With My Little Eye: A Novel
It started with the letters. He’s been in her home. He’s watching her. From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to lose a dangerous stalker—only to discover that it will take more than distance to escape him.
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“I wasn’t good at patience, but my whole life was now reduced to waiting. He was the watcher. He had the power. The watcher always had the power.”
Meribel Mills was a famous actress in the 90’s and is now just trying to live her life with her pre-teen daughter, Honor, who is autistic. Meribel decides to leave Hollywood to start over in a new town with her daughter. Her stalker has started to take things too far and she feels like she and her daughter are in danger. Soon she fears that her stalker has managed to follow her to Atlanta. There’s no shortage of potential suspects in Meribel’s life. An ex-husband she ghosted years ago, a handsome but maybe sinister neighbor in her apartment building, and a love interest from L.A.
This book starts out as a bit of a slow burn, but once the characters and their relationships are established, the pace picks up and this turns into a fast-paced, entertaining read. Although I never really warmed to Meribel, the insight into the stalkers mind was a bit disturbing (in that wonderful way), but also very realistic and creepy. I loved how the character, Honor, was written. The sections where we are in Honor’s thoughts with her and she is overstimulated and trying to cope are insightful and exceptionally well done.
Sadly, some of the characters were flat. There were too many sub plots, and the ending was fast and felt rushed. I have read and loved, Never Have I Ever and Mother May I by this author, and really enjoyed the fast paced chapters in them, this one did not have that for me, but that won’t keep me from reading her future work.
Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.
Meribel Mills was a famous actress in the 90’s and is now just trying to live her life with her pre-teen daughter, Honor, who is autistic. Meribel decides to leave Hollywood to start over in a new town with her daughter. Her stalker has started to take things too far and she feels like she and her daughter are in danger. Soon she fears that her stalker has managed to follow her to Atlanta. There’s no shortage of potential suspects in Meribel’s life. An ex-husband she ghosted years ago, a handsome but maybe sinister neighbor in her apartment building, and a love interest from L.A.
This book starts out as a bit of a slow burn, but once the characters and their relationships are established, the pace picks up and this turns into a fast-paced, entertaining read. Although I never really warmed to Meribel, the insight into the stalkers mind was a bit disturbing (in that wonderful way), but also very realistic and creepy. I loved how the character, Honor, was written. The sections where we are in Honor’s thoughts with her and she is overstimulated and trying to cope are insightful and exceptionally well done.
Sadly, some of the characters were flat. There were too many sub plots, and the ending was fast and felt rushed. I have read and loved, Never Have I Ever and Mother May I by this author, and really enjoyed the fast paced chapters in them, this one did not have that for me, but that won’t keep me from reading her future work.
Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.
If I could give it 4.5 stars I would. I measure 5 stars on books I would not hesitate to give others as a “must read”. This is the second book by this author I have read. Enjoyable page turner.
This was the first thriller novel I've read. I read it in a span of two days and could not put it down. I loved the way the author introduced the personalities of the characters and could envision what they might look like. The adjectives used to introduce the settings of each chapter added more entertainment and made each chapter colorful. The main character and her daughter were fighting for a safe, happy, life. The author did a great job giving background to the career of an actress by providing a detailed description of downfalls and successes. The author proved that staying in constant community with others can help you remain safe and I respected the characters ability to adapt to change despite fears. Great read, very entertaining, and I would love to see it as a movie.
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