Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong - HIGH

Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong, 368 pages. Tundra Books (Penguin Random House Canada), 2023. $19.

Language: R (203 swears, 37 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Blythe (17yo) and her friends have been together for years due to their parents’ jobs with CMT; they know each other and themselves. Until Gabi has a breakdown. Now Blythe is looking for the truth she never knew existed, unsure if she can trust her parents, her friends, or her own memories.

It’s the secrets that get you—secrets hidden from the readers, secrets hidden from the characters, and secrets hidden from both. The more we learn, the less we know, and it is incredible. The story that unfolds is convoluted in an intriguing way, and I loved every minute of it.

The majority of characters seem to be implied white. The mature content rating is for underage drinking, innuendo, and mentions of groping, STIs, drugs, pornography, nudity, orgy. The violence rating is for blood and gore, gun use, attempted suicide, assault, murder, attempted sexual abuse, and mentions of physical abuse.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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