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Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf

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jbragg's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars

jennathewildwitch's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

I loveeeee Heather Gudenkauf, and this book is yet another prime example of her brilliant mind. Unlikeable characters abound in this highly charged, fast-paced thriller.

Everyone is Watching is based on a live-streamed reality TV show that is built on a foundation of lies and revenge. It was twisty and fun, with a lot of nods to multiple survival reality TV (both new and old). A few easy to spot connections, but that didn't take away from the book at all.

avaalexander's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I guess this is my fault for just randomly picking this book up from the bookstore without having heard or read anything about it but the premise seemed cool and all the reviews said that it was a page turner with lots of shocking twists. literally where? there were no twists. the only thing i didn’t expect was that cat had huntingtons disease which i feel like the author didn’t even make as dramatic as she could’ve. i felt like nothing happened. and i’m also like sam and maire didn’t even actually kill anyone and there’s no way there could be any proof of them standing in the road that night. like they are totally chill. it was so obvious that lina was going to be catalina so i hoped that maybe that was a red herring but nope it wasn’t. everything about it just fell flat like it had the opportunity to be so good! nothing in it was shocking at all and it just didn’t really work for me. though this is a pretty negative review, it wasn’t the worst book in the world and I wouldn’t say it’s a complete waste of time but definitely the worst thriller i’ve read so far. it also wasn’t written super well and kinda repetitive/ spoon feeding the reader what it was trying to say. i don’t know it was just stupid.

emondcoralann's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jbbooks25's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

tpeirona's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a fun and twisty ride. I listened to the audiobook and while there were times that the narrator got a little whiny for my taste I overall really enjoyed the book. I wouldn't say it blew my mind, especially since I called most of the twist within the first 25% of the book but it was a quick listen and a nice taste of suspense.