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brooke_berry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
jackbifrost's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sinsandscares's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
🎧 Narrated by Emily Ellet
Nightwatching is a gripping and deeply unsettling read. The opening chapter is pure terror. A mother, home alone with her children during a blizzard, faces an intruder. But the true horror unfolds after as she fights to be believed, to regain her children, and to even trust herself.
This book captures the hypervigilance women are forced to have, the way their concerns are dismissed as paranoia or attention-seeking. Sierra does a phenomenal job making the reader feel that firsthand. Even I found myself questioning the protagonist, wavering between doubt and belief right until the end.
Readers expecting nonstop action should know that while the first chapter is intense, the rest leans more into psychological suspense. The entire story is told through the mother’s inner monologue, which heightens the isolation but leaves other characters less fleshed out.
I listened to this on Libby, and Emily Ellet’s narration was fantastic. Her voice work, especially for “the Corner,” added so much depth.
This is not just a thriller but a sharp, unsettling reflection on fear, doubt, and the fight to be heard.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Eating disorder, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
emp93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Stalking and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child abuse
kvcatnip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I cannot recommend this enough to every person who thinks they can emotionally or mentally handle it. This book deserves way more spotlight.
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
elysianbud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lcg527's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
katikins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
hollispaige's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Pedophilia and Pandemic/Epidemic
hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
If the middle hadn’t lulled so much, this probably would have been a 4 star for me. I’m actually a little surprised this worked for me as well as it did but that could be because it’s kind of reminiscent of something I’ve seen/read before but I can’t place it. But I loved the setting, I’m always a sucker for winter weather in books. The inherent danger from the blizzard itself and the isolation of it all 😙🤌🏻 chef kiss! And the flashbacks to the pandemic/lockdown were believable, didn’t feel overdone at all.
^ me being evil, my bad (it will happen again)
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic
•home invasion •implied pedophilia