A review by booklistqueen
With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

When increasingly disturbing letters written in fruit-scented markers are sent to actress Meribel Mills, she turns to the police for help. Yet without a name, the police can do nothing to help. After realizing he's been in her home, Meribel desperately moves her and her autistic teenage daughter to Atlanta. But Meribel can still feel eyes on her and begins to question the motives of every man she meets: her ex-husband, her ex-boyfriend, and her new neighbor, wondering if they might be the crazy stalker who refuses to give her up.

Usually I can count on Joshilyn Jackson for a compulsively readable escapist thriller, but With My Little Eye was just so unsatisfying. More than anything, Meribel was irritating. Although she's a good mother, the entire book is dedicated to her thoughts on the men in her life. To make it worse, the chapters from the deranged male characters' point-of-view were off-putting. I will say, the one bright spot of the novel was Meribel's daughter, Honor. She was a fantastic character brilliantly written and was the absolute highlight of the book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from William Morrow through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.