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

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I really enjoyed this thriller. 
The main character was really likeable although she was really going through it. Like I really wanted things to turn out for her. 
I've seen people say that this book would've worked just as well without the white guy and I agree. Like the only important plot point he matters for is when
for a moment she thought he had played her and was working with his gf to get rid of her
. 
Things I did see coming
the mom dying

Things I didn't see coming
  1. the friend being dead. I thought she was just also kidnapped. I am confused about how that happened. Like how was she murdered and left in the crawl hole or just stuck there and died without anything happening to the MC? 
    Also I did not see it coming that the neighbors were the ones that moved the body. I loved that.
    I did not see all that bloodshed coming!
I did like the pacing as well going through the stages: the creepy part, the person falling apart with all the tension rising, and the bloody conclusion. I loved her use of real concepts into thriller form. 
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