Watching You (novel)
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| Author | Lisa Jewell |
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| Audio read by | Gabrielle Glaister |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Atria Books |
| Publication date | 26 December 2018 |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5011-9007-0 |
Watching You is a thriller novel by British author Lisa Jewell, published in December 2018 by Atria. The audiobook is narrated by English actress Gabrielle Glaister.[1]
Plot
Reception
Watching You received starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal.[2][3] Booklist's Jane Murphy called it a "stellar domestic drama",[2] while Kirkus Reviews referred to it as "an engrossing and haunting psychological thriller".[4] The novel was compared to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window,[5] as well as the work of Gillian Flynn, V. C. Andrews,[3] A. J. Finn, and Ruth Ware.[2]
Publishers Weekly stated, "Jewell does a masterly job of maintaining suspense."[6] Elyse Dinh-McCrillis, writing for Shelf Awareness, complimented Jewell's skill at "building tension and keeping readers in the dark yet riveted until the 'Aha!' moments".[7] Kirkus highlighted how the novel "deftly maintains its intensity and brisk pace even as the story moves through different moments in time over the previous three months".[4]
Dinh-McCrillis noted that "Jewell excels in creating complex characters".[7]
Considering the novel's multiple perspectives and characters, Kirkus Reviews praised how Jewell "adeptly weaves together a complex array of characters".[4] They further noted that "Jewell’s use of third-person narration allows her to explore each family’s anxieties and sorrows, which ultimately makes this novel’s ending all the more unsettling".[4]
Kirkus also praised narrator Glaister's "emotional authenticity and true English intonation".[8]
References
- ↑ Matkowski, Lizzie (1 May 2019). "Watching You". Booklist. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Murphy, Jane (1 November 2018). "Watching You". Booklist. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Watching You". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Watching You". Kirkus Reviews. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reviews: 'On the Bright Side,' by Hendrik Groen, and 'Watching You,' by Lisa Jewell". Minnesota Star Tribune. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Watching You by Lisa Jewell". Publishers Weekly. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- 1 2 Dinh-McCrillis, Elyse (22 January 2019). "Watching You". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Watching You (audiobook)". Kirkus Reviews. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.