Reviews - Someone Is Always Watching

458 reviews for:

Someone Is Always Watching

Kelley Armstrong

3.52 AVERAGE

alleyvalton's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious fast-paced

it started a bit too slow, then picked up about 75 pages in, then ended kind of abruptly.

okanagangirl's review against another edition

3.0

I do enjoy Kelley Armstrong's books, but the narrator for the audiobook reads like a super slow automaton for almost every voice, and it really detracted from the novel.

_thelitlibrarian's review

2.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Yes

2.00 stars
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TW: Death, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death of a parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide
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I waited a few days to write this in case my thoughts would have changed, the concept had me intrigued but the book fell flat. I love Kelley Armstrong's writing, but this was a bit too much for me - the characters have the plot figured out within the book's first quarter and it just drags on for the rest. The premise of having some subtle mind control was intriguing, but the characters were just too annoying for me.

The story unfolds through Blythe’s perspective as she navigates her day-to-day life in high school. Surrounded by her close-knit group of friends, Blythe’s routine is suddenly disrupted by an act of violence that forces her to distance herself from one of them. This simple act throws a rift in the friendship. When one of Blythe's friends starts acting paranoid, claiming they're being watched, and perhaps being the cause of a faculty member's death - Blythe needs to team up with her friends once again to save their friend.

Our characters are killed off one by one who no real reason, their deaths aren't needed to progress the story and don't add much to it other than a bit of drama. Also for a book about someone always watching, there's not a lot of watching going on. Great first half of the book, but it drags on far too much for me.