Welcome to my stop on the I’ll Be Watching You blog tour sponsored by TLC Book Tours! Thanks to TLC for the invitation!
About the Book:
Kate Moretti’s The Vanishing Year meets Kimberly Belle’s The Marriage Lie in this twisty domestic suspense about a teenaged girl who disappears and is thought drowned–and the dark secrets she leaves behind.
Leah, a popular sixteen year old, is uncharacteristically apprehensive the night before her new school year begins. She decides to take a moonlight paddle at her divorced parents’ Florida beachside inn to take the edge off her anxiety. Moments later she vanishes in the water without a trace. The police assume death by drowning since sharks had been sighted nearby earlier in the day. They do a cursory investigation and that’s it. The community comes out to give support, but days later her mother Emily is still wondering what happened to her beautiful daughter. And why is there no body?
In the days that follow, Emily accidentally discovers pornographic images of her daughter on her laptop. Some appear to be selfies taken for someone else’s pleasure. Others are clearly taken by a voyeur and sent to Leah. Shockingly, they reveal darkly tantalizing clues to an older man’s involvement. Emily’s heartbreak turns to deep rage as she sets out to unmask who this monster is who has stolen her daughter’s innocence–and perhaps more. As her suspicion falls on various locals who, as unlikely as they may seem, may have lured Leah into risky, even deadly, behavior–the youth pastor, the long time resident in bungalow 3, his son who visits from New York–she trusts no one. Suddenly her once close knit community, itself its own paradise, has been invaded by evil, an evil that is still lurking in the shadows–one that she is determined to expose.
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My Thoughts:
Leah is sixteen years old and popular. She takes a midnight paddle at the beach because she’s nervous the night before the first day of the school year. Leah disappears while on the water.
The police quickly investigate and deem it death by drowning because sharks have been in the area. Emmy, Leah’s mother, is not buying it and wants to know where her daughter’s body is.
Emmy is checking her daughter’s laptop and finds naked images, some taken by Leah and others taken by someone else and sent to her. These pictures lead to an older man. Emmy works through a list of men who could potentially be the one who harmed her daughter, many living right in her own community.
I enjoyed I’ll Be Watching You and Courtney Evan Tate’s style of writing and telling this story. I loved the setting at the bed and breakfast inn Emmy owns. It added an ambience to the book that kept it from being too dark. I was able to read this one rather quickly, which only added to the strong pacing, and overall, I found this to be an addictive and suspenseful read in the domestic genre.
I received a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.
Have you read I’ll Be Watching You, or is it on your TBR? Happy Reading! ~ Jennifer THR
Enjoyed your review, Jenn 🙂 The macarons look great, too!
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Thanks, Stephen! It was a fun read! The macs were super yummy! 😋
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Another brilliant review from you! You’re so bad for my TBR!
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I agree, she is.. I keep adding books even when I gave no time
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Thanks, Chrissi! So true of you, too, my friend! ♥️
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Oh this sounds fantastic… Great exciting review. Now I want this book ❤️
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Thanks, Shalini! It was well-done. I enjoyed it! ♥️
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Wow what a suspenseful read!! I’m adding this one Jen and took are killing my TBR mountain!! Happy Wednesday!🌻😊💓
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Thanks, Sus! I’m so sorry about that mountain! ⛰ It’s going to topple over and hurt someone if we don’t get it in check! 😂 Happy almost Thursday! ♥️
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That picture is simply perfect! And I think it takes away some of the scary vibe I’m getting from this book😁
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Thanks, Tammy! Yes! I had to pair the cozy with the tension! ♥️
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Fab review! I definitely intrigued and glad that it’s not a really dark read.
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Thanks, Nicki! The author did a great job with the balance for sure. ♥️
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Great blog tour, review, lovely bouquet, and yummy macarons, Jennifer! I added this thriller to my tbr list! Happy Reading to you, too! 🕵️♀️💐🚣🏻♀️❤️📚🌸🌷🌻😍
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Thank you, Virginia! It was such a good book! I had fun with it! Happy almost Thursday! 💗
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Well, now I want to read this one. Great review, Jennifer💜
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Thanks, Jonetta! It was a fantastic read! ♥️
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Nice review! This book was good, disturbing, but good!
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Thanks, Berit! I thought it was great too!
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Great review! Sounds like a very exciting one.
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Thanks so much, Ayunda! It was a wonderful read!
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This sounds like my kind of book! I think this is available on my audiobook subscription so I’ll download it to listen to very soon. Great review, as always! 🙂
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Thank you, Hayley! I can’t wait to hear what you think of the audio should you decide to listen to it! ♥️
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Ugh! I’d hate to be a teenager these days! Thank goodness I was young in a time when there were no computers and people didn’t routinely carry cameras! Sounds good – I’m intrigued to know what happened to Leah… 😀
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It was super intriguing and kept me invested, FF! I know exactly what you mean. There are pictures of everything everywhere! So tough for our young ones.
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I’m really looking forward to reading this one. I’m up next in line at the library for this one. Wonderful review as always Jennifer.
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Thanks so much, Mackey! Yay! I can’t wait to hear what you think of this one! I hope your hold comes in soon!
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This sounds so creepily addictive, but I feel like I’d read through this so quickly. Very interested to find out what happened to Leah and who caused her harm.
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It definitely was creepily addictive, LP! That’s great way to word it!
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Creepy and addictive how perfect!
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I love those things, Marialyce!
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I have this one on my list because I’m a sucker for books that will freak me out as a parent, and this will be that! Thanks for being on the tour. Sara @ TLC Book Tours
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😂 Sara, this will definitely freak you out! It’s my pleasure! Thank you for having me! ♥️
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Ah those macarons are gorgeous! ❤
Book sounds pretty awesome too 😀
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Thanks, Norrie! I love my little local bakery and those macs! The book was wonderful too! ♥️
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Great review! I want to read it now.
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Thanks, Anne! It was a terrific read!
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