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amandablackledge's review against another edition
4.0
Well...... I have to ask is that the ending? What happened after?! All that twisting, I read it in 2 days and it just fell off! I loved Honor and her POV, but I need to know she came out of it ok! I needed to read about Meribel and Cam seeing eachother after. Give me something! Part 2 where they live in Atlanta and someone else tries to get to one of them and Cam saves the day? Hopefully!
It was almost a 5 star
It was almost a 5 star
macrosinthemitten's review against another edition
4.0
Such a fun, creepy book! This one kept me guessing and I loved the journey. Actress Meribel Mills has a stalker. His creepy messages haunt her and no one will take her seriously. She is finally driven in a desperate attempt to escape him back to her roots - Atlanta. There, she lives in a secure high rise and is prepping for her next role. Feeling like she might finally be safe, she begins to befriend neighbor and fellow single, Cooper. Soon, however, the letters show up again, and Meribel is determined to find out who her stalker is before he finds her and does something. There were a lot of twists and turns throughout the book and for awhile I wasn't sure how all of the disparate stories were going to converge. But I loved most of all the powerful female characters in this book. This was a good one!
k_cavacini's review against another edition
3.0
I really struggled through most of this novel. There were a few reveals toward the end that picked up the pace for me but overall I was left wanting more.
Meribel was an ok character and I enjoyed how the book was told through chapters with alternating points of view. There were some distracting elements that took away from the suspense of Meribel and her stalker (the entire side story with Cooper was over the top and unnecessary, in my opinion). The last 1/4 of the book is when things really pick up and get exciting and then the story ends abruptly, I honestly had to look at my kindle because I thought I skipped something. After a lackluster beginning I was looking forward to a little more clarity at the end of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this ARC.
Meribel was an ok character and I enjoyed how the book was told through chapters with alternating points of view. There were some distracting elements that took away from the suspense of Meribel and her stalker (the entire side story with Cooper was over the top and unnecessary, in my opinion). The last 1/4 of the book is when things really pick up and get exciting and then the story ends abruptly, I honestly had to look at my kindle because I thought I skipped something. After a lackluster beginning I was looking forward to a little more clarity at the end of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this ARC.
sarah_reading_party's review against another edition
3.0
I've long enjoyed Joshilyn Jackson's work, so I was super excited to read her latest, With My Little Eye. Unfortunately, it was not quite as enjoyable as her past books but it was still gripping and worth the read, in my opinion.
Let's start with the bad... basically, the plot seemed super far-fetched and the characters were just random and odd (not in a good way). Meribel is a b-level actress with a stalker. Her 'lower tier" status was emphasized, but also so was her wealth and Hollywood level amenities. It just was confusing in that sense. At the beginning, there was one clear mystery but as the book kept going, a couple other side plots and romance(s) were added in. There was just too much going on and nothing was satisfactorily explained.
But I did like the characters! Meribel as a mom was just wonderful... as was her 12 year old daughter, Honor, who happens to be on the spectrum. Meribel has a great sense of humor that was her saving grace during her stalking ordeal, and Honor adds a depth of wisdom and insight that made this book even better than it would have been otherwise. I also adored the ending and how Meribel leveraged choice to support herself through a really bad situation. More power to her!
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions are my own.
Let's start with the bad... basically, the plot seemed super far-fetched and the characters were just random and odd (not in a good way). Meribel is a b-level actress with a stalker. Her 'lower tier" status was emphasized, but also so was her wealth and Hollywood level amenities. It just was confusing in that sense. At the beginning, there was one clear mystery but as the book kept going, a couple other side plots and romance(s) were added in. There was just too much going on and nothing was satisfactorily explained.
But I did like the characters! Meribel as a mom was just wonderful... as was her 12 year old daughter, Honor, who happens to be on the spectrum. Meribel has a great sense of humor that was her saving grace during her stalking ordeal, and Honor adds a depth of wisdom and insight that made this book even better than it would have been otherwise. I also adored the ending and how Meribel leveraged choice to support herself through a really bad situation. More power to her!
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions are my own.
cwomack23's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointed, as I normally love Joshilyn Jackson. Too many questions were never answered, and the book was full of really strange phraseology (please don’t refer to mouths as sphincters or talk about baby rats running for their mother’s nipples). As an Atlantan, it also bugged me that she got the primary street name wrong while otherwise name-dropping random landmarks in a forced attempt to make the book “southern.”
karen62's review against another edition
4.0
There are some awful people in this book. It left me feeling unsettled. I did think the daughter who was autistic was written very well.
stephisbooked's review against another edition
4.0
This was a book that I really enjoyed until I tried to write the review and then remembered a lot of things that didn't add up, however, it was still a solid read but it definitely had some holes. I love a good stalker story and this one really creeped me out. I felt for Meribel but some of her decisions were so mindboggling - I wouldn't be as trusting if I was dealing with a stalker. However, there are so many real life cases just like this one that I truly don't know why anyone would want to be famous lol.
gina_readsbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
2.5
“I couldn’t stay here in the lobby. I had to go upstairs now, to see what all had been lost or ruined or taken.”
Thank you to Book Club Girl and William Morrow Books for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review!
This one was not my cup of tea. I found the characters flat and boring, and I never got deep into the story where I really want to see what was going to happen next.
The plot isn’t well-fleshed out and a lot of it felt jumbled to me. A lot of the character interactions felt forced and didn’t add anything to the overall story. I didn’t get that anxious feeling that I love when reading a thriller. There are also multiple POVs, but the chapter titles don’t distinguish who is talking, so I found that a little annoying.
There is also a very bizarre throwaway line about bulimia that felt wildly inappropriate and misplaced.
As always, this is only my opinion and you should check other reviews and the synopsis to see if it’s a book you’d like.