This one is chilling, spooky, and will stay will you long after reading. M is a people watcher who is obsessed with peeping on her neighbor Caleb. M is going to therapy working through memory exercises to try to fill in the gaps of her memories. I got some Silent Patient/Verity vibes in this aspect. It wasn't as good as those two, but it was unique in its own right. Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of this book for an honest review.

All I See Is You by Charlotte Barnes (Author), Penelope Rawlins (Narrator)

M is an odd duck. She thinks she rubbish at so many things but in reality the head honcho at her work thinks she is the best at her job as a Social Media Manager. She avoids her co-workers other than for appearance's sake and she is very vague about her dating life. She is seeing someone, Caleb, but he doesn't know it. Once a week M makes a nice dinner, wears something appropriate for the mood, puts on some music, moves her dining room table to the living room window, and has her meal while she watches Caleb in the apartment across from hers.

What is it with people in novels not ever closing their curtains and blinds? M gets an eyeful from Caleb, especially since Caleb's sexual escapades all seem to take place in his living room. You'd think the women he's with might want some privacy but maybe sex that can be seen by anyone in the apartment across from you is better than private sex. These are smart people, surely they'd realize that people can see in, if they can see out.

Anyway, M is a stalker deluxe. There's this one time when she's stalking Caleb to a bar and she's just four steps behind him and then she sits two stools over from him. She's got it bad for Caleb but he has no idea, especially since Caleb has a regular hookup with a blond. Things don't look serious at first but then it appears that they might make their thing public.

Oh yeah, M has memory problems and takes meds and sees a specialist who is helping her to retrieve her memories. Once she starts getting some of them back, breaking down what's real and what is misplaced, she seems to get worse with her gaps in her memories. Her parents are no help, they don't want her to remember what she can't remember. And, where is Caleb?

M is smart, funny, sarcastic, and a liar. The narration really fits M well and I liked that I could picture M because of the creepy book cover. Except for the stalking and lying, M seems so nice, but is she really?

Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for this ARC.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this mystery novel, and what I was left with was an extremely pleasant surprise. I will say the trope of the unreliable narrator can be overdone, but this story took me in places I did not imagine it would go. M's humor throughout the book gave me "Joe" vibes from Caroline Kepnes's wonderful book YOU, which kept me more intrigued to find out what happened to M's neighbor. I wouldn't say that All I See Is You was something enormously different from other whodunnit books I've read, but the humorous dialogue kept me pushing through until the end. If you want an enjoyable, yet slightly predicable read, I encourage you to pick up Charlotte Barnes' All I See Is You!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for a honest review.

I couldn't get past 10%, it seemed like everything I read before, which is sad 'cause I really thought I was gonna like this one.

"M suffers from memory lapses and has established an unhealthy relationship with Caleb across the street. Caleb doesn’t know M exists… "

This was a pretty run of the mill psychological thriller with pretty good narration. I didn't think that the story was fleshed out very well and the characters were pretty shallowly put together. It felt a bit like "You", but not as well-written. This may just be because of the first person narration.

<b>This is a strange and twisted psychological suspense about a bizarre character named M.

M has blackouts/memory lapses, sees a therapist, and is trying memory recall exercises. She is trying to fill in some missing pieces from her past. Some things might be better off forgotten! She has made inappropriate comments about coworkers that have caused issues and she doesn’t remember them. She has dysfunctional relationships with both parents, who are now divorced and have forced her to keep secrets from the other. She enjoys watching people and she’s obsessed with her neighbor, Caleb. She’s a mess!</b>

She has dinner with Caleb every Tuesday night. She makes a special meal, dresses up, and then sits down at her table and watches Caleb through the perfect view she has into his flat. He doesn’t ever seem to close his windows. Even during intimate times with his girlfriend! Lesson learned!! She stalks him on social media, keeps a diary of his schedule, and follows him during some of his nights out. He doesn’t know who M is, but he might find out!

This is my first read by this author and it was edge-of-your-seat suspenseful! And I have my eye on her upcoming book, “Sincerely Yours”.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

<b>My Rating: </b> 4 ⭐️’s
<b>Published:</b> August 31 2021
<b>Audio:</b> 7 hours 59 minutes
<b>Recommend:</b> Yes

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I attempted to listen to the audio version of this book. While I loved the narrator, I could not get into this book and ended up giving up about 30% of the way through. I didn’t find it interesting or thrilling enough to hold my attention and I was disappointed because I thought the description sounded so good. I’m sure others will love this one but it just wasn’t for me.

3-3.5 stars?

This one was fun. I mostly enjoyed the story, and the writer did a decent job of building suspense. I was a bit underwhelmed by the ending, but maybe that’s just me; either way, I did have fun with it.

My thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for this audio to review.

I did not get this story at all. I was not sure what I was listening to. Description made it out to be psychological suspense, but it felt like the quirkiness of Bridget Jones. M, the protagonist is just talking about her life at work as a social media manager, her interactions with her parents, therapist., and obsession with her new neighbor Caleb, and then jumps to a past story of her friend Fern that died.as a kid. Then throw in memory exercises. .M keeps talking about how she forgets things but you don't know if that is an excuse if she is faking or not. I got an answer way toward the end but this was kind of a mess.

This was a tough listen. I was very excited to start the book after reading the description and seeing the cover, it appeared like something that would be right up my alley. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into it. I tried listening over and over at several different points in my life - in the car, during my walk, at home, etc. I couldn't get into it. It ended up being a DNF for me.

This was narrated by Penelope Rawlins and she’s one of my favorites. This mystery thriller was different than what I’m use to and I felt like it wasn’t very clear. It did have a lot of mystery behind it but I just couldn’t really figure out what was going on and how it was supposed to fit together. Lots of potential but fell flat for me.
Thanks Dreamscape Media via Netgalley.

Thanks to the publisher for providing the audiobook for All I See Is You in exchange for an honest review.

While I recognize that not all psych thrillers have to be mysteries, I think it really helps draw you into the story when they are. While All I See Is You definitely has a lot of mysterious elements, I think the lack of concrete mystery made it more difficult for me personally as a reader to get invested in the story. Some of the twists still got me though.

I received an advanced reader’s audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review


It was fun spending a few days in M’s head. She’s creep but lovable, and I was rooting for her all the way through. Narrator was perfect for the character’s voice. Easy 5