around to reading. So far I’ve really enjoyed all of LaCour’s books. She has a very unique writing style, and once you start reading one of her books, you can’t put it down, you just want to see where it goes. She does a really good job of portraying grief, and this book was filled with beautiful symbolism. Even if readers haven’t experienced the same grief as Mila faces in the story, they can still relate to her pain and loneliness. I loved seeing relationships grow and nothing seemed forced or unnatural about them, which is something that I feel many young adult novels struggle with. I especially loved the ghosts and how they were portrayed. LaCour did a really wonderful job with them, they didn’t seem at all fictitious or out of place within the realistic story. Ultimately, I think LaCour is a wonderful writer, especially when it comes to writing loneliness, and this story only further exemplified that.

ashction's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! Part of my women only TBR for the month is me trying to branch out to authors I haven't yet read but wanted to, and I'm so happy to have finally read Nina LaCour's work! This book was a very mood-driven story that offers a lot of intrigue and suspense. It's a wonderful metaphor for what the story ends up trying to tell (no spoilers, because it's integral to the suspense that you don't know.) I can't wait to pick up another someday! Nina has really gorgeous writing and nice, short, simple prose with some knockout lines. Such a pleasure to read from!

elizabethlovecows's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

sad_hony_cake_horse's review against another edition

Still want to read but just not in the mood for it at the moment