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A review by hearth_hobbit
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
When No One is Watching is a romance/thriller about a woman named Sydney Green who starts to notice that her neighbors are disappearing and being replaced. This book explores themes of racism, gentrification, and corruption.
I like the premise and overall I liked the book. A lot of the situations in this book are pretty exaggerated but not necessarily unrealistic. In fact, a lot of situations are foreshadowed with an example where something that happened in the book has happened in history. It wasn’t billed as one but I could see this book fitting in satire. I could see this paired with Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. I’d like to read the author’s romance novels in the future.
I like the premise and overall I liked the book. A lot of the situations in this book are pretty exaggerated but not necessarily unrealistic. In fact, a lot of situations are foreshadowed with an example where something that happened in the book has happened in history. It wasn’t billed as one but I could see this book fitting in satire. I could see this paired with Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. I’d like to read the author’s romance novels in the future.