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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
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
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
thatsssorachael's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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, Stalking, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Medical content
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 pedophiliastephaniezd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
justacowboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really did like this book. Was it super original for a thriller plot? Not really, but that didn't take any of its thunder. The scary/stressful moments of this book never disappointed and the twists where very well thought out and placed nicely!
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pedophilia and Death of parent
smnappy8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail