BLOG TOUR,BOOK REVIEW - Are You Watching by Vincent Ralph

After Jess agrees to take part in a online reality show, she soon discovers that the internet can be like a double edged sword, it can either work for you or against you depending on wether people support you or criticise you from behind the safety of their screens. Whereas most people take part in reality shows hoping to become famous and win a large sum of money,  Jess has her own personal reason for agreeing to take part in the online reality show The Eye. She is hoping that by sharing her life with the world,she will be able to learn the identity of a serial killer. Ten years ago Jess's mum was murdered in a alleyway not far from their home, she was the first victim of the man that Jess's dad nicknamed The Magpie Man. The killer has never been caught and has now killed thirteen women. Jess has decided that taking part in the show will hopefully give her the opportunity to avenge her mother's desth. It hasn't occurred to her that by provoking the killer, she is putting her own life at risk. That the killer is actually watching and waiting for the opportunity to add her to his list of victims.

This enthralling story is voiced entirely from the point of view of our feisty heroine Jess, I thought she was a wonderful character. I loved her determination to avenge her beloved mother's death,her was a strong, stubborn character who got herself into some rather sticky situations without having a second thought for her own safety. I loved the realistic interactions between Jess and her best friends Hanna and Emily, they did have their doubts about what she was doing but she could always rely on them when she needed their help and advice. The relationship between Jess and her Nan was lovely and something she really needed considering the death of his beloved wife had reduced her Dad to a shell of the man that he used to be. There was a number of characters who were not who they appeared to be and the identity of the killer was a unexpected twist, I definitely didn't see that reveal coming.

Are You Watching is a fast paced, well written thriller that rockets along due to the shortness of most of the chapters, quite a number of which consisted of only one page and many of them ended on a cliff hanger giving the reader a very bad case of just one more chapter syndrome. It's a gripping read that has a very likeable heroine,hooks you in from the first page,has you frantically turning the pages and forgetting to breath during a very intense confrontation in a graveyard. I would love to watch a film adaptation of this awesome book. Worth far more than five stars and very very highly recommended.

                                                                         AUTHOR BIO

Vincent Ralph has been writing in one form or another since his teens and always dreamed of being a novelist. He owes his love of books to his mother, who encouraged his imagination from an early age and made sure there were new stories to read.

Vincent has lived in London, Cornwall and Chester but he now lives in his home county of Kent with his wife, son and two cats.

PUBLICATION DATE: 6th February 2020

PRINT LENGTH: 384 Pages

PUBLISHER: Penguin

ISBN-10: 0241367425

ISBN-13: 978-0241367421

GENRE: Suspense for young adults

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