I Am Watching You
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Average rating3.7
"A missing girl. A tormented witness. A web of lies. And someone is watching... When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it - until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she's decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls - beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard - has disappeared. A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and she's not the only one who can't forget. Someone is sending her threatening letters - letters that make her fear for her life. Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Anna's friends and family might have something to hide. Anna's best friend, Sarah, hasn't been telling the whole truth about what really happened that night - and her parents have been keeping secrets of their own. Someone knows where Anna is - and they're not telling. But they are watching Ells." -- back cover
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Really enjoyed the various POVs and how they all came together at the end in a surprising twist.
This was a solid suspense novel and definitely my favorite book out of the ones I have read in the Kindle First program. The mystery itself was great because it took many twists and turns. I loved how some of the characters held secrets that made you question their innocence and then something else would pop up and then you would have a new suspect. I also loved the role Ella played in the story. Although not to this extreme, I think most people can relate to being in a position where you question whether or not to say something or stay quiet and mind your own business. Overall, this was one of the better suspense novels I have read.
I really enjoyed this book and loved that it kept me guessing until almost the last chapter. The “big reveal” was a genuine surprise that I did not see coming. The two main reasons I didn't give it 5 stars were: 1) it took a little bit too long to get to the reveal (some of the chapters, such as those with Ella in the flower shop, started becoming a bit redundant), and 2) there was an entire side story about the detective's newborn baby that was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the main plot.
