In a month of middling reads, We Are Watching is not only a breath of fresh air but also stands out for being my first five star trad pub review of 2025. 

There was absolutely nothing about this book I didn’t like. I have no notes. 

This book asks you to think about something: What if you woke up one day and realized, seemingly out of nowhere, that your family was at the center of a conspiracy theory? 

I don’t know about you, but knowing what I know about conspiracy theories and the nutjobs who get really deep into them (like, Pizzagate deep), I’d be absolutely terrified. Once Meg and Lilly, the main protagonists in this book, figure out what’s going on, terrified is only one of the myriad emotions they feel as they try to figure out what exactly is going on as events spin more and more out of their control with every hour that passes. 

I love a good conspiracy thriller, but add in a strict time element and I’m going to be sucked in completely. This is a completely engrossing high stakes plot that combines grief, mental illness, family, paranoia, guilt, and parasocial relationships into a suspenseful tale of what happens when obsession grows into something contagious. 

I was provided a copy of this title by the author and publisher via Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: 5 Star Review/Conspiracy Thriller/Crime Thriller/Cult Fiction/Psychological Thriller/Suspense Thriller