Blythe and her friends—Gabrielle, and brother and sister Tucker and Tanya—have always been a tight friend group, attending a local high school and falling in and out of love with each other. But an act of violence has caused a rift between Blythe and Tucker . . . and unexpected bursts of aggression and disturbing nightmares have started to become more frequent in their lives.
The strange happenings culminate in a shocking event at school: Gabrielle is found covered in blood in front of their deceased principal, with no memory of what happened.
Cracks in their friendship, as well as in their own memories, start appearing, threatening to expose long-forgotten secrets which could change the group’s lives forever. How can Blythe and her friends trust each other when they can’t even trust their own memories?
I really enjoyed this when I was reading it - surprised myself, even, because I've been in a lull lately - but as I think back on it, I'm noticing a couple of problems. They didn't distract me from the actual reading though, so I think this one should still be considered a success!
Although this isn't much of a mystery past about the halfway point - it's pretty obvious what's been done - it's still a really intriguing idea! I love that the company weren't necessarily evil - they did some things that weren't great, but in general they had good intentions, and I can see how the tech they were using could have good applications. (Also some terrible ones, if it can be that specific, but let's gloss over that!)
I did enjoy a couple of the late twists, as well, but overall there wasn't much guessing needed; it was pretty obvious early on what was happening, so it was just a matter of getting there with the story. However, it was really clever and I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would, so that was nice! I definitely recommend it, if just for the discussions it's bound to start.
Someone is Always Watching publishes on the 11th of April, 2023. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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