Nightwatching

"This was a good one! Love that it’s felt like horror then thriller. Definitely creepy in a couple different ways but I loved it!"

"This book was interesting. It was a unique plot and I think written pretty well, but it wasn't the best I've read - it didn't keep me desperate to keep reading to find out what happens next. "

"Take my review with a grain of salt since I gave up just shy of half way through the book but this is the slowest of slow builds. The narrative jumping around made it hard to find a rhythm so I decided to stop. It’s possible I missed the book getting good but at the point I stopped, it definitely wasn’t in my opinion. "

"<i>“Easier to believe a woman’s lying than that bad things happened on your watch. Easier to believe the simplest thing is always correct. And it’s simple to say a woman is crazy.”</i><br/><b>- Tracy Sierra, Nightwatching</b><br/><br/>This book was the pick for the Fallon Book Club for April 2024. It was supposed to be read over a few weeks but I seemed to forget that... <br/><br/>I'm not sure if I should feel proud or offended that so many authors choose New England for their thriller/horror novels (kidding, I get it). Since so many people first settled in the area, having more scary things happen makes sense. The buildup was stretched a bit, but I can understand why they did that to make the reader question the MC. The outcome was not out of left field and the hints were dropped but not in such an obvious way that it was right in your face and the reader figures out what the outcome was well before in the end. <br/><br/>Creep factor? Check<br/>Family drama? Check<br/>Mysterious? Check<br/><br/>Without giving any spoilers, this is about a woman and her young children whose home is invaded one evening, and her struggles to deal with the stress of that and past issues within her family. Having a stranger invade your home in the middle of the night when it is just you and your two young children would be a parent's nightmare. This thriller tests the MC sanity and she has quite a troubled past. This invasion is the icing on the cake and she needs to keep her wits about her to keep her and her children safe. <br/><br/>This isn't super gorey, no spice, just a good creepy thriller that will make you double-check that you locked your house before going to bed or leaving. It was a quick read."

"Overall, this was full of tension but a little lighter on the action. If you’re looking for an easy to read domestic thriller, you’re likely to enjoy this one."

"This was the most infuriating thing I’ve ever read. Nothing happened other than a woman being gaslit by literally everyone and men being their incompetent, misogynistic, asshole selves for 300+ pages"

"Very well written, and enjoyed the ending. However, the truthfulness here hurt SO much to read so I couldn't bring myself to give it a full five. If I could,this would be a 4.5 for me."

"2.5~ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ᴍᴇʜ. ɪᴛs ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. <br/><br/>ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴋɪᴅs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙʟɪᴢᴢᴀʀᴅ, ᴀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴜᴄᴋs ʜᴇʀ sᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ. sʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀs ᴀ ɴᴏɪsᴇ-ᴏʟᴅ ʜᴏᴜsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ɴᴏɪsᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs sᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪs ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙɪɴɢʟʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ; ɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴛsᴛᴇᴘs, ᴜɴᴜsᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴀɴᴅ sʟᴏᴡ, ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs.<br/><br/>sʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟᴡᴀʏ, sʜʀᴏᴜᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs. ᴛᴇʀʀɪғɪᴇᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜsᴛʟᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ, sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜɪᴅᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ.<br/><br/>ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ, ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀs ᴄʀᴇᴇᴘʏ/ᴄʜɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴠɪʙᴇs ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴅʀᴀɢs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ғᴇʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʜɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴠɪʙᴇ. ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴀsʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏᴋ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴄ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪs sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ."

"3.5⭐️"

"I don't scare easily but from the first page, this book had me honestly terrified. <br/>it was also a rollercoaster-there were elements of "did she do it?", "is she imagining all this?"<br/>It had me HATING the gaslighting and the disbelieving police officers as well as her father in law.<br/><br/>Just a really good, scary and interesting read...if you dare!"