A review by annaonthepage
The Watchers by A.M. Shine

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed this, it was odd and unnerving enough to keep me engaged despite the writing style being slightly overwrought for my taste. It went in a direction I didn't expect at all. I found the denouement a little bit slow but the ending was quite unsettling. Unsure the reveal of infrastructure behind the mystery holds up to much scrutiny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Minor: Violence

The violence is described as quite intense but happens off-page so feels much more minor as a reader. The gaslighting is only really revealed as such towards the end, so to explain that spoils the twist, but again it's nothing too intense as a reader experience, just very evident when you're told the twist.