Love Jackson’s writing but really struggled with this one. Too slow a start and storyline was all over the place. Felt potential there but needed revision to pull plot together.

As a huge Joshilyn Jackson fan, this one was rough. I have tried to get through this one multiple times, and I assumed Spooky Season would finally atleast set the mood to finish it. Unfortunately even that couldn't save this one. She's an incredible author so I don't want to turn anyone away from her works, this one was just a miss for me. I'm so sorry. I hate saying this i just want to be truthful. 🩷

With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson is a book that left me feeling rather indifferent. As an avid reader of Jackson's previous works, I must admit that this one fell short of my expectations. While it had its moments, it failed to captivate me in the same way her earlier novels did. This book left me feeling underwhelmed. While it had its moments of intrigue and showcased Jackson's skillful writing, it ultimately fell short of the high standards set by her previous works. If you are a fan of the author, you may still find some enjoyment in this novel, but for me, it was simply an okay read that failed to leave a lasting impression. I also think it ended rather abruptly - I kind of wish there had been an epilogue.

Meribel Mills is an actress who had a successful run on a famous show. With her fame comes unwanted attention from Marker Man, who is sending her disturbing drawings. As the letters become more an more graphic, Meribel decides to take a job that will have her and her daughter moving to Atlanta, her hometown and where her ex-husband still lives with her new family. But she isn't in the city long before she starts feeling like someone is watching her again. Is it her ex husband, her on-again, off-again lover, a new neighbor, or Marker Man?

I was genuinely surprised by the reveal of who was Marker Man at the end and liked how it all resolved and I LOVED the character of Honor, it felt like a true portrayal of a person who has autism and probably kept me the most invested in the story as a whole. I didn't mind the multiple POV's and switching, but there were times that felt disjointed for me. I was a bit thrown off when Cooper was talking about how he prepped the trail mix for Sheila and thought it was odd to randomly have this person be shown to be such an abhorrent person. It came full circle at the end, but that was a bit disjoined for me.

Thank you to netgally for providing me an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This story is about Meribel Mills, an actress who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a stalker who she refers to as Marker Man. More than half of this book was really slow, and there seemed to be too many things going on. But, I was curious to see who the stalker was, so I stuck with it. It did end up getting pretty exciting, and there was a big twist that I didn't expect. I feel like this could have used an epilogue, but overall, the ending was pretty decent. I just wish it hadn't taken so long for things to start happening.

Since I'm behind on my Netgalley reads, I did the audiobook for this one, and it was pretty good as it has multiple narrators!

Thank you, @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for the gifted e-arc of this book!

I DNF this book at 21%. I found myself actively avoiding it 😬. I enjoy when books feature more than one POV, but this change was not clearly marked in the book.

Thank you Net Galley & to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

With My Little Eye was a pretty good book. It was fast paced and easy reading. There was definitely a twist or two I didn’t see coming, which is unusual. This is not the first novel I’ve read by Joshilyn Jackson and it certainly won’t be the last.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
This one was a slow start for me but I ended up enjoying it. If you think it starts off kind of blah, just stick with it.

Love Joshilyn Jackson books and was super excited to get an ARC of this one. I actually read it after it was released, sorry!!! I took a little while to get into this one at first, but once I got a good footing of all the characters and what was going on, I really flew through it! It isn’t thriller level, but I appreciated the mystery behind who trying to figure out who the stalker was and trying to guess if it was someone she already knew. There were some unreliable characters that kept me on my toes. I guessed several things before they happened, but didn’t guess the actual stalker, so that was nice. I really loved Honor, she was such a great kid character. My only complaint was that the ending happened quickly and I wanted a little more from it.

Bottom Line: Read it!

**I received a copy of My Little Eye from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are of my own.**

I loved this book! I will definitely recommend it. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This should've been right up my alley, but I struggled with this one. An actress uproots herself and her daughter to escape a stalker. It doesn't work. He has found her and now she is trying to figure out who to trust. There will be an audience for this book. I can't really say why I had trouble with it.

The first 50% of this book was slow and a bit confusing for me. I don't mind multiple POV but since each chapter isn't marked as whose POV you're getting you had to read a little to figure out who was talking.

Just not a fan and it's a shame bc I thought i would really like this one.

Joshilyn Jackson is an auto buy author for me and will continue to be but I didn't love With My Little Eye. I felt the story was slow and I just wasn't invested or a fan of any of the characters. The premise was intriguing but overall the story was a bit of a letdown.

This is my third Joshilyn Jackson book and you can tell why everyone is always foaming at the mouth to read her books when they drop. I really enjoyed this one it was a stalker vs stalkee trope but it felt like more of a drama. I feel like at parts it was more drama than thriller, but the SHOCKING ending more than made up for it. I also LOVED her adopted daughter Honor. She was truly the star of the show. This book was DEFINITELY creepy and made me look over my shoulder for the rest of the week.

Overall, if you are in need of a good fall thriller, add this one to your list ASAP.

Joshilyn Jackson is a wonderful writer and I absolutely loved Never Have I Ever and Mother May I but I had to force myself to finish this book. To be fair I been in a reading slump so it might just be me.

After reading and switching to audio form, I was not able to continue reading this book. I was trying my hardest to connect with the main character but more often than not I was confused and lost. The whole "insta" had me rolling my eyes and it was cringy. I made it maybe 30% and still cannot tell you what is it about. An actress running from her stalker. That's all I got.

To be honest, I was hoping for this book to have more action and twists and turns, or something really shocking, but, sadly, it wasn't the case. Anyway, I liked some of the characters and their backgrounds.

I was really enjoying this one most of the way through until the identity of Meribel’s stalker was revealed and it was a bit out there for me. Was it enough to derail the entire book? No, but it did make me pause until all of the sub plots started to come together at the end. I wished we would have gotten there a little faster and overall this was a good read but not my favorite of hers.

Thank you to William Morrow Books and NetGalley for the digital copy to review.

Jackson has long been an auto-read author for me. The plot of this new thriller had me continually going WAIT, WHAT?! There's intriguing misdirection and the twists will keep you guessing. Recommend!

Unfortunately, I’m not a big fan of books that revolve around actresses being stalked and truly I never have been. There’s just something so unrealistic about the plots of these books that I have never been able to get into them.