ahuffines 's review for:

Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Night Watcher completely caught me by surprise and is my favorite thriller of 2025 so far! Being that this is a debut and that I tend to be picky with thrillers, I had absolutely 0 expectations for this going in. I really enjoyed Daphne Woolsoncroft's writing style and the pace was perfect. I never got bored, and just wanted to get to the end so I could fit all the pieces of the story together. My only complaint is that I waited so long to read it. The first chapter and the cover made me hesitant to pick it up, because I was afraid it would be too scary, but the majority of the book was no scarier than your average thriller. I will definitely be reading everything that she writes in the future, very excited to have found a new go-to thriller author!

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!