Meribel’s fame has attracted numerous unhinged fans, but her most recent stalker is different and more threatening. When she and her daughter move across the country to escape, it seems he may have followed. Now all of the men in her life are suspects, but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe until she figures out who this person actually is.

I always love Joshilyn Jackson’s books–she has this sly, witty voice that always draws me in, and now that she’s gone into thriller territory, she’s become a master of misdirection and surprises. I was a bit dissatisfied by the overall ending of this, just because it ended abruptly and I wanted a few more answers. But on the whole, I was hooked and loved this dark thriller.

A single mother and adopted daughter move across the country to escape a stalker. This thriller kept me guessing until the very end. While I enjoyed the thriller aspect of the book, my favorite character of the book was Honor, the daughter who is on the autism spectrum. Her perspective was perfectly written and adds the right amount of wit and charm.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC

I loved the story line of this book! I wish there had been another chapter to give us closure and know what happened and how they covered up the death

I got into this book pretty quick. I had read some reviews that said the first half was boring, but by that point I was already 30% in and really interested. There was a curve ball thrown in a little over halfway through that I did not expect. The 2nd half was definitely a lot more fast paced than the first half but the ending felt really rushed and like it just ended. No closure epilogue. Just done, which was disappointing. In hindsight, there were alot of unneeded side plots that felt like they were out there as filler. Maybe they were there to throw you off the stalkers scent but I wouldn't have figured out who it was even without those side plots so it felt like extra fluff. Overall I'll give it 3 stars bc of the abrupt ending and filler story.

Thank you to NetGalley, Joshilyn Jackson and William Morrow for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

With My Little Eye
By Joshilyn Jackson

Actress Meribel Mills is a single mom approaching forty years old. She is used to to receiving disturbing fan mail. However, it isn’t until she starts getting creepy letters written in fruit-scented markers that alarm bells start ringing. These letters from “Marker Man” start to become more perverse and nasty so Meribel makes the decision to move her and her autistic daughter halfway across the US. Meribel is confident this move has gotten rid of Marker Man until a package shows up at her new house.

This thriller is told by multiple POV’s which makes it hard to know who to trust. One of those POV’s was from Meribel’s autistic daughter, Honor. This POV was by far my favorite to read while I found Meribel’s POV a bit irritating. This book kept me guessing but the twist didn’t punch me in the gut as I found it easy to figure out.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC

Not sure why I bothered finishing this one. The first part seemed to drag on and then bam it’s over. So many storylines left hanging, and no real cohesion. Reading thriller fiction you sometimes have to put aside real probability but this story had you doing that the whole time.

This story is interesting, but it is drawn out for the first half. Mirabel is an actress who is being stopped. She moves across the country to get away from her stalker, and yet he continues to find her.

This really wasn't my favorite JJ book. I cared for none of the characters except for Honor. The ending just didn't sit well with me.

Meribel Mills is an actress who receives weird letters from a man who goes by the moniker "The Marker Man" because he writes these letters with a fruit-scented marker. She is terrified for herself and Honor, her adopted autistic daughter. Meribel chooses to go from California to Georgia in order to avoid him, but the letters continue to arrive. She has the feeling she is constantly being watched; who is this Marker man, and what does he want?


I was intrigued by the concept of WITH MY LITTLE EYE. It started slowly, but I felt driven to read because I needed to know who this stalker was. I can't picture this happening to me as a single mother. How scary!! Overall, I did enjoy this book but I would have loved an epilogue.

I really enjoyed this book. It was faces paced and kept my interest. Meribel is an actress who is being stalked. It had gotten to the point that she had to flee across the country to escape. If only it were that easy. This book takes you on her journey of being stalked and escaping her stalker. No one is who they seem. The only thing that I was a little disappointed in was the ending. There were a lot of loose ends.

This isn't my favorite one by this author. I found the story dragged on a bit and a lot of the exciting action was near the end. I did like the twists, but it's not as captivating as I was hoping it would be.

Joshilyn Jackson's books are always fast reads for me and never disappoint. With My Little Eye is the perfect stalker book. I would definitely recommend.

I feel like I need to preface this that I adore Joshilyn Jackson and I love everything she has written. Until now. With My Little Eye fell flat for me on so many levels. It started off strong and promising. About midway through the book, I found myself skimming and questioning why I was even reading it. The plot was all over the place and I was extremely disappointed with how she brought all of the pieces “together”. I was hoping for some amazing twist and what I got was a big jumbled mess. A disappointment for sure, but since I’ve loved Jackson’s prior work, I’m not giving up on her just yet.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This novel follows our main character, Meribel Mills who was a sitcom actress from a famous show & has been receiving inappropriate fan mail & being stalked by someone named "Marker Man" due to his letters coming from scented markers. Due to being stalked, Meribel moves from LA to Georgia where she used to live with her adopted daughter. But, this doesn't stop Marker Man and Merbiel comes to the realization that he will not stop & starts getting paranoid about all the men in her life... who could this man be?

Although the storyline of this book was really interesting to me but unfortunately it fell flat. It was definitely readable, and I enjoyed doing so but it was not a nail biting thriller that I tend to devour. This story honestly did not pick up till about 65-70% and after that it was pretty fast paced.

Another issue I had was the amount of POV's we had. Meribel, Cooper, Marker Man, and even Honor. Especially since the POV's aren't labels we kinda have to spend a good page or two to understand whose point of view we are following. A simple label would have made it a little easier to read - and maybe even gotten a higher star in my book.

All in all, this was an interesting read but not something I would write home about. Interesting yes, but still a little flat!

Thank you Netgalley & William Morrow for an Advanced Reader's Copy in exchange for my honest review.

Overall, this was a disappointment. The story was too slow to really immerse myself in the story and it was a struggle to stay with it.

This book was a pretty good, easy to read thriller. My only issue is that I didn’t find any of the characters likeable. In fact, I found most of them extremely annoying and their behaviors / actions to be not believable. The premise is good, but for me, it just needed more fleshing out. I didn’t hate it and I did want to keep reading - it kept me guessing right up to the end! 3.5 stars

“With My Little Eye” is Joshilyn Jackson’s newest novel. Actress Meribel Mills is surprised when she starts receiving unsettling fan notes written in scented marker. Now a single mom in her forties, she isn’t the hot commodity she once was. However that doesn’t stop this strange fan she’s dubbed the ‘Marker Man’ from sending increasingly more concerning letters. Drawings of her chopped up and naked are enough to make Meribel move across the country with her child to escape this stalker. Despite the move, Meribel still feels like she’s being followed, and now everyone in her life is a suspect.

I am fascinated by stalkers and I’ve actually watched a lot of documentaries on the subject. I would say this book is fairly accurate in its depictions of stalking. I did find this book a bit confusing in terms of the unlabeled shift in POVs, but overall I did find this novel enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of “With My Little Eye” by Joshilyn Jackson.

Meribell Mills is an actress in LA, but she has a stalker that forces her to move back to Atlanta. He finds her though and begins sending her and her daughter threatening notes. Her daughter, Honor, is autistic and has trouble making friends. She meets Shiela, an older girl in the apartment building and together they learn about the stalker. I always enjoy Joshilyn Jackson, and this one was a solid read - not my favorite of hers, but still a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read.

I was really into this book from the very beginning, and flew through the first third of it really quickly. Then I must have misread something because I thought something happened in the book that didn’t. That really threw me off. I think there was just too many storylines going on that it was hard to keep everything straight. It all came together at the end but I was very confused and it felt drawn out at points.

I like the reason for the title, an actress that has the unique ability to feel when someone is watching her and someone is watching her! An interesting psychological thriller. I do like this author!