Watching You by Lisa Jewell

A special thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Josephine "Joey" Mullen, newly married, has returned from a four year stint working abroad. She has brought her husband, Alfie, home with her. The couple has taken up residence in Joey's brother's spare room. Jack and his pregnant wife Rebecca live in the stunning Melville Heights—a community of posh character homes.

When Joey meets the man two doors down, she is smitten. Tom Fitzwilliam, a dashing older man, is the headmaster of a local school. Joey's innocent crush soon turns to a dangerous obsession. And now instead of Joey watching Tom, someone is watching her, and then things turn deadly.

I have reviewed Then She Was Gone and The Girls in the Garden and was thrilled to receive an ARC of Watching You. This book was absolutely captivating right out of the gate and I couldn't read it fast enough.

The story opens with a murder scene which completely grabs the reader and doesn't let go until the final twist. The reader is left guessing who the dead body is, who the killer is, and what is their motivation. Executed through multiple points of view and police reports, Jewell gives just enough away and paces the novel perfectly.    

Jewell's character development is incredible. She deftly handles a large cast and this is where she excels—all of the characters are key to the story. They are rich in detail, motivation, and flawed. Her writing is clever, tense, and riveting. Chock-full of family secrets, passion, obsessions, and misconceptions, this is Jewell at her finest and I highly recommend this book.

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LISA JEWELL is the internationally bestselling author of sixteen novels, including the New York Times bestseller Then She Was Gone, as well as I Found You, The Girls in the Garden, and The House We Grew Up In.

In total, her novels have sold more than two million copies across the English-speaking world and her work has also been translated into sixteen languages so far.

Lisa lives in London with her husband and their two daughters.