Loved it! The twist three quarters of the way though? Well, I didn’t see that coming! I thought I had the whole story worked out, I was wrong! Brilliant!

I have never read a Lisa Jewell book that I haven't really enjoyed and this book is no exception.
It was fast-paced and compelling, so much so that I found myself surprised (and disappointed) when I realised that the book was coming to an end. The story unfolds through the viewpoints of several characters, all living in and around the small town of Melville. Over the course of the novel, we begin to see connections between them and a mystery is gradually solved. The quick movement between characters means that you are kept fully on your toes but you don't lose any of the plot or any sense of character which is an achievement when dealing with so many. The plot is complicated enough to keep you intrigued but still easy to follow. A great read.

Another brilliant book by Lisa Jewell. You really feel you know the characters and you could be a neighbour watching from your living room window.
The narrative centres around a street in Bristol and the people who live in it. It starts with a murder having been committed and then goes back to a short time before the murder to set the scene so to speak.

I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell, I’ve read and loved all of her other novels and so I was delighted to read an early copy of Watching You and let me just say wow…what a book!
This is one of those books that pulls you in from the first page and does not let you go until long after you have finished the book. I sat down on an afternoon intending to read for an hour or two but I was so engrossed by what was happening that I read the entire book in almost one sitting.
The characters are very-well written and everything is unravelled over the course of the book at exactly the right moment, I had no clue where it was going until the very end.
Lisa Jewell has written another brilliant suspensful and riveting story that will have you racing through the pages, I would highly recommend this to everyone.

This is brilliant! If you want an unputdownable, psychological, pacey, page-turner crime thriller that will have you burning the midnight oil, then look no further. It's a totally captivating and absorbing read. Lisa Jewell excels herself here.

Every character is beautifully drawn, completely believable and relatable, especially Joey, the protagonist. She's a newly married, almost thirty year old with the restless heart of a teenage rebel, who is unsettled inside and ripe for falling for an older guy who enters her orbit.

She hasn't yet got a grip on who she is and how she wants to live. Temporarily lodging in Melville Heights with her kind, successful elder brother, Jack, and his rather distant, pregnant wife, Rebecca, Joey and her husband Alex find local employment and get to know the neighbourhood.

Before long, Joey chances upon the charismatic local headmaster, Tom Fitzwilliam, whose suave charm proves to be her undoing. Physical attraction grows between them, enhanced by the secrecy they must maintain to hide their feelings from others, including his wife Nicola and reclusive teenage son, Freddie.

But Joey isn't alone in finding Tom irresistible. His friendly, easygoing and understanding manner makes him popular with the students. Though his history suggests not all is above board. There are levels of intrigue among the inhabitants. People are not all they seem and some are warily watching others.

The book opens with a murder having taken place. Suspects are interviewed as an ongoing background thread to the main narrative. Suspicion and tension mounts and it doesn't look good for Joey. Who is watching who? And who else is keeping secrets?

All is eventually revealed, though the epilogue leaves room for further enquiry. I loved the unexpected twists and turns and the way each person grows through the things they experience. Joey most of all. It brings out a depth, purpose and maturity in her that she lacked in the beginning. A great summer must-read. Highly recommended. Grateful thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this, fast and pacy with some great twists kept me hooked to the end.
The book starts with us finding out there has been a murder, but we are not sure whose. The book flicks skilfully between police interview transcripts and both past and present events until it reaches its’ climax.
Tom Fitzwilliam has been drafted in as the head of a failing school, he is charismatic and there is an instant mutual attraction between him and Joey, who is recently married, even though he is twice her age. She has moved in with her brother and his wife and started a dead end job which she hates.
Tom’s son is on the edge of the autistic spectrum, has no friends and spends his time in his room watching people through his window and logging their activities. But he is not the only one watching people, Frances, is watching too, convinced people are watching her.
Is Tom quite what he seems? Frances’ Daughter is convinced he has a past and that his behaviour with the female students is inappropriate.
Events move along quickly and we soon find out who is connected with who.

I absolutely loved the roller-coaster of a read. And OMG that ending - I keep thinking about it.

Joey has arrived back from working in Ibiza with gentle-giant hubby in tow. They are staying at her brother's and sister-in-laws until they get their lives sorted. Joey meets the neighbour, hot shot headteacher of the local high school and develops a crush on him. She can't stop thinking about him and imagines all things happening between them. Someone is watching Joey and others in the neighbourhood....there are lots of twists and turns and happenings. I simply loved it and never saw that ending coming! Brilliant.

Watching You takes us from past, present and future but is easy to follow. There is more than one main character in the book, Joey, husband to Alfie, and brother to Jack. Tom who lives two doors down in the street who is also married, head teacher of the local academy, yet clearly has a past.
We learn at the beginning of the book that someone has dies but we don't find out who until very near the end of the book.
I enjoy Lisa Jewell as an author and have enjoyed previous books, but I felt this one was a little slow. I didn't guess the killer so I wasn't disappointed in the writing, perhaps more the flow of the book.

After reading Then she was gone also by Lisa Jewell, I jumped at the chance to read Watching you after seeing it on Netgalley.
It started off slow, with lots of different characters, Frances who thinks she has been stalked, the newlyweds Joey who lives with her brother Jack and is married to Alfie Butter and Freddie who watches people on his telescope, who is the son of Tom Fitzwilliam. They are all linked to him unawares in some way. Tom Fitzwilliam, Head master at the local school, every school girls crush and parents too. Married to Nikki 16 years his junior.
Throughout the story we had scenes of police interview telling us something sinister has taken place and it delves into the background of each character’s lives. It was also creepy in some parts, especially when we hear about Freddie and the people he watches and takes photos of.
I really enjoy Lisa Jewell’s books and I was blown away by her last one. Then she was gone but, I felt this one was caught a bit short. It was how can I say it too busy and long. Don’t get me wrong I loved the idea of this story and the message in it that we shouldn’t always believe what a person is like by hearsay and actually getting to know by speaking to them. No one is perfect as they seem.
Thank you Netgalley and Random house for an ARC of this book. 3.4 stars from me

This is possibly Lisa Jewell's best book yet. The twists and turns come thick and fast, and the ending took my breath away. At first there are so many people watching each other it seems a bit contrived, but it's all there for a reason. The characters grow in depth, and the plot thickens. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though at times it is unsettling in the way it gets under the skin of disturbed individuals.

Lisa Jewell can certainly hook her readers; she is very good at choosing a few choice details or a shocking scenario to lead us down a particular path before making us understand that we have not been reading the map carefully enough. Nowhere is this more apparent that in ‘Watching You’! This is a tale of misguided passions and misunderstood people, most of whom are recognisably human if, occasionally, rather sketchily drawn. In this novel the most believable character is the likeable, flawed Joey Mullen who has convinced herself that getting married means that she is now grown up and responsible. Back with her husband from their previous holiday-rep jobs in Ibiza, the couple are living with her brother. Joey recognises that her husband is not really the love of her life, loathes her work in a children’s soft play centre in Bristol and is looking for distractions. Hey presto – enter one charming older man, the local head teacher no less. But is he as interested in Joey as he appears to be or is he actually inappropriately interested in his pupils’ lives? One of his pupils, sensible, kind Jenna thinks so.
In some chapters this appears to be a novel which explores the horrors of grooming whilst in others there is a serious exploration of mental health issues. We are also given an insight into the world of teenage bullying. Less successful is the portrayal of Asperger’s syndrome which over-relies on the stereotypes we all recognise.
All in all, however, both major and minor characters are very well delineated. The structure of the novel gives us just enough information at the right moments to stay intrigued and the denouement is plausible even though it is extraordinary! I defy anyone to cast this novel aside once a few chapters in. Another very effective psychological thriller from Lisa Jewell!
My thanks to NetGalley and Century Penguin Random House UK for a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair review.

It isn't often that I read a book in one or two sittings but Watching You is so riveting that, after a slow start and a large number of characters to get to grips with, I couldn't put it down. At first we are led to believe that Tom Fitzwilliam, a middle aged head teacher, is too good to be true: charismatic, warm and charming he has everyone, especially young women in his thrall. But this is a tale of twists and turns when we learn that he was involved with the death of a pupil many years before and someone is now out to take revenge. Thanks to NetGalley and RandomHouse/Cornerstone for the opportunity to read and review Watching You.

Love Lisa Jewell’s writing and could not wait to read this one. Slightly confusing and slow to start, but once I had got into it it was a brilliant read!

Although this was an enjoyable read it didn’t capture me as much as Ms Jewell’s earlier novels like Vince and Joy. I found the story to be lacking in suspense and at times confusing over which was Jenna and which Joey.. It all felt a little rushed and contrived with stereotypical characters but an easy summer read.

Lisa Jewell you have a new fan right here. I thoroughly enjoyed Then She Was Gone, and now this. This intense novel, full of creepy characters and more twists and turns than a day out at Alton Towers!

The book opens with a bang smack in the middle of a murder crime scene, but who is the victim? And who is the culprit? All will be revealed and I almost guarantee you will not see it coming.

We then skip back to 3 months earlier with one of our main characters. Joey Mullen, a bit of a disaster case, can’t seem to find a decent job and is living in her brother Jack’s spare room. Married to the lovely Alfie Butter after a whirlwind romance in Ibiza, Joey notices a handsome, older man, Tom Fitzwilliam who lives a few doors down and her obsession begins.

As well as Joey, this story is told from several other characters point of view, in fact, there are quite a lot of characters in this book, however, I didn’t find it too confusing to keep up with them all. The characters are all very different and some are definitely slightly creepy. There is a diverse range of characters and topics within the story, such as mental health, Asperger and domestic abuse. Not many of the characters are likeable, pretty much everyone seems to be up to something, creeping around, watching someone.

Throughout the story, we are given dialogue from police interviews involving different characters. This really helps to keep you guessing, reminding you that a murder has taken place, and leaving you trying to figure out “whodunnit”. Several times I thought I had figured it all out but then I would read the next chapter and have a completely different view. It is very cleverly written, taking your mind in one direction only to reveal that in the end, you really had no idea what was going on.

Lisa has written a fabulously gripping, suspenseful thriller that pulls you in and doesn’t let go until the very last chapter. There are some very tense moments and I read this book mostly in one sitting, unable to put it down.

This book will hook you in and keep you guessing the whole way through, warning, you will not be able to put it down!

I give this book 5/5 stars and highly recommend it!

Everyone is watching everybody else in this excellent, page turner of a novel with a gasp out loud final twist.
The opening chapter describe a murder scene but it isn’t until much later that you discover who is the victim. Joey Mullen is back from Ibiza with a brand new husband in tow and living with her brother and his pregnant wife. She finds herself very drawn to the very charismatic local headmaster who lives two doors away. Jenna and Bess are best school friends and while Bess swoons over the same headmaster Jenna is coping with a mother who thinks she is being watched and stalked. Freddie, the headmaster’s son, is watching everyone.

This is a really enjoyable thriller. Highly recommended.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley and publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.

I Love Lisa Jewell's books and you should read this next.  That's basically my review.  You know you are guaranteed a page turner full of interesting characters, a clever plot line, several red herrings and quite a few moments of oooohs and aaaahhs along the way.

Watching You is Lisa Jewell's latest novel and this one is slightly darker than her previous novels.  The main character Joey (Josephine) has returned to the UK after living abroad, now 27 years old and bringing her new husband, she moves in with her brother Jack and his pregnant wife.  Told through alternating characters and points of view, plus the police interview transcripts we learn from the start that there has been a murder, but we don't know who has been killed or why until quite far into the story.

I have to admit that at 90% through the book I still didn't quite know who or why although I did have my suspicions and will admit I was half right.  This is a story of obsession and secrets, infatuation and deceit and if you are looking for something to keep you guessing throughout then Watching You is definitely a book you should read.

I’m a huge fan of Lisa Jewell and this didn’t disappoint at all! Grabbed me from the get go and didn’t release me until I’d finished hours later.

Jewell is going from strength to strength. Highly recommended.

I have heard so much about Lisa Jewell that I was over the moon to receive this book so this is my first read by her but certainly not my last!

The book was a bit slow to start but soon picked up, it is told from a number of viewpoints which is sometimes confusing but once you have it straight in your head, its get easier, I am a huge fan of psychological thrillers and this one certainly lived up to my expectations. Very well written and cleverly put together plot full of twists and turns, some you can guess, others you can't, just what I love about a book. Its certainly an eye opener in this modern age as to how easy it is to find out about someone's life.

Those of you who love a good fast paced psychological thriller, this one is up there, highly recommended.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I was super excited to be sent this book as Lisa Jewell has always been one of my favourite authors.
This book didn’t disappoint and I really enjoyed it. It’s much darker than her most recent books which gave it an intriguing element.
The plot was quite predictable but still engaging.