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

3.0

this was one of my most anticipated releases of 2020. i mean a thriller with a black main character about gentrification SIGN ME UP! The premise for this was so amazing and had me intrigued from the start, but I just needed more from this book. Having a main character, Sydney, who look liked and talked liked me in a thriller was so refreshing and something I hope I see more of. The romance between Theo and Sydney just didn’t click for me and I really found it to be an unnecessary distraction from the main plot. Theo, the main white male character, fit into the white savior role which really took away from the message of the book. The pacing was definitely off in which this book didn’t read like a thriller until the last 50 pages. The plot twist of this book had me completely hooked, but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. I initially wanted to rate this book a 4 stars, but now looking back on it, the book didn’t have the makings of a 4 star read. a STUNNING read though!