- Someone is Always Watching
- by Kelley Armstrong
- Publisher: Penguin Random House
- Imprint: Tundra
- Release date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN: 9780735270923
Blythe’s tight-knit group of friends have started to be plagued by nightmares, hallucinations, and what seem to be repressed memories. The stakes are raised when her best friend Gabrielle has a series of psychotic breaks at school, and is whisked away to a mental health facility following a suspicious death of a school official. Blythe and her friends must work together to find out what really happened to Gabrielle and how this relates to their own nightmares and visions. But can they trust anyone, even one another?
Someone is Always Watching is a fast-paced, plot driven thriller. Although some parts of the plot feel a bit underdeveloped, especially in the second half of the book, the twists and turns will likely keep readers turning the pages until the end. The book is just about 350 pages, but reads as quickly as a book half its length.
Also try books by Karen McManus or These Deadly Games by Diana Urban.
– Julianne Novetsky
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