Watching You

by Shannon Greenland

[zooloo1983]

This was an easy read...I mean I read it in one evening. I found it quite enthralling, that I didn’t even realise that I had sat there for a couple of hours to finish it. The pace of the story was fast and I was forever trying to figure out who the stalker was. I guessed correctly a couple of chapters before the end. The only thing I was a bit disappointed about was the final showdown was over so quickly and wrapped up just as quick but I loved the story as a whole.

Viola comes from a “white trash” family but I never saw her like that. Yes, she’s had a hard and tough life but she did not let that define her. She chose to be a decent human being and not let her home life dictate who she should be, always trying to be the best version of herself for her family and for her. Something I found I could relate to. She is a likeable albeit naive character at some points, being given the scholarship to attend the preppy school so she can go to MIT. The only problem is the scholarship has always been given to Riel.

Riel is her mentor, but like you have guessed the potential suitor, with the typical will they won’t they. In this story that didn’t bother me, we watched their feelings grow at a natural rate, and it was nice to see when "lies" had been uncovered it was dealt with in a mature way.

I hate the chapters where you hear from the “Stalker”, they were awful because they chilled me to the bone. I could hear the creepy voice in my head and I hated it!

Shannon has created a story which captured me straight away. I was hooked from page 1, I wish there was a bit more of Levi though. Even though this book was over 300 pages I felt some of it was rushed (Crazy I know!) and that some character development was missed. 

There were quite a few red herrings along the way to keep you guessing who the stalker is.... you are in for a shocker