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A review by ireadinbed
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
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? It's complicated
4.5
This book took me so by surprise! The author is one I have read before to mixed success but honestly this book really hit it out of the park for me in a lot of ways!
I really enjoyed how she wrote the setting I felt like I could picture it. And the villains are truly just evil. It is kind of nice to not have to do mental math on how I feel about a villain backstory. I could just hate them. I only ever had to confront the ways they made me feel about myself. Great twists and turns were foreshadowed well but still surprised me. Also I loved the older people getting in on the story! Always a plus for me.
Wish I had seen more of Drea. I think she needed to be a more fleshed out character, that was a significant plot line and it fell flat for me. I also think things would have been more suspenseful without Theos perspective chps (though I did like him!)
I really enjoyed how she wrote the setting I felt like I could picture it. And the villains are truly just evil. It is kind of nice to not have to do mental math on how I feel about a villain backstory. I could just hate them. I only ever had to confront the ways they made me feel about myself. Great twists and turns were foreshadowed well but still surprised me. Also I loved the older people getting in on the story! Always a plus for me.
Wish I had seen more of Drea. I think she needed to be a more fleshed out character, that was a significant plot line and it fell flat for me. I also think things would have been more suspenseful without Theos perspective chps (though I did like him!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking