A review by thatswhatdeeread
Always Watching by R.S. McKenzie, Lee McCormick

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Dee's Grade: A+ 

Kink:🚦🚦/5
Spice: πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅/5
Angst: πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή/5
Humor: 🀣🀣/5
Toxicity: ☣️/5
Bullying: πŸ’”/5
Intimacy: ❀️‍πŸ”₯❀️‍πŸ”₯❀️‍πŸ”₯❀️‍πŸ”₯/5
Chemistry: πŸŒ‹πŸŒ‹πŸŒ‹πŸŒ‹/5
Dirty Talking: 🀬🀬🀬🀬/5
Hurt/Comfort: β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή/5
Codependency: πŸ«‚πŸ«‚πŸ«‚πŸ«‚.5/5
Protectiveness: πŸͺ¦πŸͺ¦πŸͺ¦πŸͺ¦.5/5
Obsessiveness: πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€.5/5
Possessiveness: βš”οΈβš”οΈβš”οΈβš”οΈ.5/5
Communication: πŸ—£πŸ—£πŸ—£πŸ—£.5/5
The Dark Matter: πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’/5
Burn Speed Rate: πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.75/5
Morally Grey Men: πŸ•΄πŸ½πŸ•΄πŸ½πŸ•΄πŸ½πŸ•΄πŸ½.75/5
The Plot Strength: πŸͺ¨πŸͺ¨πŸͺ¨/5
The Fluff-O-Meter: πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈπŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ/5
The Swoon Factor: 🫠🫠🫠🫠.25/5
Found Family Feels: πŸ§‘β€πŸ§‘β€πŸ§’β€πŸ§’πŸ§‘β€πŸ§‘β€πŸ§’β€πŸ§’πŸ§‘β€πŸ§‘β€πŸ§’β€πŸ§’πŸ§‘β€πŸ§‘β€πŸ§’β€πŸ§’/5
Growth and Healing: πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³/5
Comfort Readability: πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—/5
Illicit Romance Scale: 🫦🫦🫦/5
BFFs to Lovers Vibes: πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸΎπŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸΎπŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸΎ.5/5
E/R to Lovers Tension: 🀺/5

Wreck Your TBR and READ NOW βœ”οΈ
Add to Your TBR and READ LATER 

*** ONE EMOJI means little to none of that trope/micro-trope is present in the book.

Relationship Dynamic: MM
MM MM+ MF MMF MFM Poly RH 

Relationship Angst: Outside Forces
Outside Forces/Internal Strife/Both/N/A

Cheating: No  
Cheating Between MCs: No

Taboo: No

Toxicity and/or Bullying NOT btwn MCs: Yes


So codependency is my cracknip and the mutual codependency in this book was decadent. Toss in some I see you and love you exactly as you are plus obsessive, possessive, protective touch him and dye type of love...you will create a book im wholly obsessed with. 

This book isn't for you if insta obsession and loved comes quickly with little strife isn't you jam. If you are like me and gobble that right up then you need to read this book immediately.