Suspicious eyes at the subway station: WE ARE WATCHING.

We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a page-turner!

Meg's life is upturned when her husband Justin is killed on their way to taking their daughter, Lily, to college. A group of men surround their car and harass them, eventually leading to the car accident that ends Justin's life.

Nearly four months later, Meg returns to work at the bookstore she and Justin owned. Soon weird things begin happening at the store: people taking Meg's picture, odd visitors, harassing posts on their social media, and more. As Meg and Lily dig in, they learn some of the harassment may be tied to a book Meg wrote in her teens, called The Prophesy, which predicted the world would end on 12/22/2022 (a date that is rapidly approaching).

Meanwhile, Meg worries she's turning into her father, Nathan, a washed up rockstar who has spent most of Meg's life worrying about "the wolves" who are out to get him and who killed his wife (and who Meg knows died of untreated sepsis because Nathan distrusts doctors).

This story is insanely suspenseful, filled with crazy twists and turns. It's incredibly timely, delving into the world of conspiracy theories and the danger that those unyielding beliefs can bring. Told from the POV of Meg, Lily, and Nathan, it's a taut and tense story that keeps you guessing right up to its unsettling ending. 4+ stars.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and William Morrow in return for an unbiased review. WE ARE WATCHING releases in January 2025!


View all my reviews